Calibre on Acer Chromebook?

geordiejohn · 07-23-2021, 10:46 AM

i have got calibre installed but its version 3.39.1 and it does not see my kindle i followed all the steps Kovid suggested and then he said do a debug and post the output so here goes?
thank you.
calibre 3.39.1 embedded-python: False is64bit: True
Linux-5.4.109-26092-g9d947a4eeb73-aarch64-with-debian-10.10 Linux ('64bit', 'ELF')
('Linux', '5.4.109-26092-g9d947a4eeb73', '#1 SMP PREEMPT Tue Jun 15 23:10:24 PDT 2021')
Python 2.7.16
Linux: ('debian', '10.10', '')
Interface language: None
USB devices on system:
[]

No disabled plugins
Looking for devices of type: MTP_DEVICE
No MTP devices connected to system

Looking for devices of type: SMART_DEVICE_APP
All IP addresses {'lo': [{'peer': '127.0.0.1', 'netmask': '255.0.0.0', 'addr': '127.0.0.1'}], 'eth0': [{'broadcast': '100.115.92.207', 'netmask': '255.255.255.240', 'addr': '100.115.92.205'}]}
No device is connected

Looking for devices...

Devices possibly connected: None

PeterT · 07-23-2021, 11:11 AM

Unfortunately due to limitations in ChromeOS's handling of USB devices for Linux applications, calibre cannot properly detect USB attached eReaders.

Maybe I'm the future ChromeOS will resolve that limitation but for now, no luck.

Sent from my Pixel 4a using Tapatalk

geordiejohn · 07-23-2021, 11:34 AM

Thank you at the moment I am highlighting the books and dragging them to the kindle.

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07-23-2021, 10:46 AM	#1
geordiejohn Zealot Posts: 112 Karma: 861762 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: London Device: Kindle 3	Calibre on Acer Chromebook? i have got calibre installed but its version 3.39.1 and it does not see my kindle i followed all the steps Kovid suggested and then he said do a debug and post the output so here goes? thank you. calibre 3.39.1 embedded-python: False is64bit: True Linux-5.4.109-26092-g9d947a4eeb73-aarch64-with-debian-10.10 Linux ('64bit', 'ELF') ('Linux', '5.4.109-26092-g9d947a4eeb73', '#1 SMP PREEMPT Tue Jun 15 23:10:24 PDT 2021') Python 2.7.16 Linux: ('debian', '10.10', '') Interface language: None USB devices on system: [] No disabled plugins Looking for devices of type: MTP_DEVICE No MTP devices connected to system Looking for devices of type: SMART_DEVICE_APP All IP addresses {'lo': [{'peer': '127.0.0.1', 'netmask': '255.0.0.0', 'addr': '127.0.0.1'}], 'eth0': [{'broadcast': '100.115.92.207', 'netmask': '255.255.255.240', 'addr': '100.115.92.205'}]} No device is connected Looking for devices... Devices possibly connected: None

07-23-2021, 11:11 AM	#2
PeterT Grand Sorcerer Posts: 12,168 Karma: 73448616 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Toronto Device: Nexus 7, Clara, Touch, Tolino EPOS	Unfortunately due to limitations in ChromeOS's handling of USB devices for Linux applications, calibre cannot properly detect USB attached eReaders. Maybe I'm the future ChromeOS will resolve that limitation but for now, no luck. Sent from my Pixel 4a using Tapatalk

07-23-2021, 11:34 AM	#3
geordiejohn Zealot Posts: 112 Karma: 861762 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: London Device: Kindle 3	Thank you at the moment I am highlighting the books and dragging them to the kindle.

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