Although the Amazon Kindle Fire is running Android underneath it’s custom UI rumors were that it will be locked down somewhat like iOS. We can happily put that rumor to rest now as the developers over at XDA have managed to root the device. Full guide after the break.
Before starting out we must warn you that rooting your device may void your warranty and although the procedure is pretty safe we would recommend you continue at your own risk.
Before we get started on the actual rooting we need to first enable ADB Access to your Amazon Kindle Fire, to do that just follow the steps below:
Step 1. Download the Android SDK from here.
Step 2. Navigate to %USERPROFILE%\.android and edit the adb_usb.ini file, all you have to do is add 0×1949 at the end and save it.
Step 3. Now open the Android SDK folder and find the folder google-usb_driver which will have a file called android_winusb.inf. Open it and add the following lines under the [Google.NETx86] and [Google.NTamd64] sections.
;Kindle Fire %SingleAdbInterface% = USB_Install, USB\VID_1949&PID_0006 %CompositeAdbInterface% = USB_Install, USB\VID_1949&PID_0006&MI_01
Now moving onto the main rooting procedure:
Step 1. Connect your Kindle Fire to your PC if you haven’t already.
Step 2. Open device manager, navigate to other devices and when you see a device called “Kindle” there select the previously edited adb_usb.ini file.
Step 3. Now we have to allow Unknown Sources for our Kindle Fire, to do tap the upper bar on your Kindle Fire and select choose more. Then click on Device and enable it.
Step 4. Download the SuperOneClick application from this thread.
Step 5. Open SuperOneClick and click the Root button as show below.
And that’s it folks, if you have any problems or questions feel free to ask us in the comments below.
Source: XDA
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