No "Send to Device" button

[machay]

I have an Android Tablet and cannot get a "send to device" button to come on home screen of Calibre.

Please can you help !!

Here is the debug info:


Version: 0.8.67
USB devices on system:
[u'usb\\root_hub20&vid8086&pid1c26&rev0004',
u'usb\\root_hub20&vid8086&pid1c2d&rev0004',
u'usb\\vid_046d&pid_c016&rev_0340',
u'usb\\vid_058f&pid_b003&rev_0008',
u'usb\\vid_058f&pid_b003&rev_0008&mi_00',
u'usb\\vid_0bb4&pid_6860&rev_0227',
u'usb\\vid_0bb4&pid_6860&rev_0227&mi_00',
u'usb\\vid_0bb4&pid_6860&rev_0227&mi_01',
u'usb\\vid_8087&pid_0024&rev_0000',
u'usb\\vid_8087&pid_0024&rev_0000']
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "site-packages\calibre\devices\scanner.py", line 85, in __call__
DriveError: No removable drives found
Drives detected:
Available plugins: ADAM ALEX ALURATEK_COLOR ANDROID ARCHOS7O AVANT AZBOOKA BAMBOOK
BLACKBERRY BOEYE_BDX BOEYE_BEX BOOQ BOOX COBY COOL_ER CYBOOK DBOOK E52
E71X EB511 EB600 EBK52 ECLICTO EDGE EEEREADER ELONEX ESLICK EX124G
FOLDER_DEVICE_FOR_CONFIG GEMEI GER2 HANLINV3 HANLINV5 ILIAD INVESBOOK
IPAPYRUS IREXDR1000 IREXDR800 IRIVER_STORY ITALICA ITUNES JETBOOK
JETBOOK_COLOR JETBOOK_MINI KINDLE KINDLE2 KINDLE_DX KINDLE_FIRE KOBO
LIBREAIR LUMIREAD MENTOR MIBUK MOOVYBOOK N516 N770 N810 NEWSMY
NEXTBOOK NOOK NOOK_COLOR NUUT2 ODYSSEY ORIZON PALMPRE PDNOVEL
PDNOVEL_KOBO PI2 PICO PLAYBOOK POCKETBOOK301 POCKETBOOK360
POCKETBOOK360P POCKETBOOK602 POCKETBOOK622 POCKETBOOK701 PRS505 PRST1
README S60 SHINEBOOK SMART_DEVICE_APP SNE SOVOS SPECTRA STASH
SUNSTECH_EB700 SWEEX TECLAST_K3 THEBOOK TREKSTOR USER_DEFINED
VELOCITYMICRO WEBOS WEXLER

Looking for devices...

Devices possibly connected: None

[itimpi]

That functionality only works if the device exposes itself to Calibre as though it was a USB drive, and according to that debug log your device does not do this.

[machay]

thanks for reply, after trying various things, I now realize that that is the problem. Can it be changed to recognize it? If so how.

[machay]

I also set the usb connection on my tablet storage setting to "Media device" (MPT), Calibre still does not see it.
Any suggestions?

[theducks]

Originally Posted by machay

I also set the usb connection on my tablet storage setting to "Media device" (MPT), Calibre still does not see it.
Any suggestions?

MPT is NOT what you want if you want calibre to see it.

You could save to folder on your HD, then drag the books to the 'Media drive' (MPT) . Calibre won't be able to keep track of those books ON the tablet.

[wallcraft]

For an alternative, see Calibre Companion Beta: Information, Change Log, and FAQ:

Calibre Companion is an Android app that permits Android devices to connect to calibre as a reading device, as opposed to connecting to the content server.

[machay]

Thanks, I will look at it, right now i am dragging it manually to my Kindle file using the device button I set up. It works fine but was hoping to have a one step process through Calibre.
Thanks again to all.