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Malnormalulo · 02-25-2020, 09:12 PM

OS: Ubuntu 18.04.4 LTS, 64 bit
Calibre version: 3.21.0, default plugins only
Ereader: Kindle Paperwhite 3rd gen, firmware version 5.12.3

I have some messy metadata on my Kindle, so I downloaded Calibre to clean it up, but it fails to push the updates back to the Kindle.

I've successfully imported ebooks from my Kindle into my Calibre library, where I made the metadata updates. I then matched the Kindle's copy to the library and chose "update cached metadata on device", at which point the Kindle ejected spontaneously, with its book metadata unchanged.

When I reconnect, Calibre's device view shows the updated metadata, rather than what is actually present on the device. If I delete the Calibre metadata files from my Kindle's file root and restart Calibre, Calibre once again correctly shows the device's current metadata. Another attempt afterward at updating the device metadata has the same result. I've restarted both my computer and my Kindle, with the same result.

Any ideas? I've never had trouble with my Kindle unmounting when I drop things onto it manually.

02-25-2020, 09:12 PM	#1
Malnormalulo Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2020 Device: Kindle PaperWhite	Kindle Ejects When Pushing Metadata OS: Ubuntu 18.04.4 LTS, 64 bit Calibre version: 3.21.0, default plugins only Ereader: Kindle Paperwhite 3rd gen, firmware version 5.12.3 I have some messy metadata on my Kindle, so I downloaded Calibre to clean it up, but it fails to push the updates back to the Kindle. I've successfully imported ebooks from my Kindle into my Calibre library, where I made the metadata updates. I then matched the Kindle's copy to the library and chose "update cached metadata on device", at which point the Kindle ejected spontaneously, with its book metadata unchanged. When I reconnect, Calibre's device view shows the updated metadata, rather than what is actually present on the device. If I delete the Calibre metadata files from my Kindle's file root and restart Calibre, Calibre once again correctly shows the device's current metadata. Another attempt afterward at updating the device metadata has the same result. I've restarted both my computer and my Kindle, with the same result. Any ideas? I've never had trouble with my Kindle unmounting when I drop things onto it manually.