Any interest in Kobo Desktop for Linux? - Page 7

chutz · 07-22-2010, 11:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bloggins

/usr/local/Kobo/Kobo: /lib/libc.so.6: version `GLIBC_2.11' not found (required by /usr/local/Trolltech/Qt-4.6.2/lib/libQtGuiKobo.so.4)

That generally means that you need at least glibc 2.11, which came out in November 2009. It's possible that your distro has an update for it in a repository somewhere.

chandana · 07-23-2010, 01:12 AM

Since about two weeks ago, the Linux version tries to download an update and crashes. It downloads KoboSetup.exe, which is not much use...

chandana · 07-23-2010, 01:33 AM

To answer my own question the deb has been updated, though the name is the same.
It can be downloaded from http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2183775/kobo-desktop.deb.

Thanks to those who posted this in the main Kobo forum

panzer · 07-27-2010, 07:57 PM

I'm thinking to buy the Kobo eReader. I read somewhere the latest firmware is v1.4. I'm using Ubuntu 10.04 and I installed the Debian application found on this thread.
So, just to make sure, this application will be able to install the latest firmware version into my Kobo, right?

Thanks.

Ozman · 07-31-2010, 05:52 PM

Yes it can.

Rodney9 · 08-04-2010, 03:24 AM

The Kobo Desktop eReader for Linux has stopped working on my xubuntu 10.4, it was working and I re-installed the latest one, but no luck.

zoran · 08-04-2010, 03:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rodney9

The Kobo Desktop eReader for Linux has stopped working on my xubuntu 10.4, it was working and I re-installed the latest one, but no luck.

My best bet is that it should be some kind of perl/python app, portable
without too many frills. Having book management on mind. For upgrade,
SD card method only.
I loaded books by the hand, all at once and it took an hour to process.
Still, I do not regret, since I know what I was doing. Mount, copy, check,
umount. Sing.

nebcanuck · 08-05-2010, 08:52 AM

Quote:

Just unpack the deb and install by hand. There's only a few files to copy.

ar vx kobo-desktop.deb
tar -zxf data.tar.gz

Tried this on Fedora 13. Program runs okay, but get this error message when I try to sign into my account:

Quote:

Qt: Session management error: None of the authentication protocols specified are supported
WTF ROBERT "/usr/local/Kobo"
CHECKING DB VERSION FOR MIGRATION
DESIRED VERSION: 4
CURRENT VERSION: 2
ERROR ---------- QSqlError(-1, "Parameter count mismatch", "")
EXECUTED QUERY ---------- "SELECT * FROM ? WHERE ___SyncTime > ?"
BOUND VALUES ---------- QMap((":mostRecentSyncTime", QVariant(QDateTime, QDateTime("") ) ) ( ":tableName" , QVariant(QString, "content") ) )
INIT TIME: 784
_inApplicationSupportStatus "1"
"https://mobilepartner.kobobooks.com/login.html?pwsdid=00:26:82:2E:49:33&pwspt=Desktop& pwspov=1.4&wsd=desktop&wscfv=1.5&wscf=kxml&wsa=Kob o"
/usr/bin/Kobo: line 3: 2237 Segmentation fault /usr/local/Kobo/Kobo

Seems to be having trouble writing to a database? Do I need a different QSql file, or is it telling me that it doesn't like the access requested by the Kobo desktop?

chandana · 08-05-2010, 10:23 PM

I am using the updated linux reader. Since the recent upgrade, it does not work off-line.

On startup, it tries to connect to the Kobo site to do a sync, and dies. Also it seems to need to do a sync on every new chapter, and needs to kobo site to do a sync. So, now it cannot be used off-line.

Spinner · 08-05-2010, 11:06 PM

Running Ubuntu 10.04 64-bit; I had to install libpng3 before I could get the new version of the Desktop to work. Just completed the firmware update, and all appears to have worked as advertised... so far.

snmilliken · 08-09-2010, 12:04 AM

New to the forum and also looking to get the desktop working in Linux. I have Simply Mepis 8.5 installed and it is a Debian Lenny base KDE 4.3.4. I downloaded the deb and installed in it. I'm getting the error of missing glibc 2.11. Any suggestions? or is this a KDE4.4 build? Is there a tarball that could be used to build?

chandana · 08-13-2010, 01:42 AM

This is a proprietary product, so forget building it.

For glibc, try this;
$ dpkg -l libglib2.0-0

Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold
| Status=Not/Inst/Cfg-files/Unpacked/Failed-cfg/Half-inst/trig-aWait/Trig-pend
|/ Err?=(none)/Reinst-required (Status,Err: uppercase=bad)
||/ Name Version Description
+++-==========================-==========================-================================================== ==================
ii libglib2.0-0 2.24.1 The GLib library of C routines

If you don't get a valid response you will need to install the libglib2.0-0 deb.

I have been able to run the desktop linux version on Ubuntu 10.0.4.

However, the latest version has a problem, in that it tries to continuously sync with Kobo and sometimes refuses the decrypt the ebooks.

snmilliken · 08-15-2010, 12:28 AM

Thanks. I'll give it a try. Is the project still an active one?

EDIT: libglib2.0-0 is already installed. Now the version is 2.21.4-1, not sure if this makes the difference.

This is the error:

Quote:

/usr/local/Kobo/Kobo: /lib/libc.so.6: version `GLIBC_2.9' not found (required by /usr/local/Trolltech/Qt-4.6.2/lib/libQtGuiKobo.so.4)
/usr/local/Kobo/Kobo: /lib/libc.so.6: version `GLIBC_2.11' not found (required by /usr/local/Trolltech/Qt-4.6.2/lib/libQtGuiKobo.so.4)
/usr/local/Kobo/Kobo: /lib/libc.so.6: version `GLIBC_2.10' not found (required by /usr/local/Trolltech/Qt-4.6.2/lib/libQtNetworkKobo.so.4)
/usr/local/Kobo/Kobo: /lib/libc.so.6: version `GLIBC_2.9' not found (required by /usr/local/Trolltech/Qt-4.6.2/lib/libQtCoreKobo.so.4)

chandana · 08-20-2010, 02:59 AM

Apologies, my mistake, You need libc6.

snmilliken · 08-20-2010, 11:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chandana

Apologies, my mistake, You need libc6.

libc6 was already installed. It is version 2.7-18lenny4. Does it require a more up to date version?

07-23-2010, 01:12 AM	#92
chandana Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2010 Device: none	Kobo Update does not work in Linux Since about two weeks ago, the Linux version tries to download an update and crashes. It downloads KoboSetup.exe, which is not much use... Last edited by chandana; 07-23-2010 at 01:17 AM.

08-05-2010, 10:23 PM	#99
chandana Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2010 Device: none	Linux Reader Does not work off-line I am using the updated linux reader. Since the recent upgrade, it does not work off-line. On startup, it tries to connect to the Kobo site to do a sync, and dies. Also it seems to need to do a sync on every new chapter, and needs to kobo site to do a sync. So, now it cannot be used off-line.

08-09-2010, 12:04 AM	#101
snmilliken Member Posts: 21 Karma: 12050 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: Kobo,Kobo Vox & BB Playbook	New to the forum and also looking to get the desktop working in Linux. I have Simply Mepis 8.5 installed and it is a Debian Lenny base KDE 4.3.4. I downloaded the deb and installed in it. I'm getting the error of missing glibc 2.11. Any suggestions? or is this a KDE4.4 build? Is there a tarball that could be used to build? Last edited by snmilliken; 08-09-2010 at 12:14 AM.

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07-23-2010, 01:33 AM	#93
chandana Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2010 Device: none	To answer my own question the deb has been updated, though the name is the same. It can be downloaded from http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2183775/kobo-desktop.deb. Thanks to those who posted this in the main Kobo forum

07-27-2010, 07:57 PM	#94
panzer Member Posts: 23 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2010 Device: Kobo	I'm thinking to buy the Kobo eReader. I read somewhere the latest firmware is v1.4. I'm using Ubuntu 10.04 and I installed the Debian application found on this thread. So, just to make sure, this application will be able to install the latest firmware version into my Kobo, right? Thanks.

07-31-2010, 05:52 PM	#95
Ozman Member Posts: 18 Karma: 463230 Join Date: Apr 2010 Device: Kobo, Nexus 7	Yes it can.

08-04-2010, 03:24 AM	#96
Rodney9 Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2010 Device: kobo	The Kobo Desktop eReader for Linux has stopped working on my xubuntu 10.4, it was working and I re-installed the latest one, but no luck.

08-05-2010, 11:06 PM	#100
Spinner Bibliofreak Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2010 Device: kobo	Running Ubuntu 10.04 64-bit; I had to install libpng3 before I could get the new version of the Desktop to work. Just completed the firmware update, and all appears to have worked as advertised... so far.

08-13-2010, 01:42 AM	#102
chandana Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2010 Device: none	This is a proprietary product, so forget building it. For glibc, try this; $ dpkg -l libglib2.0-0 Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold \| Status=Not/Inst/Cfg-files/Unpacked/Failed-cfg/Half-inst/trig-aWait/Trig-pend \|/ Err?=(none)/Reinst-required (Status,Err: uppercase=bad) \|\|/ Name Version Description +++-==========================-==========================-================================================== ================== ii libglib2.0-0 2.24.1 The GLib library of C routines If you don't get a valid response you will need to install the libglib2.0-0 deb. I have been able to run the desktop linux version on Ubuntu 10.0.4. However, the latest version has a problem, in that it tries to continuously sync with Kobo and sometimes refuses the decrypt the ebooks.

08-20-2010, 02:59 AM	#104
chandana Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2010 Device: none	Apologies, my mistake, You need libc6.

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