|
|
Thread Tools | Search this Thread |
07-19-2011, 06:11 PM | #16 |
Séduisant
Posts: 4,706
Karma: 2107018
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Texas, USA
Device: Boox Note Air2+; Kobo Libra2; Kindle Scribe, Oasis3; iPad Mini6
|
Right, it does replace them. That's what you want. It's as if mine were corrupted. After doing so everything worked again. Before replacing the files the books weren't recognized by the device, but they showed via USB.
|
07-19-2011, 06:18 PM | #17 | |
Wizard
Posts: 1,847
Karma: 3212428
Join Date: Jun 2011
Device: iphone stanza, kobo touch,ASUS TF300,KOBO GLO, Kobo Aura HD, Kobo Mini
|
Quote:
Might help jack |
|
07-19-2011, 06:31 PM | #18 |
Grand Sorcerer
Posts: 12,119
Karma: 73448614
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Toronto
Device: Nexus 7, Clara, Touch, Tolino EPOS
|
Why bother with the copying of the library. Just leave it alone, but do the deinstall / reboot / reinstall.
On reinstall just point Calibre to the existing library. |
07-19-2011, 06:52 PM | #19 |
Groupie
Posts: 184
Karma: 363616
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Montreal, Canada
Device: Kobo Original, Kobo Touch
|
Do you have the same problem with just dragging and dropping books without calibre whatsoever? IF you still do then it is not a calibre problem, might be a book that is corrupted or something.
For your info, even if the files are physically there on the device but are not accessible from the reader, it is because they were not added to the reader database, That is what processing content is supposed to do. So if 1 file has something funny maybe it's hanging on it. |
07-19-2011, 09:01 PM | #20 | |
Book Nerd Extraordinaire
Posts: 21
Karma: 7940
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Canada
Device: Kobo Original and Kobo Touch
|
Quote:
Thanks so much for the suggestion! |
|
07-19-2011, 09:06 PM | #21 | |
Book Nerd Extraordinaire
Posts: 21
Karma: 7940
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Canada
Device: Kobo Original and Kobo Touch
|
Quote:
When I dragged and dropped right after a factory reset it worked alright. It was just a hassle because that way meant I had to save my Calibre-adjusted epubs back to my disk and then drag and drop. Dragging and dropping right from the Calibre window ran into the same issues as loading them normally through Calibre. I thought maybe a corrupted file was to blame but I wasn't able to locate one particular file that seemed to never work, and all the files I was trying to load had previously been loaded on an Original Kobo with no issues. |
|
07-19-2011, 09:13 PM | #22 |
Book Nerd Extraordinaire
Posts: 21
Karma: 7940
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Canada
Device: Kobo Original and Kobo Touch
|
I think I have it working by deleting the Calibre driver/metadata files that are put on the ereader but if that stops working I'll definitely try your delete and reinstall process. Thank you for taking the time to reply, I really appreciate the help from everyone here!
|
07-20-2011, 10:05 AM | #23 | |
Wizard
Posts: 1,847
Karma: 3212428
Join Date: Jun 2011
Device: iphone stanza, kobo touch,ASUS TF300,KOBO GLO, Kobo Aura HD, Kobo Mini
|
Quote:
regards jack |
|
07-22-2011, 02:16 AM | #24 |
Enthusiast
Posts: 38
Karma: 542
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Alberta, Canada
Device: Kobo Glo HD, Libra, Forma (8 and 32 gb), Sage, Kindle Oasis
|
Thank you for posting this problem, I have exactly the same issues with trying to put epub books on my KT with Calibre. Have had no problems up to now, but I did update Calibre, about a week ago, and this is the first time I tried putting books on. I got them from Project Gutenburg and Manybooks, so I assume they should be okay. But even trying to upload just one at a time does not work, the processing goes and goes, slows down and freezes and I need to do stick the pin in the back to get it back on track. I will try some of the suggestions here and see if things start working right again.
|
07-22-2011, 06:57 AM | #25 |
F. BluDevil
Posts: 428
Karma: 1152548
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: St. Louis Missouri
Device: Pocketbook Inkpad3 pro, Kobo Libra, Kindle Paperwhite
|
Hi Feisty,
Answering your earlier question, I send books to my Kobo using the icon in calibre (send to device). Reading over your subsequent posts it looks like you have had luck entering one book at a time. I have frequently entered multiple books without problems. I did have a different problem where I would get a memory storage problem and then have to do a factory reset. I am pretty sure that was related to disconnecting the Kobo from the computer and it might have something to do with your problem. In my case, calibre would say the job was done, I would eject my device but then I would get a message that "data transfer was still in progress". I would attempt to cancel the action, only to find the device had ejected. I resolved this by waiting a minute a few more seconds after each download and then waiting a minute or two more when I was finished before disconnecting. I have not had a problem since. I believe the Kobo is know to be prone to problems if disconnected prematurely, so you may want to give it a little extra time when downloading. And, never disconnect by pulling the usb cable without ejecting the device first. Despite the earlier problem, now that I have it resolved, I have been very happy with my Kobo. So hang in there, you will get it resolved. Last edited by fbrII; 07-22-2011 at 07:03 AM. |
01-18-2012, 04:33 PM | #26 |
Junior Member
Posts: 5
Karma: 10
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Curaçao, West Indies
Device: Kobo Aura H2O, Kobo aura HD, Lenotab 7 inch tablet
|
I'm having serious problems with my my Kobo ereader touch. I was moving my ebook collection from my desktop to my kobo ereader touch. I had finished installing it. I ejected my reader using the kobo desktop software. and i turned off my desktop pc. Some time after that I noticed that my kobo ereader touch was frozen on 27 % while processing my kobo ereader touch. I waited a bit, but it remained on 27 % I tried reconnecting to my desktop pc and noting happened. So i tried a soft reset (using the on/off button) but nothing happened. After a couple of attempts i tried a factory reset (using the button on the back of the kobo ereader touch). The screen of the reader went blank, black and it just froze. After awhile i got the message telling my I had to set the language for my reader. When i tried pressing 'okay', nothing happened and it just froze. I tried a factory reset again. but this time i connected the reader to my
desktop pc. A connection was made, despite the fact that the screen giving me the option of connecting or canceling the sync froze up again.Again i tried a hard reset, and this time after quite some time i got to see the home page on my reader. But when i tried to go to my library (to check if all my ebooks were still there) the screen froze again. I tried a soft and then a hard reset and got stuck again in the set your language-page. I waited for quite some time again, and i got the welcome to your kobo reader page on the reader. and again it froze up. After another reset I got the dreaded 'Powering On' message. It has been like that four days now. What should I do now? The Kobo help Desk has been no help so far. |
01-18-2012, 08:55 PM | #27 |
Wizard
Posts: 2,454
Karma: 5469320
Join Date: Jul 2010
Device: Kobo
|
If you just used a paperclip in the hole on the back you didn't actually do a factory reset -- you did a soft reset. To do a factory reset hold your power switch on for 10-15 seconds (makes sure the device is shut right off) then press and hold the home button while you turn the device back on. You should get a screen that tells you it is resetting or something like that.
|
01-18-2012, 10:39 PM | #28 |
Connoisseur
Posts: 73
Karma: 121348
Join Date: Aug 2011
Device: Kobo Touch, Nook Tablet
|
I had to reset my Kobo WiFi a couple times, likewise my Kobo Touch, until I got wise and stopped making metadata and other changes in Calibre to ebooks that were already on the reader. If you must make changes to title, cover, etc., delete the ebook on the ereader using its controls, then interface it to Calibre to sideload the changed ePub.
Kobo also gets somewhat confused if it has to deal with too many managers like the Kobo desktop app, Adobe Digital Editions, etc. I have learned not to have the Kobo plugged in when dealing with ADE in particular, only when dealing with Calibre and when necessary with the Kobo app. I got sensitive about ADE when, in 2011, either it crashed or my then Kobo WiFi crashed despite ADE regarding it as an authorized device. I will decide what's "authorized" and what should retain its DRM. Your ereader is yours and your ebooks are yours. Ereading become simplified when you're in charge. |
01-19-2012, 02:58 PM | #29 |
Connoisseur
Posts: 60
Karma: 288
Join Date: May 2010
Device: Kobo Touch, retired Sony PR300
|
This happens to me when I try to side load too many books at one time. I found I load about 5-10 books from Calibre eject, let the books load then repeat.
About a month after I got my Kobo, it didn't matter if I just sideloaded one book, it wouldn't process past 87%. I had to reset to factor settings that time and then side load all the books I wanted again. Since, then it has worked fine. Firmware upgrade 1.16 helped, I think we were on 1.15 or shortly after the 1.15 upgrade that I had issues. |
01-19-2012, 03:27 PM | #30 | |
Junior Member
Posts: 5
Karma: 10
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Curaçao, West Indies
Device: Kobo Aura H2O, Kobo aura HD, Lenotab 7 inch tablet
|
Quote:
|
|
Tags |
calibre, kobo, problem, touch |
Thread Tools | Search this Thread |
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
Whimsical IPAD-Calibre/"content server"! | lsalterid | Devices | 5 | 05-06-2011 10:47 AM |
"Content locked..." with Kobo books - questions | JVM | Kobo Reader | 4 | 04-18-2011 08:58 AM |
PRS-600 Stuck on "Opening Books" screen. | rasteps | Sony Reader | 0 | 09-15-2010 12:26 AM |
Creator taking control of the "first page" link in the "content" menu | cyberbaffled | Kindle Formats | 2 | 07-11-2010 04:21 PM |