Ok first off I am sorry if this seems like a useless repost but I have searched forums and can't find a fix for my problem so I am making a new thread. I don't like reposts. If this is in the wrong section on the forums I will remove it but it seemed right to me.
I have a 1st gen Fire. I have rooted it before and have had IceCream Sandwich off and on it quite a few times and always gone back to the Stock ROM because it just seemed to run better. My point being that I am not completely stupid lol. Just a little stupid.
I am stuck at the Kindle Fire logo screen. "Kindle" being in white and "Fire" being in orange. I couldn't get Windows to detect my Kindle at all so I found a tutorial on loading Ubuntu to a flash drive and running it through there. I successfully got Ubuntu working and it detects my Kindle. It shows as "Drive: Amazon Kindle".
So I thought that was good because now I know my device isn't bad.
Anyhow first I tried running SoupKit through a Linux terminal and I installed SoupKit fine but everytime I actually try to run the utility it comes back saying something like "folder does not exist". I assume it is telling me there is no file system on my Kindle. Also it lists my device as offline. I also tried a program called Rekindle and it comes back saying pretty much the same thing to the effect of "Error file does not exist" or similar.
I pried my Kindle apart easily and tried to use a paperclip to short the USB and force it to boot through USB but I failed at that too. I could have done it wrong though so maybe I will try again.
So to recap:
Stuck white and orange Kindle Fire
Ubuntu detects the Kindle and the serial number but says "no media" under drive description
Rekindle and SoupKit both say "file does not exist" and report my kindle as "Offline"
Thanks guys. Also my Kindle I assume is 6.3.1 (It has been a while since I check that so I am assuming). I eventually want a new Kindle but if I can fix this one I will use it for a bit longer and I can give it to my nephew when I am done. It is physically like new so it seems a waste to throw it out when my nephew can still use it. I would love to fix it but I am growing weary trying to fix the thing.
I have a 1st gen Fire. I have rooted it before and have had IceCream Sandwich off and on it quite a few times and always gone back to the Stock ROM because it just seemed to run better. My point being that I am not completely stupid lol. Just a little stupid.
I am stuck at the Kindle Fire logo screen. "Kindle" being in white and "Fire" being in orange. I couldn't get Windows to detect my Kindle at all so I found a tutorial on loading Ubuntu to a flash drive and running it through there. I successfully got Ubuntu working and it detects my Kindle. It shows as "Drive: Amazon Kindle".
So I thought that was good because now I know my device isn't bad.
Anyhow first I tried running SoupKit through a Linux terminal and I installed SoupKit fine but everytime I actually try to run the utility it comes back saying something like "folder does not exist". I assume it is telling me there is no file system on my Kindle. Also it lists my device as offline. I also tried a program called Rekindle and it comes back saying pretty much the same thing to the effect of "Error file does not exist" or similar.
I pried my Kindle apart easily and tried to use a paperclip to short the USB and force it to boot through USB but I failed at that too. I could have done it wrong though so maybe I will try again.
So to recap:
Stuck white and orange Kindle Fire
Ubuntu detects the Kindle and the serial number but says "no media" under drive description
Rekindle and SoupKit both say "file does not exist" and report my kindle as "Offline"
Thanks guys. Also my Kindle I assume is 6.3.1 (It has been a while since I check that so I am assuming). I eventually want a new Kindle but if I can fix this one I will use it for a bit longer and I can give it to my nephew when I am done. It is physically like new so it seems a waste to throw it out when my nephew can still use it. I would love to fix it but I am growing weary trying to fix the thing.
