Quote:
Originally Posted by j.p.s
The best approach in linux is to use the dmesg command, which may or may not require sudo in front. I just did the following with my K4NT and an older laptop running an older ubuntu:
Code:
#comment initial baseline dmesg output
dmesg > dmesg_init.txt
#comment connect kindle with USB then get next dmesg
dmesg > dmesg_conn.txt
#comment disconnect kindle from USB then get next dmesg
dmesg > dmesg_disc.txt
#comment get new part after connect
diff dmesg_init.txt dmesg_conn.txt
#comment get new part after disconnect
diff dmesg_conn.txt dmesg_disc.txt
Ignore diff output lines starting with "<"
New part after connect:
So Kindle detected as USB Mass Storage device as sdb with
single partition sdb1
New part after disconnect.
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Funny how one thing leads to another. I ran the command and although nothing connected I heard the dinging sound. Although I already swapped different cables I decided to swap out one more cable and it connected. Turns out the previous cables were charging cables. I never paid attention to these cables before but upon closer inspection there is a difference between a charging cable and the connecting cable. So, I went ahead and wrapped a piece of white tape around the charging cable to tell it apart from the connecting cable. Visually, it is also easier to tell apart because the usb section of the charging only cable is "thicker" than the narrower connecting cable. In the pic below the charging cable is connected to the amazon charger next to the "skinny" connecting cable. Running the linux command gave the following data: