Getting Fedora to recognize my Kindle

[Patrick O'Callaghan]

On Fri, 2015-05-29 at 13:05 -0400, David Cary Hart wrote:
> On 05/29/2015 12:41 PM, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote:
> > On Fri, 2015-05-29 at 12:23 -0400, David Cary Hart wrote:
> > > On 05/29/2015 11:12 AM, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote:
> > > > On Fri, 2015-05-29 at 10:54 -0400, David Cary Hart wrote:
> > > > I use Calibre (it's in the Fedora repos). When I plug in my 
> > > > Kindle
> > > > I
> > > > don't mount it, I just run Calibre and it sees it directly. If 
> > > > that
> > > > 
> > > > doesn't work, look at the output of dmesg to check that the 
> > > > device
> > > > is
> > > > being detected when you plug it in. poc
> > > Nope. Nothing in dmesg. Even after rebooting to a F21 kernel.
> > Try a different USB cable. Seriously. I've had this happen several
> > times because not all cable are created equal.
> > 
> > poc
> > 
> Nope. Not the cable. Since it doesn't seem to be the kernel, I am at 
> a 
> loss how to file a bug report.

The fact that you get no indication (via dmesg) of plugging/unplugging
indicates a likely hardware problem. If it's not the cable then perhaps
the connector on the Kindle or the socket on the computer is dodgy or
loose. Does the Kindle connect to other computers? Does the USB port
work with other devices? Are you using a USB hub?

poc