Re: [gentoo-user] Calibre and kindle

[Alan McKinnon]

On Wed, 16 Jan 2013 15:56:01 -0500
Michael Mol <mikemol@×××××.com> wrote:

> On Jan 16, 2013 3:52 PM, "Alan McKinnon" <alan.mckinnon@×××××.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > On Wed, 16 Jan 2013 15:21:03 -0500
> > Michael Mol <mikemol@×××××.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Has anyone had any success with app-text/calibre on Gentoo? On
> > > Ubuntu, it picks up that I've plugged in a device and happily
> > > allows me to manage it. On Gentoo, it doesn't seem to notice a
> > > thing. For now, it works fine as an ebook reader, but not so
> > > great for managing devices.
> > >
> > > $ eix calibre
> > > [I] app-text/calibre
> > >      Available versions:  0.9.6 ~0.9.12 ~0.9.13 {{+udisks}}
> > >      Installed versions:  0.9.6(05:46:37 PM 01/14/2013)(udisks)
> > >      Homepage:            http://calibre-ebook.com/
> > >      Description:         Ebook management application.
> > >
> >
> > What kind of Kindle?
> >
> > I use calibre here a lot on my Kobo and it
> > JustWorksLikeItShould(tm).
> >
> > The other half has a Kindle - the fancy one with backlit cover and
> > full physical qwerty keyboard and she says that one works just fine
> > here too.
> >
> > But, both the Kindle and the Kobo present as usb-storage devices.
> > Google says the new-fangled Kindles are MTP.
> >
> > I'd say your problem is with mtp rather than calibre or Kindle. And
> > to fix that you need sys-fs/jmtpfs from poly-c overlay per a recent
> > thread here sometime in the last month
> >
> > --
> > Alan McKinnon
> > alan.mckinnon@×××××.com
> >
> >
>
> 1st gen. Even shows up as /dev/sdb.


If calibre isn't running and you plug the Kindle in, does the desktop
recognize the device and mount it and do all that routine stuff
properly?

If yes, what is the nature of the problem per error output and logs etc?
Is calibre configured to use the proper device type for that Kindle?

-- 
Alan McKinnon
alan.mckinnon@×××××.com