Missing android_winusb.inf file; trying to setup environment for Kindle Fire dev

Question

I'm following the instructions at http://mobile.tutsplus.com/tutorials/android/getting-started-with-kindle-fire-development/ describing how to setup a dev. environment for the Kindle Fire. I'm stuck at the step "[Windows] Step 2: Using the Google USB Driver" however. The Android SDK app. indicates the Google USB driver is installed, but I don't have the file android_winusb.inf. How can I resolve this?

Solution 1

For me, the android_winusb.inf file was not in the %USERPROFILE%.android directory. It was in a subfolder of the Android SDK directory, specifically:

C:\android\extras\google\usb_driver\android_winusb.inf

and

C:\android\usb_driver\android_winusb.inf

with my Android SDK installed in C:\android.

I'm not sure why there are two, but it appeared the one in the extras folder was newer, looking at DriverVer inside the file.

Solution 2

I know this is an old thread but, I recently had to find this and found my android_winusb.inf file at: %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Android\Sdk\extras\google\usb_driver