Appendix A: USB Debugging, Screenshots, And Rooting
Amazon doesn't include drivers that support the native Android Debug Bridge for Android's SDK, which means you need to perform a manual modification for Windows to recognize the tablet (a necessary step if you want to take screen shots on it).
- Turn on "Allow Installation of Applications From Unknown Sources" and "Enable ADB"
- In Windows, put following device descriptions into the [Google.NTx86] and [Google.NTamd64] sections of extrasgoogleusb_driverandroid_winusb.inf:
;Kindle Fire
%SingleAdbInterface% = USB_Install, USBVID_1949&PID_0006
%CompositeAdbInterface% = USB_Install, USBVID_1949&PID_0006&MI_01
;Kindle Fire HD
%SingleAdbInterface% = USB_Install, USBVID_1949&PID_0007
%CompositeAdbInterface% = USB_Install, USBVID_1949&PID_0007&MI_01 - Add 0x1949 into the .android/adb_usb.ini file in the Home directory by using following command from the shell prompt.
In Windows:
echo 0x1949 >> %HOMEPATH%.androidadb_usb.ini
In OS X:
echo "0x1949" >> $HOME/.android/adb_usb.ini - In Windows: Restart. Plug in the tablet, and when driver installation fails, select "Have Disk" under "Device Manager." Select the driver named "Composite ADB Interface."