Mac Users, how do you eject your Reader?

xtine · 11-02-2009, 08:27 PM

I just got my PRS 300 yesterday, and I synced it to my Mac. I transferred a few books onto it using Calibre, and everything worked fine. My only problem is that I don't know how to properly eject the Reader from my Mac after I'm done syncing.

This is what appears on the Reader's screen every time I plug it in (see attachment). There are also two drives that appear -- Launcher and Reader. Even after ejecting those two drives, I still get the same image on the Reader's screen. Is it safe to take the Reader off the USB connection with that display still showing?

kovidgoyal · 11-02-2009, 08:48 PM

however your mouse over the reader icon in calibre, an eject button will appear.

xtine · 11-02-2009, 09:09 PM

Thanks, Kovid. Where do I find the reader icon though? I can only see a "Send to Device" icon.

Edit: Found it! Thank you!

Tony Hoyle · 11-03-2009, 04:14 PM

It doesn't work though.. no matter how you eject the reader still says 'Do not disconnect' (calibre also only ejects one of the drives). Probably expecting some kind of signal from the Windows drivers.

If the computer has ejected the device then it's flushed any cached data etc. so there's no problem. Just drag them both to the trash, maybe wait a second or two for good measure, then unplug.

xtine · 11-03-2009, 07:27 PM

@Tony You're right, I just noticed it now. With only Calibre running, when I eject the reader, only the Reader drive is ejected, but the Launcher drive remains on the desktop. Even when I manually eject Launcher, it still says "Do not disconnect" on the Reader's display.

With Sony's eBookLibrary software running in the background though, when I eject through Calibre, both drives are ejected and the Reader's screen only displays "USB connected" instead of "Do not disconnect."

pilotbob · 11-03-2009, 07:33 PM

Have you tried to unmount the drives using Disk Utility?

BOb

xtine · 11-03-2009, 08:20 PM

@Bob Same thing, reader still shows Do Not Disconnect.

pilotbob · 11-03-2009, 08:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xtine

@Bob Same thing, reader still shows Do Not Disconnect.

Well, just disconnect it. As long as you know nothing is being written to it and you have ejected the data drives it will be fine.

BOb

xtine · 11-03-2009, 08:41 PM

Thanks, Bob.

What I do now is sync using Calibre, then eject using eBook Library.

Euroboy · 11-11-2009, 05:21 PM

I would like to revive this. I eject both drives (reader and launcher) and the wait and disconnect the sony, but the last two times I did this the 600 says something about bad formatting and froze. I had to reset it, surly this cant be right?

kovidgoyal · 11-11-2009, 07:02 PM

If you ejected the drives then the problem isn't caused by that, likely by something else.

vampmiller · 12-14-2009, 07:23 PM

Is there a way to permanently delete the Launcher folder? It only appears to be holding an older version of the reader install program and taking up space on the reader. This is for a PRS-300...

pilotbob · 12-14-2009, 11:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vampmiller

Is there a way to permanently delete the Launcher folder? It only appears to be holding an older version of the reader install program and taking up space on the reader. This is for a PRS-300...

No.

BOb

mmmkay · 12-17-2009, 04:27 AM

If you use Sony's Reader Library you can just click the eject icon next to your Reader and it will eject. Once it disappears from the list you can unplug it.

TGNY · 12-17-2009, 10:59 PM

Whats wrong with just pulling the cord?

11-02-2009, 08:27 PM	#1
xtine Addict Posts: 355 Karma: 1432252 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: Kobo Forma	Mac Users, how do you eject your Reader? I just got my PRS 300 yesterday, and I synced it to my Mac. I transferred a few books onto it using Calibre, and everything worked fine. My only problem is that I don't know how to properly eject the Reader from my Mac after I'm done syncing. This is what appears on the Reader's screen every time I plug it in (see attachment). There are also two drives that appear -- Launcher and Reader. Even after ejecting those two drives, I still get the same image on the Reader's screen. Is it safe to take the Reader off the USB connection with that display still showing? Attached Thumbnails

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11-02-2009, 08:48 PM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,844 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	however your mouse over the reader icon in calibre, an eject button will appear.

11-02-2009, 09:09 PM	#3
xtine Addict Posts: 355 Karma: 1432252 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: Kobo Forma	Thanks, Kovid. Where do I find the reader icon though? I can only see a "Send to Device" icon. Edit: Found it! Thank you!

11-03-2009, 04:14 PM	#4
Tony Hoyle Enthusiast Posts: 25 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2009 Device: Sony PRS600	It doesn't work though.. no matter how you eject the reader still says 'Do not disconnect' (calibre also only ejects one of the drives). Probably expecting some kind of signal from the Windows drivers. If the computer has ejected the device then it's flushed any cached data etc. so there's no problem. Just drag them both to the trash, maybe wait a second or two for good measure, then unplug.

11-03-2009, 07:27 PM	#5
xtine Addict Posts: 355 Karma: 1432252 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: Kobo Forma	@Tony You're right, I just noticed it now. With only Calibre running, when I eject the reader, only the Reader drive is ejected, but the Launcher drive remains on the desktop. Even when I manually eject Launcher, it still says "Do not disconnect" on the Reader's display. With Sony's eBookLibrary software running in the background though, when I eject through Calibre, both drives are ejected and the Reader's screen only displays "USB connected" instead of "Do not disconnect."

11-03-2009, 07:33 PM	#6
pilotbob Grand Sorcerer Posts: 19,832 Karma: 11844413 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Tampa, FL USA Device: Kindle Touch	Have you tried to unmount the drives using Disk Utility? BOb

11-03-2009, 08:20 PM	#7
xtine Addict Posts: 355 Karma: 1432252 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: Kobo Forma	@Bob Same thing, reader still shows Do Not Disconnect.

11-03-2009, 08:41 PM	#9
xtine Addict Posts: 355 Karma: 1432252 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: Kobo Forma	Thanks, Bob. What I do now is sync using Calibre, then eject using eBook Library.

11-11-2009, 05:21 PM	#10
Euroboy Connoisseur Posts: 51 Karma: 5290 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Norway Device: Kindle2 Intl.	I would like to revive this. I eject both drives (reader and launcher) and the wait and disconnect the sony, but the last two times I did this the 600 says something about bad formatting and froze. I had to reset it, surly this cant be right?

11-11-2009, 07:02 PM	#11
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,844 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	If you ejected the drives then the problem isn't caused by that, likely by something else.

12-14-2009, 07:23 PM	#12
vampmiller Enthusiast Posts: 47 Karma: 6173 Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Seattle Device: kobo aura, kindle voyager.	Is there a way to permanently delete the Launcher folder? It only appears to be holding an older version of the reader install program and taking up space on the reader. This is for a PRS-300...

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12-17-2009, 04:27 AM	#14
mmmkay Member Posts: 21 Karma: 352 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Vancouver, BC Device: Sony Reader Touch Edition PRS-600	If you use Sony's Reader Library you can just click the eject icon next to your Reader and it will eject. Once it disappears from the list you can unplug it.

12-17-2009, 10:59 PM	#15
TGNY Enthusiast Posts: 46 Karma: 376 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: PRS-600	Whats wrong with just pulling the cord?