Calibre very slow or freezing

jamieb · 12-30-2009, 02:19 PM

I just installed Calibre and it is running real slow. When I go to the buttons or drop down menus and try to click them it doesn't do anything. If I leave it alone for awhile and come back I can click on a button but as soon as I so I have to wait again. I have tried all the simple program fixes like restarting, uninstalling and reinstalling even going to an earlier version and nothing is working. I don't have any firewall up and I have the anti virus disabled and still nothing. Please help!! Here is my info

System
Windows XP Home Version 2002 service pack 2

Computer
Pent. Dual CPU E2200 @ 2.20GHz
2.93 GB ram

Device
Sony E-Reader PRS 600

theducks · 12-30-2009, 02:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jamieb

I just installed Calibre and it is running real slow. When I go to the buttons or drop down menus and try to click them it doesn't do anything. If I leave it alone for awhile and come back I can click on a button but as soon as I so I have to wait again. I have tried all the simple program fixes like restarting, uninstalling and reinstalling even going to an earlier version and nothing is working. I don't have any firewall up and I have the anti virus disabled and still nothing. Please help!! Here is my info

System
Windows XP Home Version 2002 service pack 2

Computer
Pent. Dual CPU E2200 @ 2.20GHz
2.93 GB ram

Device
Sony E-Reader PRS 600

Welcome to the Group.

Try excluding Calibre and your library folder (the one you specified at setup) from your A/V active scan.

jamieb · 12-30-2009, 03:18 PM

The only A/V I have at the moment is the standard Windows Security and I have the Firewall turned off and virus protection say Not Monitored! I have no other virus program on my computer at the moment so I don't think that is it.

theducks · 12-30-2009, 03:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jamieb

The only A/V I have at the moment is the standard Windows Security and I have the Firewall turned off and virus protection say Not Monitored! I have no other virus program on my computer at the moment so I don't think that is it.

You are running bare on the Internet with a Windows machine.?

Very brave

If you are behind a NAT router, the firewall mostly protects you from others on your LAN. "Not Monitored"? Everything? or did you already exclude just that folder?

jamieb · 12-30-2009, 03:54 PM

No I am just running bare for the moment because I have been trying to get this to work all morning so I have uninstalled it for the moment. I did exclude calibre from the list. I have even looked at the task manager while calibre is working but it it like nothing is happening. It is not eating up my resources or anything.

kovidgoyal · 12-30-2009, 04:04 PM

Try running it from a command prompt as

calibre-debug -g

If you're lucky it may print something we can use to figure out why it's slow.

itimpi · 12-30-2009, 04:23 PM

Just a check - I assume that the calibre library is on a local drive and not a network share?

jamieb · 12-30-2009, 04:29 PM

Ok not sure if I done it right but here is what I see.

WARNING: help<> not available - check site.py
WARNING: Configuration file ipythonrc.ini not found. Ignoring request
----------------------------------------------------------------
Traceback <most recent call last>:
File "site-packages\IPython\ConfigLoader.py", line 66 in load
File "site-packages\IPython\genutils.py", line 555, in filefind
IOError: File' ipythonrc.ini' not found in current or supplied directories:u' C:\\
Documents and Settings\\Jamie\\Application Data\\Calibre\\_ipython"

WARNING: Problem loading configuration file ' ipythonrc.int'
Starting with default -bare bones- configuration.

[C:Program Files/Calibure2]: calibre-debug -g
link hasn't been detected!
link hasn't been detected!

jamieb · 12-30-2009, 04:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by itimpi

Just a check - I assume that the calibre library is on a local drive and not a network share?

Yes it is in My Documents on my C drive!

kovidgoyal · 12-30-2009, 05:38 PM

Nothing useful, I'm afraid.

jamieb · 12-31-2009, 12:22 PM

Well I guess I will go back to my old software since I can't get it to work properly!!

12-30-2009, 02:19 PM	#1
jamieb Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 12 Join Date: Dec 2009 Device: Sony PRS 600	Calibre very slow or freezing I just installed Calibre and it is running real slow. When I go to the buttons or drop down menus and try to click them it doesn't do anything. If I leave it alone for awhile and come back I can click on a button but as soon as I so I have to wait again. I have tried all the simple program fixes like restarting, uninstalling and reinstalling even going to an earlier version and nothing is working. I don't have any firewall up and I have the anti virus disabled and still nothing. Please help!! Here is my info System Windows XP Home Version 2002 service pack 2 Computer Pent. Dual CPU E2200 @ 2.20GHz 2.93 GB ram Device Sony E-Reader PRS 600

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12-30-2009, 03:18 PM	#3
jamieb Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 12 Join Date: Dec 2009 Device: Sony PRS 600	The only A/V I have at the moment is the standard Windows Security and I have the Firewall turned off and virus protection say Not Monitored! I have no other virus program on my computer at the moment so I don't think that is it.

12-30-2009, 03:54 PM	#5
jamieb Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 12 Join Date: Dec 2009 Device: Sony PRS 600	No I am just running bare for the moment because I have been trying to get this to work all morning so I have uninstalled it for the moment. I did exclude calibre from the list. I have even looked at the task manager while calibre is working but it it like nothing is happening. It is not eating up my resources or anything.

12-30-2009, 04:04 PM	#6
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 44,482 Karma: 24495778 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Try running it from a command prompt as calibre-debug -g If you're lucky it may print something we can use to figure out why it's slow.

12-30-2009, 04:23 PM	#7
itimpi Wizard Posts: 4,553 Karma: 950151 Join Date: Nov 2008 Device: Sony PRS-950, iphone/ipad (Marvin/iBooks/QuickReader)	Just a check - I assume that the calibre library is on a local drive and not a network share?

12-30-2009, 04:29 PM	#8
jamieb Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 12 Join Date: Dec 2009 Device: Sony PRS 600	Ok not sure if I done it right but here is what I see. WARNING: help<> not available - check site.py WARNING: Configuration file ipythonrc.ini not found. Ignoring request ---------------------------------------------------------------- Traceback <most recent call last>: File "site-packages\IPython\ConfigLoader.py", line 66 in load File "site-packages\IPython\genutils.py", line 555, in filefind IOError: File' ipythonrc.ini' not found in current or supplied directories:u' C:\\ Documents and Settings\\Jamie\\Application Data\\Calibre\\_ipython" WARNING: Problem loading configuration file ' ipythonrc.int' Starting with default -bare bones- configuration. [C:Program Files/Calibure2]: calibre-debug -g link hasn't been detected! link hasn't been detected!

12-30-2009, 05:38 PM	#10
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 44,482 Karma: 24495778 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Nothing useful, I'm afraid.

12-31-2009, 12:22 PM	#11
jamieb Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 12 Join Date: Dec 2009 Device: Sony PRS 600	Well I guess I will go back to my old software since I can't get it to work properly!!

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