Cannot see Fire on Mac M1

silsurf · 04-13-2022, 10:54 AM

I have not been able to get Calibre to see my Fire tablet ever since getting a new M1 iMac about a year ago. I keep waiting and hoping an update from either Calibre or Fire will solve the issue, but so far no luck.

I would love some help trying to diagnose the issue, thanks for the support.

Everything, MacOS, Kindle Fire, Calbre are all at the latest versions. below is the debug report.

Spoiler:

theducks · 04-13-2022, 11:09 AM

Did you put the Fire (USB) into File Transfer mode after connecting?
(Applies to many Android based devices)

silsurf · 04-13-2022, 12:41 PM

Yes, thanks. I keep checking and toggling the mtc radio button, but it is on.

Quote:

Originally Posted by theducks

Did you put the Fire (USB) into File Transfer mode after connecting?
(Applies to many Android based devices)

kovidgoyal · 04-13-2022, 01:19 PM

Folow the instructions in: https://manual.calibre-ebook.com/faq...ted-by-calibre

silsurf · 04-15-2022, 08:54 AM

My Fire is not showing up in the Finder (MacOS), so I am assuming it is a cable issue. Since upgrading to an M1 iMac I have had several devices that were hard to mount without the exact right cable.

Before I start buying cables to experiemtn with, is there someone who can confirm a MacOS capable USB-C to Kindle Fire cable?

Quote:

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

Folow the instructions in: https://manual.calibre-ebook.com/faq...ted-by-calibre

salamanderjuice · 04-15-2022, 09:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by silsurf

My Fire is not showing up in the Finder (MacOS), so I am assuming it is a cable issue. Since upgrading to an M1 iMac I have had several devices that were hard to mount without the exact right cable.

Before I start buying cables to experiemtn with, is there someone who can confirm a MacOS capable USB-C to Kindle Fire cable?

Did you have a Mac beforehand? Apple doesn't include MTP by default so you need a program like Android File Transfer to do it.

kovidgoyal · 04-15-2022, 10:14 AM

On macOS a fire wont show up since its an MTP device. SKip that step and read the rest. In particular for your case its most likely:

With the Kindle Fire 8 or newer there is an icon that shows up when the USB cable is plugged in, showing that the device is charging. Tap that and switch the device to data transfer mode, and then start calibre, it should then be detected.

04-13-2022, 10:54 AM	#1
silsurf Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2021 Device: Kindle Fire	Cannot see Fire on Mac M1 I have not been able to get Calibre to see my Fire tablet ever since getting a new M1 iMac about a year ago. I keep waiting and hoping an update from either Calibre or Fire will solve the issue, but so far no luck. I would love some help trying to diagnose the issue, thanks for the support. Everything, MacOS, Kindle Fire, Calbre are all at the latest versions. below is the debug report. Spoiler: calibre Debug log calibre 5.40 embedded-python: True is64bit: True macOS-10.16-x86_64-i386-64bit Darwin ('64bit', '') ('Darwin', '21.4.0', 'Darwin Kernel Version 21.4.0: Fri Mar 18 00:47:26 PDT 2022; root:xnu-8020.101.4~15/RELEASE_ARM64_T8101') Python 3.8.5 OSX: ('10.16', ('', '', ''), 'x86_64') Interface language: None calibre 5.40 embedded-python: True is64bit: True macOS-10.16-x86_64-i386-64bit Darwin ('64bit', '') ('Darwin', '21.4.0', 'Darwin Kernel Version 21.4.0: Fri Mar 18 00:47:26 PDT 2022; root:xnu-8020.101.4~15/RELEASE_ARM64_T8101') Python 3.8.5 OSX: ('10.16', ('', '', ''), 'x86_64') Interface language: None devicePixelRatio: 2.0 logicalDpi: 72.0 x 72.0 physicalDpi: 109.00000163701577 x 109.00000163701577 Using calibre Qt style: True [0.00] Starting up... [0.02] Showing splash screen... [0.22] splash screen shown [0.23] Initializing db... [0.25] db initialized [0.25] Constructing main UI... [0.91] main UI initialized... [0.91] Hiding splash screen [0.96] splash screen hidden [0.96] Started up in 0.96 seconds with 225 books Starting QuickView Last edited by theducks; 04-13-2022 at 11:07 AM.

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04-13-2022, 11:09 AM	#2
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 31,020 Karma: 60358908 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	Did you put the Fire (USB) into File Transfer mode after connecting? (Applies to many Android based devices)

04-13-2022, 01:19 PM	#4
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,318 Karma: 27111242 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Folow the instructions in: https://manual.calibre-ebook.com/faq...ted-by-calibre

04-15-2022, 10:14 AM	#7
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,318 Karma: 27111242 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	On macOS a fire wont show up since its an MTP device. SKip that step and read the rest. In particular for your case its most likely: With the Kindle Fire 8 or newer there is an icon that shows up when the USB cable is plugged in, showing that the device is charging. Tap that and switch the device to data transfer mode, and then start calibre, it should then be detected.

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