Thread: Kindle USB Audio Adapter
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Old 05-11-2016, 07:06 AM   #9
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Originally Posted by Doitsu View Post
However, this model and other similar models are unpowered and since the USB ports of eInk Kindles don't support USB OTG, an external 5V power source would most likely be needed.

And since Kindles are Linux machines, this would most likely also involve fiddling with configuration files to load the USB audio driver or Kernel module, which could only be done with jail-broken Kindles.
Power is easily applied with a USB hub. I should think a kindle designed to support amazon-supplied USB device SHOULD be pre-configured to support it without any hacks.
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