the micro USB port in my kindle fire has stopped working as it should, i can't connect to a pc or charge. I also live outside the US, so i can't return it to amazon :/ is there any way i can fix it?
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I had purchased a micro USB adapter from Amazon a few weeks back (this one - http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0023FTRUO/ref=oh_details_o01_s00_i00), and supposedly it works as an OTG adapter. I was excited when it finally arrived, but once I plugged it into the Kindle, two different issues:
It seems that the adapter doesn't fit snugly into the port, it is quite loose;
The Kindle may not even recognize the connection.
I tried plugging the adapter into my phone, and it fit perfectly and was recognized. Does anyone have suggestions on resolving this? I would hate to have to order another one and wait a few more weeks.
Thanks!
does the stock charger fit tightly?
chris_m128 said:
does the stock charger fit tightly?
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Yep! (I should have mentioned that to start, hehe)
OTG adapters will only work if they are connected to a powered USB hub, straight out of the kindle nothing will work since its only putting out 3.3V and USB devices need 5V.
I got my xbox controller working just fine using a OTG cable and hub but there are still some issues with USB storage, I could get the KF to see the drive but it would not mount.
I have a kf1 with a jacked up Usb port. I can get it to charge with some wiggling but it doesn't show up in device manager. Is there anyway to root without Pc or fix the port?
black_bunny said:
I have a kf1 with a jacked up Usb port. I can get it to charge with some wiggling but it doesn't show up in device manager. Is there anyway to root without Pc or fix the port?
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That's happened to me several times, and I can speak from experience that it is your charger failing. The USB plug on the stock chargers are poorly made, don't fit well, and will eventually fail because of it.
The new black USB cables that Amazon is selling for the second generation devices, fit very well, and will charge your device without fail.
soupmagnet said:
That's happened to me several times, and I can speak from experience that it is your charger failing. The USB plug on the stock chargers are poorly made, don't fit well, and will eventually fail because of it.
The new black USB cables that Amazon is selling for the second generation devices, fit very well, and will charge your device without fail.
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the cable is fine tested with other kindle fire, the soldering connecting the port has worn away. i can wiggle it into charging but there is still no connection to pc
black_bunny said:
the cable is fine tested with other kindle fire, the soldering connecting the port has worn away. i can wiggle it into charging but there is still no connection to pc
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If you're dealing with an actual hardware defect like the one you've described, it will only get worse, especially if you have to finagle it to get it to work properly. You cannot root the KF without a computer, so you should probably look into getting it repaired or replaced.
Hi all,
I bought 2 Fire Phones, that I possibly will receive next week, and would like to know if is true that the Fire-Phone does Not Support USB OTG?
If this is true, I do not understand as a phone with high price and also much quality, does not support OTG, that other cheaper phones already have!!!
Which brings me to another question, we then will have to use only bluetooth and WIFI to transfer all our internal files to other devices, like External Drives and Micro USB-Memory Sticks ??
So, the only use of the Fire-Phone Micro-USB port, is for Charging and to Connect the phone to a PC?
If is true that the Fire-Phone doesn't support OTG, then this is one of the worst things that Amazon unfortunately forgot to include in this model, that supposedly would compete with other high-end phones!!
I haven't tested it personally, but OTG checker seems to think that support is there
jondecker76 said:
I haven't tested it personally, but OTG checker seems to think that support is there
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Thanks jondecker76 for the quick reply!
So, OTG checker seems to think that support is there??
Anyone here have an Micro-USB OTG Memory Stick, an OTG Memory Reader or any External Hard Drive to connect to the Fire-Phone External MicroUSB Port and could check if it really works?
I just want to know if the Fire-Phone recognizes an External MicroUSB Device, if is connected to the phone MicroUSB-Port?
Thanks in advance!
ulises.rodriguez said:
Thanks jondecker76 for the quick reply!
So, OTG checker seems to think that support is there??
Anyone here have an Micro-USB OTG Memory Stick, an OTG Memory Reader or any External Hard Drive to connect to the Fire-Phone External MicroUSB Port and could check if it really works?
I just want to know if the Fire-Phone recognizes an External MicroUSB Device, if is connected to the phone MicroUSB-Port?
Thanks in advance!
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Where would I look for an OTG Drive? I plugged in my OTG cable and USB drive (which works with my N7 2013 for things like keyboards, but not USB storage), but I'm not sure where to check in ES file explorer or otherwise for a USB drive. I don't have an OTG SD reader specifically to test, though.
I couldn't get OTG to work on my Fire phone. Tried ES File Explorer, Stickmount and Nexus Media Importer.
I just tested USB OTG on the fire phone with a keyboard and it was a no go. Right now I'm typing on that keyboard via OTG on a tablet so it's not the keyboard. I wonder if a rooted fire phone could enable OTG though.
Amazon, pls bootloader
I bought the Sony micro/regular one that was a Kindle deal couple months ago. Fire phone didn't see it at all, the Sony app installed but did not launch automatically when I connected the drive.
I can also confirm that it doesn't work, tried it this morning with a Sony OTG cable and my external hard drive while it does work on the Sony Xperia Z1 compact.
I am using fire phone for past two yrs also I have otg. I connected otg to fire phone it is not working... I tried in Many ways but no use. It won't work on Fire phone..
Thanks!
OTG is not supported by the Kernel
otg fire phone - ?
amazon offers an otg adapter for 2,39 EUR within germany for fire phone.
Anyone know where I might find an OTG cable for the Fire TV (Not stick)? It uses a USB A connector only - I can only find micro otg adapters.
I used a regular USB A<-->A cable that I got for like 2eur in order to access the FireTV's fastboot.
Just looking for an otg cable for it. Not trying to access fastboot
XmemphistoX said:
Just looking for an otg cable for it. Not trying to access fastboot
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What are you wanting to achieve with an OTG cable?
Hooking up a Dual Shock 4 controller to it.
It works out of the box using a standard cable for regular apps like limelight or just games in general
However for the remote play app for PS4, the button mapping is off. A few of the buttons do not work. Thankfully twisted89 has modded the app to work but it requires an otg connection. Confirmed working on my phones using an otg cable (micro usb). Only problem is I cannot find an otg cable for the fire TV.
Try a USB A male to microusb female adapter between the otg adapter and the fire tv
Thanks I'll give it a go
Are you familiar with what an OTG cable is compared to a regular micro USB cable? OTG simply shorts the "sense" pin to ground, which when plugged into an appropriate device will enable that device to use its USB port as a Host Mode port (instead of normal operation as a slave/peripheral device).
Full size USB A has no "sense" pin, and the Fire Tv automatically operates as a Host device unless its in bootloader(?) mode and connected to another host computer (for fastboot).
Hello.
I have an Acer Iconia One 10 (B3-A30) that for some reason stopped charging when the tablet is powered on. The usb port actually doesn't do anything when it is powered on, I can't access it from my laptop either.
As soon as I turn it off, the tablet charges fine and is then recognized by my laptop(charge only).
Any ideas on what might be happening? I have tried every USB cable in the house.
Thanks in advance!