question

JohnL avatar image
JohnL asked

Configuring Amazon IntelliJ IDE for Kindle

I am trying to configure the latest Android IDE (based on intelliJ) to send programs to my Kindle HD3. This Kindle should work with Android SDK rev 17. The Kindle USB driver has gone in OK, and no other SDK tools are offered by the Amazon update site. The Kindle appears correctly as a device under 'Choose a running device" in the IDE, but it is "Offline" and declared incompatible. The min SDK I have configured into the project is 15; the IDE thinks that the device SDK is 1 (yes, "1" - I didn't know there ever was an Android SDK of "1"). I'm missing some piece of configuration - what is it?
amazon appstore
10 |5000
Toggle Comment visibility. Current Visibility: Viewable by all users

Up to 2 attachments (including images) can be used with a maximum of 512.0 KiB each and 1.0 MiB total.

2 Answers

Nick Gardner avatar image
Nick Gardner answered
Hi, There's a few reasons that the device could be showing offline. The first reason would be that you haven't accepted the ADB debugging prompt on the device. Each time you connect your device to a new computer you have to specifically authorize that via a pop-up on that device. If that doesn't work, I'd try plugging the usb cable into different ports on your machine. I've sometimes seen issues with USB 3 ports, and a port off the chipset directly tends to work best. If all of that fails, I'd suggest reinstalling the drivers for the device. Thanks, Nick
10 |5000
Toggle Comment visibility. Current Visibility: Viewable by all users

Up to 2 attachments (including images) can be used with a maximum of 512.0 KiB each and 1.0 MiB total.

JohnL avatar image
JohnL answered
I un-installed the Kindle USB driver and all Kindle modules in the IDE, then reinstalled them all before plugging in a Kindle. That cleared the recognition problem. Now the app won't build for reasons I can deal with in theory - java modules I'm using that are too advanced for the rev of Android on the Kindle.
10 |5000
Toggle Comment visibility. Current Visibility: Viewable by all users

Up to 2 attachments (including images) can be used with a maximum of 512.0 KiB each and 1.0 MiB total.