SD Card in BeBook Not Read by Calibre

ascherjim · 06-14-2009, 08:38 PM

I have a 2 GB SD card in my BeBook, to which I can directly copy books from my PC and readily read the titles on my BeBook. However, when I try to utilize Calibre to format my titles then copy them to the SD memory card, it cannot recognize the card. (I have no trouble transferring Calibre converted titles to the BeBook's main memory.) I have formatted the SD to Fat 16, and as I said, it works fine except for not being recognized by Calibre. Anyone have an explanation (and solution) to this problem?

siulayhumga · 06-15-2009, 02:34 PM

First did the ds card show up after you plug in the unit? After plug in you should see "main memory" and "SD card" on top of the UI. Also look like Calibre will can only support one memory card.

What I usually do is to use the save to disk fuction to move book directly to the memory card.

ascherjim · 06-15-2009, 02:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by siulayhumga

...What I usually do is to use the save to disk function to move book directly to the memory card.

I had previously thought of this as another possible way to solve my problem, and am gratified that you confirm my thinking that it would provide a workable solution if Calibre ultimately can't accomplish such transfers itself. Many thanks.

user_none · 06-15-2009, 04:35 PM

The SD card should be recognized. Post the output of this after running it in a terminal (command) window:

Code:

calibre-debug -d

ascherjim · 06-15-2009, 05:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by user_none

The SD card should be recognized. Post the output of this after running it in a terminal (command) window:

Code:

calibre-debug -d

This would be a simple matter for me if I were running Linux (of which I have some minor programming experience), but I don't know how to get a terminal window and execute this command with Windows, which is what I'm running.

user_none · 06-15-2009, 05:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ascherjim

This would be a simple matter for me if I were running Linux (of which I have some minor programming experience), but I don't know how to get a terminal window and execute this command with Windows, which is what I'm running.

Start -> run -> cmd

You might need to specify the full path to calibre-debug, something like C:\Program Files...

ascherjim · 06-15-2009, 05:28 PM

[QUOTE=user_none;492998]Start -> run -> cmd

C:\Documents and Settings\Jim>calibre-debug -d
USB devices on system: [u'usb\\root_hub&vid1002&pid4374&rev0000', u'usb\\root_hu
b&vid1002&pid4375&rev0000', u'usb\\root_hub20&vid1002&pid4373&rev0000', u'usb\\v
id_0409&pid_005a&rev_0100', u'usb\\vid_045e&pid_00e1&rev_0007', u'usb\\vid_046d&
pid_c527&rev_3810', u'usb\\vid_046d&pid_c527&rev_3810&mi_00', u'usb\\vid_046d&pi
d_c527&rev_3810&mi_01']
Drives detected:
(ID, Partitions, Drive letter)
('IDE\\DISKHTS721010G9AT00________________________ _MCZOA51A\\5&128C829E&
0&0.0.0', 0, u'C:\\')
Looking for PRS500
Looking for PRS505
Looking for PRS700
Looking for CYBOOKG3
Looking for KINDLE
Looking for KINDLE2
Looking for BEBOOK
Looking for BEBOOKMINI
Looking for BLACKBERRY
Looking for EB600
Looking for JETBOOK

C:\Documents and Settings\Jim>

ascherjim · 06-15-2009, 05:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by user_none

Start -> run -> cmd

User_None: In sending you the output, I don't have my BeBook attached to my PC. Should I have, and then give you the new output? Jim

ascherjim · 06-15-2009, 05:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ascherjim

User_None: In sending you the output, I don't have my BeBook attached to my PC. Should I have, and then give you the new output? Jim

User_None: Here is my new output with the BeBook attached: (Sorry for my earlier oversight):

C:\Documents and Settings\Jim>calibre-debug -d
USB devices on system: [u'usb\\root_hub&vid1002&pid4374&rev0000', u'usb\\root_hu
b&vid1002&pid4375&rev0000', u'usb\\root_hub20&vid1002&pid4373&rev0000', u'usb\\v
id_0409&pid_005a&rev_0100', u'usb\\vid_045e&pid_00e1&rev_0007', u'usb\\vid_046d&
pid_c527&rev_3810', u'usb\\vid_046d&pid_c527&rev_3810&mi_00', u'usb\\vid_046d&pi
d_c527&rev_3810&mi_01', u'usb\\vid_0525&pid_6803&rev_0312']
Drives detected:
(ID, Partitions, Drive letter)
('IDE\\DISKHTS721010G9AT00________________________ _MCZOA51A\\5&128C829E&
0&0.0.0', 0, u'C:\\')
('USBSTOR\\DISK&VEN_LINUX&PROD_FILE-STOR_GADGET&REV_0312\\00D9175EEC96&0
', 1, u'E:\\')
('USBSTOR\\DISK&VEN_LINUX&PROD_FILE-STOR_GADGET&REV_0312\\00D9175EEC96&1
', 2, u'F:\\')
Looking for PRS500
Looking for PRS505
Looking for PRS700
Looking for CYBOOKG3
Looking for KINDLE
Looking for KINDLE2
Looking for BEBOOK
Device Connected: <class 'calibre.devices.bebook.driver.BEBOOK'>
Trying to open device...
Main memory: u'F:\\'
Total space: (471605248, 0, 0)

C:\Documents and Settings\Jim>

user_none · 06-15-2009, 07:24 PM

I've pushed up a possible fix. It should be appearing in the next 0.6 beta. If you're not testing the beta then let me know if it works when 0.6 is released.

ascherjim · 06-15-2009, 07:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by user_none

I've pushed up a possible fix. It should be appearing in the next 0.6 beta. If you're not testing the beta then let me know if it works when 0.6 is released.

Will do. Many thanks.

ascherjim · 06-19-2009, 11:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ascherjim

Will do. Many thanks.

user_none: I've loaded the latest beta and it now indeed seems to recognize my BeBook memory card -- except that it seems to have the main memory and the card reversed. Calibre now shows at the top of the screen the main memory having 1.9 GB free space (which is the size of my memory card) and 390 MB of free space on my memory card, which is actually the amount of memory remaining in my main memory. This should be an easy fix for you -- right? Many thanks, though, for dealing with this problem, although I will stick to using version 5 until I'm satisfied that the titles I direct to go into either of my two memory spaces really go to the ones I designate. (Also, I find the beta versions much more difficult to comprehend and use than version 5. In time, I hope to sort it all out and use it to maximum advantage.)

kovidgoyal · 06-19-2009, 11:48 AM

The drive detection order will be fixed in beta 8. The BeBook has a strange firmware bug that causes it to report the storage card ahead of the main memory to the OS

ascherjim · 06-19-2009, 11:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

The drive detection order will be fixed in beta 8. The BeBook has a strange firmware bug that causes it to report the storage card ahead of the main memory to the OS

Many thanks. I'll watch for it.

ascherjim · 06-20-2009, 10:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

The drive detection order will be fixed in beta 8. The BeBook has a strange firmware bug that causes it to report the storage card ahead of the main memory to the OS

Beta 8 works fine. Reads the memories in the proper order. Many thanks. Now I just have to practice using the enhanced GUI.

06-14-2009, 08:38 PM	#1
ascherjim Addict Posts: 260 Karma: 274 Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Gig Harbor, Washington Device: BeBook One, PocketBook 360, Kindle Paperwhite, Kobo Aura One	SD Card in BeBook Not Read by Calibre I have a 2 GB SD card in my BeBook, to which I can directly copy books from my PC and readily read the titles on my BeBook. However, when I try to utilize Calibre to format my titles then copy them to the SD memory card, it cannot recognize the card. (I have no trouble transferring Calibre converted titles to the BeBook's main memory.) I have formatted the SD to Fat 16, and as I said, it works fine except for not being recognized by Calibre. Anyone have an explanation (and solution) to this problem?

06-15-2009, 04:35 PM	#4
user_none Sigil & calibre developer Posts: 2,488 Karma: 1063785 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Florida, USA Device: Nook STR	The SD card should be recognized. Post the output of this after running it in a terminal (command) window: Code: calibre-debug -d

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06-15-2009, 02:34 PM	#2
siulayhumga Connoisseur Posts: 55 Karma: 12 Join Date: Jun 2009 Device: Sony PRS 505	First did the ds card show up after you plug in the unit? After plug in you should see "main memory" and "SD card" on top of the UI. Also look like Calibre will can only support one memory card. What I usually do is to use the save to disk fuction to move book directly to the memory card.

06-15-2009, 05:28 PM	#7
ascherjim Addict Posts: 260 Karma: 274 Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Gig Harbor, Washington Device: BeBook One, PocketBook 360, Kindle Paperwhite, Kobo Aura One	[QUOTE=user_none;492998]Start -> run -> cmd C:\Documents and Settings\Jim>calibre-debug -d USB devices on system: [u'usb\\root_hub&vid1002&pid4374&rev0000', u'usb\\root_hu b&vid1002&pid4375&rev0000', u'usb\\root_hub20&vid1002&pid4373&rev0000', u'usb\\v id_0409&pid_005a&rev_0100', u'usb\\vid_045e&pid_00e1&rev_0007', u'usb\\vid_046d& pid_c527&rev_3810', u'usb\\vid_046d&pid_c527&rev_3810&mi_00', u'usb\\vid_046d&pi d_c527&rev_3810&mi_01'] Drives detected: (ID, Partitions, Drive letter) ('IDE\\DISKHTS721010G9AT00________________________ _MCZOA51A\\5&128C829E& 0&0.0.0', 0, u'C:\\') Looking for PRS500 Looking for PRS505 Looking for PRS700 Looking for CYBOOKG3 Looking for KINDLE Looking for KINDLE2 Looking for BEBOOK Looking for BEBOOKMINI Looking for BLACKBERRY Looking for EB600 Looking for JETBOOK C:\Documents and Settings\Jim>

06-15-2009, 07:24 PM	#10
user_none Sigil & calibre developer Posts: 2,488 Karma: 1063785 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Florida, USA Device: Nook STR	I've pushed up a possible fix. It should be appearing in the next 0.6 beta. If you're not testing the beta then let me know if it works when 0.6 is released.

06-19-2009, 11:48 AM	#13
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,857 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	The drive detection order will be fixed in beta 8. The BeBook has a strange firmware bug that causes it to report the storage card ahead of the main memory to the OS

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