04-22-2016, 07:31 AM | #1 |
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Is it possible to use a keyboard with the Kindle?
Using an OTG wire(microUSB to USB), is it possible to type with an external keyboard?
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04-22-2016, 10:40 AM | #2 | |
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You can read an interesting discussion of USB OTG (host) mode the kindles starting here: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...38#post2120138 But especially, in that thread is a link (now dead, but here is an archived copy): USB Host on the Kindle 4 He is using a USB network card and USB sound card on his Kindle 4, but he is using a custom kernel: Kindle kernel But unfortunately, archive.org did not archive his kernel source code git repository. Sad how interesting parts of web history up and vanish like that... Hopefully a keyboard driver would need minimal kernel mods, and may only need a loadable kernel module (.ko file). As I mentioned in that other thread, look at what the Nook folks did to activate USB OTG on their very similar devices... EDIT: It seems that archive.org is a bit fussy about HOW you find and navigate an archived private git (or what remains of it), but I did find the gitweb LOG for the source code files (perhaps useful for "googling for clones"): https://web.archive.org/web/20150506....git;a=summary Last edited by geekmaster; 04-22-2016 at 11:26 AM. |
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