Can't download from browser in Android

TallMomof2 · 04-17-2011, 04:12 PM

The last couple of days I've been unable to download any files from the content server onto my Android devices. I've tried it both the latest and the last version of Calibre. I've rebooted my PC hosting the content server and the Android devices but no joy.

Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.

maurerc · 04-21-2011, 10:04 PM

Seems to have started with this weeks update to the server.

kovidgoyal · 04-21-2011, 10:25 PM

There haven't been any changes to the content server for quite a while now. You may get some useful info by loking at the server logs in Preferences->Sharing over the net

TallMomof2 · 05-01-2011, 07:08 PM

Didn't see anything in the server logs that would indicate a problem. I have 3 different Android devices and I can't download on any of them.

On Android all it says is that the download was unsuccessful.

I've been using dropbox but it's more difficult to find the exact book I want to download.

ldolse · 05-01-2011, 11:58 PM

Do you have auth enabled on the Content server? Android can't handle HTTP 401 auth properly, long-standing issue that Google has been ignoring for years.

itimpi · 05-02-2011, 02:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TallMomof2

I've been using dropbox but it's more difficult to find the exact book I want to download.

Have you looked at using DropBox in conduction with Calibre2opds?

bickleigh · 05-02-2011, 09:05 AM

Hi
I am getting the same problem. Can not download to android from content server since recent updates. The activity log has this entry:

192.168.0.210 - - [02/May/2011:13:15:33] "GET /get/pdf/A Lover& HTTP/1.1" 401 1109 "http://192.168.0.210:8081/get/pdf/A%20Lover'%3Bs%20Complaint%20-%20_a%20title=_Browse%20books%20by%20authors_%20Wi lliam%20Shakespeare_%20href=__browse_matches_autho rs_1166_%20class=_details_category_link__William%2 0Shakespeare__a__2250.pdf" "Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.9.0.10) Gecko/2009042523 Ubuntu/9.04 (jaunty) Firefox/3.0.10"

The problem also occurs with explore 8 on my laptop which reports unable to open corrupted file and opens a save as dialog box. It will then save ok and the file can then be opened ok. Strange!

Ironicaly I have updated one of my other PC's to explore ver 9 and that appears to be loading ok.

Any ideas?

A little off topic but I have started looking at wordplayer today and am having trouble getting it to see calibre. Can any one point me in the direction of a good setup instructions post?

Thanks

Bickleigh

Manichean · 05-02-2011, 09:24 AM

Moderator Notice
Moved to devices, since these seem to be device issues, not content server issues.

kovidgoyal · 05-02-2011, 11:31 AM

Internet explorer <9 has issues with ampersands. Try downloading a file that doesn't have ampersands in its title.

TallMomof2 · 05-02-2011, 03:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ldolse

Do you have auth enabled on the Content server? Android can't handle HTTP 401 auth properly, long-standing issue that Google has been ignoring for years.

Until recently I could download from the content server.

I cannot figure out where I would enable auth on the Content server.

kovidgoyal · 05-02-2011, 03:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TallMomof2

Until recently I could download from the content server.

I cannot figure out where I would enable auth on the Content server.

You have auth if you have set a password for the server.

TallMomof2 · 05-02-2011, 07:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by itimpi

Have you looked at using DropBox in conduction with Calibre2opds?

After spending several hours (most of it waiting for Dropbox to sync) the limitation is that Dropbox doesn't allow you to download folders to Android. There's a sync app for Android that doesn't quite work. What happens is I load the catalog.html into a web browser in Android and when I hit a link such as Authors I get an error message because the page doesn't automatically download from Dropbox. It works fine on my Windows machine. Yes, everything is in my Public folder.

Quote:

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

You have auth if you have set a password for the server.

I set the password. Up until recently I could easily use the content server in Android but somethings broken (probably in Android).

kovidgoyal · 05-02-2011, 08:20 PM

Try temporarily disabling the password and see if it works.

TallMomof2 · 05-03-2011, 11:30 AM

Kovid - Disabling the password did the trick! Thanks!

armyturtle · 10-18-2011, 08:06 PM

What if we don't want to open our library up to the entire public? What does this mean? We can't have Auth on our Calibre servers if we're using a Nook/Kindle/Android device? (All of these items have given me the "download unsuccessful" error.)

GREAT APP by the way! Donation headed your way!

04-17-2011, 04:12 PM	#1
TallMomof2 Kindlephilia Posts: 2,017 Karma: 1139255 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Snowpacolypse 2010 Device: Too many to count	Can't download from browser in Android The last couple of days I've been unable to download any files from the content server onto my Android devices. I've tried it both the latest and the last version of Calibre. I've rebooted my PC hosting the content server and the Android devices but no joy. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.

04-21-2011, 10:04 PM	#2
maurerc Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2011 Device: android	Same problem Seems to have started with this weeks update to the server.

10-18-2011, 08:06 PM	#15
armyturtle Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 1000 Join Date: Oct 2011 Device: HP Touchpad w/ Cyanogenmod 7.1 RC1 & Aldiko Reader	What if we don't want to open our library up to the entire public? What does this mean? We can't have Auth on our Calibre servers if we're using a Nook/Kindle/Android device? (All of these items have given me the "download unsuccessful" error.) GREAT APP by the way! Donation headed your way! Last edited by armyturtle; 10-18-2011 at 08:13 PM.

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04-21-2011, 10:25 PM	#3
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,850 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	There haven't been any changes to the content server for quite a while now. You may get some useful info by loking at the server logs in Preferences->Sharing over the net

05-01-2011, 07:08 PM	#4
TallMomof2 Kindlephilia Posts: 2,017 Karma: 1139255 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Snowpacolypse 2010 Device: Too many to count	Didn't see anything in the server logs that would indicate a problem. I have 3 different Android devices and I can't download on any of them. On Android all it says is that the download was unsuccessful. I've been using dropbox but it's more difficult to find the exact book I want to download.

05-01-2011, 11:58 PM	#5
ldolse Wizard Posts: 1,337 Karma: 123455 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Malaysia Device: PRS-650, iPhone	Do you have auth enabled on the Content server? Android can't handle HTTP 401 auth properly, long-standing issue that Google has been ignoring for years.

05-02-2011, 09:05 AM	#7
bickleigh Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2011 Device: htc desire	Hi I am getting the same problem. Can not download to android from content server since recent updates. The activity log has this entry: 192.168.0.210 - - [02/May/2011:13:15:33] "GET /get/pdf/A Lover& HTTP/1.1" 401 1109 "http://192.168.0.210:8081/get/pdf/A%20Lover'%3Bs%20Complaint%20-%20_a%20title=_Browse%20books%20by%20authors_%20Wi lliam%20Shakespeare_%20href=__browse_matches_autho rs_1166_%20class=_details_category_link__William%2 0Shakespeare__a__2250.pdf" "Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.9.0.10) Gecko/2009042523 Ubuntu/9.04 (jaunty) Firefox/3.0.10" The problem also occurs with explore 8 on my laptop which reports unable to open corrupted file and opens a save as dialog box. It will then save ok and the file can then be opened ok. Strange! Ironicaly I have updated one of my other PC's to explore ver 9 and that appears to be loading ok. Any ideas? A little off topic but I have started looking at wordplayer today and am having trouble getting it to see calibre. Can any one point me in the direction of a good setup instructions post? Thanks Bickleigh

05-02-2011, 09:24 AM	#8
Manichean Wizard Posts: 3,130 Karma: 91256 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Germany Device: Cybook Gen3	Moderator Notice Moved to devices, since these seem to be device issues, not content server issues.

05-02-2011, 11:31 AM	#9
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,850 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Internet explorer <9 has issues with ampersands. Try downloading a file that doesn't have ampersands in its title.

05-02-2011, 08:20 PM	#13
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,850 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Try temporarily disabling the password and see if it works.

05-03-2011, 11:30 AM	#14
TallMomof2 Kindlephilia Posts: 2,017 Karma: 1139255 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Snowpacolypse 2010 Device: Too many to count	Kovid - Disabling the password did the trick! Thanks!

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