Comment 5 for bug 1096737

Kovid,

First, I've been a user of Calibre since day 1. Its made cataloging my sizable ebook collection a snap.

I ran Calibre off a WS GoFlex NAS for YEARS w/o issue, recently flipped over to a BUFFALO LINKSTATION 410 and now I can't add/change anything in the library due to this error.

Can you explain WHY Calibre bombs in this way? Are you trying to force a lock on a directory?

Are you willing to address this issue beyond just telling us not to use a NAS? My ebook library cannot live on a single PC and placing the library on the NAS is the only way to go.

Maybe a NAS-friendly version with your lock scheme disabled?

At this point, for the first time, I might have to cease using Calibre altogether if this situation isn't resolved in some fashion and I would be sad.