can't mount my kindle

wilmer · 2014-09-08 02:13:29

Hi.

I can't mount my kindle. It seems there are no partitions. It's on sdb as you can see from this output.

    $ ls -l /dev/disk/by-id/usb-Kindle_Internal_Storage_B009A1A0045314F4-0\:0 
    lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 Sep  7 21:35 /dev/disk/by-id/usb-Kindle_Internal_Storage_B009A1A0045314F4-0:0 -> ../../sdb

The next command shows a lot of other /dev/sd*.

    ls /dev/sd*
    /dev/sda   /dev/sda2  /dev/sdc  /dev/sde
    /dev/sda1  /dev/sdb   /dev/sdd  /dev/sdf

I have the same issue with my heart rate monitor device, so I think this is general for all usb stuff.

Thanks

Last edited by wilmer (2014-09-08 03:18:12)

thisoldman · 2014-09-08 04:31:55

$ ls -1 /dev/disk/by-id/*Kindle*
usb-Kindle_Internal_Storage_B00E15011436041D-0:0
usb-Kindle_Internal_Storage_B00E15011436041D-0:0-part1

$ lsusb
Bus 002 Device 006: ID 1949:0004 Lab126, Inc. Amazon Kindle 3/4/Paperwhite

Wandering through old posts from people with your problem, I wonder:
⁣ Do you have gvfs installed?
⁣ Do you have libmtp installed?

wilmer · 2014-09-08 04:52:11

Yes. They are installed

[wilmer@arch ~]$ sudo pacmatic -S libmtp gvfs
Recent ML chatter: 
warning: libmtp-1.1.6-6 is up to date -- reinstalling
warning: gvfs-1.20.2-1 is up to date -- reinstalling
resolving dependencies...
looking for inter-conflicts...

Packages (2): gvfs-1.20.2-1  libmtp-1.1.6-6

Total Installed Size:   5.86 MiB
Net Upgrade Size:       0.00 MiB

:: Proceed with installation? [Y/n] n

The rest of the output. Lab126 must be the kindle

[wilmer@arch ~]$ ls -1 /dev/disk/by-id/*Kindle*
/dev/disk/by-id/usb-Kindle_Internal_Storage_B009A1A0045314F4-0:0
[wilmer@arch ~]$ lsusb
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 0bda:0151 Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Mass Storage Device (Multicard Reader)
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 008 Device 003: ID 04ca:0027 Lite-On Technology Corp. 
Bus 008 Device 002: ID 0461:4d65 Primax Electronics, Ltd 
Bus 008 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 007 Device 002: ID 04eb:e033 Northstar Systems, Inc. 
Bus 007 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 006 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 1949:0003 Lab126, Inc. 
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub

Last edited by wilmer (2014-09-08 18:24:52)

thisoldman · 2014-09-08 22:15:19

There is a similar problem with a workaround documented at https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?pid=1439431. I don't know if it applies to your problem.

kexik · 2017-02-16 12:35:11

Old thread, but this can help others to find possible solution faster.

It started detecting the partition after I changed cable and did

sudo modprobe msdos

before connecting Kindle again.

Not sure whether the cable change or module load fixed that, but it works fine now.

Last edited by kexik (2017-02-16 12:36:23)

WorMzy · 2017-02-17 11:36:35

Thanks for sharing. I'm going to close this old thread now.

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#1 2014-09-08 02:13:29

can't mount my kindle

#2 2014-09-08 04:31:55

Re: can't mount my kindle

#3 2014-09-08 04:52:11

Re: can't mount my kindle

#4 2014-09-08 22:15:19

Re: can't mount my kindle

#5 2017-02-16 12:35:11

Re: can't mount my kindle

#6 2017-02-17 11:36:35

Re: can't mount my kindle

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