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Originally Posted by PeterT

Preferences | Restart Calibre in debug mode

Thanks Peter!

Here is the error message from the GUI:

calibre, version 2.9.0
ERROR: Error: Error communicating with device

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 502, in _books
File "site-packages/calibre/devices/kobo/driver.py", line 1769, in books
DatabaseError: database disk image is malformed

and here is the log:

Spoiler:

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "site-packages/calibre/gui2/ui.py", line 150, in __init__
File "site-packages/calibre/gui2/ui.py", line 164, in init_iaction
File "site-packages/calibre/customize/__init__.py", line 580, in load_actual_plugin
File "lib/python2.7/importlib/__init__.py", line 37, in import_module
File "site-packages/calibre/customize/zipplugin.py", line 179, in load_module
File "calibre_plugins.similar_stories.action", line 12, in <module>
ImportError: No module named PyQt4.Qt
libpng warning: iCCP: Not recognizing known sRGB profile that has been edited
libpng warning: iCCP: Not recognizing known sRGB profile that has been edited
libpng warning: iCCP: Not recognizing known sRGB profile that has been edited
libpng warning: iCCP: Not recognizing known sRGB profile that has been edited
libpng warning: iCCP: Not recognizing known sRGB profile that has been edited
libpng warning: iCCP: Not recognizing known sRGB profile that has been edited
libpng warning: iCCP: Not recognizing known sRGB profile that has been edited
libpng warning: iCCP: Not recognizing known sRGB profile that has been edited
2014-11-09 15:40:32.811 Calibre[11616:1177897] deliverNotificationWithTitle()
* Notification delivered.
calibre Debug log
calibre 2.9 isfrozen: True is64bit: True
Darwin-14.0.0-x86_64-i386-64bit Darwin ('64bit', '')
('Darwin', '14.0.0', 'Darwin Kernel Version 14.0.0: Fri Sep 19 00:26:44 PDT 2014; root:xnu-2782.1.97~2/RELEASE_X86_64')
Python 2.7.8
OSX: ('10.10', ('', '', ''), 'x86_64')
Successfully initialized third party plugins: DeDRM && Kindle and Mobipocket DeDRM && K4PC, K4Mac, Kindle Mobi and Topaz DeDRM && K4PC, K4Mac, Mobi DeDRM && Inept Epub DeDRM && Inept PDF DeDRM && Ignoble Epub DeDRM && Goodreads Sync && eReader PDB 2 PML && Similar Stories && Obok DeDRM && Ex Libris && Reading List && Search The Internet && Kobo Utilities && KindleUnpack - The Plugin && KoboTouchExtended && Copy Cover To Device
Starting up...
DEBUG: 0.0 KoboUtilites::action.py - loading translations
DEBUG: 0.0 KoboUtilites::dialogs.py - loading translations
DEBUG: 0.0 KoboUtilites::action.py - loading translations
DEBUG: 1.9 No Kobo Touch, Glo or Mini appears to be connected
DEBUG: 1.9 rebuild_menus - self.supports_ratings=False
Started up in 17.31 seconds with 483 books
DEBUG: 65.0 KoboUtilities:_on_device_connection_changed - self.plugin_device_connection_changed.__class__: <type 'PyQt5.QtCore.pyqtBoundSignal'>
DEBUG: 65.0 Methods for self.plugin_device_connection_changed: ['__call__', '__class__', '__delattr__', '__doc__', '__format__', '__getattribute__', '__getitem__', '__hash__', '__init__', '__new__', '__reduce__', '__reduce_ex__', '__repr__', '__setattr__', '__sizeof__', '__str__', '__subclasshook__', 'connect', 'disconnect', 'emit', 'signal']
Job: 1 Get device information started
DeviceJob: 1 Get device information done, calling callback
DeviceJob: 1 Get device information callback returned
Job: 2 Set library information started
DeviceJob: 2 Set library information done, calling callback
DeviceJob: 2 Set library information callback returned
Job: 3 Get list of books on device started
DEBUG: 0.0 KoboTouch:books - oncard='None'
DEBUG: 0.0 KoboTouch:books - oncard='None', prefix='/Volumes/KOBOeReader/'
DEBUG: 0.0 Kobo device: Kobo Aura
DEBUG: 0.0 Version of driver: (2, 2, 20) Has kepubs: True
DEBUG: 0.0 Version of firmware: (3, 11, 0) Has kepubs: True
DEBUG: 0.0 Firmware supports cover image tree: True
DEBUG: 0.0 KoboTouch:books - opts.extra_customization= [u'#koboshelves', True, True, True, False, True, False, False, False, False, False, False, u'', True, False, False, False, False, False, False, u'', False, False, False, False]
DEBUG: 0.0 KoboTouch:books - prefs['manage_device_metadata']= manual
DEBUG: 0.0 KoboTouch:books - set_debugging_title to ''
DEBUG: 0.0 KoboTouch:books - length bl=0
DEBUG: 0.3 KoboTouch:books - length bl after sync=195
DEBUG: 0.3 KoboTouch:books - reading device database
DEBUG: 0.4 Database Version=109
DEBUG: 0.4 KoboTouch:books - shelf list: [u'previews', u'TBR - fiction', u'TBR - non fiction', u'help', u'Wishlist', u'news', u'fiction poetry and memoirs', u'non fiction', u'work']
DEBUG: 0.4 KoboTouch:books - query= SELECT Title, Attribution, DateCreated, ContentID, MimeType, ContentType, ImageID, ReadStatus, ___ExpirationStatus, FavouritesIndex, Accessibility, IsDownloaded, Series, SeriesNumber, ___UserID, ExternalId FROM content where BookID is Null and ((Accessibility = -1 and IsDownloaded in ('true', 1 )) or (Accessibility in (1,2) and IsDownloaded in ('true', 1)) ) and not ((___ExpirationStatus=3 or ___ExpirationStatus is Null) and ContentType = 6) AND (externalId IS NULL OR externalId = '') AND contentId NOT LIKE 'file:///mnt/sd/%'
DEBUG: 0.4 KoboTouch:books - looping on database - row=0
DEBUG: 0.4 KoboTouch:books - title='' authors= Kobo Inc.
DEBUG: 0.4 KoboTouch:books - row= (u'', u'Kobo Inc.', None, u'file:///usr/local/Kobo/help/09UserGuide-Contacting_FNAC.kepub.epub', u'application/x-kobo-epub+zip', u'6', None, 0, 0, -1, 1, 1, None, None, u'', None)
Job: 1 Get device information finished
No details available.
Job: 2 Set library information finished
No details available.
DEBUG: 1.8 KoboTouch:update_booklist - exceptioTraceback (most recent call last):
File "site-packages/calibre/devices/kobo/driver.py", line 1603, in update_booklist
File "site-packages/calibre/devices/kobo/driver.py", line 718, in book_from_path
File "site-packages/calibre/devices/kobo/books.py", line 27, in __init__
File "site-packages/calibre/devices/usbms/books.py", line 39, in __init__
File "site-packages/calibre/ebooks/metadata/book/base.py", line 786, in __nonzero__
File "site-packages/calibre/ebooks/metadata/book/base.py", line 149, in __getattribute__
AttributeError: Metadata object has no attribute named: 'author'
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "site-packages/calibre/devices/kobo/driver.py", line 1603, in update_booklist
File "site-packages/calibre/devices/kobo/driver.py", line 718, in book_from_path
File "site-packages/calibre/devices/kobo/books.py", line 27, in __init__
File "site-packages/calibre/devices/usbms/books.py", line 39, in __init__
File "site-packages/calibre/ebooks/metadata/book/base.py", line 786, in __nonzero__
File "site-packages/calibre/ebooks/metadata/book/base.py", line 149, in __getattribute__
AttributeError: Metadata object has no attribute named: 'author'
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "site-packages/calibre/devices/kobo/driver.py", line 1603, in update_booklist
File "site-packages/calibre/devices/kobo/driver.py", line 718, in book_from_path
File "site-packages/calibre/devices/kobo/books.py", line 27, in __init__
File "site-packages/calibre/devices/usbms/books.py", line 39, in __init__
File "site-packages/calibre/ebooks/metadata/book/base.py", line 786, in __nonzero__
File "site-packages/calibre/ebooks/metadata/book/base.py", line 149, in __getattribute__
AttributeError: Metadata object has no attribute named: 'author'
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "site-packages/calibre/devices/kobo/driver.py", line 1603, in update_booklist
File "site-packages/calibre/devices/kobo/driver.py", line 718, in book_from_path
File "site-packages/calibre/devices/kobo/books.py", line 27, in __init__
File "site-packages/calibre/devices/usbms/books.py", line 39, in __init__
File "site-packages/calibre/ebooks/metadata/book/base.py", line 786, in __nonzero__
File "site-packages/calibre/ebooks/metadata/book/base.py", line 149, in __getattribute__
AttributeError: Metadata object has no attribute named: 'author'
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 502, in _books
File "site-packages/calibre/devices/kobo/driver.py", line 1769, in books
DatabaseError: database disk image is malformed

n creating book: 'Metadata object has no attribute named: 'author''
DEBUG: 1.8 prefix: /Volumes/KOBOeReader/ lpath: title: Up from slavery : an autobiography authors: Booker T. Washington mime: application/octet-stream date: 2010-07-17T00:40:06.100 ContentType: 6 ImageID: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
DEBUG: 1.9 KoboTouch:update_booklist - exception creating book: 'Metadata object has no attribute named: 'author''
DEBUG: 1.9 prefix: /Volumes/KOBOeReader/ lpath: title: The celestial omnibus, and other stories authors: E. M. (Edward Morgan) Forster mime: application/octet-stream date: 2009-12-22T16:34:21.100 ContentType: 6 ImageID: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
DEBUG: 1.9 KoboTouch:update_booklist - exception creating book: 'Metadata object has no attribute named: 'author''
DEBUG: 1.9 prefix: /Volumes/KOBOeReader/ lpath: title: The celestial omnibus and other stories authors: E. M. (Edward Morgan) Forster mime: application/octet-stream date: 2010-07-17T00:49:17.100 ContentType: 6 ImageID: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
DEBUG: 2.6 KoboTouch:update_booklist - exception creating book: 'Metadata object has no attribute named: 'author''
DEBUG: 2.6 prefix: /Volumes/KOBOeReader/ lpath: title: Jerusalem; a novel authors: Lagerlöf, Selma,Howard, Velma Swanston, b. 1868 mime: application/octet-stream date: 2009-12-18T01:17:24.100 ContentType: 6 ImageID: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
DeviceJob: 3 Get list of books on device done, calling callback
DeviceJob: 3 Get list of books on device callback returned
Job: 3 Get list of books on device finished
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 502, in _books
File "site-packages/calibre/devices/kobo/driver.py", line 1769, in books
DatabaseError: database disk image is malformed

READING LIST: Device disconnected
DEBUG: 134.0 KoboUtilities:_on_device_connection_changed - self.plugin_device_connection_changed.__class__: <type 'PyQt5.QtCore.pyqtBoundSignal'>
DEBUG: 134.0 Methods for self.plugin_device_connection_changed: ['__call__', '__class__', '__delattr__', '__doc__', '__format__', '__getattribute__', '__getitem__', '__hash__', '__init__', '__new__', '__reduce__', '__reduce_ex__', '__repr__', '__setattr__', '__sizeof__', '__str__', '__subclasshook__', 'connect', 'disconnect', 'emit', 'signal']
DEBUG: 134.0 KoboUtilites:_on_device_connection_changed - Device disconnected
DEBUG: 134.0 Have a Kobo device connected connected
DEBUG: 134.0 rebuild_menus - self.supports_ratings=True

My Aura is running 3.11.0, dated 16th of October. Thanks for your help!