Calibre 8.10m in Linux Ububtu does not recognise Kindle whitepaper

mauricios · Yesterday, 11:43 AM

Dear All,

I am new in this forum, actually new in any forum,

I have Calibre 8.10 type FlatPak installed in a Linux Ubuntu 24.04.3 as operating system. When I connect the Kindle tuothe PC via a USB port Calibre does not recognize Kindle.

Calibre does not recognize the Kindle even though Ubuntu does, and the Kindle itself displays “Connected to the computer” on the screen. I have tried everything: reinstalling Calibre, restarting the PC, trying different Calibre formats that were not Flatpak, calling Amazon and having them send me a new Kindle, trying different ports and USB cables. But I still can't get it to work.

Does anyone have any ideas about this?

Thanks in advance.
Mauricio

DNSB · Yesterday, 12:54 PM

If this is a newer Kindle with an USB-C port, it connects using MTP. You can only have one connection to a MTP device when using Linux or a Mac. There are multiple hits on disabling automount of MTP devices on Ubuntu.

Quoth · Yesterday, 01:16 PM

Stop (not kill) gvfs-mtp-volume-monitor before connecting USB if disabling automount in the filemanager or control centre doesn't work. Then "Continue" it after ejecting from Calibre and disconnecting. Ignore the USB error from gvfs-mtp-volume-monitor when it starts again.

Yesterday, 11:43 AM	#1
mauricios Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2025 Device: Kindle PaperWhite	Calibre 8.10m in Linux Ububtu does not recognise Kindle whitepaper Dear All, I am new in this forum, actually new in any forum, I have Calibre 8.10 type FlatPak installed in a Linux Ubuntu 24.04.3 as operating system. When I connect the Kindle tuothe PC via a USB port Calibre does not recognize Kindle. Calibre does not recognize the Kindle even though Ubuntu does, and the Kindle itself displays “Connected to the computer” on the screen. I have tried everything: reinstalling Calibre, restarting the PC, trying different Calibre formats that were not Flatpak, calling Amazon and having them send me a new Kindle, trying different ports and USB cables. But I still can't get it to work. Does anyone have any ideas about this? Thanks in advance. Mauricio

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DNSB Bibliophagist Posts: 47,450 Karma: 171313058 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Vancouver Device: Kobo Sage, Libra Colour, Lenovo M8 FHD, Paperwhite 4, Tolino epos	If this is a newer Kindle with an USB-C port, it connects using MTP. You can only have one connection to a MTP device when using Linux or a Mac. There are multiple hits on disabling automount of MTP devices on Ubuntu.

Yesterday, 01:16 PM	#3
Quoth Still reading Posts: 14,575 Karma: 108666825 Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Ireland Device: All 4 Kinds: epub eink, Kindle, android eink, NxtPaper	Stop (not kill) gvfs-mtp-volume-monitor before connecting USB if disabling automount in the filemanager or control centre doesn't work. Then "Continue" it after ejecting from Calibre and disconnecting. Ignore the USB error from gvfs-mtp-volume-monitor when it starts again.