LibrarianSync: Kindle collections builder - Page 17

knc1 · 03-21-2016, 01:03 PM

Did you install Python?

ExcaliburRisen · 03-21-2016, 02:26 PM

Yes, version 0.11.N is installed

NiLuJe · 03-21-2016, 02:53 PM

Worksforme, check the logs.

ExcaliburRisen · 03-21-2016, 03:12 PM

I have no idea how I would do this. Are there instructions somewhere for checking the logs?
Thanks.

NiLuJe · 03-21-2016, 07:04 PM

It's sent to the system logs, I *think* we rehashed this a few pages ago?

In any case: showlog in a shell, or enter ;dm in the Homescreen's search bar and check the syslog dumped in the documents folder.

ExcaliburRisen · 03-22-2016, 09:53 AM

Ok, entered ;dm in the search bar on home screen and now have 4 files including one called all_system_logs.
What should I be looking for in this file? I can't find any reference to librariansync in this file.
Thanks again.

eschwartz · 03-22-2016, 10:22 AM

You can upload the logs here and let NiLuJe take a look at them.

ExcaliburRisen · 03-22-2016, 10:47 AM

Here's the all_systems_logs file.

Thanks

eschwartz · 03-22-2016, 11:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ExcaliburRisen

I have recently updated my PW2 to firmware 5.7.3 and it seems like LibrarianSync is no longer working. I create the collections in Calibre using the Kindle Collections plugin as usual but when choosing "Update Collections (calibre plugin)" I just get the message "Updating collections from Calibre" and nothing further happens.

That message "status Updating collections (from Calibre) . . ." comes from the KUAL extension itself, not LibrarianSyc's internals.

So as far as we know, LS isn't even running. The logs you uploaded don't seem to contradict that idea. (I think any LS messages should be prefixed by "LibrarianSync", but I don't see any.)

Do you have Kterm installed -- perhaps you can try manually running the menu.json command.

Just a thought -- you say you have Python installed, but you also say you updated the firmware. Maybe you forgot to reinstall Python after the firmware update?
Can you verify that your Python installation is functional.

ExcaliburRisen · 03-22-2016, 02:24 PM

Wow, reinstalling python did the trick. I don't recall having to reinstall python when updating firmware previously. But that solved the issue.

eschwartz · 03-22-2016, 02:34 PM

Well, lesson for the future -- after a firmware upgrade, you must reinstall all hacks that write to the system partition. Recent firmware upgrades (5.3.x and on, introduced partway through the KT's lifecycle) flashes a pristine system image to the device.

The jailbreak contains a bridge for that reason, and of course KUAL extensions reside in the userstore not the system partition...
But anything which required an update_*.bin to install almost certainly needs to be reinstalled.
e.g. the Python hack installs symlinks to the $PATH -- those were wiped out by the update and then the KUAL extension couldn't run the python script without locating a python interpreter...

knc1 · 03-22-2016, 02:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ExcaliburRisen

Wow, reinstalling python did the trick. I don't recall having to reinstall python when updating firmware previously. But that solved the issue.

You must not have had a series 5 device, or a very old K5.

DisFanJen · 07-09-2016, 08:23 AM

Well that was a bit of a fight but I made it!

I just upgraded from a Kindle 3G+WiFi to a PW3 only to find it didn't support Calibre Kindle Collections out of the box anymore.

So I had to downgrade the firmware (which nearly bricked the PW3 as it kept bootlooping then erroring out, but luckily putting the file in the root that tells it to factory restore did the trick).

Upgrade to 5.6.5.

Jailbreak it.

Install a patch so I don't lose the Jailbreak.

Install KUAL and MR Installer.

Upgrade to 5.8.1.

Install Collections Manager.

Find out Collections Manager isn't that great and remove it.

Install Python using MR Installer.

Install LibrarianSync using MRInstaller.

Wonder why LibrarianSync didn't install (head scratching ensued).

Get LibrarianSync from github then drop it into the extensions folder.

Run it, see the collections, do a little jig! (Well, maybe a quiet whoop and a well hidden fistpump).

All that because Amazon changed the collections format.

But alls well that ends well.

Thanks for a great app, totally got me out of a bind. 4000+ books are pain to put into collections manually!

NiLuJe · 07-09-2016, 08:55 AM

@DisFanJen: That reminds me that I need to send a PR to properly handle visual feedback on newer devices, thanks

.

EDIT: Done

.

marylou13 · 07-10-2016, 10:48 AM

Reinstalling python did the trick for me too!
I have a jailbroken KT2 running 5.7.8.1. Off to make awesome collections!!!!
Thanks!

03-22-2016, 02:34 PM	#251
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,422 Karma: 85397180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	Well, lesson for the future -- after a firmware upgrade, you must reinstall all hacks that write to the system partition. Recent firmware upgrades (5.3.x and on, introduced partway through the KT's lifecycle) flashes a pristine system image to the device. The jailbreak contains a bridge for that reason, and of course KUAL extensions reside in the userstore not the system partition... But anything which required an update_.bin to install almost certainly needs to be reinstalled. e.g. the Python hack installs symlinks to the $PATH -- those were wiped out by the update and then the KUAL extension couldn't run the python* script without locating a python interpreter... Last edited by eschwartz; 03-22-2016 at 03:14 PM.

07-09-2016, 08:55 AM	#254
NiLuJe BLAM! Posts: 13,477 Karma: 26012494 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Paris, France Device: Kindle 2i, 3g, 4, 5w, PW, PW2, PW5; Kobo H2O, Forma, Elipsa, Sage, C2E	@DisFanJen: That reminds me that I need to send a PR to properly handle visual feedback on newer devices, thanks . EDIT: Done . Last edited by NiLuJe; 07-09-2016 at 09:10 AM.

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03-21-2016, 01:03 PM	#241
knc1 Going Viral Posts: 17,212 Karma: 18210809 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Central Texas Device: No K1, PW2, KV, KOA	Did you install Python?

03-21-2016, 02:26 PM	#242
ExcaliburRisen Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2014 Device: Kindle PW2	Yes, version 0.11.N is installed

03-21-2016, 02:53 PM	#243
NiLuJe BLAM! Posts: 13,477 Karma: 26012494 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Paris, France Device: Kindle 2i, 3g, 4, 5w, PW, PW2, PW5; Kobo H2O, Forma, Elipsa, Sage, C2E	Worksforme, check the logs.

03-21-2016, 03:12 PM	#244
ExcaliburRisen Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2014 Device: Kindle PW2	I have no idea how I would do this. Are there instructions somewhere for checking the logs? Thanks.

03-21-2016, 07:04 PM	#245
NiLuJe BLAM! Posts: 13,477 Karma: 26012494 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Paris, France Device: Kindle 2i, 3g, 4, 5w, PW, PW2, PW5; Kobo H2O, Forma, Elipsa, Sage, C2E	It's sent to the system logs, I think we rehashed this a few pages ago? In any case: showlog in a shell, or enter ;dm in the Homescreen's search bar and check the syslog dumped in the documents folder.

03-22-2016, 09:53 AM	#246
ExcaliburRisen Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2014 Device: Kindle PW2	Ok, entered ;dm in the search bar on home screen and now have 4 files including one called all_system_logs. What should I be looking for in this file? I can't find any reference to librariansync in this file. Thanks again.

03-22-2016, 10:22 AM	#247
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,422 Karma: 85397180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	You can upload the logs here and let NiLuJe take a look at them.

03-22-2016, 02:24 PM	#250
ExcaliburRisen Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2014 Device: Kindle PW2	Wow, reinstalling python did the trick. I don't recall having to reinstall python when updating firmware previously. But that solved the issue.

07-09-2016, 08:23 AM	#253
DisFanJen Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2016 Device: Kindle Paperwhite 3 (7th Gen), Kindle Keyboard 3G & Wifi	Well that was a bit of a fight but I made it! I just upgraded from a Kindle 3G+WiFi to a PW3 only to find it didn't support Calibre Kindle Collections out of the box anymore. So I had to downgrade the firmware (which nearly bricked the PW3 as it kept bootlooping then erroring out, but luckily putting the file in the root that tells it to factory restore did the trick). Upgrade to 5.6.5. Jailbreak it. Install a patch so I don't lose the Jailbreak. Install KUAL and MR Installer. Upgrade to 5.8.1. Install Collections Manager. Find out Collections Manager isn't that great and remove it. Install Python using MR Installer. Install LibrarianSync using MRInstaller. Wonder why LibrarianSync didn't install (head scratching ensued). Get LibrarianSync from github then drop it into the extensions folder. Run it, see the collections, do a little jig! (Well, maybe a quiet whoop and a well hidden fistpump). All that because Amazon changed the collections format. But alls well that ends well. Thanks for a great app, totally got me out of a bind. 4000+ books are pain to put into collections manually!

07-10-2016, 10:48 AM	#255
marylou13 Member Posts: 11 Karma: 50648 Join Date: Sep 2015 Device: kindle touch (7th generation)	Reinstalling python did the trick for me too! I have a jailbroken KT2 running 5.7.8.1. Off to make awesome collections!!!! Thanks!