[Device Plugin] iOS reader applications

[ShellShock]

Great news for those waiting for Windows libraries to talk to Marvin on IOS 8. I have just this minute got my Windows port of the libraries working. I have spent all morning debugging and have finally found the problem was a function I had incorrectly copied over from the Linux code. I need a bit of a break now so will post the dlls later here on MobileRead, probably in a new thread. Watch this space!

[ShellShock]

I have now posted the fixed Windows libraries to https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...65#post2964265.

[pwalker8]

Is anyone working on a similar fix for the Mac?

[ShellShock]

Not that I know off, but my Windows version uses the same code (Linux) and should be used on the Mac, and as far as I know the latest Linux code is OK. Maybe the version you have is out of date?

[stanhere]

ShellShock .........

Count me among many resurrected & happy W7 Calibre \ iPad \ Marvin users with our books back!!

After solving a coincidental Calibre "Database Error: database disk image is malformed" exception by UnInstalling & ReInstalling Marvin v2.8 on iPad iOS 8.1, over-writing my 64bit Calibre v2.7 & upgraded v2.8 limobile files with your "DLL Trio" as directed, got me up & going.

Again, Sure Appreciate Your Persistence & Hard Work!!!!

[Neil]

I have Marvin with the IOS Applications and the Marvin XD Plugins working here now with both my iPhone 6 and my iPad Air. Yesterday I bought an iPad Mini 3 and was surprised to have it fail on connecting to Marvin. When I connect it, nothing happens. I do not get the "trust this computer?" dialog nor do either of the two plugins show their icons. Everything just sits there. I have rebooted both the iMac and the iPad Mini to no effect. Using Calibre 2.8 with the latest plugins and Yosemite 10.10. I can actually unplug my iPad Air, see the icons and the connection go away, then plugin the iPhone 6 and that connects with the icons appearing but the iPad Mini 3 just does not work at all. Anyone have any ideas what I might try to do? Thanks.

[misstdiana]

Originally Posted by Philantrop

No, it doesn't. If it meant that, the plugin wouldn't even have been loaded.

It actually means he/she switched between 2.x and 1.x which is easily fixed:

Go to Preferences | Advanced | Plugins | Device Interface plugins, select iOS reader applications.
Click Remove plugin.
Click Apply.
Go to Preferences | Advanced | Miscellaneous, click Open calibre configuration directory.
Open the plugins folder.
Delete iOS reader applications.json.
Delete the iOS_reader_applications_resources folder.
Restart calibre.

Then try installing the plugin(s) again.

I am getting the error and searched for this plug in but can't find it on my calibre for mac.

[Apocalypto]

I posted something about this in the Marvin forum a while back, but you can get around the malformed database error if you go to the Marvin section of the main system Settings app, going down to the Advanced Support And Maintenance section (Support and maintenance), ignoring the scary warnings and tick the Optimize database toggle, then start Marvin (if it's already open force quit it from the Multitask Switcher before you do this) and connect to Calibre as normal. It might throw an error dialog but it should actually load the catalog on the device and let you use Calibre as normal. Until the next time...

[k9reeder]

Ooo, thanks to the crafty ones for getting this working again.

I'd been skimming this thread now and then and saw there was success in fixing dlls, but hadn't realized that this was not simply on the road to a fix but the arrival at the fix.

A link in this thread took me to "Fixed (beta) libraries for iOS 8 + Windows + Marvin" and following the simple directions of ShellShock in post #1 there, it all now seems to be working without problem.

I am now able to connect once again using Calibre 2.9 64bit with my iPod Touch 5 with the latest release of Marvin.

Thanks again to all involved!

[chilady1]

I have the latest iOS reader plug-in installed however, here is the error message I am receiving:

ImportError: No module named PyQt4

Help?

[eschwartz]

Originally Posted by chilady1

I have the latest iOS reader plug-in installed however, here is the error message I am receiving:

ImportError: No module named PyQt4

Help?

You must've upgraded from 1.x and never cleaned up the plugin.

go to

%APPDATA%\calibre\plugins\

in Windows Explorer, and delete the ios reader and marvin xd folders (I forget the exact names) then restart calibre.

Make sure the plugin is fully updated, in fact just delete their zipfiles too while you are at it.^^

[chilady1]

Originally Posted by eschwartz

You must've upgraded from 1.x and never cleaned up the plugin.

go to

%APPDATA%\calibre\plugins\

in Windows Explorer, and delete the ios reader and marvin xd folders (I forget the exact names) then restart calibre.

Make sure the plugin is fully updated, in fact just delete their zipfiles too while you are at it.^^

Sorry - I probably should have mentioned I am running on OS X Yosemite Version 10.10 although I do appreciate a VERY quick response eschwartz. Does your response change based on this? Thank you.

[eschwartz]

Originally Posted by chilady1

Sorry - I probably should have mentioned I am running on OS X Yosemite Version 10.10 although I do appreciate a VERY quick response eschwartz. Does your response change based on this? Thank you.

Yes, good catch.

I am not sure of the precise APPDATA location on OSX (although other unix-like OSes use "~/.config/" ), so go to Preferences ==> Miscellaneous in calibre and click Open configuration directory. That will get you to the calibre folder, then cleanup the "plugins" subdirectory.

[pwalker8]

Originally Posted by Apocalypto

I posted something about this in the Marvin forum a while back, but you can get around the malformed database error if you go to the Marvin section of the main system Settings app, going down to the Advanced Support And Maintenance section (Support and maintenance), ignoring the scary warnings and tick the Optimize database toggle, then start Marvin (if it's already open force quit it from the Multitask Switcher before you do this) and connect to Calibre as normal. It might throw an error dialog but it should actually load the catalog on the device and let you use Calibre as normal. Until the next time...

Alas, that didn't work for me. When I tried it, I got the same error. Interestingly, the copied db was right at 4.7 M, i.e. the problem that ShellShock mentioned in the last post in his thread. I suspect that when you optimized the database, your database was reduced in size enough that you didn't have the problem (or the key data, at least was copied up).

[chilady1]

Originally Posted by eschwartz

Yes, good catch.

I am not sure of the precise APPDATA location on OSX (although other unix-like OSes use "~/.config/" ), so go to Preferences ==> Miscellaneous in calibre and click Open configuration directory. That will get you to the calibre folder, then cleanup the "plugins" subdirectory.

Did this and cleaned up as you indicated. Here is what is happening now:

My iPad Air is being detected by iOS reader app and I see the Marvin XD and Marvin buttons when device is connected. However, now Calibre keeps going through a cycle of analyzing the books on my iPad.

Before this, once I connected to Calibre, hit Get Books on Marvin, Calibre would analyze the books on my iPad ONCE and that was it. From that point, I could sideload books like crazy. Then I would use disconnect the device and go about my business. This constant cycling through analyzing my device is NEW.

Any thoughts?

P.S. When I opened the config directory under Calibre to remove the plug ins, I removed the following:

1. The iOS reader folder
2. The iOS reader zip file
3. iOs reader applications.json