Calibre + Kindle = R/O

trey333 · 10-07-2010, 04:08 PM

Hi,

I received a Kindle about six hours ago and now I can't add files either through Nautilus or Calibre. Being that other people have been having similar problems I think it's a Calibre issue. I haven't quite found the discussion on how exactly to unlock the device.

It's duplicable. This happens every time I try to mount the Kindle.

[Errno 30] Read-only file system: u'/media/Kindle/metadata.calibre'

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/lib/calibre/calibre/gui2/device.py", line 67, in run
self.result = self.func(*self.args, **self.kwargs)
File "/usr/lib/calibre/calibre/gui2/device.py", line 287, in _books
mainlist = self.device.books(oncard=None, end_session=False)
File "/usr/lib/calibre/calibre/devices/kindle/driver.py", line 177, in books
bl = USBMS.books(self, oncard=oncard, end_session=end_session)
File "/usr/lib/calibre/calibre/devices/usbms/driver.py", line 164, in books
self.sync_booklists((bl, None, None))
File "/usr/lib/calibre/calibre/devices/usbms/driver.py", line 303, in sync_booklists
write_prefix(self._main_prefix, 0)
File "/usr/lib/calibre/calibre/devices/usbms/driver.py", line 301, in write_prefix
with open(self.normalize_path(os.path.join(prefix, self.METADATA_CACHE)), 'wb') as f:
IOError: [Errno 30] Read-only file system: u'/media/Kindle/metadata.calibre'

kovidgoyal · 10-07-2010, 04:32 PM

No, it's not a calibre issue. The fact that your Kindle is being mounted at /media/Kindle means it isn't being mounted by calibre.

Whatever is auto mounting your Kindle is mounting it read only. A common reason for that is file system errors on the disk being mounted.

trey333 · 10-07-2010, 04:43 PM

I can't even add bookmarks on the machine. It's really R/O locked - not just a mounting issue. Calibre is the only software I've used on this virgin machine. It froze up while converting a big PDF but wasn't uploading at the time, so don't see an obvious reason why it's doing this.

trey333 · 10-07-2010, 04:46 PM

...trying what I think is a factory reset now.

UPDATE: that worked. If anyone else gets this error, hold the switch back for 20 seconds.

kovidgoyal · 10-07-2010, 04:59 PM

all calibre does is copy files to/from the machine using normal filesystem calls. there's no way it can cause this.

10-07-2010, 04:08 PM	#1
trey333 Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2010 Device: Kindle 3	Calibre + Kindle = R/O Hi, I received a Kindle about six hours ago and now I can't add files either through Nautilus or Calibre. Being that other people have been having similar problems I think it's a Calibre issue. I haven't quite found the discussion on how exactly to unlock the device. It's duplicable. This happens every time I try to mount the Kindle. [Errno 30] Read-only file system: u'/media/Kindle/metadata.calibre' Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/lib/calibre/calibre/gui2/device.py", line 67, in run self.result = self.func(self.args, *self.kwargs) File "/usr/lib/calibre/calibre/gui2/device.py", line 287, in _books mainlist = self.device.books(oncard=None, end_session=False) File "/usr/lib/calibre/calibre/devices/kindle/driver.py", line 177, in books bl = USBMS.books(self, oncard=oncard, end_session=end_session) File "/usr/lib/calibre/calibre/devices/usbms/driver.py", line 164, in books self.sync_booklists((bl, None, None)) File "/usr/lib/calibre/calibre/devices/usbms/driver.py", line 303, in sync_booklists write_prefix(self._main_prefix, 0) File "/usr/lib/calibre/calibre/devices/usbms/driver.py", line 301, in write_prefix with open(self.normalize_path(os.path.join(prefix, self.METADATA_CACHE)), 'wb') as f: IOError: [Errno 30] Read-only file system: u'/media/Kindle/metadata.calibre'

10-07-2010, 04:46 PM	#4
trey333 Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2010 Device: Kindle 3	...trying what I think is a factory reset now. UPDATE: that worked. If anyone else gets this error, hold the switch back for 20 seconds. Last edited by trey333; 10-07-2010 at 04:48 PM.

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10-07-2010, 04:32 PM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,209 Karma: 27110894 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	No, it's not a calibre issue. The fact that your Kindle is being mounted at /media/Kindle means it isn't being mounted by calibre. Whatever is auto mounting your Kindle is mounting it read only. A common reason for that is file system errors on the disk being mounted.

10-07-2010, 04:43 PM	#3
trey333 Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2010 Device: Kindle 3	I can't even add bookmarks on the machine. It's really R/O locked - not just a mounting issue. Calibre is the only software I've used on this virgin machine. It froze up while converting a big PDF but wasn't uploading at the time, so don't see an obvious reason why it's doing this.

10-07-2010, 04:59 PM	#5
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,209 Karma: 27110894 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	all calibre does is copy files to/from the machine using normal filesystem calls. there's no way it can cause this.