I have two Fire TV2 boxes. Both the ethernet plugins on them do not work.
I see on Ebay they have USB ethernet adapters that have a network card inside the adapter.
Will this work on my Fire TV2 ?
I ordered one to test but will take weeks to come.
Any info appreciated.
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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).
I thought my aftv 2nd gen was bricked, but the HDMI port is the real culprit. I have tried like 6 different TV and 5 different HDMI cables. How did I come to this conclusion? The fire TV is Ethernet connected and when I opened the fire TV remote app on my phone, fire TV showed up?.
Now the real problem. I can't find a replacement part for this device. Where can I get HDMI port for aftv 2nd gen? Are there other non amazon devices I can desolder it from?
I've used a firestick (I believe it's a FS2) for a long time and love it. But my home wlan bandwidth has become congested making it difficult to watch streaming movies without some annoying stuttering.
Is there a way to connect an Ethernet cable directly to the firestick to speed data to it? I looked at my firestick and there seems to be no Ethernet port I could connect a cable to. Is there a trick I could use so it doesn't have to depend on a wireless connection?
maybeme2 said:
I've used a firestick (I believe it's a FS2) for a long time and love it. But my home wlan bandwidth has become congested making it difficult to watch streaming movies without some annoying stuttering.
Is there a way to connect an Ethernet cable directly to the firestick to speed data to it? I looked at my firestick and there seems to be no Ethernet port I could connect a cable to. Is there a trick I could use so it doesn't have to depend on a wireless connection?
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The official Amazon Ethernet Adapter work fine with a 2nd generation stick.
I use a wii usb adapter I got at gamestop for 1.99, works with everything but you will need a charging OTG adapter (unless the amazon one has it integrated)
Thank you both. I'll explore the suggested options.
Take advantage of the speed and reliability of wired internet. Easy to set up – simply connect the Amazon Ethernet Adapter into the USB port on your Fire TV and plug in an Ethernet cable directly from your router.
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maanvi02 said:
Take advantage of the speed and reliability of wired internet. Easy to set up – simply connect the Amazon Ethernet Adapter into the USB port on your Fire TV and plug in an Ethernet cable directly from your router.
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Please don't revive a dead thread just to increase your post count. Also, you just repeated the obvious answer.
Buying what appeared to be what I needed from Amazon, only to find it doesn't power my 3rd gen 4K Fire Stick, let alone any additional USB device, I can only turn to the community to help me. I've already bought the hub that provides ethernet & USB ports, so I'm just needing the cable. Thanks.
Can you link me to the hub you purchased? also after you find the cable you're looking for please let us know if the hub works correctly.
JUSTINMARMER said:
Can you link me to the hub you purchased? also after you find the cable you're looking for please let us know if the hub works correctly.
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Just a generic hub (I can't link as I do not have enough posts. - search "UGREEN RJ45 Ethernet Adapter with USB 2.0 Hub" on Amazon). It's working fine. I found out my issue was that my power cable supplied from Amazon with my Fire Stick was the culprit. Its micro USB male was fitting correctly in the firestick but not the female end of the OTG cables - unlike the other Amazon supplied power cables I borrowed to test. Replacing that fixed the issue.
I use an OTG cable from a Google/ASUS Nexus Player that has microUSB power in as well as a USB-A port and it works fine.
Yo, have anyone tried some more powerful adapter for powering both Fire Stick 4k and external HDD? I know that it's possible to have powered USB hub that would power external HDD, but I would prefer to have just more powerful adapter with just one USB slot, then I would just split it with OTG cable (I'm using it with usb stick now). Considering that Fire Stick plug is 5W/1A, would 10W/2A do it for powering both HDD and stick? Or does it need to be 15W/3A adapter?
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Yo, have anyone tried some more powerful adapter for powering both Fire Stick 4k and external HDD? I know that it's possible to have powered USB hub that would power external HDD, but I would prefer to have just more powerful adapter with just one USB slot, then I would just split it with OTG cable (I'm using it with usb stick now). Considering that Fire Stick plug is 5W/1A, would 10W/2A do it for powering both HDD and stick? Or does it need to be 15W/3A adapter?
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You have to use a variable power supply or boost/buck converter.
Fire TV stick 4K powers with a 5.25v/1A. You have recommended to use 2A and above