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#31
ePub Reader / Re: Books not found with scan
Last post by kweckwor - February 18, 2022, 12:42:43 PMIt sounds like your scan may have gotten into an endless loop. I try to detect recursion to prevent that, but I ran into a scenario recently where I still get into an endless loop while testing a new feature I'm currently working on. I'm guessing there might be some symbolic links that may end up getting the scan into a repeating pattern that gets around the checks I have in place (or something like that - I haven't quite worked out the details of how I was able to get to that point yet).
In any case, I've added a cap on how many folders a scan will consider before stopping, suggesting that you narrow down the scan. That may get your scan to end. Unfortunately, I'm not quite ready to release that version just yet (I think I'll probably get it out in a couple of weeks). If you're comfortable with side-loading apks and you'd like to try this new version early, I can send you the apk with that limit implemented (the version is working generally but I need to test it some more and there are some final touches I'm making to it - so it's not quite finished just yet, but it should be good enough for use). Let me know if you're interested and I can send you a link where you can download it.
Unfortunately. with the version you've got now, I don't think there is a good way to stop the scan if it has indeed gotten into an endless loop. You can try force stopping the app, but since the scan uses Android's work manager, it will probably start again. Maybe if you're able to get a different scan started (a more targeted scan) prior to the previous scan being restarted, that might prevent the bad scan from starting again.
What is the root folder you're using for the scan? In the case where I ran into my issues, it was on an older version of Android where I'm able to scan from the root folder. That was the situation where I get into a seemingly endless loop. I'm not sure what version of Android the Kindle OS for the 8HD is based on. Do you need to add root folders for your device, or do you have the option to select root as the starting point (that appears as "Device" in the scan dialog)?
In any case, I've added a cap on how many folders a scan will consider before stopping, suggesting that you narrow down the scan. That may get your scan to end. Unfortunately, I'm not quite ready to release that version just yet (I think I'll probably get it out in a couple of weeks). If you're comfortable with side-loading apks and you'd like to try this new version early, I can send you the apk with that limit implemented (the version is working generally but I need to test it some more and there are some final touches I'm making to it - so it's not quite finished just yet, but it should be good enough for use). Let me know if you're interested and I can send you a link where you can download it.
Unfortunately. with the version you've got now, I don't think there is a good way to stop the scan if it has indeed gotten into an endless loop. You can try force stopping the app, but since the scan uses Android's work manager, it will probably start again. Maybe if you're able to get a different scan started (a more targeted scan) prior to the previous scan being restarted, that might prevent the bad scan from starting again.
What is the root folder you're using for the scan? In the case where I ran into my issues, it was on an older version of Android where I'm able to scan from the root folder. That was the situation where I get into a seemingly endless loop. I'm not sure what version of Android the Kindle OS for the 8HD is based on. Do you need to add root folders for your device, or do you have the option to select root as the starting point (that appears as "Device" in the scan dialog)?
#32
ePub Reader / Re: Books not found with scan
Last post by mac1299 - February 18, 2022, 01:46:44 AMI would say 95% of the books are Epub's. A few MOBI's may be in there though. I convert them all on Calibre first before I install them. It seems that when I start a scan it never stops scanning. Every time I try again it says that a scan is already in progress. This could be 10 hours later. Is there any way to stop a scan once its under way? I have a Kindle Fire 8HD. I have all my books on a 128GB SD disc. Thank You for responding.
#33
ePub Reader / Re: Books not found with scan
Last post by kweckwor - February 10, 2022, 10:33:32 PMSome basic things to keep in mind (I suspect your situation is probably not one of these, but I'll suggest them just in case):
I assume the books you're trying to access are epub books (with .epub file extension). If you are trying to load other types of books, then you will need to enable that through the eLibrary settings (and getting access to metadata will also take some additional setup). I'll assume you're trying to load epub though unless you tell me otherwise.
If you have granted access to the locations where the books reside but the tool still can't see them, it's possible it's having issues with the book file content. If that's the case, you can send me a sample book that is not being found and I can try it out to see if I have any luck. If loading the books fails for me as well then I should be able to figure out what the issue is.
Karl
- The tool will only recognize ePub books by default.
- You need to grant access to folders where books you are trying to load reside on your device. You do that by adding "root folders" in the permission tab of the eLibrary Settings. That's assuming your device has an Android version no older than 7.0.
I assume the books you're trying to access are epub books (with .epub file extension). If you are trying to load other types of books, then you will need to enable that through the eLibrary settings (and getting access to metadata will also take some additional setup). I'll assume you're trying to load epub though unless you tell me otherwise.
If you have granted access to the locations where the books reside but the tool still can't see them, it's possible it's having issues with the book file content. If that's the case, you can send me a sample book that is not being found and I can try it out to see if I have any luck. If loading the books fails for me as well then I should be able to figure out what the issue is.
Karl
#34
ePub Reader / Books not found with scan
Last post by mac1299 - February 06, 2022, 12:11:34 AMI have several hundred books that are on my SD that are not found by scan. Is there anything I can do? Should I reinstall the missing books and try again.
#35
General Discussion / Welcome to the KPW Community!
Last post by kweckwor - March 14, 2021, 01:08:50 PMWelcome to the KPW Community forum.
Please feel free to post issues, suggestions and comments for the eLibrary Manager set of applications.
Please feel free to post issues, suggestions and comments for the eLibrary Manager set of applications.
#36
eLibrary Manager / Re: Issues with downloads
Last post by kweckwor - June 26, 2020, 12:53:57 AMHi Michele,
From your first post, you mention that you are using the full version of eLibrary Manager. The full version will load book metadata and cover from external files, but it expects the file naming convention that you get when you use the Calibre's "Save to disc" feature (or one of the variations of that). That action will produce three files by default (I think), which consist of the book file (.epub), the cover (.jpg) and the OPF (.opf). The file name for each is the same as the book file name with the specific file extension. So for example, in my library, I have a book called The Loch by Steve Alten. The 3 files I get when I use "Save to disc" are "Lock, The - Steve Alten.epub", "Lock, The - Steve Alten.jpg" and "Lock, The - Steve Alten.opf".
In the directory where Calibre manages its library however, it uses a different file naming convention. For each book, there is the .epub book file and 2 additional files called "cover.jpg" and "metadata.opf". If you simply copy those files to your SD card, then my tool won't load the cover and metadata information since the additional files don't have the same file name as the book file itself. And the book file won't necessarily contain the latest metadata if you've updated anything in Calibre after you loaded the book.
So what you should do is to use the "Save to disc" function to have Calibre copy book files from its library to your SD card. When you use that feature, I believe Calibre will actually inject the latest metadata and cover into the book file as well, so you shouldn't actually need the external files. So that approach should work for both Basic and Full. If "Save to disc" does not produce the 3 files as I mention above, or if it does not update the ePub file with the cover and metadata info that you see in Calibre, then you may need to check your Calibre settings for "Saving books to disc" to ensure that the right options are enabled.
Let me know if you have any issues getting that to work.
Karl
From your first post, you mention that you are using the full version of eLibrary Manager. The full version will load book metadata and cover from external files, but it expects the file naming convention that you get when you use the Calibre's "Save to disc" feature (or one of the variations of that). That action will produce three files by default (I think), which consist of the book file (.epub), the cover (.jpg) and the OPF (.opf). The file name for each is the same as the book file name with the specific file extension. So for example, in my library, I have a book called The Loch by Steve Alten. The 3 files I get when I use "Save to disc" are "Lock, The - Steve Alten.epub", "Lock, The - Steve Alten.jpg" and "Lock, The - Steve Alten.opf".
In the directory where Calibre manages its library however, it uses a different file naming convention. For each book, there is the .epub book file and 2 additional files called "cover.jpg" and "metadata.opf". If you simply copy those files to your SD card, then my tool won't load the cover and metadata information since the additional files don't have the same file name as the book file itself. And the book file won't necessarily contain the latest metadata if you've updated anything in Calibre after you loaded the book.
So what you should do is to use the "Save to disc" function to have Calibre copy book files from its library to your SD card. When you use that feature, I believe Calibre will actually inject the latest metadata and cover into the book file as well, so you shouldn't actually need the external files. So that approach should work for both Basic and Full. If "Save to disc" does not produce the 3 files as I mention above, or if it does not update the ePub file with the cover and metadata info that you see in Calibre, then you may need to check your Calibre settings for "Saving books to disc" to ensure that the right options are enabled.
Let me know if you have any issues getting that to work.
Karl
#37
eLibrary Manager / Re: Issues with downloads
Last post by dmichele76@gmail.com - June 25, 2020, 11:33:51 PMHi;
I am not able to connect my kindle directly to my computer (they don't recognize each other) so I remove the microSD card from the kindle and use a card reader to communicate with my computer. I copy the whole book folder from the Calibre Library folder over tot he SD card, not just the epub file itself. The whole book folder includes the following documents: cover(jpg file), metadata(OPF doc) & the book itself(epub file). After returning the microSD, I click on the barcode and update the book files. Only on some of the books now missing a cover has the metadata been updated (the covers weren't on any of them) and they all date from 2018 & 2019. For some as well the metadata that is in the Calibre file doesn't match what is now showing in the elibrary manager despite the fact that they contain exactly the same files as I am copying them wholesale at the author level to the sd card.
Michele
I am not able to connect my kindle directly to my computer (they don't recognize each other) so I remove the microSD card from the kindle and use a card reader to communicate with my computer. I copy the whole book folder from the Calibre Library folder over tot he SD card, not just the epub file itself. The whole book folder includes the following documents: cover(jpg file), metadata(OPF doc) & the book itself(epub file). After returning the microSD, I click on the barcode and update the book files. Only on some of the books now missing a cover has the metadata been updated (the covers weren't on any of them) and they all date from 2018 & 2019. For some as well the metadata that is in the Calibre file doesn't match what is now showing in the elibrary manager despite the fact that they contain exactly the same files as I am copying them wholesale at the author level to the sd card.
Michele
#38
eLibrary Manager / Re: Issues with downloads
Last post by kweckwor - June 13, 2020, 10:55:32 PMHi Michele,
Depending on how you copy books from calibre to your device, any metadata (including covers) that have been updated in your calibre library may not be incorporated into the book files themselves. In calibre, updates to metadata and covers are maintained outside of the actual book files. If you are just copying books files from the file system to your device, then they may not have all details that you see in the calibre interface.
Calibre does not update book files with updates to metadata/covers by default. The "Polish Books" action can update book files to ensure updates to metadata and covers be written to the book files, so if you copy those files to a reading device after "polishing", they should contain up-to-date book information.
Alternatively, if you use the "Send to device" or "Save to disk" functions of calibre, that should also create book files that are updated with current book information. So that is another way to get book files on your reading device with up-to-date book information included in the book files.
Perhaps if you describe the approach you use to copy book files to your device, I can tell if my comments above are relevant or not.
Karl
Depending on how you copy books from calibre to your device, any metadata (including covers) that have been updated in your calibre library may not be incorporated into the book files themselves. In calibre, updates to metadata and covers are maintained outside of the actual book files. If you are just copying books files from the file system to your device, then they may not have all details that you see in the calibre interface.
Calibre does not update book files with updates to metadata/covers by default. The "Polish Books" action can update book files to ensure updates to metadata and covers be written to the book files, so if you copy those files to a reading device after "polishing", they should contain up-to-date book information.
Alternatively, if you use the "Send to device" or "Save to disk" functions of calibre, that should also create book files that are updated with current book information. So that is another way to get book files on your reading device with up-to-date book information included in the book files.
Perhaps if you describe the approach you use to copy book files to your device, I can tell if my comments above are relevant or not.
Karl
#39
eLibrary Manager / Issues with downloads
Last post by dmichele76@gmail.com - June 13, 2020, 08:02:12 PMGood afternoon;
I have upgraded to the full version of the app and been copying book files from my calibre account to the micro SD for my Kindle Fire 7. For some reason, about 10% of the books no longer have covers(they had covers on the initial download, done months ago before I had to wipe my card and try again), some have the author's name changed and 3 are not the original files that I downloaded. All books had covers in Calibre and the meta data was updated for all books and authors were correct.
Any thoughts on why the covers are no longer visible and why the authors were changed? How do I make it correct?
Michele
I have upgraded to the full version of the app and been copying book files from my calibre account to the micro SD for my Kindle Fire 7. For some reason, about 10% of the books no longer have covers(they had covers on the initial download, done months ago before I had to wipe my card and try again), some have the author's name changed and 3 are not the original files that I downloaded. All books had covers in Calibre and the meta data was updated for all books and authors were correct.
Any thoughts on why the covers are no longer visible and why the authors were changed? How do I make it correct?
Michele
#40
ePub Reader / Re: Elibrary Basic only loads ...
Last post by kweckwor - April 06, 2020, 12:06:56 PMHi again Mathius,
I forgot to mention... The App Store listings (both on the Amazon App Store and Google Play) have a "[Full]" or "[Full Version]" qualifier in front of those features that are available in the Full version. You can also see the same in the online documentations at https://kpwsite.com/home/content/eLibrary/about.html, https://kpwsite.com/home/content/eReader/about.html and https://kpwsite.com/home/content/eLibrary/download.html.
Karl
I forgot to mention... The App Store listings (both on the Amazon App Store and Google Play) have a "[Full]" or "[Full Version]" qualifier in front of those features that are available in the Full version. You can also see the same in the online documentations at https://kpwsite.com/home/content/eLibrary/about.html, https://kpwsite.com/home/content/eReader/about.html and https://kpwsite.com/home/content/eLibrary/download.html.
Karl