130117.2 - The Xmas Toy

rcvd KFHD 4 Xmas successfully rooted to+ google play store as per instructions at (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2069117) sub-thread ( Amazon 7" Kindle Fire HD, 8.9" Kindle Fire HD, Kindle Fire 2 ).

You have to first install special windows drivers for kindle as described in the 2 Amazon documents:Setting Up Your Development Environment and Connecting Your Kindle Fire to ADB.

Take special notice of the "Known Issues" section of the second Amazon doc at the bottom of the page. If you've already plugged your Kindle into your computer, Windows won't recognize the ADB drivers. I spent hours figuring out that I had to uninstall the old drivers (as described ) first

Old hackers never die: their code just gets rewritten.

Thanks to the folks at xda-developers.

151005
Kindle bricked & Recovered - will soon post on techniques & references

131115 A Mish-Mash of Usefull XDA Developers Links

OK, so I'm still working on navigating the plethora of posts on how to turn the Kindle Fire HD 7" into a full fledged android tablet. Surprisingly I've already gotten a number of hits on this blog. Surprising to me because the really good stuff is on my other blog. Nonetheless it's time to add a little more useful information so I'm adding a few links that I've found. Bare in mind that they're not yet organized into a step-by- step but are just a collection of links on "how to" in no peculiar order.

1)Amazon 7" Kindle Fire HD, 8.9" Kindle Fire HD, Kindle Fire 2 > 7" Kindle Fire HD Android Development > [REF]All Things About Kindle Fire HD 7" 

1) haven't tried this stuff yet but it looks like everything in one place??


2)Amazon 7" Kindle Fire HD, 8.9" Kindle Fire HD, Kindle Fire 2 > 7" Kindle Fire HD General > [ROOT] [How To] Root Amazon 7" Kindle Fire HD Version 7.4.6

2) worked for me

3)Amazon 7" Kindle Fire HD, 8.9" Kindle Fire HD, Kindle Fire 2 > 7" Kindle Fire HD General [HOW TO] Disable Amazon 3)OTA (Over The Air) System Updates Noob (Simple) Version

3)method I used (preferred) requires Kindle Fire First Aide[4)}

4)Amazon 7" Kindle Fire HD, 8.9" Kindle Fire HD, Kindle Fire 2 > 7" Kindle Fire HD General > [BACKUP][RECOVERY] Kindle Fire HD and 2 First Aide Software - Noob (Simple) Version

4) needed to complete 3)

5> Amazon 7" Kindle Fire HD, 8.9" Kindle Fire HD, Kindle Fire 2 > 7" Kindle Fire HD General > [ROOT][HOW TO] Install Google Play Store Noob (Simple) Version

CAVEAT (The mistakes I've made so far):
1)keep ADB setting enabled
2)keep wireless setting disabled until you've completed disabling OTA
More to follow

131111 Adventures in the Android OS on KindleFireHD 7" - An Intro

I'm starting this blog as a record of what I've discovered in tweaking the software on an Amazon Kindle Fire HD 7". Amazon was smart in building a tablet that is known for robust hardware with an excellent screen and sound system to provide very portable entertainment. However, like many companies that don't see the Big Picture, they foolishly crippled the access to much of the software available on the web to use on the Kindle's Android operating system. So, to get full use out of the Kindle, one needs to tweak the software.

There is a confusing plethora of info available on how to do this but I found the "what to do" and "in what order" was not readily apparent. I've found a couple of web sites particularly valuable in providing information and software the most notable of which is:The XDA Developer's Kindle Fire Forum Thread.There one can find the information and software necessary. I found I needed some pruning to separate what was relevant from what wasn't.