Calibre 0.6.27 does not start on Ubuntu Karmic (9.10)

dmandala · 12-14-2009, 07:23 AM

Calibre 0.6.26 worked fine on my Karmic Ubuntu Desktop (9.10). It notified me about the new version so I did my usual binary install from the "Download Linux" page and 0.6.27 will no longer work. It errors with the following messages:

davidm@dm-lappy:/opt/calibre$ ./calibre
link hasn't been detected!
link hasn't been detected!
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/tmp/init.py", line 48, in <module>
File "/home/kovid/build/calibre/src/calibre/gui2/main.py", line 134, in main
File "/home/kovid/build/calibre/src/calibre/gui2/main.py", line 54, in run_gui
File "/home/kovid/build/calibre/src/calibre/gui2/ui.py", line 209, in __init__
File "/home/kovid/build/calibre/src/calibre/gui2/device.py", line 90, in __init__
File "/home/kovid/build/calibre/src/calibre/devices/scanner.py", line 35, in __init__
RuntimeError: DeviceScanner requires libusb1 to work.
davidm@dm-lappy:/opt/calibre$

Ubuntu does not seem to have the libusb1 library in Karmic. Is it possible to reinstall the prior version that worked well for me? Or can someone point me at where I can get this library?

Thanks,

David

user_none · 12-14-2009, 07:28 AM

It's libusb-1.0-0 on Ubuntu and it's in Karmic.

mtravellerh · 12-14-2009, 07:47 AM

I had to install the library, too. It was not present in Karmic, at least not version 1.0-0!

Code:

sudo apt-get install libusb-dev libusb-1.0-0

afsandiego · 12-14-2009, 01:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mtravellerh

I had to install the library, too. It was not present in Karmic, at least not version 1.0-0!

Code:

sudo apt-get install libusb-dev libusb-1.0-0

thanks for the recommendation.. now it works again!

mtravellerh · 12-14-2009, 01:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by afsandiego

thanks for the recommendation.. now it works again!

Pleasure!

dmandala · 12-14-2009, 02:16 PM

Thanks, I installed the library and all is working again.

user_none · 12-14-2009, 05:46 PM

This will not be needed for 0.6.28. The dependency on libusb has been removed. 2.6.28 uses a custom device scanner on Linux. If you have issues please open a ticket.

mtravellerh · 12-15-2009, 12:46 AM

It isn't a big deal. Just let us know a little more explicitly in the future. The dependency thing was hidden pretty well this time!

12-14-2009, 07:23 AM	#1
dmandala Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2009 Device: Sony PRC-505	Calibre 0.6.27 does not start on Ubuntu Karmic (9.10) Calibre 0.6.26 worked fine on my Karmic Ubuntu Desktop (9.10). It notified me about the new version so I did my usual binary install from the "Download Linux" page and 0.6.27 will no longer work. It errors with the following messages: davidm@dm-lappy:/opt/calibre$ ./calibre link hasn't been detected! link hasn't been detected! Traceback (most recent call last): File "/tmp/init.py", line 48, in <module> File "/home/kovid/build/calibre/src/calibre/gui2/main.py", line 134, in main File "/home/kovid/build/calibre/src/calibre/gui2/main.py", line 54, in run_gui File "/home/kovid/build/calibre/src/calibre/gui2/ui.py", line 209, in __init__ File "/home/kovid/build/calibre/src/calibre/gui2/device.py", line 90, in __init__ File "/home/kovid/build/calibre/src/calibre/devices/scanner.py", line 35, in __init__ RuntimeError: DeviceScanner requires libusb1 to work. davidm@dm-lappy:/opt/calibre$ Ubuntu does not seem to have the libusb1 library in Karmic. Is it possible to reinstall the prior version that worked well for me? Or can someone point me at where I can get this library? Thanks, David

12-14-2009, 07:47 AM	#3
mtravellerh book creator Posts: 9,657 Karma: 3856660 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Luxembourg Device: Kindle Scribe	I had to install the library, too. It was not present in Karmic, at least not version 1.0-0! Code: sudo apt-get install libusb-dev libusb-1.0-0 Last edited by mtravellerh; 12-14-2009 at 07:52 AM.

12-14-2009, 02:16 PM	#6
dmandala Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2009 Device: Sony PRC-505	It's working again. Thanks, I installed the library and all is working again.

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12-14-2009, 07:28 AM	#2
user_none Sigil & calibre developer Posts: 2,487 Karma: 1063785 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Florida, USA Device: Nook STR	It's libusb-1.0-0 on Ubuntu and it's in Karmic.

12-14-2009, 05:46 PM	#7
user_none Sigil & calibre developer Posts: 2,487 Karma: 1063785 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Florida, USA Device: Nook STR	This will not be needed for 0.6.28. The dependency on libusb has been removed. 2.6.28 uses a custom device scanner on Linux. If you have issues please open a ticket.

12-15-2009, 12:46 AM	#8
mtravellerh book creator Posts: 9,657 Karma: 3856660 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Luxembourg Device: Kindle Scribe	It isn't a big deal. Just let us know a little more explicitly in the future. The dependency thing was hidden pretty well this time!

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