Kindle Paperwhite 2 keeps crashing when reading Calibre Newspaper

duydangle · 10-14-2013, 05:28 AM

Today I met 3 times Kindle Paperwhite 2 crashed and restarted when reading NYTimes fetched from Calibre. Does anyone have this problem?

dieterpops · 10-14-2013, 08:33 AM

I've experienced the same problem with the NY Times. I changed the output format from .mobi to .azw and have not experienced any reboots the past two days. Not sure if this is a permanent solution, but worth a try.

duydangle · 10-14-2013, 10:44 AM

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Originally Posted by dieterpops

I've experienced the same problem with the NY Times. I changed the output format from .mobi to .azw and have not experienced any reboots the past two days. Not sure if this is a permanent solution, but worth a try.

Your NY Times is purchased from Amazon or from Calibre. I think I will try to convert to azw3 to see any different.

duydangle · 10-14-2013, 11:04 AM

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Originally Posted by duydangle

Your NY Times is purchased from Amazon or from Calibre. I think I will try to convert to azw3 to see any different.

I found that when I convert from Mobi to Azw3, my newspaper become book instead of newspaper. Do you have this problem?

NiLuJe · 10-14-2013, 01:05 PM

Last I checked, Calibre doesn't support building KF8 magazines/newspapers, and if AZW3 happens to be you default output format, it should automagically build an 'old' mobi when building something from a newsfeed.

dieterpops · 10-14-2013, 01:38 PM

I checked "Behavior" under "Preferences" and my preferred output format is AZW3. The NY Times recipe is emailed to my Kindle and it shows up in the periodical format. Whether it's changed to Mobi or not, I don't know.

dieterpops · 10-16-2013, 07:49 AM

Well, my kindle crashed 2 times this morning, once while reading the WSJ and once while reading the NY Times.

HarryT · 10-16-2013, 11:50 AM

Sounds like a problem with the generated newspaper; I'd suggest raising it as a bug with Kovid.

dieterpops · 10-17-2013, 09:15 AM

It's not a problem with Calibre generated papers as this morning, the Financial Times I purchased from Amazon caused my paperwhite to reboot. Hmmm.

anthony81 · 11-10-2013, 05:09 PM

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Originally Posted by duydangle

Today I met 3 times Kindle Paperwhite 2 crashed and restarted when reading NYTimes fetched from Calibre. Does anyone have this problem?

Any new news on this problem? Sunday's NYT from calibre, forget it for me. I can even open it without a reboot but every other day of the week is fine..

duydangle · 11-10-2013, 07:25 PM

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Originally Posted by anthony81

Any new news on this problem? Sunday's NYT from calibre, forget it for me. I can even open it without a reboot but every other day of the week is fine..

I gave up, it seems very hard to open NYTimes. Each touch waits 4-5 seconds for the kindle to respond. And when too many touchs make the kindle crash.

el.jeffe58 · 11-10-2013, 07:49 PM

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Originally Posted by dieterpops

I checked "Behavior" under "Preferences" and my preferred output format is AZW3. The NY Times recipe is emailed to my Kindle and it shows up in the periodical format. Whether it's changed to Mobi or not, I don't know.

Will AZW3 output .mobi's that need a tweak such as the one I had that did not work in my KPW2 (would not appear) until I reformatted it from mobi to mobi? And, what is "old" mobi? I do not see that as an output. Thank you. Sorry for the thread hijack s well!

BobbyVan · 12-26-2013, 10:29 AM

Did anyone manage to fix this problem? I've encountered it on both the Kindle Touch and the Paperwhite.

Lawrence W · 01-24-2014, 09:45 AM

Sunday NY Times files can be successfully opened using the Kindle PC-based program. In Win 7, it can be found in the C:Users/[username]/My Documents/Calibre Library/calibre directory.

For opening in my Kindle Paper White, I first converted to AZW3 format with no success. Then I clicked on the "MOBI Output" selection in the left navigation panel of the Convert page and ticked "Disable compression of the file contents" and "OK" to perform the conversion and sent it to my Kindle reader. That worked. I can now read a previously unreadable Sunday NY Times file in my Kindle.

clanger9 · 03-14-2014, 08:55 AM

I am seeing this behaviour more often now: newspaper articles that either won't open or cause my Kindle 3 to reboot.

It may be a recent Kindle software issue (rather than Calibre).

I have disabled compression and this seems to help, but I still get crashes on larger .mobi files (especially the Saturday Guardian).

The Kindle desktop software opens the .mobi files fine, so the issue is on Kindle devices only. Maybe it's just running out of memory?

Is there a way to debug or log what the problem is on a Kindle? It's hard to file a useful bug report when all I know is "it crashes - sometimes..."

10-14-2013, 05:28 AM	#1
duydangle Connoisseur Posts: 66 Karma: 480010 Join Date: Aug 2013 Device: PW\|PW3	Kindle Paperwhite 2 keeps crashing when reading Calibre Newspaper Today I met 3 times Kindle Paperwhite 2 crashed and restarted when reading NYTimes fetched from Calibre. Does anyone have this problem?

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10-14-2013, 08:33 AM	#2
dieterpops Addict Posts: 258 Karma: 134567 Join Date: Nov 2008 Device: Always in flux	I've experienced the same problem with the NY Times. I changed the output format from .mobi to .azw and have not experienced any reboots the past two days. Not sure if this is a permanent solution, but worth a try.

10-14-2013, 01:05 PM	#5
NiLuJe BLAM! Posts: 13,478 Karma: 26012494 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Paris, France Device: Kindle 2i, 3g, 4, 5w, PW, PW2, PW5; Kobo H2O, Forma, Elipsa, Sage, C2E	Last I checked, Calibre doesn't support building KF8 magazines/newspapers, and if AZW3 happens to be you default output format, it should automagically build an 'old' mobi when building something from a newsfeed.

10-14-2013, 01:38 PM	#6
dieterpops Addict Posts: 258 Karma: 134567 Join Date: Nov 2008 Device: Always in flux	I checked "Behavior" under "Preferences" and my preferred output format is AZW3. The NY Times recipe is emailed to my Kindle and it shows up in the periodical format. Whether it's changed to Mobi or not, I don't know.

10-16-2013, 07:49 AM	#7
dieterpops Addict Posts: 258 Karma: 134567 Join Date: Nov 2008 Device: Always in flux	Well, my kindle crashed 2 times this morning, once while reading the WSJ and once while reading the NY Times.

10-16-2013, 11:50 AM	#8
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Sounds like a problem with the generated newspaper; I'd suggest raising it as a bug with Kovid.

10-17-2013, 09:15 AM	#9
dieterpops Addict Posts: 258 Karma: 134567 Join Date: Nov 2008 Device: Always in flux	It's not a problem with Calibre generated papers as this morning, the Financial Times I purchased from Amazon caused my paperwhite to reboot. Hmmm.

12-26-2013, 10:29 AM	#13
BobbyVan Enthusiast Posts: 42 Karma: 20 Join Date: Jan 2012 Device: Kindle Paperwhite	Did anyone manage to fix this problem? I've encountered it on both the Kindle Touch and the Paperwhite.

01-24-2014, 09:45 AM	#14
Lawrence W Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2014 Device: Kindle Paper White	Sunday NY Times files can be successfully opened using the Kindle PC-based program. In Win 7, it can be found in the C:Users/[username]/My Documents/Calibre Library/calibre directory. For opening in my Kindle Paper White, I first converted to AZW3 format with no success. Then I clicked on the "MOBI Output" selection in the left navigation panel of the Convert page and ticked "Disable compression of the file contents" and "OK" to perform the conversion and sent it to my Kindle reader. That worked. I can now read a previously unreadable Sunday NY Times file in my Kindle.

03-14-2014, 08:55 AM	#15
clanger9 Member Posts: 11 Karma: 138 Join Date: Nov 2010 Device: Kindle 3	I am seeing this behaviour more often now: newspaper articles that either won't open or cause my Kindle 3 to reboot. It may be a recent Kindle software issue (rather than Calibre). I have disabled compression and this seems to help, but I still get crashes on larger .mobi files (especially the Saturday Guardian). The Kindle desktop software opens the .mobi files fine, so the issue is on Kindle devices only. Maybe it's just running out of memory? Is there a way to debug or log what the problem is on a Kindle? It's hard to file a useful bug report when all I know is "it crashes - sometimes..."

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