Kindle support in calibre - Page 6

kovidgoyal · 02-27-2009, 09:32 PM

@CheriePie the debug output indicates your computer is not detecting the Kindle at all, which is why calibre cant find it.

CheriePie · 02-27-2009, 09:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TallMomof2

CheriePie- Does your Kindle show up on your PC as a USB drive? Some people are having problems getting their PC to detect the Kindle.

Yes it does, and I transfer files via this mode quite easily.

In any case, I updated my debug output above, as I'd inadventently unplugged the USB when I ran it the first time. d'oh

CheriePie · 02-27-2009, 09:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

@CheriePie the debug output indicates your computer is not detecting the Kindle at all, which is why calibre cant find it.

See my updated output. I had made a mistake the first time and had unplugged my USB. The corrected output is in the original message.

CheriePie · 02-27-2009, 09:36 PM

And woot woot! Now the button is lighting up this time now too. Go figure! Perhaps I have to make sure to do the USB connection while calibre is already running. First time I couldn't get it to show (and I did have the USB in that time), I had it hooked up before I'd started calibre. In any case, it's working now. Yay!! :cheer: Thanks!

CheriePie · 02-27-2009, 10:04 PM

So one thing I might want to point out to the other person who also said they were having this problem, and what seemed to be the quirk for me. Try plugging in your Kindle AFTER you've started up Calibre, at least for the first time. This is what "kickstarted" it for me and got it to recognize. Time will tell if I have to do it in this order every time, but indeed the first time it was properly detected was when I did it in this order so you might want to give it a try yourself if you're still having trouble with the K2 detection.

BurBunny · 02-28-2009, 12:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CheriePie

So one thing I might want to point out to the other person who also said they were having this problem, and what seemed to be the quirk for me. Try plugging in your Kindle AFTER you've started up Calibre, at least for the first time. This is what "kickstarted" it for me and got it to recognize. Time will tell if I have to do it in this order every time, but indeed the first time it was properly detected was when I did it in this order so you might want to give it a try yourself if you're still having trouble with the K2 detection.

I had the same experience. I couldn't get Calibre to recognize my K2 the first two times I tried. Decided to give it one more try today, but had opened Calibre first just so I could watch it go through the motions. Voila, after about 2 minutes to detect (just as I was giving up and opening a command window to run debug), there it showed up.

moxy789 · 02-28-2009, 01:51 AM

Thanks for your help. After trying at least 5 times, I powered my laptop down, went to dinner, and came back to try it again. Of course now it works. I have no idea why but I'll take it.

astromusic · 03-02-2009, 05:28 PM

The latest Calibre seems to detect the K2 just fine. Just FYI.

robearp · 09-20-2009, 04:53 PM

Calibre is great for fetching Google Books and converting them to Kindle format, but for me they always end up under "Personal Docs" rather the under "Books" on my device. Is there a way to fix this?

GRiker · 09-20-2009, 05:14 PM

Definitely not my experience - all of my calibre-created books show up as books, not personal documents for both my K2 and DX. Are you running version 6.x of calibre?

G

robearp · 09-20-2009, 05:26 PM

Hey G:

I'm not sure how, but problem solved. I downloaded the most up-to-date version of Calibre, deleted the books under "Personal Docs", then connected the Kindle to Calibre and uploaded the books again. This time, the books ended up under "Books" on my Kindle.

Thank you for the idea G!

Nice!

09-20-2009, 04:53 PM	#84
robearp Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2009 Device: Kindle DX	Calibre Books go to "Personal Docs", when the should go under "Books" in Kindle Calibre is great for fetching Google Books and converting them to Kindle format, but for me they always end up under "Personal Docs" rather the under "Books" on my device. Is there a way to fix this?

09-20-2009, 05:26 PM	#86
robearp Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2009 Device: Kindle DX	Hey G: I'm not sure how, but problem solved. I downloaded the most up-to-date version of Calibre, deleted the books under "Personal Docs", then connected the Kindle to Calibre and uploaded the books again. This time, the books ended up under "Books" on my Kindle. Thank you for the idea G! Nice! Last edited by robearp; 09-20-2009 at 05:29 PM.

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02-27-2009, 09:32 PM	#76
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,164 Karma: 27110894 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	@CheriePie the debug output indicates your computer is not detecting the Kindle at all, which is why calibre cant find it.

02-27-2009, 09:36 PM	#79
CheriePie Connoisseur Posts: 91 Karma: 6020 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Silicon Valley, CA Device: Kindle Voyage, Samsung Galaxy S23+, Galaxy Tab S6	And woot woot! Now the button is lighting up this time now too. Go figure! Perhaps I have to make sure to do the USB connection while calibre is already running. First time I couldn't get it to show (and I did have the USB in that time), I had it hooked up before I'd started calibre. In any case, it's working now. Yay!! :cheer: Thanks!

02-27-2009, 10:04 PM	#80
CheriePie Connoisseur Posts: 91 Karma: 6020 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Silicon Valley, CA Device: Kindle Voyage, Samsung Galaxy S23+, Galaxy Tab S6	So one thing I might want to point out to the other person who also said they were having this problem, and what seemed to be the quirk for me. Try plugging in your Kindle AFTER you've started up Calibre, at least for the first time. This is what "kickstarted" it for me and got it to recognize. Time will tell if I have to do it in this order every time, but indeed the first time it was properly detected was when I did it in this order so you might want to give it a try yourself if you're still having trouble with the K2 detection.

02-28-2009, 01:51 AM	#82
moxy789 Member Posts: 17 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Texas Device: Kindle 2	Thanks for your help. After trying at least 5 times, I powered my laptop down, went to dinner, and came back to try it again. Of course now it works. I have no idea why but I'll take it.

03-02-2009, 05:28 PM	#83
astromusic Member Posts: 16 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: Kindle 2	The latest Calibre seems to detect the K2 just fine. Just FYI.

09-20-2009, 05:14 PM	#85
GRiker Comparer of the Ephemeris Posts: 1,496 Karma: 424697 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: iPad	Definitely not my experience - all of my calibre-created books show up as books, not personal documents for both my K2 and DX. Are you running version 6.x of calibre? G