10-10-2022, 06:19 PM | #1 |
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New Kobo Clara 2e and old windows 7 Calibre version
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I have the new Kobo Clara 2e, but I have an old computer that can only run Windows 7, and Calibre 4.23 My device is not detected by Calibre, but is well detected in Windows 7 explorer. How can I add the missing driver in Calibre 4.23 in order to detect my device? Thank you for your help debug device detection: Code:
calibre 4.23 [64bit] embedded-python: True is64bit: True Windows-7-6.1.7601-SP1 Windows ('64bit', 'WindowsPE') ('Windows', '7', '6.1.7601') Python 2.7.16+ Windows: ('7', '6.1.7601', 'SP1', u'Multiprocessor Free') Interface language: fr Successfully initialized third party plugins: Kobo Utilities (2, 16, 6) USB devices on system: (USBDevice(vendor_id=None product_id=None bcd=None devid=usb\root_hub20&vid8086&pid3b34&rev0005 devinst=2552), USBDevice(vendor_id=None product_id=None bcd=None devid=usb\root_hub20&vid8086&pid3b3c&rev0005 devinst=2612), USBDevice(vendor_id=0x408 product_id=0x3b2 bcd=0x103 devid=usb\vid_0408&pid_03b2&rev_0103 devinst=2672), USBDevice(vendor_id=0x408 product_id=0x3b2 bcd=0x103 devid=usb\vid_0408&pid_03b2&rev_0103&mi_00 devinst=2752), USBDevice(vendor_id=0x46d product_id=0xc52b bcd=0x1201 devid=usb\vid_046d&pid_c52b&rev_1201 devinst=2848), USBDevice(vendor_id=0x46d product_id=0xc52b bcd=0x1201 devid=usb\vid_046d&pid_c52b&rev_1201&mi_00 devinst=2928), USBDevice(vendor_id=0x46d product_id=0xc52b bcd=0x1201 devid=usb\vid_046d&pid_c52b&rev_1201&mi_01 devinst=3024), USBDevice(vendor_id=0x46d product_id=0xc52b bcd=0x1201 devid=usb\vid_046d&pid_c52b&rev_1201&mi_02 devinst=3120), USBDevice(vendor_id=0x5a4 product_id=0x9840 bcd=0x110 devid=usb\vid_05a4&pid_9840&rev_0110 devinst=3216), USBDevice(vendor_id=None product_id=None bcd=None devid=usb\vid_138a&pid_0005&rev_0<90 devinst=3296), USBDevice(vendor_id=0x148f product_id=0x1000 bcd=0x5276 devid=usb\vid_148f&pid_1000&rev_5276 devinst=3372), USBDevice(vendor_id=0x2237 product_id=0x4235 bcd=0x401 devid=usb\vid_2237&pid_4235&rev_0401 devinst=3452), USBDevice(vendor_id=0x8087 product_id=0x20 bcd=0x0 devid=usb\vid_8087&pid_0020&rev_0000 devinst=3528), USBDevice(vendor_id=0x8087 product_id=0x20 bcd=0x0 devid=usb\vid_8087&pid_0020&rev_0000 devinst=3608)) No disabled plugins Looking for devices of type: MTP_DEVICE List of WPD PNP ids: [u'\\\\?\\wpdbusenumroot#umb#2&37c186b&0&storage#volume#_??_usbstor#disk&ven_linux&prod_file-stor_gadget&rev_0401#n50628c022138&0##{6ac27878-a6fa-4155-ba85-f98f491d4f33}'] No suitable MTP devices found Looking for devices of type: SMART_DEVICE_APP All IP addresses {u'{4C36B0EB-945E-4989-A8F9-EB317C854714}': [{'addr': u'192.168.1.13', 'netmask': u'255.255.255.0', 'broadcast': u'192.168.1.255'}], u'{D8761477-3F1C-4B45-952E-362D0A716789}': [{'addr': u'192.168.1.16', 'netmask': u'255.255.255.0', 'broadcast': u'192.168.1.255'}], u'{846EE342-7039-11DE-9D20-806E6F6E6963}': [{'addr': u'127.0.0.1', 'netmask': u'255.0.0.0', 'broadcast': u'127.255.255.255'}]} No device is connected Looking for devices... Devices possibly connected: None |
11-13-2022, 08:44 PM | #2 |
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I, too, would very much like to be able to use my lovely Kobo Clara 2E with Calibre 4.23 and/or Calibre 5.44. Could some kind soul please help Cabrichou and me out? Many thanks!
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11-14-2022, 08:44 AM | #3 | |
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https://manual.calibre-ebook.com/faq...-connect-to-it
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11-14-2022, 10:16 AM | #4 |
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The solution (IMHO) is to find the old version Kobo driver that was modified to add in the newer Kobo (newer back then) and add in the ID for the 2e.
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11-17-2022, 07:37 PM | #5 | |
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hi all
i´ve been following this and i am in the same situation as the previous users. after had my clara hd stolen... i got clara 2e, but im "stuck" to an old mac running mojave, to which calibre 5.44 is the last option available right now. 1 - i am able to connect clara 2e using the calibre help/faq solution pointed out by GBM... but its not the same thing... (is it??) 2 - kepubify v04 via terminal works great, no issues... but it does takes some extra steps/time (by time i´m not mention the speed of the process > but stepping out of calibre pipeline).. but its the solution that works and the one that i have adopt for now… Quote:
i edit it accordingly to the new specifications of clara 2e and Calibre detects Clara 2e and kobo utilities works. The down side is the upload to device. It “forces” the creation (kepub output, i guess) of an extra file in calibre - kepub - for every master/original file in the library (as the original is epub). Making it redundant, since kobo touch extend would make it on transfer, making it cleaner and unintrusive (as for double files/ double space now > epub+kepub). but at least it recognizes clara 2e. the only solution as i tested it just now is: kepubify + kobo utilities for any other maintenance (????) Or am I just doing everything wrong??? Anyway I leave here the KoboTouch348, made by david forrester, modified with Clara 2e id and other stuff related to driver.py to work. + images plz feel free to change it, improve it and/or just erase it (from the post) if you think I made a total mess (im not a coder, just trying to sort this major update (old calibre new kobo nightmare) out. ty |
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11-17-2022, 08:44 PM | #6 |
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Thank you so much, Mongorhead, for doing this modification! It's working just fine on my Windows 7 32-bit system with calibre 4.23.
(And thank you, JSWolf, for putting us on the right path.) Mongorhead, you're right that a .kepub file is produced and saved on your hard drive. I just clear them out periodically by entering this in the "Virtual Library" line at the top of the Ccalibre screen: Code:
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11-18-2022, 01:53 PM | #7 |
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Could the KePub problem be that KePub is the top format in the list of acceptable formats in Calibre for the 2e?
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11-18-2022, 01:56 PM | #8 |
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I do think this modified driver for Calibre 4.23 should also be posted in the Kobo forum.
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11-18-2022, 06:38 PM | #9 |
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JSWolf: done!
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11-19-2022, 01:50 PM | #10 |
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ty RobertJSawyer and JSWolf for the support : ))
+ JSWolf: i´ve read your post about the kepub. and it made me think and search the forum, and guess what? i found an interesting post from david f. which addresses your very last post. here, see what he says regarding KTE and the "then new KoboTouch348" that i´ve modified now: post #31 in particular - full thread for context Quote:
but he continues: Quote:
i´ve tried to achieve this 2 options during the afternoon, but the fact is that i dont know a bit of python and im completely lost and all the efforts resulted as nothing happening at all but the normal use of KTmodified and KTE not working at all. its beyond my knowledge. but the solution is there! david pointed us towards it. : )) - - - a completely different approach: I guess it would much simpler to edit calibre > devices > kobo > driver.py and add the Clara e2 id and other info related to the device, so it could be recognised natively (without any modifications of the files presented here... yes???) because the info exists and its made and working under v.6plus of calibre. as shown here: calibre 6, kobo clara 2e driver.py is there, and it was from here where i got the id and info to established the modifications in KT348. but I searched and searched, within calibre app package/contents, and other related folders and files made by calibre on install on my mac. but I just can't find where this particular file is located... any clue? all the best. |
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11-19-2022, 10:46 PM | #12 |
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If you want to run calibre from source the way to do it is in the manual https://manual.calibre-ebook.com/develop.html
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