Getting Fedora to recognize my Kindle

[David Cary Hart]

On 05/29/2015 01:26 PM, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote:
> 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
Nope. First of all it worked until I migrated from 21 to 22. Secondly, 
using the same cable plugged into the same USB port it instantly 
recognizes my Nexus 5 Android phone.

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David C. Hart - South Beach
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