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skippito · 2012-10-25 06:22:21

WARNING! Rooting a Kindle Fire has a chance of ruining it. Unless you understand the chance of turning your device into a useless mound of plastic and glass, please go no further. You have been warned.

INTRODUCTION
Hello! I rooted my Kindle Fire a few days ago, so I decided to post this to guide people along the rooting process.

Okay, so lets get started. First, you probably want to know what rooting is. Basically rooting is like jailbreaking. It allows you to do anything on your device. If you are a fan of the Google Play Store like me, you will be glad to know installing it is one of the things you can do with root. Now, lets get into the instructions.

ROOTING YOUR DEVICE
WARNING! Do not plug in your Kindle before explicitly told to!
First, head over to the XDA developers forums and find the Kindle Fire Utility. The URL is http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthr … ?t=1399889. Next, download the current release (for me, it was version 0.9.6). After downloading it, unzip the file to whatever directory you like. You should find a folder called Kindle Fire Utility in the directory you unzipped the file you downloaded to. Next, open the file and click install_drivers.bat. This will install the drivers needed to communicate with and send commands to your Kindle. Now, plug your Kindle Fire into your computer. Run the file called run.bat. Make sure the file says ADB status is online. If not, manually install the drivers from your computer. Once it says ADB status is online, select the option "Install Permanent Root with Superuser".
WARNING! Do not under any circumstances close this file or unplug your Kindle from your computer unless explicitly told to before the file says "Root Installed".
Once the file says "Root Installed" it is safe to close it and unplug your Kindle. Congratulations! You have successfully rooted your Kindle Fire.

FIXING YOUR DEVICE
WARNING! If your Kindle gets stuck in the root process, wait about five minutes and see if it is at where it was before. Only then should you stop the root.
If you experience any problems with your Kindle after rooting or during root, don't worry! Chances are you can fix your Kindle. I, myself failed to root my Kindle the first time (it got stuck at the boot screen and rooting got stuck at "waiting for device...after the drivers failed"). To fix your device, first, reboot it and your computer. Then go to [link]http://www.mediafire.com/?oja9ihf72z9hz4k[/link] and download the file. Unzip it and open the batch file. Then, choose what you think is wrong with your Kindle and run it. Chances are, this will fix your Kindle.

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial!
-Skippito

nathanprocks · 2012-10-25 06:30:50

You should install Ubuntu on your Kindle Fire. I don't have one but it sounds cool. It is funny because I just bricked my iPod because I was installing a tweak that can mess up iOS if not done properly and I ran out of space. The only way to fix it is to restore lol. At least I get iOS 6... I might get Google Maps after I finish restoring though. xP

Gravitation · 2012-10-25 13:22:06

nathanprocks wrote:
You should install Ubuntu on your Kindle Fire. I don't have one but it sounds cool. It is funny because I just bricked my iPod because I was installing a tweak that can mess up iOS if not done properly and I ran out of space. The only way to fix it is to restore lol. At least I get iOS 6... I might get Google Maps after I finish restoring though. xP

Apple Maps... argh.

I wish I had a Kindle Fire, I'm a bookworm.

jji7skyline · 2012-10-25 15:47:41

I already rooted mine, plus I wrote a tutorial on xda-developers on how to do it on Mac.

Mine has 4.1 Jelly Bean with a 20% overclock :3

skippito · 2012-10-25 17:43:04

jji7skyline wrote:
I already rooted mine, plus I wrote a tutorial on xda-developers on how to do it on Mac.

Mine has 4.1 Jelly Bean with a 20% overclock :3

Nice! Mine is still the stock OS, but I want to get CyanogenMod. I'm a bit cautious about overclocking because I am conservative about my battery power. I really rooted for a custom recovery image and Google Play. Now that I have the custom recovery image, I will probably flash an ROM. Good job with installing Android!

P.S. What ROM are you using? What version did you flash?

Last edited by skippito (2012-10-26 08:32:24)

scratchisthebest · 2012-10-27 17:08:53

skippito wrote:
I'm a bit cautious about overclocking because I am conservative about my battery power.

Underclocking is always an option. The battery lasts longer (but the system goes slower). Maybe you could over- just a little bit and as you get used to the new battery power limits you could slowly change the speed until you're happy with it.
this is funny, I've never rooted *any* android before but know all about it

jji7skyline · 2012-10-28 15:10:37

The battery life seems the same, if not longer.

I'm using jandycane, search it on xda-developers fire forum.

soupoftomato · 2012-10-28 15:32:50

Gravitation wrote:
nathanprocks wrote:
You should install Ubuntu on your Kindle Fire. I don't have one but it sounds cool. It is funny because I just bricked my iPod because I was installing a tweak that can mess up iOS if not done properly and I ran out of space. The only way to fix it is to restore lol. At least I get iOS 6... I might get Google Maps after I finish restoring though. xP
Apple Maps... argh.

I wish I had a Kindle Fire, I'm a bookworm.

Get a Kindle Paperwhite, it uses ink so it's softer on the eyes than normal computer screens, and is cheaper because it's exclusively for reading.

skippito · 2012-11-01 08:11:35

I prefer the fire because it has more functionality. I had a 1st gen Kindle, but its hardware failed. Now, all it can do is display ads.

As for ROMs, I settled on a version of Jelly Bean ported for the Kindle Fire. It works pretty well. The only thing I don't like is that I can't use my Amazon apps, so I have to use Google Play Books. I find Google did a better job with their apps, but am disappointed to loose my books.

skippito · 2013-01-24 11:05:13

nathanprocks wrote:
You should install Ubuntu on your Kindle Fire. I don't have one but it sounds cool. It is funny because I just bricked my iPod because I was installing a tweak that can mess up iOS if not done properly and I ran out of space. The only way to fix it is to restore lol. At least I get iOS 6... I might get Google Maps after I finish restoring though. xP

I have Ubuntu as a VM on my desktop and am thinking of installing Linux Mint to a computer my aunt gave me (I'm where all the junk hardware goes). I do not want to install Ubuntu on my Kindle Fire because there is no official release yet, and the Kindle Fire is not very powerful. I am currently using Energy CM9 ICS, which works great. I also overclocked my CPU, which really helps performance.

jji7skyline · 2013-04-03 22:26:51

Ubuntu on the fire is more of a novelty than a useful feature, unless you have an OTG cable to connect a mouse and keyboard with. Ubuntu also drains the battery in about an hour.

Also, you can get Kindle for android, and read all your Amazon books smile

banana500 · 2013-04-03 22:55:24

Ahahahaha Kindle Fire.

jji7skyline · 2013-04-04 01:04:50

banana500 wrote:
Ahahahaha Kindle Fire.

problem?

banana500 · 2013-04-04 01:38:30

jji7skyline wrote:
banana500 wrote:
Ahahahaha Kindle Fire.
problem?

I don't like the Kindle Fire. :P
I know you can root it to get the Google Play Store
But I still don't like it.

Last edited by banana500 (2013-04-04 01:39:49)

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#1 2012-10-25 06:22:21

How to Root A Kindle Fire (versions 6.3.0 and 6.3.1)

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Re: How to Root A Kindle Fire (versions 6.3.0 and 6.3.1)

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Re: How to Root A Kindle Fire (versions 6.3.0 and 6.3.1)

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