How To Root Kindle Fire On Linux and Mac OS


We have already shared number of ways to root Android devices and we have also shared one click root for Kindle Fire earlier. In this tutorial, you will be introduced a way to root Kindle Fire on Linux and Mac OS X.

Without wasting much of words and time, let me straight away start with the complete step by step procedure to root Kindle Fire.

Steps To Root Kindle Fire On Mac OS X

  • Tap on the Settings button on the top right corner of the Home screen of Kindle Fire
  • Navigate as More > Device and drag the slider to ON state
  • Now tap on the option, Allow Installation of Applications
  • Connect your Kindle Fire to the computer and then tap on Disconnect button on the bottom of the screen
  • Now download the required setup file, and extract its contents
  • Launch terminal and hit the below commands

cd Downloads/KindleFireRootLinux

mkdir ~/.android

cp adb_usb.ini ~/.android/.

./adb-mac kill-server

./adb-mac devices

sh runmemac.sh

  • Now your device will reboot, its backup would start and that is it! You have rooted Kindle Fire in your hand now

Steps To Root Kindle Fire On Linux

  • Tap on the Settings button on the top right corner of the Home screen of Kindle Fire
  • Navigate as More > Device and drag the slider to ON state
  • Now tap on the option, Allow Installation of Applications
  • Connect your Kindle Fire to the computer and then tap on Disconnect button on the bottom of the screen
  • Now download the required setup file, and extract its contents
  • Launch terminal and hit the below commands

cd Downloads/KindleFireRootLinux

sudo mkdir ~/.android

sudo cp adb_usb.ini ~/.android/.

./adb-linux kill-server

./adb-linux devices

sh runmelinux.sh

  • That is it! Your device will reboot now, will back it up and you are done with the whole rooting business now

These are the complete step by step guides to root Kindle Fire on Linux and Mac OS X.

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April 3, 2012 by: Prasanth Chandra

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