Rooting the Amazon Fire: adb under OS X Doesn't Recognize
ADB won't recognize an attached Kindle Fire over USB unless you add the Fire's device ID to adb_usb.ini
Step 1:
From the Finder in OS X, select Go, then Go to Folder, then paste this in:
~/.android
You can see the file there.
Step 2:
Now open a terminal and type these commands in order:
cd /Users/yourusername/.android/
echo "0x1949" >> adb_usb.ini
Now you can go back to the folder in the Finder and verify the entry has been made by opening adb_usb.ini
Now adb will see the Fire. You may have to eject the Fire disk that's mounted, and reconnect it, or kill and restart the adb server etc. That procedure is all over the web, but getting adb to recognize the Fire on the Mac was driving me nuts.
Drop a buck in my Paypal account or buy something on Amazon and support my feeble hacking attempts.
Also, some say cable and port matter, so my Fire is attached with a nook USB cable (ironically) to a powered hub attached to a 2006 1,1 Mac Pro.
Step 1:
From the Finder in OS X, select Go, then Go to Folder, then paste this in:
~/.android
You can see the file there.
Step 2:
Now open a terminal and type these commands in order:
cd /Users/yourusername/.android/
echo "0x1949" >> adb_usb.ini
Now you can go back to the folder in the Finder and verify the entry has been made by opening adb_usb.ini
Now adb will see the Fire. You may have to eject the Fire disk that's mounted, and reconnect it, or kill and restart the adb server etc. That procedure is all over the web, but getting adb to recognize the Fire on the Mac was driving me nuts.
Drop a buck in my Paypal account or buy something on Amazon and support my feeble hacking attempts.
Also, some say cable and port matter, so my Fire is attached with a nook USB cable (ironically) to a powered hub attached to a 2006 1,1 Mac Pro.
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