"Send to Device" on Linux

bachya · 01-03-2011, 04:09 PM

I recently installed the Linux binary of Calibre on Ubuntu - I want to use it with my Nook Color. When I plug in the mini-USB on the NC, it mounts correctly in Ubuntu; however, Calibre fails to see it (and therefore, I have no "Send to Device" functionality available).

Is there something special I have to do to get this to work in Ubuntu (or Linux in general)?

chaley · 01-03-2011, 04:12 PM

What version of calibre did you install? The repo versions tend to be very old. You should be running calibre 0.7.37.

bachya · 01-03-2011, 04:30 PM

I installed the latest binary (0.7.37) - not from the repos.

iandix · 01-03-2011, 09:57 PM

I'm not having any problems the the similar set-up

robertjm · 01-04-2011, 03:59 AM

The ubuntu repo version in Lucid is something like 6.4.2, which is pretty old. Where are you guys getting the 7.3.7 version .deb from? I found a ppa, but it's only 7.1.13, which has a problem in it.

Thanks!

Robert

UPDATE: I found a PPA for installing the latest version so figured I would include that in my posting in case anyone else needed it:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:n-muench/calibre-lucid

DoctorOhh · 01-04-2011, 06:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by robertjm

The ubuntu repo version in Lucid is something like 6.4.2, which is pretty old. Where are you guys getting the 7.3.7 version .deb from? I found a ppa, but it's only 7.1.13, which has a problem in it.

The recommended way to install calibre on linux is by using the binary install outlined here by Kovid.

Code:

sudo python -c "import urllib2; exec urllib2.urlopen('http://status.calibre-ebook.com/linux_installer').read(); main()"

Many of the repositories not only are out of date but they often have glitches too.

bachya · 01-19-2011, 12:59 AM

Folks - I continue to have the same issue. I installed version 0.7.40 in Ubuntu 10.10, mounted my Nook Color, and calibre does not see the device. Does calibre log anything anywhere?

DoctorOhh · 01-19-2011, 01:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bachya

Folks - I continue to have the same issue. I installed version 0.7.40 in Ubuntu 10.10, mounted my Nook Color, and calibre does not see the device. Does calibre log anything anywhere?

With your device connected go to Preferences - Miscellaneous and click on Debug device detection. Include that output in a post here.

You might also want to make sure your device interface plugin for the Nook is enabled.

bachya · 01-19-2011, 01:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dwanthny

With your device connected go to Preferences - Miscellaneous and click on Debug device detection. Include that output in a post here.

You might also want to make your device interface plugin for the Nook is enabled.

You called it, dwanthny - for some reason, the Nook Device Interface plugin was disabled. Re-enabling it and restarting Calibre made my Nook show up automatically.

Thanks!

01-03-2011, 04:09 PM	#1
bachya Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: Nook Color	"Send to Device" on Linux I recently installed the Linux binary of Calibre on Ubuntu - I want to use it with my Nook Color. When I plug in the mini-USB on the NC, it mounts correctly in Ubuntu; however, Calibre fails to see it (and therefore, I have no "Send to Device" functionality available). Is there something special I have to do to get this to work in Ubuntu (or Linux in general)?

01-04-2011, 03:59 AM	#5
robertjm Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: San Francisco Bay Area Device: Nook Color	The ubuntu repo version in Lucid is something like 6.4.2, which is pretty old. Where are you guys getting the 7.3.7 version .deb from? I found a ppa, but it's only 7.1.13, which has a problem in it. Thanks! Robert UPDATE: I found a PPA for installing the latest version so figured I would include that in my posting in case anyone else needed it: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:n-muench/calibre-lucid Last edited by robertjm; 01-04-2011 at 04:15 AM. Reason: added ppa location

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chaley Grand Sorcerer Posts: 12,345 Karma: 8012652 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Notts, England Device: Kobo Libra 2	What version of calibre did you install? The repo versions tend to be very old. You should be running calibre 0.7.37.

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bachya Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: Nook Color	I installed the latest binary (0.7.37) - not from the repos.

01-03-2011, 09:57 PM	#4
iandix Addict Posts: 295 Karma: 109308 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: NSW Australia Device: nook touch a Nook 3g (rooted) and a nookcolor (rooted)	I'm not having any problems the the similar set-up

01-19-2011, 12:59 AM	#7
bachya Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: Nook Color	Folks - I continue to have the same issue. I installed version 0.7.40 in Ubuntu 10.10, mounted my Nook Color, and calibre does not see the device. Does calibre log anything anywhere?

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