iPhone 101: iPhone+Stanza+Calibre (the almost-perfect solution) - Page 6

jaybee · 07-30-2009, 12:18 AM

I don't understand "content server." My computer requires an admin password for some operations. I have tried that one. I don't think the router is the problem, since I am getting past that to recognize the calibre library, but I have also tried that. I don't know of anything else in the computer that requires a password.

kovidgoyal · 07-30-2009, 12:24 AM

Go to Preferences -> Content server in calibre and check if it is set to use a apssword

jaybee · 07-30-2009, 01:14 AM

Yes! That gets me past the "secure catalog" screen. But now I'm getting an error message "Error reading catalog data. Please try again later." The first time I got past that screen with the proper password, calibre was running on the computer, but the library window was not open. I restarted calibre and tried again with the library window open--still the same error message. I'll try restarting both the computer and the touch.

Update----
after restarting everything: the Stanza menu item "shared books" leads to a sub-menu "books in calibre" which in turn leads to the list of books in epub format in the calibre library. I believe I'm in business now, and thanks for the program and for the support!

PS: I'm curious about why the publisher column of many of my books says "unbekannt." I do know enough German to know what that means, but I'm puzzled by the language, since so far as I know none of the preferences anywhere on my computer specifies German. (not a problem, just a curiosity.)

kovidgoyal · 07-30-2009, 11:52 AM

go to preferences and make sure your calibre language setting is english

jaybee · 07-30-2009, 02:14 PM

Calibre's preferences are set to English. Just to see what would happen, I set it to French, restarted, and though everything else is now in French, the publisher column still says "unbekannt"!

This doesn't really matter to me--it's just curious. I have 0.6.2.

ilovejedd · 07-30-2009, 04:06 PM

From prior experience, Calibre just leaves the field empty if it doesn't find the information. Have you checked if it's your sources that contain that string?

nevermind · 07-31-2009, 11:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by unmercifulangel

sorry for the double post; it was supposed to be a reply to "nevermind", but i can't seem to figure out how to delete the first one and i'm new to all of this, so please forgive the inexperience of a newbie.

I got my iPhone last week and have upgraded it to the 3.0 software. Having downloaded Stanza for iPhone and my PC and Calibre for my PC since then, I have all the new releases.

While I didn't get the Timeout error, I was getting a failure to connect to the catalog. Since I was following the instructions from the original post, it took me awhile to get all the kinks worked out. The thing that finally got it for me was to put the /stanza back into the URL, and it just snagged all of my books.

So, I suppose my questions is: have you tried it both with and without the /stanza?

Good Luck!

I added /stanza back in and it's now working. Thanks!

sircastor · 08-16-2009, 03:48 PM

I just found this post this morning and I think this is brilliant. I don't expect to be getting a reader until Christmas time so I'm trying to adapt to reading on my iPhone in the interim.

As a suggestion to more advanced users, you can set your router to forward the port onto the machine running Calibre. Instead of using an IP address, you can use a dynamic dns domain name and essentially access your library anywhere you can find internet access.

Notes:
- I had to use xxxxxx.dyndns.org:8005/stanza to reach it. I put it on 8005 because I already use 80 and 8080 for other things on my network. Any port should work as long as you forward it correctly.
- Running servers may be a violation of your TOS agreement with your ISP. In most cases, they probably won't care... but ye are forewarned.

nekokami · 08-17-2009, 08:37 PM

According to the Stanza FAQ, you can use this utility to transfer files to the iPod Touch or iPhone via USB now: http://www.digidna.net/diskaid/

I've downloaded it and fired it up, and it seems to work. I haven't copied everything in yet, because I'm in the middle of converting all my files to ePub.

snowflakes1 · 08-23-2009, 05:29 PM

Hey guys,

I found a good way to browse the directory of my iPhone and bring files over by USB, the "iPhonebrowser". It´s free and easy, the only thing missing is a search function.
You need a jailbroken phone for this, I suppose.

What i could not do until yet is shove eBooks directly on my iPhone, as the instructions on the Lexcycle-FAQ seem not to be valid any more:

"Note: any software that can transfer files over to the iPhone can be used for this method of transferring books in bulk. When Stanza launches, any files it finds in the folder named "/var/mobile/Media/DCIM/Stanza" will be imported into Stanza."

Stanza on my iPhone does not recognize the .epub files in ths folder. It seems to store Books in some folders I found unter User/A97E40DD-509C-45D5-80BB-8F6D808427DD/Documents/Library/1
(1 seems to be the 1st book in the folder, 2 the 2nd and so on)
The files mostly have the .xhtml ending.

Can anyone help and tell me where to put the files in or how to convert them to make them readable on my iPhone?
(The ad-hoc network connection failed and I do not want to buy a router just for this purpose)

thx,

snow

Gaius Primus · 12-19-2009, 12:17 PM

Quote:

Right now, the ONLY thing that prevents this combo from being 100% perfect is that stanza (calibre is not the culprit) does not allow one to rate books. Rating is usually the way to indicate that you've read a book, and in large libraries it becomes tricky to know what you've read and what not. IRL one uses the dog-eared state of the book to determine if you've read it or not - ebook solutions really should not ommit this functionality.

Stanza 2 was just released today @ the app store and it now has this ability. There's a circle beside every book, as you read it, it gets filled in until it's all filled in.

nekokami · 12-19-2009, 08:17 PM

That's helpful!

I note that Stanza 2.0 also supports custom collections (like "playlists") but will Calibre be able to use this to transfer series information?

kovidgoyal · 12-19-2009, 08:22 PM

Should be easily do-able if someone can figure out the necessary XML in the catalog files. Is it documented on the lexcycle developer page?

Breathlessx · 12-20-2009, 10:32 PM

I'm having problems finding my books in Stanza, both Online Catalog and Shared books. In Shared books, I can view my computer (Books in calibre [on VistaPC]). When I click it, it just keeps loading and eventually, I get a notification saying it has timed out. In Online Catalog, I added my IP address, and it also just keeps loading, and once again, eventually, the notification tells me that it has timed out. All my books have been converted into ePubs already. I'm running a Vista 64bit computer. Back in my XP Home Edition, I was able to find my books and download them with Shared Books. Can anyone help? :/

kovidgoyal · 12-20-2009, 10:47 PM

Probably a firewall thing. Have you passed the calibre server port through your firewall?

07-30-2009, 01:14 AM	#78
jaybee Enthusiast Posts: 40 Karma: 28 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Jackson, TN Device: iPad Touch PRS-500	Yes! That gets me past the "secure catalog" screen. But now I'm getting an error message "Error reading catalog data. Please try again later." The first time I got past that screen with the proper password, calibre was running on the computer, but the library window was not open. I restarted calibre and tried again with the library window open--still the same error message. I'll try restarting both the computer and the touch. Update---- after restarting everything: the Stanza menu item "shared books" leads to a sub-menu "books in calibre" which in turn leads to the list of books in epub format in the calibre library. I believe I'm in business now, and thanks for the program and for the support! PS: I'm curious about why the publisher column of many of my books says "unbekannt." I do know enough German to know what that means, but I'm puzzled by the language, since so far as I know none of the preferences anywhere on my computer specifies German. (not a problem, just a curiosity.) Last edited by jaybee; 07-30-2009 at 02:03 AM. Reason: Update

08-23-2009, 05:29 PM	#85
snowflakes1 Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2009 Device: iPhone 3G	files via USB - solutions and new problems Hey guys, I found a good way to browse the directory of my iPhone and bring files over by USB, the "iPhonebrowser". It´s free and easy, the only thing missing is a search function. You need a jailbroken phone for this, I suppose. What i could not do until yet is shove eBooks directly on my iPhone, as the instructions on the Lexcycle-FAQ seem not to be valid any more: "Note: any software that can transfer files over to the iPhone can be used for this method of transferring books in bulk. When Stanza launches, any files it finds in the folder named "/var/mobile/Media/DCIM/Stanza" will be imported into Stanza." Stanza on my iPhone does not recognize the .epub files in ths folder. It seems to store Books in some folders I found unter User/A97E40DD-509C-45D5-80BB-8F6D808427DD/Documents/Library/1 (1 seems to be the 1st book in the folder, 2 the 2nd and so on) The files mostly have the .xhtml ending. Can anyone help and tell me where to put the files in or how to convert them to make them readable on my iPhone? (The ad-hoc network connection failed and I do not want to buy a router just for this purpose) thx, snow

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07-30-2009, 12:18 AM	#76
jaybee Enthusiast Posts: 40 Karma: 28 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Jackson, TN Device: iPad Touch PRS-500	I don't understand "content server." My computer requires an admin password for some operations. I have tried that one. I don't think the router is the problem, since I am getting past that to recognize the calibre library, but I have also tried that. I don't know of anything else in the computer that requires a password.

07-30-2009, 12:24 AM	#77
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,966 Karma: 22669822 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Go to Preferences -> Content server in calibre and check if it is set to use a apssword

07-30-2009, 11:52 AM	#79
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,966 Karma: 22669822 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	go to preferences and make sure your calibre language setting is english

07-30-2009, 02:14 PM	#80
jaybee Enthusiast Posts: 40 Karma: 28 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Jackson, TN Device: iPad Touch PRS-500	Calibre's preferences are set to English. Just to see what would happen, I set it to French, restarted, and though everything else is now in French, the publisher column still says "unbekannt"! This doesn't really matter to me--it's just curious. I have 0.6.2.

07-30-2009, 04:06 PM	#81
ilovejedd hopeless n00b Posts: 5,111 Karma: 19597086 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: in the middle of nowhere Device: PW4, PW3, Libra H2O, iPad 10.5, iPad 11, iPad 12.9	From prior experience, Calibre just leaves the field empty if it doesn't find the information. Have you checked if it's your sources that contain that string?

08-16-2009, 03:48 PM	#83
sircastor Reader Posts: 85 Karma: 6124 Join Date: Jul 2009 Device: PRS-505	I just found this post this morning and I think this is brilliant. I don't expect to be getting a reader until Christmas time so I'm trying to adapt to reading on my iPhone in the interim. As a suggestion to more advanced users, you can set your router to forward the port onto the machine running Calibre. Instead of using an IP address, you can use a dynamic dns domain name and essentially access your library anywhere you can find internet access. Notes: - I had to use xxxxxx.dyndns.org:8005/stanza to reach it. I put it on 8005 because I already use 80 and 8080 for other things on my network. Any port should work as long as you forward it correctly. - Running servers may be a violation of your TOS agreement with your ISP. In most cases, they probably won't care... but ye are forewarned.

08-17-2009, 08:37 PM	#84
nekokami fruminous edugeek Posts: 6,745 Karma: 551260 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Northeast US Device: iPad, eBw 1150	According to the Stanza FAQ, you can use this utility to transfer files to the iPod Touch or iPhone via USB now: http://www.digidna.net/diskaid/ I've downloaded it and fired it up, and it seems to work. I haven't copied everything in yet, because I'm in the middle of converting all my files to ePub.

12-19-2009, 08:17 PM	#87
nekokami fruminous edugeek Posts: 6,745 Karma: 551260 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Northeast US Device: iPad, eBw 1150	That's helpful! I note that Stanza 2.0 also supports custom collections (like "playlists") but will Calibre be able to use this to transfer series information?

12-19-2009, 08:22 PM	#88
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,966 Karma: 22669822 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Should be easily do-able if someone can figure out the necessary XML in the catalog files. Is it documented on the lexcycle developer page?

12-20-2009, 10:32 PM	#89
Breathlessx Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2009 Device: iPod Touch	I'm having problems finding my books in Stanza, both Online Catalog and Shared books. In Shared books, I can view my computer (Books in calibre [on VistaPC]). When I click it, it just keeps loading and eventually, I get a notification saying it has timed out. In Online Catalog, I added my IP address, and it also just keeps loading, and once again, eventually, the notification tells me that it has timed out. All my books have been converted into ePubs already. I'm running a Vista 64bit computer. Back in my XP Home Edition, I was able to find my books and download them with Shared Books. Can anyone help? :/

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12-20-2009, 10:47 PM	#90
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,966 Karma: 22669822 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Probably a firewall thing. Have you passed the calibre server port through your firewall?