iPad Air 2 No Calibre Connection

Mtnguy · 10-27-2014, 11:16 AM

My iPad Air, iPad 3, iPhone 6, and iPhone 4 are all able to use the Calibre Connection with no problems. However, my iPad Air 2 will not connect. Is there something different in the new Air that prevents the connection?

eschwartz · 10-27-2014, 12:40 PM

iOS8 has Issues with a capital "I".

kguil · 10-27-2014, 07:58 PM

@mtnguy - pls check here: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=241143

Mtnguy · 10-27-2014, 08:41 PM

It must be something to do with the Air 2. I did all of the steps you mentioned and found that I was unable to 'customize' the plugin.' An error of, 'No module named PyQt4,' comes up. I didn't mention that all devices are running iOS 8.1. I'm thinking this is Calibre related and/or plugin related.

Josieb1 · 10-31-2014, 04:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mtnguy

It must be something to do with the Air 2. I did all of the steps you mentioned and found that I was unable to 'customize' the plugin.' An error of, 'No module named PyQt4,' comes up. I didn't mention that all devices are running iOS 8.1. I'm thinking this is Calibre related and/or plugin related.

It's not the iPad Air 2, I tried to use Marvin yesterday with an iPad retina mini 2 and that got the same error message. I'm running 8.1

dandelioncottage · 10-31-2014, 10:01 AM

I don't get that error message on my iPad retina mini 2, but I can't connect.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Josieb1

It's not the iPad Air 2, I tried to use Marvin yesterday with an iPad retina mini 2 and that got the same error message. I'm running 8.1

Mtnguy · 10-31-2014, 11:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Josieb1

It's not the iPad Air 2, I tried to use Marvin yesterday with an iPad retina mini 2 and that got the same error message. I'm running 8.1

I'm betting it is the iPad Air 2. I have 8.1 on mini 2, iPhone 6, iPad 3 and Air 1 and they all connect fine.

Josieb1 · 10-31-2014, 04:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mtnguy

I'm betting it is the iPad Air 2. I have 8.1 on mini 2, iPhone 6, iPad 3 and Air 1 and they all connect fine.

How are you connecting?

Calibre tells me it can't recognise my device so I can't use calibre to send books to Marvin.

ctjalsma · 11-01-2014, 05:17 PM

Just to add my experiences, running OS X Yosemite, Calibre 2.8, cannot connect to my new iPad Air 2 via Calibre. Others have mentioned issues if their book count goes over a certain quantity, in my case I'm only reading 6 using Marvin. The iPad Air is running IOS 8.1.

Mr. Goodbar · 11-04-2014, 04:48 PM

I'm having the same issue. My iPad mini retina and iPhone 6 connect just fine, but the iPad air 2 doesn't connect at all.

Edit: Also confirmed that a mini 3 has the same issue.

Has anyone come up with a solution?

pwalker8 · 11-07-2014, 04:55 PM

I have the same problem with an iPad Air and an iPad mini connecting to an iMac running Yosemite. My current workaround is simply to copy the ebook on to the iPad and iPad mini via the OPDS connection. It's not very satisfactory since the collections info and reading list don't come across that way, so I have to manually set that info on the iPad and iPad mini.

There doesn't seem to be any movement on resolving the issue, at least on the Mac side of things. It doesn't appear that the database is actually corrupt, just that for some reason the iOS plugin can't read the database. It's somewhat frustrating simply because it use to work, now it doesn't and I don't know the person who originally wrote the plugin has dropped the project or not.

Mr. Goodbar · 11-10-2014, 12:50 PM

Definitely frustrating. What's odd is that it will work on a mini retina or iPad air running the same iOS versions and the same version of marvin. Seems almost like the plugin is looking for a device specific identifier that has changed with the newest versions of the iPad.

Mtnguy · 11-10-2014, 01:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr. Goodbar

Definitely frustrating. What's odd is that it will work on a mini retina or iPad air running the same iOS versions and the same version of marvin. Seems almost like the plugin is looking for a device specific identifier that has changed with the newest versions of the iPad.

When you try to 'Customize' the IOS plugin do you get an error message?

eschwartz · 11-10-2014, 05:01 PM

Watch this space for news: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=249301

Looks like the Windows libimobiledevice issue has been solved, now Windows successfully gets the same malformed database errors..

Anyway, ShellShock is now working on cracking that as well (and thinks he may have found the problem). The fix should work for OSX as well.

Mr. Goodbar · 11-12-2014, 06:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mtnguy

When you try to 'Customize' the IOS plugin do you get an error message?

Yes, I do get an error message

10-27-2014, 11:16 AM	#1
Mtnguy Member Posts: 12 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2014 Device: Ipad187	iPad Air 2 No Calibre Connection My iPad Air, iPad 3, iPhone 6, and iPhone 4 are all able to use the Calibre Connection with no problems. However, my iPad Air 2 will not connect. Is there something different in the new Air that prevents the connection?

11-04-2014, 04:48 PM	#10
Mr. Goodbar Wizard Posts: 1,005 Karma: 98078 Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Atlanta, GA Device: iPad Mini 4	I'm having the same issue. My iPad mini retina and iPhone 6 connect just fine, but the iPad air 2 doesn't connect at all. Edit: Also confirmed that a mini 3 has the same issue. Has anyone come up with a solution? Last edited by Mr. Goodbar; 11-05-2014 at 03:17 PM.

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10-27-2014, 12:40 PM	#2
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,421 Karma: 85400180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	iOS8 has Issues with a capital "I".

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kguil Addict Posts: 1,215 Karma: 1836966 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Malta, Europe Device: Marvin for iOS	@mtnguy - pls check here: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=241143

10-27-2014, 08:41 PM	#4
Mtnguy Member Posts: 12 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2014 Device: Ipad187	It must be something to do with the Air 2. I did all of the steps you mentioned and found that I was unable to 'customize' the plugin.' An error of, 'No module named PyQt4,' comes up. I didn't mention that all devices are running iOS 8.1. I'm thinking this is Calibre related and/or plugin related.

11-01-2014, 05:17 PM	#9
ctjalsma Junior Member Posts: 9 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Indianola, WA Device: Aura H2O, iphone 5s, iPad Air 2	Just to add my experiences, running OS X Yosemite, Calibre 2.8, cannot connect to my new iPad Air 2 via Calibre. Others have mentioned issues if their book count goes over a certain quantity, in my case I'm only reading 6 using Marvin. The iPad Air is running IOS 8.1.

11-07-2014, 04:55 PM	#11
pwalker8 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,196 Karma: 70314280 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Atlanta, GA Device: iPad Pro, iPad mini, Kobo Aura, Amazon paperwhite, Sony PRS-T2	I have the same problem with an iPad Air and an iPad mini connecting to an iMac running Yosemite. My current workaround is simply to copy the ebook on to the iPad and iPad mini via the OPDS connection. It's not very satisfactory since the collections info and reading list don't come across that way, so I have to manually set that info on the iPad and iPad mini. There doesn't seem to be any movement on resolving the issue, at least on the Mac side of things. It doesn't appear that the database is actually corrupt, just that for some reason the iOS plugin can't read the database. It's somewhat frustrating simply because it use to work, now it doesn't and I don't know the person who originally wrote the plugin has dropped the project or not.

11-10-2014, 12:50 PM	#12
Mr. Goodbar Wizard Posts: 1,005 Karma: 98078 Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Atlanta, GA Device: iPad Mini 4	Definitely frustrating. What's odd is that it will work on a mini retina or iPad air running the same iOS versions and the same version of marvin. Seems almost like the plugin is looking for a device specific identifier that has changed with the newest versions of the iPad.

11-10-2014, 05:01 PM	#14
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,421 Karma: 85400180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	Watch this space for news: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=249301 Looks like the Windows libimobiledevice issue has been solved, now Windows successfully gets the same malformed database errors.. Anyway, ShellShock is now working on cracking that as well (and thinks he may have found the problem). The fix should work for OSX as well.