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slantybard · 02-17-2009, 06:02 PM

Sorry, I read quite a few threads and searched but was unable to find a good answer to my minor issues. First a bit of background. I was using a Dell Axim x50v previously and have all my ebooks in html (DRM removed from lits and mobi's as needed). I purchased a new prs505 and it has the latest firmware on it. I am using Mac OS X 10.5.5 with calibre 4.137. I have been able to successfully convert html files into both epub and lrf (using the gui).

Problem 1:
For some reason when I connect the sony reader via usb, the reader is not recognized and I can't use the send to device option at all. Not sure if I am missing a driver or not. I have worked around this by saving to disk and choosing the SD card when it is attached via a usb reader and showing up as a mass storage device.

Problem 2:
Metadata tags are not being read or used properly. The title and authors show up OK on the prs505 BUT none of my tags or series are showing up as collections on the reader. Frustrating since I would really like to sort via collections. I know the tags are present in the epub files since I used terminal to report on the metadata of a couple of the epub files and the tags show up properly there.

Basically, I am not sure if these problems are related or not. Ie: if the save to device worked would the second problem be fixed? I am not sure if this has any bearing, but when I updated to the 4.137 version of calibre, I simply copied over the old calibre version in my apps folder with the new calibre application from the dmg. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

02-17-2009, 06:02 PM	#1
slantybard my parent's oops... Posts: 492 Karma: 1477572 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: Vx->Handera->Clie-> Axim->505->650->KPW/Aura ->L2->iOS/CBW	Noobie prob: calibre/Mac/prs505 Sorry, I read quite a few threads and searched but was unable to find a good answer to my minor issues. First a bit of background. I was using a Dell Axim x50v previously and have all my ebooks in html (DRM removed from lits and mobi's as needed). I purchased a new prs505 and it has the latest firmware on it. I am using Mac OS X 10.5.5 with calibre 4.137. I have been able to successfully convert html files into both epub and lrf (using the gui). Problem 1: For some reason when I connect the sony reader via usb, the reader is not recognized and I can't use the send to device option at all. Not sure if I am missing a driver or not. I have worked around this by saving to disk and choosing the SD card when it is attached via a usb reader and showing up as a mass storage device. Problem 2: Metadata tags are not being read or used properly. The title and authors show up OK on the prs505 BUT none of my tags or series are showing up as collections on the reader. Frustrating since I would really like to sort via collections. I know the tags are present in the epub files since I used terminal to report on the metadata of a couple of the epub files and the tags show up properly there. Basically, I am not sure if these problems are related or not. Ie: if the save to device worked would the second problem be fixed? I am not sure if this has any bearing, but when I updated to the 4.137 version of calibre, I simply copied over the old calibre version in my apps folder with the new calibre application from the dmg. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.