| --- |
| layout: device |
| title: "Amazon Kindle Fire HD (3rd Generation)" |
| codename: soho |
| downloadfolder: soho |
| supportstatus: Current |
| maintainer: spudowiar |
| oem: Amazon |
| devicetree: https://github.com/TeamWin/android_device_amazon_soho |
| xdathread: "http://forum.xda-developers.com/kindle-fire-hd/7-development/unlock-kfsowi-bootloader-unlock-t3262770/" |
| --- |
| |
| {% include disclaimer.html %} |
| |
| {% include supportstatus.html %} |
| |
| {% include download.html %} |
| |
| {% include twrpinstall.html %} |
| |
| <html> |
| <div class='page-heading'>Fastboot Install Method (Root Required, No Fastboot Cable Required):</div> |
| <hr /> |
| <p class="text"><b>WARNING: this method isn't supported</b></p> |
| <p class="text">Follow the instructions for using a fastboot cable but after enabling ADB run:</p> |
| <p class="text">adb shell su -c "dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/block/platform/omap_hsmmc.1/by-name/boot bs=1 count=1 seek=848"</p> |
| </html> |
| |
| <html> |
| <div class='page-heading' id='fastboot-install'>Fastboot Install Method (No Root Required, Fastboot Cable Required):</div> |
| <a id='fastboot'></a> |
| <hr /> |
| <p class="text"><a href="http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html">You will need the platform-tools from the Android SDK on your computer.</a> Find the SDK Only section on the page linked and install the SDK and download only the platform-tools to get adb and fastboot binaries.</p> |
| <p class="text">Windows users will need proper drivers installed on your computer. You can try the <a href="http://www.xda-developers.com/universal-naked-driver-solves-your-adb-driver-problems-on-windows/">Naked ADB drivers</a> or the <a href="http://www.koushikdutta.com/post/universal-adb-driver">Universal ADB drivers</a> if you don't already have a working driver installed</p> |
| <p class="text">On your device, go into Settings -> Device Options and find the Serial Number and tap on it 7 times to enable developer settings. Go into Developer Options and enable ADB. From your computer, open a command prompt and type:</p> |
| <p class="text">adb reboot bootloader</p> |
| <p class="text">Download <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=201357170">the latest software update</a> and rename it to 'update.bin' in the same folder as your adb and fastboot binaries</p> |
| <p class="text">You should now be in fastboot mode. Download the correct exploit file and unzip the file into the same folder as your adb and fastboot binaries. Then run:</p> |
| <pre class="text"> |
| fastboot -i 0x1949 oem format |
| fastboot -i 0x1949 flash boot hijack.img |
| fastboot -i 0x1949 flash system system.img |
| fastboot -i 0x1949 continue |
| </pre> |
| <p class="text">You should now see an Amazon logo with an orange underline. Now run:</p> |
| <pre class="text"> |
| fastboot -i 0x1949 flash boot recovery.img |
| fastboot -i 0x1949 oem format |
| fastboot -i 0x1949 continue |
| </pre> |
| <p class="text">You should now see TWRP load up. Run:</p> |
| <pre class="text"> |
| adb shell twrp wipe cache |
| adb shell twrp wipe dalvik |
| adb shell twrp sideload |
| </pre> |
| <p class="text">You should now be in sideload mode. Now run:</p> |
| <pre class="text"> |
| adb sideload update.bin |
| adb reboot |
| adb wait-for-device |
| adb shell su -c 'mount -o remount,rw /system && rm /system/etc/install-recovery.sh && mount -o remount,ro /system' |
| adb push recovery.img /sdcard/recovery.img |
| adb shell su -c "dd if=/sdcard/recovery.img of=/dev/block/platform/omap\_hsmmc.1/by-name/recovery" |
| adb push exploit.img /sdcard/exploit.img |
| adb shell su -c "dd if=/sdcard/exploit.img of=/dev/block/platform/omap\_hsmmc.1/by-name/exploit" |
| adb shell rm /sdcard/recovery.img /sdcard/exploit.img |
| </pre> |
| <p class="text">TWRP can now be accessed holding the volume down button when powering on the device</p> |
| </html> |