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dedfrog · 11-19-2019, 03:41 AM

You mean a factory reset of the tablet? I'm not really keen to try that but I may in the future if nothing else works. (I have done some stuff like installing Google Play and sideloading Android apps on it that is going to be a mission to redo all that after factory reset.)

The Fire 8 HD is a bit of a weird tablet. It's Android but it's also Amazon.

For the wireless connection I attempted the IP address method by typing http://myIPnumber:8080 into Chrome on the tablet, but the page timed out.

I tried with the IP suggested in Calibre, as well as the IP of the PC (which is different). Neither seemed to work on the tablet. It does work on the PC.

I didn't want to pay for Calibre Companion but if nothing else works perhaps I'll do that.

Thanks for your help anyway.

11-19-2019, 03:41 AM	#5
dedfrog Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2019 Device: Fire HD 8 (7th Generation)	You mean a factory reset of the tablet? I'm not really keen to try that but I may in the future if nothing else works. (I have done some stuff like installing Google Play and sideloading Android apps on it that is going to be a mission to redo all that after factory reset.) The Fire 8 HD is a bit of a weird tablet. It's Android but it's also Amazon. For the wireless connection I attempted the IP address method by typing http://myIPnumber:8080 into Chrome on the tablet, but the page timed out. I tried with the IP suggested in Calibre, as well as the IP of the PC (which is different). Neither seemed to work on the tablet. It does work on the PC. I didn't want to pay for Calibre Companion but if nothing else works perhaps I'll do that. Thanks for your help anyway.