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kovidgoyal · 07-09-2014, 01:00 AM

calibre simply uses libmtp on linux. Things to check:

1) You have correct permissions to access the device. Run calibre as root to check if it works

2) Nothing else on your system is claiming the device, MTP devices on linux can only be opened by one program at a time.

07-09-2014, 01:00 AM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,423 Karma: 27757236 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	calibre simply uses libmtp on linux. Things to check: 1) You have correct permissions to access the device. Run calibre as root to check if it works 2) Nothing else on your system is claiming the device, MTP devices on linux can only be opened by one program at a time.