Problem reading Kobo

ccowie · 12-22-2012, 04:50 PM

My kobo has worked fine up until recently. I now get the following error:

calibre, version 0.9.4
ERROR: Error: Error communicating with device

database disk image is malformed

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "site-packages\calibre\gui2\device.py", line 85, in run
File "site-packages\calibre\gui2\device.py", line 470, in _books
File "site-packages\calibre\devices\kobo\driver.py", line 310, in books
DatabaseError: database disk image is malformed

Can anyone help me?

davidfor · 12-22-2012, 10:45 PM

That means the database on the device is corrupt. It generally happens because it was unplugged from the computer without being ejected.

Unfortunately, there isn't a good fix. If you happen to have a backup of the database, you can restore that and everything should be OK.

You can try logging out of the Kobo account on the device. This should create a new empty database. Then log in again and do a sync with Kobo. After that, the sideloaded books should get added after restarting the device or connecting it to the PC.

If that doesn't work, you will need to do a factory reset. That will clean everything up and install the latest firmware.

12-22-2012, 04:50 PM	#1
ccowie Hiding with an ereader Posts: 391 Karma: 3987376 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Kitchener Ontario Device: Kindle Paperwhite, Sony PRS 950, Ipad 2, PRS 350	Problem reading Kobo My kobo has worked fine up until recently. I now get the following error: calibre, version 0.9.4 ERROR: Error: Error communicating with device database disk image is malformed Traceback (most recent call last): File "site-packages\calibre\gui2\device.py", line 85, in run File "site-packages\calibre\gui2\device.py", line 470, in _books File "site-packages\calibre\devices\kobo\driver.py", line 310, in books DatabaseError: database disk image is malformed Can anyone help me?

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12-22-2012, 10:45 PM	#2
davidfor Grand Sorcerer Posts: 24,905 Karma: 47303824 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Sydney, Australia Device: Kobo:Touch,Glo, AuraH2O, GloHD,AuraONE, ClaraHD, Libra H2O; tolinoepos	That means the database on the device is corrupt. It generally happens because it was unplugged from the computer without being ejected. Unfortunately, there isn't a good fix. If you happen to have a backup of the database, you can restore that and everything should be OK. You can try logging out of the Kobo account on the device. This should create a new empty database. Then log in again and do a sync with Kobo. After that, the sideloaded books should get added after restarting the device or connecting it to the PC. If that doesn't work, you will need to do a factory reset. That will clean everything up and install the latest firmware.

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