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DanielCoffey · 06-15-2009, 03:20 PM

Hello folks - I am a new Calibre user as of today and have come across an issue which I don't know how to troubleshoot... the application won't re-open after using it once and closing it.

I am running Calibre 0.5.14 on iMac Leopard 10.5.7 and have a new Sony PRS-505

I downloaded 0.5.14 and started the application for the first time. It correctly asked me for my password, asked where it was to put its database and successfully allowed me to add a small number of .epub and .lrf books to its library.

I connected the PRS-505 and Calibre quickly spotted it, allowed me to zap the free books that came on the PRS-505 which I had no intention of reading and successfully synched the books I had added myself.

I then told the Mac to eject the PRS and unplugged the USB cable then Cmd-Q from Calibre.

Now, when trying to open Calibre a second time (despite having restarted the Mac), the icon on the Dashboard just bounces a couple of times then stops. No window opens.

Where does Calibre store its error logs on the Mac, or is there a debug mode I can use to help track down the issue? (I am not a highly experienced command-line user, so explanations may be necessary).

Thanks for your help,

Daniel.

06-15-2009, 03:20 PM	#1
DanielCoffey Connoisseur Posts: 66 Karma: 26 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Edinburgh, UK Device: Sony PRS-505	0.5.14 won't start on mac Hello folks - I am a new Calibre user as of today and have come across an issue which I don't know how to troubleshoot... the application won't re-open after using it once and closing it. I am running Calibre 0.5.14 on iMac Leopard 10.5.7 and have a new Sony PRS-505 I downloaded 0.5.14 and started the application for the first time. It correctly asked me for my password, asked where it was to put its database and successfully allowed me to add a small number of .epub and .lrf books to its library. I connected the PRS-505 and Calibre quickly spotted it, allowed me to zap the free books that came on the PRS-505 which I had no intention of reading and successfully synched the books I had added myself. I then told the Mac to eject the PRS and unplugged the USB cable then Cmd-Q from Calibre. Now, when trying to open Calibre a second time (despite having restarted the Mac), the icon on the Dashboard just bounces a couple of times then stops. No window opens. Where does Calibre store its error logs on the Mac, or is there a debug mode I can use to help track down the issue? (I am not a highly experienced command-line user, so explanations may be necessary). Thanks for your help, Daniel.