Nook Partitioning Update - Page 16

ZodWallop · 01-18-2019, 05:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hank

> Before plugging the usb cable put it to sleep.
> Plug it in let calibre detect and read the device metadata.....

I assume you mean put the Nook to sleep first.
You don't mention waking the Nook up. I assume you do that once the USB cable is plugged in, and cick the button on the Nook to connect the USB -- right?

Hank, now I don't remember which Nook you have. I have both a Glowlight Plus and a Glowlight 3 and they connect to Calibre differently.

The Glowlight Plus, you just connect the USB cable to it and it connects. Doesn't matter if the device is asleep or awake.

The Glowlight 3, I connect the cable, it wakes the device up, though I still have to slide to unlock. When I do that a window pops up on the Nook screen and I have to click/tap a 'connect' button connect.

Overall, the Glowlight Plus is easier to sideload to and doesn't have the problem with cycling through all the books and so forth.

hank · 01-25-2019, 11:37 AM

I have the GL3. As I think I mentioned earlier I seem to have solved the problem with the Nook slowing down to a dead stop requiring restarting. And then forgetting all the sideloaded books -- by mounting it on the Mac OSX desktop and running Disk First Aid on it. Sometimes it also forgets which WiFi station it was using and forgets the nighttime light setting too.

I'm guessing the Nook GL3 just drops a pointer to a list from time to time and loses track of all the sideloaded books, as they remain visible in the Mac file system.

I would guess whoever wrote the software is no longer working at BN.

hank · 03-20-2019, 03:42 PM

Well, as I wrote 15 months ago,
> Waiting eagerly to see the Nook update its operating system,
> hoping the disappearing-books issue goes away.

The damn thing still corrupts all its sideloaded files intermittently for no reason I can figure out. They're still all there accoring to the Mac desktop view of the Nook as a folder/icon, but when this happens, the Nook can't see any of them. It only shows the Nook manual and the couple of books I've purchased through BN.

ZodWallop · 03-20-2019, 05:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hank

Well, as I wrote 15 months ago,
> Waiting eagerly to see the Nook update its operating system,
> hoping the disappearing-books issue goes away.

The damn thing still corrupts all its sideloaded files intermittently for no reason I can figure out. They're still all there accoring to the Mac desktop view of the Nook as a folder/icon, but when this happens, the Nook can't see any of them. It only shows the Nook manual and the couple of books I've purchased through BN.

If you search, does the Nook find them?

tas03 · 03-20-2019, 05:17 PM

Try taking out 'odd' symbols in the names of the books, like hyphens, apostrophes, both " and ' quotation marks, semi-colons, colons,and _. It has helped with my Glowlight Plus and might help with the newer one. I also do it when I sideload books to my Nook 7 in tablet.

Calenorn · 03-20-2019, 05:55 PM

Or just give up and buy a Kobo.
I did.

lkmiller · 03-21-2019, 09:14 AM

That's weird. I don't use my Glowlight 3 too much. But most of my books are sideloaded via calibre. And I've never had them disappear or any of the other "forgetfulness" you've had.

hank · 03-22-2019, 11:41 AM

No odd symbols in the names.
Yes, searching finds the books, but the "Library" doesn't show or count them whenthis happens.
And when the Nook is mounted on the Mac desktop, opening that file folder shows all the books are there.

This always starts with an incredible slowdown -- for example of the "swipe to open" arrow thing -- and usually with a "cannot open Reader" or something "has stopped" message.

ZodWallop · 03-22-2019, 12:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hank

Yes, searching finds the books, but the "Library" doesn't show or count them whenthis happens.

This always starts with an incredible slowdown -- for example of the "swipe to open" arrow thing -- and usually with a "cannot open Reader" or something "has stopped" message.

I think when you sideload to the Glowlight 3 and disconnect, it rebuilds some internal database. When I disconnect, I usually let the thing sit for a bit before I bother accessing it.

I have noticed that no matter what is being read on it, after I sideload and disconnect, it always thinks I'm reading The Right Stuff by Tom Wolfe and the books tend to pop in one by one.

I guess what I'm getting at is next time, after you eject, just let it be for a few minutes. If you've tried that already and it didn't work, I'm out of ideas again.

Calenorn · 03-22-2019, 02:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ZodWallop

I think when you sideload to the Glowlight 3 and disconnect, it rebuilds some internal database. When I disconnect, I usually let the thing sit for a bit before I bother accessing it.

This. And the more books, the longer it takes. The Kobo Clara will display a screen telling you that it is processing the new material. It doesn't let you do anything else until it is ready.

The Nook G3 doesn't. If you make it do anything too soon it seems to interrupt the process.

hank · 03-30-2019, 01:42 AM

Bingo.

72 books sideloaded, and it takes maybe 7 hours to rebuild its database and show them to me when this slowdown strikes. If I look before that it tells me all the sideloaded files are corrupted and should be deleted Y/N?

So did BN lay off their only Nook programmer??

ZodWallop · 04-01-2019, 06:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hank

Bingo.

72 books sideloaded, and it takes maybe 7 hours to rebuild its database and show them to me when this slowdown strikes. If I look before that it tells me all the sideloaded files are corrupted and should be deleted Y/N?

So did BN lay off their only Nook programmer??

7 hours? Mine takes maybe ten minutes, and I have a couple of hundred books sideloaded on it.

dmevis · 04-05-2019, 05:34 PM

I am also experiencing disappearing side loaded books. I side loaded about 7 books. Read 2 of them, and the rest of them disappeared from my Glowlight 3.

I just emailed the Nook Development team asking them if they are working on the problem. I am not sure that the Nook Development Team still exists, but if I receive a response, I'll post it here.

dmevis · 04-05-2019, 07:38 PM

O.K., just heard back from the Nook Developer. He said they are unaware of any problems with side loading books, and asked for more information. If possible, I would like to hear back from anyone that has had problems with side loaded books disappearing, or, book shelfs disappearing, ASAP. If possible, can you provide:

Describe what is happening? Some or all side loaded books disappear? Book shelfs disappear? Can you describe how to make the problem appear, or is it random? Does your PC/Mac still see the books on your Nook via USB, but your Nook says they aren't there? etc.

barryem · 04-05-2019, 10:39 PM

I thought books were disappearing too but the Nook combines books by the same author and when an author has more than one book only one is added to the final count of books on the device. I haven't looked at this in a while so I might have the details wrong. In any case once I turned that feature off in settings everything was fine.

Barry

01-25-2019, 11:37 AM	#227
hank Dinosaur Posts: 107 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2004 Device: Clie TH55, SJ30, VisorEdge, Palm3xe	I have the GL3. As I think I mentioned earlier I seem to have solved the problem with the Nook slowing down to a dead stop requiring restarting. And then forgetting all the sideloaded books -- by mounting it on the Mac OSX desktop and running Disk First Aid on it. Sometimes it also forgets which WiFi station it was using and forgets the nighttime light setting too. I'm guessing the Nook GL3 just drops a pointer to a list from time to time and loses track of all the sideloaded books, as they remain visible in the Mac file system. I would guess whoever wrote the software is no longer working at BN. Last edited by hank; 01-25-2019 at 11:42 AM.

04-05-2019, 05:34 PM	#238
dmevis Enthusiast Posts: 25 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2017 Device: Nook Glowlight 3	Side loaded books disappearing I am also experiencing disappearing side loaded books. I side loaded about 7 books. Read 2 of them, and the rest of them disappeared from my Glowlight 3. I just emailed the Nook Development team asking them if they are working on the problem. I am not sure that the Nook Development Team still exists, but if I receive a response, I'll post it here.

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03-20-2019, 03:42 PM	#228
hank Dinosaur Posts: 107 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2004 Device: Clie TH55, SJ30, VisorEdge, Palm3xe	Well, as I wrote 15 months ago, > Waiting eagerly to see the Nook update its operating system, > hoping the disappearing-books issue goes away. The damn thing still corrupts all its sideloaded files intermittently for no reason I can figure out. They're still all there accoring to the Mac desktop view of the Nook as a folder/icon, but when this happens, the Nook can't see any of them. It only shows the Nook manual and the couple of books I've purchased through BN.

03-20-2019, 05:17 PM	#230
tas03 Zealot Posts: 128 Karma: 129368 Join Date: Feb 2017 Device: Nook Glowlight +, Nook Tab. , Nook Simple Touch, iPad Air, iPhone 6Se	Try taking out 'odd' symbols in the names of the books, like hyphens, apostrophes, both " and ' quotation marks, semi-colons, colons,and _. It has helped with my Glowlight Plus and might help with the newer one. I also do it when I sideload books to my Nook 7 in tablet.

03-20-2019, 05:55 PM	#231
Calenorn Brash Fumbler Posts: 1,158 Karma: 8710811 Join Date: May 2013 Device: NST, Kobo Mini	Or just give up and buy a Kobo. I did.

03-21-2019, 09:14 AM	#232
lkmiller Laura Posts: 1,300 Karma: 22770070 Join Date: Nov 2009 Device: Kobo Sage, Kobo Elipsa, Nook Glowlight Plus 7.8", Kindle Oasis 2	That's weird. I don't use my Glowlight 3 too much. But most of my books are sideloaded via calibre. And I've never had them disappear or any of the other "forgetfulness" you've had.

03-22-2019, 11:41 AM	#233
hank Dinosaur Posts: 107 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2004 Device: Clie TH55, SJ30, VisorEdge, Palm3xe	No odd symbols in the names. Yes, searching finds the books, but the "Library" doesn't show or count them whenthis happens. And when the Nook is mounted on the Mac desktop, opening that file folder shows all the books are there. This always starts with an incredible slowdown -- for example of the "swipe to open" arrow thing -- and usually with a "cannot open Reader" or something "has stopped" message.

03-30-2019, 01:42 AM	#236
hank Dinosaur Posts: 107 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2004 Device: Clie TH55, SJ30, VisorEdge, Palm3xe	Bingo. 72 books sideloaded, and it takes maybe 7 hours to rebuild its database and show them to me when this slowdown strikes. If I look before that it tells me all the sideloaded files are corrupted and should be deleted Y/N? So did BN lay off their only Nook programmer??

04-05-2019, 07:38 PM	#239
dmevis Enthusiast Posts: 25 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2017 Device: Nook Glowlight 3	O.K., just heard back from the Nook Developer. He said they are unaware of any problems with side loading books, and asked for more information. If possible, I would like to hear back from anyone that has had problems with side loaded books disappearing, or, book shelfs disappearing, ASAP. If possible, can you provide: Describe what is happening? Some or all side loaded books disappear? Book shelfs disappear? Can you describe how to make the problem appear, or is it random? Does your PC/Mac still see the books on your Nook via USB, but your Nook says they aren't there? etc.

04-05-2019, 10:39 PM	#240
barryem Wizard Posts: 2,459 Karma: 68781975 Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Arkansas Device: Paperwhite 4	I thought books were disappearing too but the Nook combines books by the same author and when an author has more than one book only one is added to the final count of books on the device. I haven't looked at this in a while so I might have the details wrong. In any case once I turned that feature off in settings everything was fine. Barry