Calibre not recognising tablet

gaving · 01-21-2021, 06:59 AM

Hi - I have a Lenovo M10 Plus 128gb tablet which I connect to my laptop via usb. I have Calibre installed on the laptop but Calibre does not seem to recognise the device and thus I am unable to download books. The tablet just makes a buzzing sound when connected and does not give me the option to connect with the pc. Anyone else have problems with Lenovo and did you find a fix for it?

Thanks.

Section8 · 01-21-2021, 10:47 AM

When you plug it in to your laptop, does your tablet open a notification that lets you configure the connection in file transfer vs charging only? If it's set to charging, try changing it to file transfer.

Gandulf · 01-25-2021, 01:21 PM

First you need to get the laptop to see your tablet, can't blame calibre if it doesn't.
Have you tried different cables etc? Does your tablet connect to other pc's etc?

hobnail · 01-25-2021, 05:13 PM

As the ones above said, get your computer to see the tablet. It's in the top menu on the tablet, and then select File Transfer. As soon as I did that Calibre popped up a window asking if I wanted it to manage my tablet (Lenovo's M8). You can also do the usual thing and google for how to connect your tablet and find some youtube videos to watch.

gaving · 01-27-2021, 06:03 AM

Thanks for the above answers - this is what I found to be the solution. While tablet is connected to pc via USB I went into tablet settings/connected devices/USB/Media Device On/USB debugging on!

gaving · 01-27-2021, 09:12 AM

Just realised - this is only a temporary solution - debugging stops when I take USB lead out of laptop, and and when I reconnect to laptop, have to go through the settings thing again every time I want to download a book.

Gandulf · 01-28-2021, 05:48 AM

Try this. Plug tablet in when pc says tablet found etc, click unmount, then start calibre. That's the only way I get my Samsung devices working with calibre on ubuntu.

01-21-2021, 06:59 AM	#1
gaving Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2021 Device: Samsung Galaxy A7 10.4 Tablet	Calibre not recognising tablet Hi - I have a Lenovo M10 Plus 128gb tablet which I connect to my laptop via usb. I have Calibre installed on the laptop but Calibre does not seem to recognise the device and thus I am unable to download books. The tablet just makes a buzzing sound when connected and does not give me the option to connect with the pc. Anyone else have problems with Lenovo and did you find a fix for it? Thanks.

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01-21-2021, 10:47 AM	#2
Section8 Addict Posts: 264 Karma: 2121470 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Arlington, TX Device: Kindle PW4, Moon+ Reader on a cheap Android tablet	When you plug it in to your laptop, does your tablet open a notification that lets you configure the connection in file transfer vs charging only? If it's set to charging, try changing it to file transfer.

01-25-2021, 01:21 PM	#3
Gandulf Addict Posts: 210 Karma: 4491791 Join Date: Jul 2020 Location: South Africa Device: Kindle PW4	First you need to get the laptop to see your tablet, can't blame calibre if it doesn't. Have you tried different cables etc? Does your tablet connect to other pc's etc?

01-25-2021, 05:13 PM	#4
hobnail Running with scissors Posts: 1,587 Karma: 14328510 Join Date: Nov 2019 Device: none	As the ones above said, get your computer to see the tablet. It's in the top menu on the tablet, and then select File Transfer. As soon as I did that Calibre popped up a window asking if I wanted it to manage my tablet (Lenovo's M8). You can also do the usual thing and google for how to connect your tablet and find some youtube videos to watch.

01-27-2021, 06:03 AM	#5
gaving Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2021 Device: Samsung Galaxy A7 10.4 Tablet	Thanks for the above answers - this is what I found to be the solution. While tablet is connected to pc via USB I went into tablet settings/connected devices/USB/Media Device On/USB debugging on!

01-27-2021, 09:12 AM	#6
gaving Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2021 Device: Samsung Galaxy A7 10.4 Tablet	Just realised - this is only a temporary solution - debugging stops when I take USB lead out of laptop, and and when I reconnect to laptop, have to go through the settings thing again every time I want to download a book.

01-28-2021, 05:48 AM	#7
Gandulf Addict Posts: 210 Karma: 4491791 Join Date: Jul 2020 Location: South Africa Device: Kindle PW4	Try this. Plug tablet in when pc says tablet found etc, click unmount, then start calibre. That's the only way I get my Samsung devices working with calibre on ubuntu.

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