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Amazon Kindle Fire HD (amazon-tate)

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Revision as of 22:29, 5 August 2024 by Stormwoodpecker (talk | contribs) (Fastboot cable schematic and extra setup context)
This device has been tested with postmarketOS, but its device package has not yet been added to the postmarketOS repositories.
This means that it cannot be selected in pmbootstrap.
Status: Port currently being prepared for release
Amazon Kindle Fire HD 7" (2nd Gen)
Kindle Fire HD running XFCE desktop
Kindle Fire HD running XFCE desktop
Manufacturer Amazon
Name Kindle Fire HD 7" (2nd Gen)
Codename amazon-tate
Released 2012
Type tablet
Hardware
Chipset TI OMAP 4460 HS
CPU Dual-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A9
GPU PowerVR SGX540
Display 800 x 1280 IPS LCD
Storage 16/32 GB
Memory 1 GB
Architecture armv7
Software
Original software Android
Original version 4.0
postmarketOS
Category testing
Pre-built images no
Features
Flashing
Works
USB Networking
Works
Internal storage
No data
SD card
No data
Battery
Works
Screen
Works
Touchscreen
Works
Multimedia
3D Acceleration
Broken
Audio
Broken
Camera
No data
Camera Flash
No data
Connectivity
WiFi
Broken
Bluetooth
No data
GPS
No data
NFC
No data
Modem
Calls
No data
SMS
No data
Mobile data
No data
Miscellaneous
FDE
No data
USB OTG
No data
HDMI/DP
No data
Sensors
Accelerometer
No data
Magnetometer
No data
Ambient Light
No data
Proximity
No data
Hall Effect
No data
Haptics
No data
Barometer
No data


Contributors

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Users owning this device

Change Mine to Bricked. -retrocountry

Custom Recovery: TWRP

This custom recovery can only be installed from fastboot, as the bootloader has no exploit. To enter fastboot mode, a fastboot cable (A.K.A. "Fire factory cable", "Motorola factory cable") is needed.

Powering up the device with this cable connected will show an orange 'fastboot' logo shortly after the normal 'Kindle Fire' logo.

TODO:

  • walkthrough of directions from the CyanogenMod guide [1]

Cyanogen will install a second, unlocked copy of u-boot to enable custom recovery and unsigned boot images. postmarketOS also relies on the second stage bootloader being present to boot currently.

Additional Info

Partition Layout

Output of parted /dev/block/mmcblk0 print while in TWRP recovery:

Error: Can't have overlapping partitions.
Model: MMC MAG2GA (sd/mmc)
Disk /dev/block/mmcblk0: 15.6GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: gpt
Number Start End Size File system Name Flags
1 131kB 262kB 131kB xloader
2 262kB 524kB 262kB bootloader
3 524kB 590kB 65.5kB idme
4 590kB 606kB 16.4kB crypto
5 606kB 608kB 2048B misc
6 1049kB 11.5MB 10.5MB dkernel
7 11.5MB 213MB 201MB ext4 dfs
8 213MB 230MB 16.8MB ext4 efs
9 230MB 238MB 8389kB recovery
10 238MB 246MB 8389kB boot
11 246MB 1175MB 929MB ext4 system
12 1175MB 1857MB 682MB ext4 cache
13 1857MB 15.6GB 13.8GB ext4 userdata