Library on Passport

Dinosaur1946 · 08-08-2015, 06:53 PM

Hi All

Hope this is the right place to post this qustion.

Running Linux Mint on a Acer Laptop.
Recently changed from Win8 to Linux.
Everything installed OK, but I do not want to install the thousands of books onto the laptop.
I have the library on my USB Passport.

When I try to Switch / Create Library the usb Passport doesn't show.
Even logging on as root, it doesn't show.
I can access the passport normally from my Group, so don't understand why the drive doesn't show.
Admittedly I am new to Linux.

Does anyone have experience with this problem ?

Regards

FizzyWater · 08-08-2015, 07:29 PM

We have Linux users onboard who will know this answer better, but from my little exposure to Linux, I think you have to "mount" the Passport drive before it will be seen by the operating system (and therefore, by Calibre).

Dinosaur1946 · 08-08-2015, 07:57 PM

Hi All

Thanks for your response.
The Drive is mounted and visible to every other application on the laptop.
So, must be a Calibre issue.

Regards

gbm · 08-08-2015, 09:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dinosaur1946

Hi All

Thanks for your response.
The Drive is mounted and visible to every other application on the laptop.
So, must be a Calibre issue.

Regards

Your file path will look a lot like this:

Code:

/media/yourusername/USB Stick/Calibre Portable/Calibre Library

Under switch/create library click the up/back arrow to get to the root file display, see screen shot. Now click on media then yourusername then you should see your passport and be able to find you calibre library.

bernie

Dinosaur1946 · 08-08-2015, 09:39 PM

Hi All

Thank you gbm, that worked.
I was expecting to be able to navigate to my Passport and then to the folder Calibre Library.
But it worked and that is what matters.

Regards

gbm · 08-08-2015, 09:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dinosaur1946

Hi All

Thank you gbm, that worked.
I was expecting to be able to navigate to my Passport and then to the folder Calibre Library.
But it worked and that is what matters.

Regards

That is one of the differences between Linux and windows, remember the steps you just took because to open files on your passport with libreoffice will be very similar.

FYI in the future when you have calibre questions please post in the calibre forum.

bernie

eschwartz · 08-08-2015, 10:25 PM

Yes, linux doesn't use Drive letters like Windows does. You should probably get used to looking for USB-attached storage in the /media directory.

Note: Many (most) file browsers will offer a bookmark to mounted drives, especially when the Desktop Environment-integrated file browser automounted the USB drive.

calibre's builtin file browser is far more barebones though.

HarryT · 08-10-2015, 04:02 AM

Please use the forums correctly. Calibre questions belong in the Calibre forum, to where I'm now moving this thread.

08-08-2015, 06:53 PM	#1
Dinosaur1946 Dinosaur1946 Posts: 3 Karma: 9404 Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Salt Lake City for 2 years Device: Kindle	Library on Passport Hi All Hope this is the right place to post this qustion. Running Linux Mint on a Acer Laptop. Recently changed from Win8 to Linux. Everything installed OK, but I do not want to install the thousands of books onto the laptop. I have the library on my USB Passport. When I try to Switch / Create Library the usb Passport doesn't show. Even logging on as root, it doesn't show. I can access the passport normally from my Group, so don't understand why the drive doesn't show. Admittedly I am new to Linux. Does anyone have experience with this problem ? Regards

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Dinosaur1946 Dinosaur1946 Posts: 3 Karma: 9404 Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Salt Lake City for 2 years Device: Kindle	Hi All Thanks for your response. The Drive is mounted and visible to every other application on the laptop. So, must be a Calibre issue. Regards

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Dinosaur1946 Dinosaur1946 Posts: 3 Karma: 9404 Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Salt Lake City for 2 years Device: Kindle	Hi All Thank you gbm, that worked. I was expecting to be able to navigate to my Passport and then to the folder Calibre Library. But it worked and that is what matters. Regards

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