Sony Librie

ho66es · 09-20-2008, 07:11 AM

I still use my librie but have ordered a new uk spec 505s. What I am wondering is if Calibre will/can write to the memory stick in the format used by the librie? ie update the index files and add remove lrf books?

I did look to see if this had been asked already but am unable to find it

kovidgoyal · 09-20-2008, 11:16 AM

No it wont.

ho66es · 09-20-2008, 12:07 PM

thanks for the swift response, I guess from its brevity that calibre is unlikely to support the old librie in future?

I have been trying to get booklistgengui to run but thats another story

looks like its vm time

kovidgoyal · 09-20-2008, 12:34 PM

I dont have a librie, so unless someone who does writes a driver for it...

ho66es · 09-20-2008, 03:18 PM

Its mainly for the memory card which would be accessible as a drive under windows, the structure of the directories and files are available i believe in a util called booklistgen. I long ago gave up directly hooking up the librie to my pc and now use the sony memory stick. i can provide samples from mine if that would be any help

that way i can use the prs and my daughter can use the librie

oh and i have java source for the procedure from the yahoo librie group somewhere if that would help

kovidgoyal · 09-20-2008, 03:22 PM

No sorry, I have no interest in developing a working driver. I'm willing to accept a patch from someone who does, but otherwise, you'll just have to use the "Save to disk" button.

ho66es · 09-20-2008, 03:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

No sorry, I have no interest in developing a working driver. I'm willing to accept a patch from someone who does, but otherwise, you'll just have to use the "Save to disk" button.

thats sort of what i want to do, where n:\ is my sony memory stick, what i was wanting was the index to be updated when i add lrf files to the folder on the stick. The index also resides on the memory stick.

ho66es · 09-20-2008, 03:36 PM

hope this makes sense

The following directories are necessary in the root of the memory stick:

/mssony/librie/booklist
/mssony/librie/usb
/mssony/librie/reader/book/lrf
/mssony/librie/reader/book/lrx
/ebook/bbeb/book

the lrf files go in /ebook/bbeb/book

It would be nice if the LIBRIe could find all files in the /ebook/bbeb/book
directory automatically. However, this is not possible. An index, or booklist,
file (MgrTbl.dat) needs to be generated under the /mssony/librie/booklist
directory.

booklistgen does this, i guess what i was wondering is it that different with the prs models

kovidgoyal · 09-20-2008, 04:48 PM

yeah the PRS models use an XML database as an index.

09-20-2008, 07:11 AM	#1
ho66es Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2008 Device: sony librie	Sony Librie I still use my librie but have ordered a new uk spec 505s. What I am wondering is if Calibre will/can write to the memory stick in the format used by the librie? ie update the index files and add remove lrf books? I did look to see if this had been asked already but am unable to find it

09-20-2008, 03:18 PM	#5
ho66es Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2008 Device: sony librie	Its mainly for the memory card which would be accessible as a drive under windows, the structure of the directories and files are available i believe in a util called booklistgen. I long ago gave up directly hooking up the librie to my pc and now use the sony memory stick. i can provide samples from mine if that would be any help that way i can use the prs and my daughter can use the librie oh and i have java source for the procedure from the yahoo librie group somewhere if that would help Last edited by ho66es; 09-20-2008 at 03:27 PM.

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09-20-2008, 11:16 AM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,149 Karma: 27110894 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	No it wont.

09-20-2008, 12:07 PM	#3
ho66es Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2008 Device: sony librie	thanks for the swift response, I guess from its brevity that calibre is unlikely to support the old librie in future? I have been trying to get booklistgengui to run but thats another story looks like its vm time

09-20-2008, 12:34 PM	#4
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,149 Karma: 27110894 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	I dont have a librie, so unless someone who does writes a driver for it...

09-20-2008, 03:22 PM	#6
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,149 Karma: 27110894 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	No sorry, I have no interest in developing a working driver. I'm willing to accept a patch from someone who does, but otherwise, you'll just have to use the "Save to disk" button.

09-20-2008, 03:36 PM	#8
ho66es Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2008 Device: sony librie	hope this makes sense The following directories are necessary in the root of the memory stick: /mssony/librie/booklist /mssony/librie/usb /mssony/librie/reader/book/lrf /mssony/librie/reader/book/lrx /ebook/bbeb/book the lrf files go in /ebook/bbeb/book It would be nice if the LIBRIe could find all files in the /ebook/bbeb/book directory automatically. However, this is not possible. An index, or booklist, file (MgrTbl.dat) needs to be generated under the /mssony/librie/booklist directory. booklistgen does this, i guess what i was wondering is it that different with the prs models

09-20-2008, 04:48 PM	#9
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,149 Karma: 27110894 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	yeah the PRS models use an XML database as an index.

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