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Old 09-27-2016, 10:13 PM   #1
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Calibre GUI Not Starting (Linux)
I can't get Calibre to start. I downgraded to 2.65 and it loads fine, but no version above that will load. Here's the debug output:

Code:
calibre 2.68  embedded-python: False is64bit: True
Linux-4.7.4-1-ARCH-x86_64-with-glibc2.2.5 Linux ('64bit', '')
('Linux', '4.7.4-1-ARCH', '#1 SMP PREEMPT Thu Sep 15 15:24:29 CEST 2016')
Python 2.7.12
Linux: ('', '', '')
Successfully initialized third party plugins: Read MP3 AudioBook metadata (1, 0, 79)
qt5ct: using qt5ct plugin
devicePixelRatio: 1.0
logicalDpi: inf x inf
physicalDpi: -47431377.9645 x -83917053.3218
Starting up...
QWidget::setMaximumSize: (/JobError) Negative sizes (16777215,-492131600) are not possible
DBusExport: Failed to connect to DBUS session bus, with error: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.NotSupported: Using X11 for dbus-daemon autolaunch was disabled at compile time, set your DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS instead
qt5ct: D-Bus system tray: no
Started up in 1.26 seconds with 70 books
QXcbConnection: XCB error: 2 (BadValue), sequence: 417, resource id: 0, major code: 1 (CreateWindow), minor code: 0
QXcbConnection: XCB error: 3 (BadWindow), sequence: 418, resource id: 23068677, major code: 2 (ChangeWindowAttributes), minor code: 0
QXcbConnection: XCB error: 3 (BadWindow), sequence: 419, resource id: 23068677, major code: 18 (ChangeProperty), minor code: 0
QXcbConnection: XCB error: 3 (BadWindow), sequence: 420, resource id: 23068677, major code: 18 (ChangeProperty), minor code: 0
QXcbConnection: XCB error: 3 (BadWindow), sequence: 421, resource id: 23068677, major code: 18 (ChangeProperty), minor code: 0
QXcbConnection: XCB error: 3 (BadWindow), sequence: 423, resource id: 23068677, major code: 18 (ChangeProperty), minor code: 0
QXcbConnection: XCB error: 3 (BadWindow), sequence: 424, resource id: 23068677, major code: 18 (ChangeProperty), minor code: 0
QXcbConnection: XCB error: 3 (BadWindow), sequence: 425, resource id: 23068677, major code: 18 (ChangeProperty), minor code: 0
QXcbConnection: XCB error: 3 (BadWindow), sequence: 428, resource id: 23068677, major code: 18 (ChangeProperty), minor code: 0
QXcbConnection: XCB error: 3 (BadWindow), sequence: 432, resource id: 23068677, major code: 2 (ChangeWindowAttributes), minor code: 0
QXcbConnection: XCB error: 3 (BadWindow), sequence: 433, resource id: 23068677, major code: 18 (ChangeProperty), minor code: 0
QXcbConnection: XCB error: 3 (BadWindow), sequence: 436, resource id: 23068677, major code: 18 (ChangeProperty), minor code: 0
QXcbConnection: XCB error: 3 (BadWindow), sequence: 437, resource id: 23068677, major code: 20 (GetProperty), minor code: 0
QXcbConnection: XCB error: 3 (BadWindow), sequence: 441, resource id: 23068677, major code: 18 (ChangeProperty), minor code: 0
QXcbConnection: XCB error: 3 (BadWindow), sequence: 442, resource id: 23068677, major code: 18 (ChangeProperty), minor code: 0
QXcbConnection: XCB error: 3 (BadWindow), sequence: 445, resource id: 23068677, major code: 18 (ChangeProperty), minor code: 0
QXcbConnection: XCB error: 3 (BadWindow), sequence: 446, resource id: 23068677, major code: 18 (ChangeProperty), minor code: 0
QXcbConnection: XCB error: 3 (BadWindow), sequence: 449, resource id: 23068677, major code: 18 (ChangeProperty), minor code: 0
QXcbConnection: XCB error: 3 (BadWindow), sequence: 450, resource id: 23068677, major code: 18 (ChangeProperty), minor code: 0
QXcbConnection: XCB error: 3 (BadWindow), sequence: 467, resource id: 23068677, major code: 2 (ChangeWindowAttributes), minor code: 0
QXcbConnection: XCB error: 3 (BadWindow), sequence: 468, resource id: 23068677, major code: 2 (ChangeWindowAttributes), minor code: 0
QXcbConnection: XCB error: 3 (BadWindow), sequence: 469, resource id: 23068677, major code: 20 (GetProperty), minor code: 0
QXcbConnection: XCB error: 3 (BadWindow), sequence: 470, resource id: 23068677, major code: 18 (ChangeProperty), minor code: 0
QXcbConnection: XCB error: 3 (BadWindow), sequence: 471, resource id: 23068677, major code: 18 (ChangeProperty), minor code: 0
QXcbConnection: XCB error: 3 (BadWindow), sequence: 472, resource id: 23068677, major code: 20 (GetProperty), minor code: 0
QXcbConnection: XCB error: 3 (BadWindow), sequence: 473, resource id: 23068677, major code: 18 (ChangeProperty), minor code: 0
QXcbConnection: XCB error: 3 (BadWindow), sequence: 474, resource id: 23068677, major code: 20 (GetProperty), minor code: 0
QXcbConnection: XCB error: 3 (BadWindow), sequence: 475, resource id: 23068677, major code: 19 (DeleteProperty), minor code: 0
QXcbConnection: XCB error: 3 (BadWindow), sequence: 476, resource id: 23068677, major code: 8 (MapWindow), minor code: 0
QXcbConnection: XCB error: 3 (BadWindow), sequence: 478, resource id: 23068677, major code: 18 (ChangeProperty), minor code: 0
QXcbConnection: XCB error: 3 (BadWindow), sequence: 479, resource id: 23068677, major code: 12 (ConfigureWindow), minor code: 0
QXcbConnection: XCB error: 3 (BadWindow), sequence: 480, resource id: 23068677, major code: 18 (ChangeProperty), minor code: 0
QXcbConnection: XCB error: 3 (BadWindow), sequence: 484, resource id: 23068677, major code: 18 (ChangeProperty), minor code: 0
QXcbConnection: XCB error: 3 (BadWindow), sequence: 485, resource id: 23068677, major code: 18 (ChangeProperty), minor code: 0
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Old 09-27-2016, 11:22 PM   #2
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You are presumably using some kind of broken vnc server. Use a decent one, like x11vnc or tigervnc and you will be fine.
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Old 09-28-2016, 08:13 AM   #3
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I'm not using VNC, I'm directly on X with Openbox.
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Old 09-28-2016, 08:29 AM   #4
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Those are all errors talking to the X server. If it is not a broken vnc, then something is wrong with either your graphics drivers or X server installation.
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Old 09-28-2016, 10:39 PM   #5
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I did a reinstall, and it's still not loading. The error is a little different, but probably the same problem. I'm going to submit a bug report on Archlinux, since it may be a missing dependency or something.

Code:
calibre 2.68  embedded-python: False is64bit: True
Linux-4.7.5-1-ARCH-x86_64-with-glibc2.2.5 Linux ('64bit', '')
('Linux', '4.7.5-1-ARCH', '#1 SMP PREEMPT Sat Sep 24 13:04:22 CEST 2016')
Python 2.7.12
Linux: ('', '', '')
devicePixelRatio: 1.0
logicalDpi: inf x inf
physicalDpi: -151097187.422 x -268699924.43
QWidget::setMinimumSize: (/Wizard) Negative sizes (-402653024,0) are not possible
QWidget::setMinimumSize: (/Wizard) Negative sizes (0,-626349394) are not possible
QWidget::setMaximumSize: (/Wizard) Negative sizes (-402128897,16777215) are not possible
QWidget::setMaximumSize: (/Wizard) Negative sizes (0,-609572179) are not possible
QWidget::setMinimumSize: (/QWidget) Negative sizes (-492131479,55) are not possible
QXcbConnection: XCB error: 2 (BadValue), sequence: 403, resource id: 0, major code: 1 (CreateWindow), minor code: 0
QXcbConnection: XCB error: 3 (BadWindow), sequence: 404, resource id: 12582917, major code: 2 (ChangeWindowAttributes), minor code: 0
QXcbConnection: XCB error: 3 (BadWindow), sequence: 405, resource id: 12582917, major code: 18 (ChangeProperty), minor code: 0
QXcbConnection: XCB error: 3 (BadWindow), sequence: 406, resource id: 12582917, major code: 18 (ChangeProperty), minor code: 0
QXcbConnection: XCB error: 3 (BadWindow), sequence: 407, resource id: 12582917, major code: 18 (ChangeProperty), minor code: 0
QXcbConnection: XCB error: 3 (BadWindow), sequence: 409, resource id: 12582917, major code: 18 (ChangeProperty), minor code: 0
QXcbConnection: XCB error: 3 (BadWindow), sequence: 410, resource id: 12582917, major code: 18 (ChangeProperty), minor code: 0
QXcbConnection: XCB error: 3 (BadWindow), sequence: 411, resource id: 12582917, major code: 18 (ChangeProperty), minor code: 0
QXcbConnection: XCB error: 3 (BadWindow), sequence: 414, resource id: 12582917, major code: 18 (ChangeProperty), minor code: 0
QXcbConnection: XCB error: 3 (BadWindow), sequence: 418, resource id: 12582917, major code: 2 (ChangeWindowAttributes), minor code: 0
QXcbConnection: XCB error: 3 (BadWindow), sequence: 419, resource id: 12582917, major code: 18 (ChangeProperty), minor code: 0
QXcbConnection: XCB error: 3 (BadWindow), sequence: 422, resource id: 12582917, major code: 18 (ChangeProperty), minor code: 0
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I found http://calibre-ebook.com/download_linux and tried it and it worked, so it must be something Archlinux specific.
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Old 10-25-2016, 05:54 PM   #7
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I've gotten the same errors recently trying to run Calibre remotely (start an X server on one box, ssh into another box with X forwarding enabled, and run Calibre on the remote box). This suggests a possible Qt bug:

https://bugreports.qt.io/browse/QTCREATORBUG-14427

If I invoke Calibre with the following:

Code:
QT_DEVICE_PIXEL_RATIO=1 nohup calibre &
it fires up and runs like it should.

(The remote system is Gentoo Linux. The local system is Windows 7 SP1 with Cygwin.)
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