Sorry for my english...
I have the same problem, but I don't have the new firmware of Sony Prs-500. When I make a calibre-debug -d I have the next error:
calibre-debug -d
USB devices on system:
set([(0, 0, 518, 'Linux 2.6.24-26-generic ehci_hcd', 'EHCI Host Controller'),
(0, 0, 518, 'Linux 2.6.24-26-generic ohci_hcd', 'OHCI Host Controller'),
(1026, 22019, 258, '', 'ALI M5603C'),
(1118,
210,
288,
'Microsoft',
'Microsoft Notebook Optical Mouse with Tilt Wheel'),
(1356, 667, 256, 'Sony', 'Sony Portable Reader System')])
None
Looking for BEBOOK
Looking for BEBOOK_MINI
Looking for BLACKBERRY
Looking for CYBOOKG3
Looking for ILIAD
Looking for IREXDR1000
Looking for JETBOOK
Looking for KINDLE
Looking for KINDLE2
Looking for KINDLE_DX
Looking for NOOK
Looking for PRS505
Looking for PRS700
Looking for PRS500
(1356, 667, 256, 'Sony', 'Sony Portable Reader System')
Looking for ANDROID
Looking for N770
Looking for CYBOOK_OPUS
Looking for COOL_ER
Looking for ESLICK
Looking for NUUT2
Looking for IRIVER_STORY
Looking for POCKETBOOK360
Looking for GER2
Looking for ITALICA
Looking for SHINEBOOK
Looking for EB600
Device possibly connected: PRS-500 Device Interface
Trying to open device... failed
Opening of the following devices failed
<calibre.devices.prs500.driver.PRS500 object at 0x8db646c>
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/home/kovid/build/calibre/src/calibre/debug.py", line 104, in debug_device_driver
File "/home/kovid/build/calibre/src/calibre/devices/prs500/driver.py", line 271, in open
DeviceBusy: Device is in use by another application:
Underlying error:Failed to set device configuration to: 2. Error code: -1
And Calibre don't recognice my Sony Prs-500.
