Going Nuts with Calibre

saitekx36 · 06-08-2009, 08:28 AM

Good day

I wonder if anybody could help me.

I have a 2000+ library running with last version of Calibre 0.5.14 on OSX Leopard.

Since a few weeks ( dont know if because uptade ) the program keeps "hanging" for a while everytime I even try to click on a book, and keeps doing it cyclic ........ Umbrella turning ....... click again ...... Umbrella turning again.

database corrupt ?? How can I correct the problem ??
Any other Thought ??

Thsks in advance for your help.

kovidgoyal · 06-08-2009, 12:15 PM

Strange, never heard of this problem before. Is your library located on your local hard disk or ona network drive?

saitekx36 · 06-09-2009, 02:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

Strange, never heard of this problem before. Is your library located on your local hard disk or ona network drive?

Its located on local disk .

Could I do something more ??

Really nuts !!

Thanks for your help.

saitekx36 · 06-09-2009, 06:09 AM

Attached Activity monitor capture, open files+ports plus process sampling while hung ......

Hope this could help

itimpi · 06-09-2009, 06:45 AM

The only thing I notice is that the Virtual memory requirement for Calibre seems insanely high. Not quite sure what this means though

I guess it could be something to do with the fact that your are running on OS/X?

saitekx36 · 06-09-2009, 07:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by itimpi

The only thing I notice is that the Virtual memory requirement for Calibre seems insanely high. Not quite sure what this means though

I guess it could be something to do with the fact that your are running on OS/X?

I dont think it could be because OSX. It was working flawlessly for months, until this problem arised ......

Anyway, thanks a lot for your comment.

kovidgoyal · 06-09-2009, 11:37 AM

Hmm did you recently install new software, fonts on your machine?

saitekx36 · 06-09-2009, 11:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

Hmm did you recently install new software, fonts on your machine?

Im afraid ...... no

Sorry to give you this trouble, but still the same problem.

Could a library rebuild, or a fresh install cure the problem ??

Thanks

kovidgoyal · 06-09-2009, 11:51 AM

Try renaming your library folder so calibre starts with a fresh library and see if the problem goes away.

saitekx36 · 06-09-2009, 12:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

Try renaming your library folder so calibre starts with a fresh library and see if the problem goes away.

Just rename the existing library without giving Calibre an alternate library path ??

saitekx36 · 06-09-2009, 12:12 PM

Did it, and it works like a charm !!! ..... Should I copy the old library over ?? excepting metedata file ??

Thanks !!

kovidgoyal · 06-09-2009, 12:13 PM

yeah calibre will ask you for a new path, or it will automatically create a blank library at the old path (I forget which)

kovidgoyal · 06-09-2009, 12:16 PM

I would suggest you do the following. Move the old library back to the old location with the metadata.db file. then in a terminal run

calibredb export --all --to-dir /some/empty/directory

Then delete your old library. Start with a new library and click the arrow next to the add books button, use add books from sub-directories (one per folder) and calibre should recreate your old library with no loss of information

saitekx36 · 06-09-2009, 05:36 PM

Sorry ... , but it happened again.

I did wht you suggested, and the program crashed (look at attachment) inmediately when the copy started.

So I started copying the e-books one by one to the new and when the number of books copied reached the aprox quantity of 600 ....... Its starting again. The hangout period is noticeably shorter, but its there again .....

So, it should be related to library database volume, I think.

Again going nuts !!

itimpi · 06-10-2009, 01:03 AM

I have over 5000 books in my Calibre database, and I have read of others with 20000 or more, so I do not thjink the number is the problem. It seems much more likely that you have some specific book(s) causing you a problem in some way.

06-08-2009, 08:28 AM	#1
saitekx36 Member Posts: 15 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Spain Device: PRS505	Going Nuts with Calibre Good day I wonder if anybody could help me. I have a 2000+ library running with last version of Calibre 0.5.14 on OSX Leopard. Since a few weeks ( dont know if because uptade ) the program keeps "hanging" for a while everytime I even try to click on a book, and keeps doing it cyclic ........ Umbrella turning ....... click again ...... Umbrella turning again. database corrupt ?? How can I correct the problem ?? Any other Thought ?? Thsks in advance for your help.

06-09-2009, 05:36 PM	#14
saitekx36 Member Posts: 15 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Spain Device: PRS505	AGAIN !! Sorry ... , but it happened again. I did wht you suggested, and the program crashed (look at attachment) inmediately when the copy started. So I started copying the e-books one by one to the new and when the number of books copied reached the aprox quantity of 600 ....... Its starting again. The hangout period is noticeably shorter, but its there again ..... So, it should be related to library database volume, I think. Again going nuts !! Attached Thumbnails

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06-08-2009, 12:15 PM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,860 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Strange, never heard of this problem before. Is your library located on your local hard disk or ona network drive?

06-09-2009, 06:45 AM	#5
itimpi Wizard Posts: 4,552 Karma: 950151 Join Date: Nov 2008 Device: Sony PRS-950, iphone/ipad (Marvin/iBooks/QuickReader)	The only thing I notice is that the Virtual memory requirement for Calibre seems insanely high. Not quite sure what this means though I guess it could be something to do with the fact that your are running on OS/X?

06-09-2009, 11:37 AM	#7
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,860 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Hmm did you recently install new software, fonts on your machine?

06-09-2009, 11:51 AM	#9
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,860 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Try renaming your library folder so calibre starts with a fresh library and see if the problem goes away.

06-09-2009, 12:12 PM	#11
saitekx36 Member Posts: 15 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Spain Device: PRS505	Did it, and it works like a charm !!! ..... Should I copy the old library over ?? excepting metedata file ?? Thanks !!

06-09-2009, 12:13 PM	#12
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,860 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	yeah calibre will ask you for a new path, or it will automatically create a blank library at the old path (I forget which)

06-09-2009, 12:16 PM	#13
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,860 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	I would suggest you do the following. Move the old library back to the old location with the metadata.db file. then in a terminal run calibredb export --all --to-dir /some/empty/directory Then delete your old library. Start with a new library and click the arrow next to the add books button, use add books from sub-directories (one per folder) and calibre should recreate your old library with no loss of information

06-10-2009, 01:03 AM	#15
itimpi Wizard Posts: 4,552 Karma: 950151 Join Date: Nov 2008 Device: Sony PRS-950, iphone/ipad (Marvin/iBooks/QuickReader)	I have over 5000 books in my Calibre database, and I have read of others with 20000 or more, so I do not thjink the number is the problem. It seems much more likely that you have some specific book(s) causing you a problem in some way.

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