1. Get adb to be able to connect to the Fire:
– Add “0x1949” in a new line at the end of ~/.android/adb_usb.ini
2. Install zergRush:
– Download zergRush
– adb push zergRush /data/local
– adb shell
– cd /data/local
– chmod 755 zergRush
– ./zergRush
Links:
Rooting the Amazon Fire Tablet From My Mac
Revolutionary – zergRush local root 2.2/2.3
Developing on the Kindle Fire
Hacker Shows How To Easily Root the Kindle Fire