Kindle seen on PC but not on Calibre

[banchang]

PC can see my Kindle albeit zero files showing.

Here is the debug log. Thanks for help.

calibre 5.36 embedded-python: True is64bit: False
Windows-10-10.0.19041 Windows ('32bit', 'WindowsPE')
32bit process running on 64bit windows
('Windows', '10', '10.0.19041')
Python 3.8.5
Windows: ('10', '10.0.19041', '', 'Multiprocessor Free')
Interface language: None
USB devices on system:
(USBDevice(vendor_id=None product_id=None bcd=None devid=usb\root_hub30&vid8086&pid06ed&rev0000 devinst=1),
USBDevice(vendor_id=0x413c product_id=0x2107 bcd=0x178 devid=usb\vid_413c&pid_2107&rev_0178 devinst=2),
USBDevice(vendor_id=0x46d product_id=0xc52b bcd=0x1210 devid=usb\vid_046d&pid_c52b&rev_1210&mi_00 devinst=3),
USBDevice(vendor_id=0x46d product_id=0xc52b bcd=0x1210 devid=usb\vid_046d&pid_c52b&rev_1210&mi_01 devinst=4),
USBDevice(vendor_id=0x1949 product_id=0x3f1 bcd=0x223 devid=usb\vid_1949&pid_03f1&rev_0223 devinst=5),
USBDevice(vendor_id=0xbda product_id=0x129 bcd=0x3960 devid=usb\vid_0bda&pid_0129&rev_3960 devinst=6),
USBDevice(vendor_id=0x8087 product_id=0x26 bcd=0x2 devid=usb\vid_8087&pid_0026&rev_0002 devinst=7),
USBDevice(vendor_id=0x46d product_id=0xc52b bcd=0x1210 devid=usb\vid_046d&pid_c52b&rev_1210 devinst=8),
USBDevice(vendor_id=0x46d product_id=0xc52b bcd=0x1210 devid=usb\vid_046d&pid_c52b&rev_1210&mi_02 devinst=9))

No disabled plugins
Looking for devices of type: MTP_DEVICE
List of WPD PNP ids:
['\\\\?\\usb#vid_1949&pid_03f1#g0012d05952106tm#{6a c27878-a6fa-4155-ba85-f98f491d4f33}']
MTP device: \\?\usb#vid_1949&pid_03f1#g0012d05952106tm#{6ac278 78-a6fa-4155-ba85-f98f491d4f33}
{'device_version': '1.0',
'friendly_name': '',
'has_bulk_properties': True,
'has_storage': True,
'manufacturer_name': 'Amazon',
'model_name': 'Fire',
'protocol': 'MTP: 1.00',
'serial_number': 'G0012D05952106TM',
'storage': [],
'type': 'unknown'}
Not a suitable MTP device, ignoring

No suitable MTP devices found

Looking for devices of type: SMART_DEVICE_APP
All IP addresses {'{05BCDE25-E9E7-45B9-9C7F-016B70015B0B}': [{'addr': '192.168.0.89', 'netmask': '255.255.255.0', 'broadcast': '192.168.0.255'}], '{2621DA9E-A38C-11EB-BD49-806E6F6E6963}': [{'addr': '127.0.0.1', 'netmask': '255.0.0.0', 'broadcast': '127.255.255.255'}]}
No device is connected

Looking for devices...

Devices possibly connected: None

[banchang]

Cant see how I can delete this post, as I've actually solved it :

On my Kindle settings, go to :

Connected Devices
USB
Use USB for - choose File Transfer (No data transfer is the default you must change from)

Immediately my Kindle was recognized by Calibre.

[Quoth]

It's not a real Kindle, it's an Amazon customised Android tablet called Fire, though for a while they did call them Kindle Fire.

A real Kindle uses Mass Storage USB. Android (and thus fire) uses the horrible MTP for USB transfer. So Fire has all the set-up and transfer issues of any Android Tablet.

[kingcharles.one]

Originally Posted by banchang

Cant see how I can delete this post, as I've actually solved it :

On my Kindle settings, go to :

Connected Devices
USB
Use USB for - choose File Transfer (No data transfer is the default you must change from)

Immediately my Kindle was recognized by Calibre.

Can someone pin this answer to the top of the forum? This got me too, and I bet lots of others are having the same issue which has such a simple fix.