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jwhitt12 · 01-31-2018, 07:38 PM

I am running with ubuntu 16.04.3
calibre version 2.55

I just tried to connect my kindle paperwhite to my computer. I plugged it in and nothing. Then I ran disks and get something that says:
drive
internal storage

Then, about 2 seconds later it goes away! At the same time I am watching to files list of connected stuff and it acts like something was going to be added but it goes away before I can see what it is. lsusb gets me:
Bus 001 Device 075: ID 1949:0004 Lab126, Inc. Amazon Kindle 3/4/Paperwhite

I cannot access this thing and I always used to. My kindle firmware is ver 5.8.11

in my research I saw I should have the following installed so I installed them;
mtpfs
jmtpfs
and restarted - no help there. I have also swapped out a few usb cables

Any thoughts would be appreciated. I have never seen disks connecting and not for no reason before. I have also tried this on two other kindles with the same results.

01-31-2018, 07:38 PM	#1
jwhitt12 Member Posts: 13 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2011 Device: kobo wireless	problem connecting to kindle I am running with ubuntu 16.04.3 calibre version 2.55 I just tried to connect my kindle paperwhite to my computer. I plugged it in and nothing. Then I ran disks and get something that says: drive internal storage Then, about 2 seconds later it goes away! At the same time I am watching to files list of connected stuff and it acts like something was going to be added but it goes away before I can see what it is. lsusb gets me: Bus 001 Device 075: ID 1949:0004 Lab126, Inc. Amazon Kindle 3/4/Paperwhite I cannot access this thing and I always used to. My kindle firmware is ver 5.8.11 in my research I saw I should have the following installed so I installed them; mtpfs jmtpfs and restarted - no help there. I have also swapped out a few usb cables Any thoughts would be appreciated. I have never seen disks connecting and not for no reason before. I have also tried this on two other kindles with the same results.