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anacreon · 09-15-2014, 03:26 PM

I've just had a major crash on the aura HD I bought in May 2013. The problem was caused by an epub I bought last November from the Kobo web site, admittedly a complex book epub-wise: Cortazar's Libro de Manuel is an experimental work - 2 columns per page, newspaper extracts with specific types and size, some text as images.
The usual transfer to kobos wasn't satisfactory so I tried a few things with converting epubs or different options in Joel Goguen's Kobo Touch Extended (disactivated / activated but different options etc.). On the last try I got a corrupt database task error.

database disk image is malformed

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "site-packages\calibre\gui2\device.py", line 87, in run
File "site-packages\calibre\gui2\device.py", line 532, in _sync_booklists
File "calibre_plugins.kobotouch_extended.device.driver" , line 318, in sync_booklists
File "calibre_plugins.kobotouch_extended.device.driver" , line 314, in __rows_needing_imageid
DatabaseError: database disk image is malformed

I wasn't too worried since I've often reinitialized my former Glo and current Aura HD and 6". BUT...

It started ok, I did a reset from the device parameters, tied it to the computer, opened Kobo Desktop, told it to stop loading books direct from the desktop and ejected it properly from the desktop.

But nothing doing now : I have a blank screen.
Red button alone = zilch; paperclip = 1" white light; paperclip + red button = white light and blank / grey / back to fixed blank screen. Occasionally the white light stays on - but I turn it off with my trusty paperclip to avoid the battery dying on me.

It is not recognised anymore by my PC.

As a test, I downloaded the book to my old Sony PRS-T2, which reads it more or less ok: one column only (the auras did too, but that's reasonable on a small device); some images seem to have disappeared; the newspaper cuttings are not pretty, I seem to have lost some images - but it doesn't destroy the device, even if I find it painful to go back to low definition - no light.

Anybody has an idea how to salvage the HD?

09-15-2014, 03:26 PM	#1
anacreon Guru Posts: 978 Karma: 3475832 Join Date: May 2012 Location: France Device: Elipsa, Sage, Libra 2	Crash - desperately seeking suggestions I've just had a major crash on the aura HD I bought in May 2013. The problem was caused by an epub I bought last November from the Kobo web site, admittedly a complex book epub-wise: Cortazar's Libro de Manuel is an experimental work - 2 columns per page, newspaper extracts with specific types and size, some text as images. The usual transfer to kobos wasn't satisfactory so I tried a few things with converting epubs or different options in Joel Goguen's Kobo Touch Extended (disactivated / activated but different options etc.). On the last try I got a corrupt database task error. database disk image is malformed Traceback (most recent call last): File "site-packages\calibre\gui2\device.py", line 87, in run File "site-packages\calibre\gui2\device.py", line 532, in _sync_booklists File "calibre_plugins.kobotouch_extended.device.driver" , line 318, in sync_booklists File "calibre_plugins.kobotouch_extended.device.driver" , line 314, in __rows_needing_imageid DatabaseError: database disk image is malformed I wasn't too worried since I've often reinitialized my former Glo and current Aura HD and 6". BUT... It started ok, I did a reset from the device parameters, tied it to the computer, opened Kobo Desktop, told it to stop loading books direct from the desktop and ejected it properly from the desktop. But nothing doing now : I have a blank screen. Red button alone = zilch; paperclip = 1" white light; paperclip + red button = white light and blank / grey / back to fixed blank screen. Occasionally the white light stays on - but I turn it off with my trusty paperclip to avoid the battery dying on me. It is not recognised anymore by my PC. As a test, I downloaded the book to my old Sony PRS-T2, which reads it more or less ok: one column only (the auras did too, but that's reasonable on a small device); some images seem to have disappeared; the newspaper cuttings are not pretty, I seem to have lost some images - but it doesn't destroy the device, even if I find it painful to go back to low definition - no light. Anybody has an idea how to salvage the HD?