02-03-2009, 10:24 PM | #1 |
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32 bit VM on 64 bit OS?
I've found one reference so far to anyone suggesting running Calibre in a 32 bit VM on a 64 bit OS, but no actual reports of anyone trying it.
So, I thought I'd give it a try. I'm running Windows 7 64 bit (Beta) with Windows XP 32 bit running in a Sun xVM VirtualBox. Calibre installs, but it get the following unhandled exception error: [Error 13]The data is invalid Detailed traceback: Traceback {most recent call last}: File "calibre\gui2\device.pyo", line 29 in run File "calibre\devices\scanner.pyo", line 40, in scan WindowsError: [Error 13] The data is invalid I installed the USB driver during install. I searched the forums to see if maybe these errors were directly related to not having the proper USB driver, but found they tend to be more general in nature. I suspect they may be associated with no USB driver as I would imagine that the hardware abstraction offered by VirtualBox may not be sufficient to allow the 32 bit USB driver to load. Thoughts? -K2 |
02-03-2009, 10:27 PM | #2 |
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I have gotten calibre to detect the 500 in a vmware virtual machine, dunno about virtualbox
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02-03-2009, 10:34 PM | #3 |
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Virtual Box doesn't support USB unless you get the paid for version.
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But looking at Sun's VirtualBox web site under the features tab says it supports advanced USB devices. Plus, the only two options that can be purchased are an Enterprise license and an OEM license. It looks like it should support USB. I'll have to investigate. -K2 |
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But no recognition of the PRS-500. I have both the Sony and Calibre software installed. Might have to uninstall both and start fresh . . . tomorrow. -K2 |
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02-04-2009, 10:30 PM | #6 |
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Progress?
It seems I've had some progress. VirtualBox at least recognizes that the PRS-500 is plugged in . . .
Below is the output of the "VBoxManage list usbhost" on the host OS (Windows 7 (Beta)) . . . VirtualBox Command Line Management Interface Version 2.1.2 (C) 2005-2009 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved. Host USB Devices: UUID: dbbffaf2-6b67-447a-aca7-2bfc8c5a4053 VendorId: 0x054c (054C) ProductId: 0x029b (029B) Revision: 1.0 (0100) Manufacturer: Sony Product: Sony Portable Reader System Address: \\?\usb#vid_80ee&pid_cafe#6&ed52b26&0&2#{00873fdf-cafe-80ee-aa5e-00c04fb1720b} So it would appear as if the guest OS (Windows XP) should be able to see the reader. But it's not. So more work . . . Right now, the output of "prs500 info" and "prs500 df" give me the following error . . . C:\Program Files\calibre>prs500 info Traceback (most recent call last): File "main.py", line 337, in <module> File "main.py", line 208, in main File "calibre\devices\prs500\driver.pyo", line 193, in __init__ File "calibre\devices\libusb.pyo", line 344, in get_device_by_id File "calibre\devices\libusb.pyo", line 328, in busses calibre.devices.libusb.Error: Could not find libusb. C:\Program Files\calibre>prs500 info Traceback (most recent call last): File "main.py", line 337, in <module> File "main.py", line 208, in main File "calibre\devices\prs500\driver.pyo", line 193, in __init__ File "calibre\devices\libusb.pyo", line 344, in get_device_by_id File "calibre\devices\libusb.pyo", line 328, in busses calibre.devices.libusb.Error: Could not find libusb. Any suggestions as to what is causing the errors? -K2 |
02-04-2009, 11:13 PM | #7 |
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Install libusb (just google for it)
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