iPhone 101: iPhone+Stanza+Calibre (the almost-perfect solution) - Page 13

fkick · 03-31-2010, 08:52 PM

I followed the calibre conversion guide, however once I load books onto my iPhone, the epub's don't have a table of contents and the current chapter reads as an "unknown" chapter. Now these read fine on the Mac version of stanza, and in Calibre, just not on the phone version of stanza. Also, this only happens with the ePub format, as my .lit files that I converted using calibre show up fine. Any ideas?

organized_chaos · 04-07-2010, 04:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ChrisZA

[*]Choose 'Add Stanza Catalog', and enter a name (eg My PC library) then
http://192.168.1.2:8080/stanza
The red text needs to be the IP of your PC on the wifi network. [add a link sometime on how to find this]

On a Windows XP, Vista, or 7 PC just hold down the windows key on the keyboard (between Ctrl and Alt) and then press R. In the little window that comes up type in 'cmd' without the '. You will get a command line interface. Type in ipconfig and press Enter. Look for your IP address. I'm using Windows 7 and my IP address is on the line that says IPv4 address. It will look similar to 192.168.1.5 or 10.0.0.3. That is the IP address for your computer.

ChrisZA, you can link to this using this link:

Code:

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showpost.php?p=861532&postcount=182

omg · 04-07-2010, 09:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by organized_chaos

On a Windows XP, Vista, or 7 PC just hold down the windows key on the keyboard (between Ctrl and Alt) and then press R. In the little window that comes up type in 'cmd' without the '. You will get a command line interface. Type in ipconfig and press Enter. Look for your IP address. I'm using Windows 7 and my IP address is on the line that says IPv4 address. It will look similar to 192.168.1.5 or 10.0.0.3. That is the IP address for your computer.

ChrisZA, you can link to this using this link:

Code:

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showpost.php?p=861532&postcount=182

I enter the IPv4 address but when i try to fetch it says "wrong catalogue" or something like that

geisha918 · 05-01-2010, 05:05 AM

Hi there, I'm trying to add my books from calibre onto my ipod touch using Stanza as my ereader. I followed all the steps in the guide but when I get to the part where I put in my ip address, Stanza wants me to authenticate myself. I have no idea what it is asking for, it wants a user name and a password. Could someone help out a complete tech retard? Thank you

dpierron · 05-01-2010, 06:15 AM

Are you sure you got the address and port correctly ? Maybe you typed another port number, for the correct IP address, and you come to another server (http or other)

neous · 05-03-2010, 09:21 AM

Thanks

dpierron · 05-03-2010, 09:27 AM

you're welcome ! (did you thank me ?)

neous · 05-03-2010, 10:18 AM

I'm thanking all who've contributed to this thread, so yes you too.

Clytie · 06-08-2010, 05:41 AM

Thanks for all the tips in this thread. I've only recently started using Calibre, but find it an enormous help. I currently have about 2500 books catalogued in it, maybe half in epub format. (Some are entries created solely to record dead-tree books, so I can keep track of which titles I have in ebook and which in hard-copy, especially in the same series or by the same author.)

Unfortunately, I can't get Stanza to connect to the Calibre server. Details:

OSX 10.6.3 latest (Intel), OSX firewall off
Calibre latest, Calibre server running, no password
Stanza latest, on iPhone 3G latest OS

I'm connected via our home wireless network. Stanza can immediately see any books I open in Stanza Desktop, but it can't see my Calibre library. I have created a new Shared catalog (http://my.I.P.address:8080/) but when I press on this, I get "cannot connect to host". I've tried rebooting the Calibre server, with no change.

Thankyou for any help you can offer.

tyche · 06-08-2010, 08:17 AM

[QUOTE=Unfortunately, I can't get Stanza to connect to the Calibre server.[/QUOTE]

I just tested mine and now it doesn't work either

It was working a couple days ago. Maybe it is version 0.7.1 I installed recently.

The first thing to do is verify that the Calibre web server is running. On the content server window where you start your web server, there is a 'test server' button. Press that and see if your web browser shows your catalog. If the ip address it uses is 127.0.01, change that to your real ip or host name and verify again.

If that works, then you know your content server is working. What I ended up doing was manually adding a book source in Stanza. For the url use

Code:

http://my.ip.address:8080/stanza

Change 8080 to whatever port your Calibre content server is on. I also left the username as Calibre and blank password

Clytie · 06-09-2010, 04:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tyche

I just tested mine and now it doesn't work either

It was working a couple days ago. Maybe it is version 0.7.1 I installed recently.

The first thing to do is verify that the Calibre web server is running. On the content server window where you start your web server, there is a 'test server' button. Press that and see if your web browser shows your catalog. If the ip address it uses is 127.0.01, change that to your real ip or host name and verify again.

Sorry, I should have mentioned that I had tested the server. My web browser shows my catalog instantly.

Quote:

If that works, then you know your content server is working. What I ended up doing was manually adding a book source in Stanza. For the url use

Code:

http://my.ip.address:8080/stanza

Change 8080 to whatever port your Calibre content server is on. I also left the username as Calibre and blank password

Originally, I set a password, and that worked perfectly between my web browser and Calibre. However, after not being able to see Calibre in Stanza, I removed the username and password. It hadn't occurred to me at that point to keep the username "calibre". So I just replaced it and restarted the content server.

Sure enough, "Books in calibre" suddenly appeared in Stanza on my iPhone! Thanks for that reminder.

However, pressing on the "Books in calibre" item still results in "Catalog Error Can't connect to host.

As I said, Stanza has no problem seeing books open in Stanza desktop on my laptop, so evidently the wifi connection is working. But something is still going wrong between Stanza and Calibre.

Are you getting the same error message as I am?

Thanks for your help and advice.

tyche · 06-09-2010, 06:41 AM

Yes, while it used to work for me last week, now when I choose "books on Calibre" it fails.

However, I created a Book Source myself as mentioned above and that works perfectly. I suggest you try that.

dorino · 06-09-2010, 05:51 PM

I thought maybe I'd comment on how I used to read books on my iPod Touch - I only used the Kindle App, and sent mobi format books into the app's directory when I SSH'd into it.

I didn't read many ebooks then.

hel22 · 06-10-2010, 05:21 PM

so, i have no wifi, is there or isnt there a way to put my ebooks on my itouch with usb??

kjk · 06-10-2010, 05:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hel22

so, i have no wifi, is there or isnt there a way to put my ebooks on my itouch with usb??

There will be in 2 weeks, in iOS 4. Right thru iTunes, drag and drop.

06-08-2010, 08:17 AM	#190
tyche Addict Posts: 227 Karma: 2530 Join Date: Dec 2009 Device: PRS-505, iPad	[QUOTE=Unfortunately, I can't get Stanza to connect to the Calibre server.[/QUOTE] I just tested mine and now it doesn't work either It was working a couple days ago. Maybe it is version 0.7.1 I installed recently. The first thing to do is verify that the Calibre web server is running. On the content server window where you start your web server, there is a 'test server' button. Press that and see if your web browser shows your catalog. If the ip address it uses is 127.0.01, change that to your real ip or host name and verify again. If that works, then you know your content server is working. What I ended up doing was manually adding a book source in Stanza. For the url use Code: http://my.ip.address:8080/stanza Change 8080 to whatever port your Calibre content server is on. I also left the username as Calibre and blank password

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03-31-2010, 08:52 PM	#181
fkick Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2010 Device: iPhone Stanza	I followed the calibre conversion guide, however once I load books onto my iPhone, the epub's don't have a table of contents and the current chapter reads as an "unknown" chapter. Now these read fine on the Mac version of stanza, and in Calibre, just not on the phone version of stanza. Also, this only happens with the ePub format, as my .lit files that I converted using calibre show up fine. Any ideas?

05-01-2010, 05:05 AM	#184
geisha918 Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2009 Device: Kindle	Hi there, I'm trying to add my books from calibre onto my ipod touch using Stanza as my ereader. I followed all the steps in the guide but when I get to the part where I put in my ip address, Stanza wants me to authenticate myself. I have no idea what it is asking for, it wants a user name and a password. Could someone help out a complete tech retard? Thank you

05-01-2010, 06:15 AM	#185
dpierron calibre2opds guru Posts: 533 Karma: 8792 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Metz, France Device: iPhone, iPad, PRS-650	Are you sure you got the address and port correctly ? Maybe you typed another port number, for the correct IP address, and you come to another server (http or other)

05-03-2010, 09:21 AM	#186
neous Member Posts: 15 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2010 Device: none	Thanks

05-03-2010, 09:27 AM	#187
dpierron calibre2opds guru Posts: 533 Karma: 8792 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Metz, France Device: iPhone, iPad, PRS-650	you're welcome ! (did you thank me ?)

05-03-2010, 10:18 AM	#188
neous Member Posts: 15 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2010 Device: none	I'm thanking all who've contributed to this thread, so yes you too.

06-08-2010, 05:41 AM	#189
Clytie Bookworm Posts: 62 Karma: 2200 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: South Australia Device: iPad2	Thanks for all the tips in this thread. I've only recently started using Calibre, but find it an enormous help. I currently have about 2500 books catalogued in it, maybe half in epub format. (Some are entries created solely to record dead-tree books, so I can keep track of which titles I have in ebook and which in hard-copy, especially in the same series or by the same author.) Unfortunately, I can't get Stanza to connect to the Calibre server. Details: OSX 10.6.3 latest (Intel), OSX firewall off Calibre latest, Calibre server running, no password Stanza latest, on iPhone 3G latest OS I'm connected via our home wireless network. Stanza can immediately see any books I open in Stanza Desktop, but it can't see my Calibre library. I have created a new Shared catalog (http://my.I.P.address:8080/) but when I press on this, I get "cannot connect to host". I've tried rebooting the Calibre server, with no change. Thankyou for any help you can offer.

06-09-2010, 06:41 AM	#192
tyche Addict Posts: 227 Karma: 2530 Join Date: Dec 2009 Device: PRS-505, iPad	Yes, while it used to work for me last week, now when I choose "books on Calibre" it fails. However, I created a Book Source myself as mentioned above and that works perfectly. I suggest you try that.

06-09-2010, 05:51 PM	#193
dorino I'm odd. Take note. Posts: 325 Karma: 779 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Montana Device: deceased PRS-600, Nook STR	I thought maybe I'd comment on how I used to read books on my iPod Touch - I only used the Kindle App, and sent mobi format books into the app's directory when I SSH'd into it. I didn't read many ebooks then.

06-10-2010, 05:21 PM	#194
hel22 Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2010 Device: ipod touch 3G 64GB	so, i have no wifi, is there or isnt there a way to put my ebooks on my itouch with usb??

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