Calibre upload to Kindle doesn't transfer APNX anymore

[vanpelten]

This is odd! I never had any problems of this sort before, but I removed a mobi file from my Kindle (via Calibre) in order to tweak the original epub. When I converted it back to mobi and transferred it to my Kindle, no more page numbers! I looked at the doc files, and sure enough, there was no APNX.

I tried this with a second book...just removing it w/Calibre and re-transferring it back to my Kindle. Again, no more APNX with the page info.

This has been an invaluable tool, with the means to add a page-numbering system when I read. It's gone now.

Using version 0.8.53. Any clues? Something in the output that I'm missing?

Help!!!

[theducks]

Originally Posted by vanpelten

This is odd! I never had any problems of this sort before, but I removed a mobi file from my Kindle (via Calibre) in order to tweak the original epub. When I converted it back to mobi and transferred it to my Kindle, no more page numbers! I looked at the doc files, and sure enough, there was no APNX.

I tried this with a second book...just removing it w/Calibre and re-transferring it back to my Kindle. Again, no more APNX with the page info.

This has been an invaluable tool, with the means to add a page-numbering system when I read. It's gone now.

Using version 0.8.53. Any clues? Something in the output that I'm missing?

Help!!!

Have you checked the tick mark status in Preferences: Plugins: Device interface: <your model> , click the customize button

[kovidgoyal]

Works for me. Run calibre in debug mode (right click the preferences button) and post the debug output when sending a file to your Kindle. What OS are you on? Which Kindle are you using?

[vanpelten]

Originally Posted by theducks

Have you checked the tick mark status in Preferences: Plugins: Device interface: <your model> , click the customize button

Yes, and there's no mention in the preferences for my Kindle regarding APNX functions. The only items checked are the usual; azw, mobi, prc, etc. Also, "read metadata from files on device" and "use sub directories" are also checked...that's been the default because I haven't changed any of them.

This is very strange...and discouraging ?( I even tried the old standby of rebooting my pc...but only the bare mobi files are transferred to the device. There must be some simple solution...perhaps a corruption occurred within Calibre?

[vanpelten]

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

Works for me. Run calibre in debug mode (right click the preferences button) and post the debug output when sending a file to your Kindle. What OS are you on? Which Kindle are you using?

Using the same Kindle I've always used...Kindle Keyboard. Using Windows XP-SP3. With hundreds of books, this has never happened until now. Will run calibre in the debug and report back.

[vanpelten]

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

Works for me. Run calibre in debug mode (right click the preferences button) and post the debug output when sending a file to your Kindle. What OS are you on? Which Kindle are you using?

Ok, here's the log:

calibre Debug log
calibre 0.8.53
Windows-XP-5.1.2600-SP3
Windows
('Windows', 'XP', '5.1.2600')
Python 2.7.1
Windows: ('XP', '5.1.2600', 'SP3', 'Multiprocessor Free')
Starting up...
Job: 1 Get device information started
DeviceJob: 1 Get device information done, calling callback
DeviceJob: 1 Get device information callback returned
Job: 2 Get list of books on device started
DEBUG: 0.0 USBMS: Fetching list of books from device. Device= KINDLE2 oncard= None
DEBUG: 0.0 USBMS: dirs are: H:\ documents
Job: 1 Get device information finished
No details available.
DEBUG: 0.6 USBMS: scan from root False H:\documents
DEBUG: 3.1 USBMS: count found in cache: 500, count of files in metadata: 500, need_sync: False
DEBUG: 3.1 USBMS: Finished fetching list of books from device. oncard= None
DEBUG: 3.1 USBMS: Fetching list of books from device. Device= KINDLE2 oncard= carda
DEBUG: 3.1 USBMS: Fetching list of books from device. Device= KINDLE2 oncard= cardb
DeviceJob: 2 Get list of books on device done, calling callback
DeviceJob: 2 Get list of books on device callback returned
Job: 2 Get list of books on device finished
No details available.
Started up in 24.41 seconds with 461 books
Job: 3 Upload 1 books to device:One Man's Initiation: 1917 started
Device using plugboard mobi KINDLE2 None
Setting metadata in: One Man's Initiation: 1917 at: C:\DOCUME~1\user\LOCALS~1\Temp\calibre_0.8.53_tmp_ xdorzm\h65it5caltmpfmt.mobi
DEBUG: 47.7 USBMS: uploading 1 books
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "site-packages\calibre\devices\usbms\driver.py", line 272, in upload_books
File "site-packages\calibre\devices\kindle\driver.py", line 389, in upload_cover
File "site-packages\calibre\devices\kindle\driver.py", line 434, in upload_apnx
UnboundLocalError: local variable 'path' referenced before assignment
DEBUG: 48.6 USBMS: finished uploading 1 books
DeviceJob: 3 Upload 1 books to device:One Man's Initiation: 1917 done, calling callback
DEBUG: 48.6 USBMS: adding metadata for 1 books
DEBUG: 48.6 USBMS: finished adding metadata
DeviceJob: 3 Upload 1 books to device:One Man's Initiation: 1917 callback returned
Job: 4 Send metadata to device started
DEBUG: 48.8 USBMS: starting sync_booklists
Job: 3 Upload 1 books to device:One Man's Initiation: 1917 finished
No details available.
DEBUG: 50.5 USBMS: finished sync_booklists
DeviceJob: 4 Send metadata to device done, calling callback
DeviceJob: 4 Send metadata to device callback returned
Job: 4 Send metadata to device finished
No details available.
Job: 5 Delete books from device started
DEBUG: 220.5 USBMS: deleting 1 books
DEBUG: 220.6 USBMS: finished deleting 1 books
DeviceJob: 5 Delete books from device done, calling callback
DEBUG: 220.6 USBMS: removing metadata for 1 books
DEBUG: 220.6 USBMS: finished removing metadata for 1 books
DeviceJob: 5 Delete books from device callback returned
Job: 6 Send metadata to device started
DEBUG: 220.9 USBMS: starting sync_booklists
Job: 5 Delete books from device finished
No details available.
DEBUG: 222.3 USBMS: finished sync_booklists
DeviceJob: 6 Send metadata to device done, calling callback
DeviceJob: 6 Send metadata to device callback returned
Job: 6 Send metadata to device finished
No details available.

PS: I hope this is the correct log -- it popped up when I closed Calibre in debug mode.

[kovidgoyal]

Ah, that helps. It's a bug affecting only older kindles, will be fixed in next release.

[vanpelten]

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

Ah, that helps. It's a bug affecting only older kindles, will be fixed in next release.

Many, many thanks Kovid!! I downloaded and installed the previous version, 0.8.52, and all is back to "normal"...the APNX & MBP are transferred to my Kindle along with the books -- page numbers are there again.

What a relief!!

[krbo]

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

Ah, that helps. It's a bug affecting only older kindles, will be fixed in next release.

Hi Kovid,

Not only older one but Kindle 4 also (non-touch).

I am confirming bug with my both Kindles (3 (keyboard) and 4) .


log from Kindle 4:

calibre Debug log
calibre 0.8.53
Windows-7-6.1.7601-SP1
Windows
('Windows', '7', '6.1.7601')
Python 2.7.1
Windows: ('7', '6.1.7601', 'SP1', 'Multiprocessor Free')
Starting up...
Started up in 4.17 seconds with 83 books
Job: 1 Get device information started
DeviceJob: 1 Get device information done, calling callback
DeviceJob: 1 Get device information callback returned
Job: 2 Get list of books on device started
DEBUG: 0.0 USBMS: Fetching list of books from device. Device= KINDLE2 oncard= None
DEBUG: 0.0 USBMS: dirs are: H:\ documents
DEBUG: 0.1 USBMS: scan from root False H:\documents
DEBUG: 0.2 USBMS: count found in cache: 16, count of files in metadata: 16, need_sync: False
DEBUG: 0.2 USBMS: Finished fetching list of books from device. oncard= None
DEBUG: 0.2 USBMS: Fetching list of books from device. Device= KINDLE2 oncard= carda
DEBUG: 0.2 USBMS: Fetching list of books from device. Device= KINDLE2 oncard= cardb
DeviceJob: 2 Get list of books on device done, calling callback
DeviceJob: 2 Get list of books on device callback returned
Job: 1 Get device information finished
No details available.
Job: 2 Get list of books on device finished
No details available.
Job: 3 Upload 1 books to device:Plamen started
Device using plugboard mobi KINDLE2 None
Setting metadata in: Plamen at: C:\Users\Bond\AppData\Local\Temp\calibre_0.8.53_tm p__u7lhx\pbib_wcaltmpfmt.mobi
DEBUG: 10.7 USBMS: uploading 1 books
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "site-packages\calibre\devices\usbms\driver.py", line 272, in upload_books
File "site-packages\calibre\devices\kindle\driver.py", line 389, in upload_cover
File "site-packages\calibre\devices\kindle\driver.py", line 434, in upload_apnx
UnboundLocalError: local variable 'path' referenced before assignment
DEBUG: 11.4 USBMS: finished uploading 1 books
DeviceJob: 3 Upload 1 books to device:Plamen done, calling callback
DEBUG: 11.4 USBMS: adding metadata for 1 books
DEBUG: 11.4 USBMS: finished adding metadata
DeviceJob: 3 Upload 1 books to device:Plamen callback returned
Job: 4 Send metadata to device started
DEBUG: 11.4 USBMS: starting sync_booklists
DEBUG: 11.5 USBMS: finished sync_booklists
DeviceJob: 4 Send metadata to device done, calling callback
DeviceJob: 4 Send metadata to device callback returned
Job: 3 Upload 1 books to device:Plamen finished
No details available.
Job: 4 Send metadata to device finished
No details available.

[krbo]

For such cases I would like to suggest easier calibre downgrade then the uninstall/install routine.

Just a simple question "Are you really sure to install older version?"

Of course if that is easily achievable to code for you.

[kovidgoyal]

By older kindles, I mean kindles that have non KF8 enabled firmware. So I guess the correct term is "older kindle firmware".

[krbo]

Oh, it's clear now.

I really thought in light of series "4" and "Fire" that "3 keyboard" is an older system.

Will wait for next Calibre update rather then downgrade, I will not even manage to read latest book before you publish update.

thanks a lot!

[vanpelten]

Typical Calibre & Co. the fixed version came out within a few days -- what took you so long?

[krbo]

Kovid is a great men, I didn' manage to read 30 pages and fix is here.

Big thanks!