07-25-2011, 11:36 AM | #1 |
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Kobo error: database disk image is malformed
I have a new Kobo. I hooked it up with calibre 0.8.5 and had a problem with an ePub book rendering badly. Today I upgraded to 0.8.11, to make sure it wasn't a bug that had been fixed.
Now I can't even connect to it. I get the following log from calibre in debug mode: database disk image is malformed Traceback (most recent call last): File "site-packages/calibre/gui2/device.py", line 81, in run File "site-packages/calibre/gui2/device.py", line 332, in _books File "site-packages/calibre/devices/kobo/driver.py", line 249, in books DatabaseError: database disk image is malformed calibre Debug log calibre 0.8.11 Darwin-10.8.0-i386-64bit Darwin ('Darwin', '10.8.0', 'Darwin Kernel Version 10.8.0: Tue Jun 7 16:33:36 PDT 2011; root:xnu-1504.15.3~1/RELEASE_I386') Python 2.7.1 OSX: ('10.6.8', ('', '', ''), 'i386') Starting up... Started up in 14.3435781002 Job: 1 Get device information started DeviceJob: 1 Get device information done, calling callback DeviceJob: 1 Get device information callback returned Job: 2 Get list of books on device started DEBUG: 0.0 Version of firmware: 1.9 Has kepubs: True DEBUG: 0.0 Database Version: 14 DeviceJob: 2 Get list of books on device done, calling callback DeviceJob: 2 Get list of books on device callback returned Job: 1 Get device information finished No details available. Job: 2 Get list of books on device finished database disk image is malformed Traceback (most recent call last): File "site-packages/calibre/gui2/device.py", line 81, in run File "site-packages/calibre/gui2/device.py", line 332, in _books File "site-packages/calibre/devices/kobo/driver.py", line 249, in books DatabaseError: database disk image is malformed ========== end of log ========= It's a new device, I don't have a lot of data invested in it, so I can reformat it if that's the next step. I just don't know what went wrong. I've always quit calibre before unmounting the device and I've always unmounted it before unpluging it. I've even rebooted my computer, in case it was some I/O glitch. No change. The Borders app does work, though it does so little that it's not saying much. What's this error message telling me? What's the next step?? Should I just be using an SD card, so that calibre doesn't have to manage the device's file system? Calibre's always worked so well on my Sony ... |
07-25-2011, 11:43 AM | #2 |
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This is caused by a bug in the Kobo firmware. Older Kobos see this
happen more rarely, the newer Kobo Touch more often. You either need to hard reset your device, or, if that does not restore the database, follow the instructions here: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=94789 |
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07-25-2011, 12:41 PM | #3 |
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Not sure I would use that link. I do not believe there has been a documented approach yet for restoring a database for the 1.9.x firmware on the Touch.
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07-27-2011, 02:50 PM | #4 |
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That link looked too hard for me as well. The Factory Reset revived the Kobo, and it even remembered that it had new firmware. I don't have a Touch, in fact I went with the Kobo WiFi because Sony's gone all touchscreen in the 6" size.
I'm having lots of problems with calibre ePubs causing the Kobo to lock up, but the problem isn't localized to my piece of hardware. |
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