error when setting wireless device connection

[Ebookus]

Hi calibres... every time I try to wirelessly connect koreader to calibre (through wireless device connection), I get this error traceback, I am still able to send books but I am wondering why I keep seeing it and furthermore what can I do to stop it.

calibre, version 7.24.0 
ERROR: Error: Error communicating with device  'list' object has no attribute 'get_collections'  

Traceback (most recent call last): 
File "calibre/gui2/device.py", line 112, in run 
File "calibre/gui2/device.py", line 596, in _sync_booklists 
File "calibre/devices/smart_device_app/driver.py", line 57, in _synchronizer 
File "calibre/devices/smart_device_app/driver.py", line 1406, in sync_booklists Attribute
Error: 'list' object has no attribute 'get_collections'

[kovidgoyal]

You have customised the driver and specified collections, undo that and you should be fine. @cbhaley will need to comment on why the error happens though.

[chaley]

It doesn't fail for me using my test version of Calibre Companion.

To make any progress on this I'll need:

• What OS and version are you using?
• If Linux, are you using a distro version or the official calibre binaries?
• A complete calibre debug log showing the connection from start to end.

One thing you can try is to remove the device booklist cache file in case it has become corrupted. It is named "device_drivers_SMART_DEVICE_APP.py.json" and is located in your calibre configuration folder. The next connect probably will take a while, but might work.

[Ebookus]

You have customised the driver and specified collections, undo that and you should be fine

I did what? how does one go about undoing that? pardon my ignorance

What OS and version are you using?

macOS 15.3 and calibre 7.24

this is what I got from: starting up calibre, turning wireless connection on, connecting my device (after many, many attempts though), and finally ejecting it. Does not seem very verbose though.

[0.00] Starting up...
[0.04] Showing splash screen...
[1.21] splash screen shown
[1.21] Initializing db...
[1.22] db initialized
[1.22] Constructing main UI...
[1.85] GUI main window shown
[1.93] main UI initialized...
[1.93] Hiding splash screen
[2.02] splash screen hidden
[2.02] Started up in 2.02 seconds with 144 books
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "calibre/devices/smart_device_app/driver.py", line 650, in _call_client
  File "calibre/devices/smart_device_app/driver.py", line 692, in _receive_from_client
calibre.devices.errors.ControlError: Device responded with incorrect information
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "calibre/gui2/device.py", line 351, in detect_device
  File "calibre/devices/smart_device_app/driver.py", line 57, in _synchronizer
  File "calibre/devices/smart_device_app/driver.py", line 1052, in open
  File "calibre/devices/smart_device_app/driver.py", line 57, in _synchronizer
  File "calibre/devices/smart_device_app/driver.py", line 650, in _call_client
  File "calibre/devices/smart_device_app/driver.py", line 692, in _receive_from_client
calibre.devices.errors.ControlError: Device responded with incorrect information
'uuid'

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "calibre/gui2/device.py", line 112, in run
  File "calibre/gui2/device.py", line 566, in _books
  File "calibre/devices/smart_device_app/driver.py", line 57, in _synchronizer
  File "calibre/devices/smart_device_app/driver.py", line 1316, in books
KeyError: 'uuid'

[chaley]

That log says that koreader is violating the wireless protocol, sending "uuid" when it isn't allowed. You should ask in the koreader forum what to do.

[Ebookus]

okay, I opened a ticket in the koreader forum: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...28#post4492728