Thread: Plugin PB but doesn't give option about PCLink or Charge
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Old 03-28-2022, 07:01 AM   #10
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Device: Ipod G4, MacOS 10.12, Calibre, Pocketbook Touch HD 3
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Originally Posted by rcentros View Post
Sorry to hear that. Doesn't your HD 3 have a 2 year warranty? (Maybe that's over?) Did this problem start as soon as you upgraded your Mac? If so that would be an odd coincidence. Did you ever try connecting to the Windows computer before your HD 3 quit connecting? Is there anyone nearby that has a computer that you test this on?
I think the warranty is only 12 months...

I haven't upgraded the Mac. It's still running 10.12 (because I have software that won't run on updated OS). The laptop is a newish Surface and is totes up to date (and I was so confident that it would work, that I installed Calibre on it - I really like the latest version). Nup. As Hans Solo says, "don't get cocky". There are no nearby victims with a computer.

I tried as many variations as I could think of:
  • computer(s) on, Touch on, plug in via usb hub port(s)
  • computer(s) on, Touch on, plug in direct to computer's usb port(s)
  • computer(s) on, Touch off, plug in via usb hub and direct ports (worth a try)
  • Touch on, plug in, boot up computer(s)
  • All of the above with "PC Link" and "Ask when connected" set.
Actually, I'd never previously tried the Touch with the Win machine because...working Mac. The traitor. In my last successful attempt, I remember getting the "what do you want to do" message.

Today I've reset and whatnotted to the Touch a few times with no joy. It seems my only option now is to use Dropbox - which has had limited success so far. First I had to re-upload my stuff to DB (because it couldn't cope with the directories that were created by Calibre2OPDS that I still use). Or rather copy books sans dirs to new directory for downloading. Trouble is, the Touch keeps having a cow every ten minutes trying to download.
I may have broken its brain. I'm not a "pick & chooser" - I just whack ALL my stuff on the reader - hence why it's over eight months since I last tried this. I admit I'm probably an edge-case user. But it's got a big hard drive, so why not add ALL the books onto the thing, right?

I really can't understand what has gone so horribly wrong. All the cables, in all the hubs & ports, charged the Touch when plugged in (and it showed on the little battery thing). So, the USB bits are working. But for some reason, the gadget doesn't. On the bright side, once I've (finally) downloaded my books via Dropbox, it should be relatively simple to sync any further updates but, sadly, not via Calibre.

I like to think that it's my first world crisis.
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