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Solo1959 · 12-01-2014, 04:58 PM

I just recieved my T68 Lynx today and I absolutely love it. For me, it is the perfect size, shape, color, everything. I immediately did the update over the air and it all went very smoothly. I am getting used to the touch screen which isn't spot on perfect, but it is consistent and predictable. It knocks the socks off my Nook Simple Touch with Glowlight and my Kindle. I can check my email right from the device. And I installed Tapatalk because I use a lot of the web forums. Now I can read without distraction because my one ereader does everything for me.

But there is at least one thing I do not know how to do. It involves Calibre Companion and it also involves my external SD card. So I am really asking for help from users who might use these two things.

1. When I connect the T68 Lynx to my Linux computer, the computer does not 'see' my external SD card. It just displays the internal drive. I can't simply copy books from my hard drive to the SD card. If I try this from within Calibre, the SD card doesn't show. I am only able to send to the main memory using either my file manager or Calibre.

2. Calibre Companion is able to download books to my device. I set the directory to eBooks on the main memory. I know the books are there because I can read them. But only if I open from within Calibre Companion. I'd like those books to appear on the Home Screen as either "Recently Added" or "Reading" as the case may be.

3. If I remove the SD card and pop it directly into my computer, I can easily copy books to it, but when I replace the card back into the T68 Lynx, they do not appear in my library.

Gotta Be that I am doing something wrong. Can anyone advise what I can do to fix this?

Thank you so much for your help. And yes, I love this device.

12-01-2014, 04:58 PM	#1
Solo1959 Connoisseur Posts: 73 Karma: 20000 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Florida Device: Kindle Oasis 2, Kindle Voyage, Kindle 5th gen, and many in the past	Question: T68 Lynx and Calibe Companion and/or external SD card I just recieved my T68 Lynx today and I absolutely love it. For me, it is the perfect size, shape, color, everything. I immediately did the update over the air and it all went very smoothly. I am getting used to the touch screen which isn't spot on perfect, but it is consistent and predictable. It knocks the socks off my Nook Simple Touch with Glowlight and my Kindle. I can check my email right from the device. And I installed Tapatalk because I use a lot of the web forums. Now I can read without distraction because my one ereader does everything for me. But there is at least one thing I do not know how to do. It involves Calibre Companion and it also involves my external SD card. So I am really asking for help from users who might use these two things. 1. When I connect the T68 Lynx to my Linux computer, the computer does not 'see' my external SD card. It just displays the internal drive. I can't simply copy books from my hard drive to the SD card. If I try this from within Calibre, the SD card doesn't show. I am only able to send to the main memory using either my file manager or Calibre. 2. Calibre Companion is able to download books to my device. I set the directory to eBooks on the main memory. I know the books are there because I can read them. But only if I open from within Calibre Companion. I'd like those books to appear on the Home Screen as either "Recently Added" or "Reading" as the case may be. 3. If I remove the SD card and pop it directly into my computer, I can easily copy books to it, but when I replace the card back into the T68 Lynx, they do not appear in my library. Gotta Be that I am doing something wrong. Can anyone advise what I can do to fix this? Thank you so much for your help. And yes, I love this device.