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Cqalibre not recognizing Asus Transformer

Bug #786066 reported by Randy Martin on 2011-05-21

This bug affects 3 people

Affects		Status	Importance	Assigned to	Milestone
	calibre	Invalid	Undecided	Unassigned

Bug Description

Version: 0.8.1
USB devices on system:
[u'usb\\root_hub&vid10de&pid077d&rev00a1',
u'usb\\root_hub&vid10de&pid077b&rev00a1',
u'usb\\root_hub20&vid10de&pid077e&rev00a1',
u'usb\\root_hub20&vid10de&pid077c&rev00a1',
u'usb\\vid_03f0&pid_4105&rev_0100',
u'usb\\vid_0461&pid_4d75&rev_0667',
u'usb\\vid_046d&pid_c52b&rev_1201',
u'usb\\vid_046d&pid_c52b&rev_1201&mi_00',
u'usb\\vid_046d&pid_c52b&rev_1201&mi_01',
u'usb\\vid_046d&pid_c52b&rev_1201&mi_02',
u'usb\\vid_05e3&pid_0608&rev_0901',
u'usb\\vid_05e3&pid_0608&rev_0901',
u'usb\\vid_06a3&pid_8020&rev_0130',
u'usb\\vid_06a3&pid_8020&rev_0130&mi_00',
u'usb\\vid_06a3&pid_8020&rev_0130&mi_01',
u'usb\\vid_0781&pid_5406&rev_0010',
u'usb\\vid_0a5c&pid_4500&rev_0100',
u'usb\\vid_0a5c&pid_4502&rev_0100',
u'usb\\vid_0a5c&pid_4503&rev_0100',
u'usb\\vid_0b05&pid_4e1f&rev_9999',
u'usb\\vid_0b05&pid_4e1f&rev_9999&mi_00',
u'usb\\vid_0b05&pid_4e1f&rev_9999&mi_01',
u'usb\\vid_0bda&pid_0111&rev_1137',
u'usb\\vid_1058&pid_1100&rev_0175',
u'usb\\vid_132b&pid_2033&rev_0100',
u'usb\\vid_15a9&pid_0004&rev_0001',
u'usb\\vid_17ef&pid_6014&rev_0002',
u'usb\\vid_17ef&pid_6014&rev_0002&mi_00',
u'usb\\vid_17ef&pid_6014&rev_0002&mi_01']
Drives detected:
(0) K:\ ~ \\?\STORAGE#VOLUME#_??_USBSTOR#DISK&VEN_SANDISK&PROD_U3_CRUZER_MICRO&REV_4.04#0000186265746594&0#{53F56307-B6BF-11D0-94F2-00A0C91EFB8B}#{53F5630D-B6BF-11D0-94F2-00A0C91EFB8B}
Available plugins: ALEX ALURATEK_COLOR ANDROID ARCHOS7O AVANT AZBOOKA BAMBOOK BLACKBERRY
BOEYE_BDX BOEYE_BEX BOOQ BOOX COOL_ER CYBOOK DBOOK E52 E71X EB511
EB600 EBK52 ECLICTO EDGE EEEREADER ELONEX ESLICK
FOLDER_DEVICE_FOR_CONFIG GEMEI GER2 HANLINV3 HANLINV5 ILIAD INVESBOOK
IPAPYRUS IREXDR1000 IREXDR800 IRIVER_STORY ITALICA ITUNES JETBOOK
JETBOOK_MINI KINDLE KINDLE2 KINDLE_DX KOBO LUMIREAD MENTOR MIBUK N516
N770 N810 NEWSMY NEXTBOOK NOOK NOOK_COLOR NUUT2 ORIZON PALMPRE PDNOVEL
PDNOVEL_KOBO PICO POCKETBOOK301 POCKETBOOK360 POCKETBOOK602
POCKETBOOK701 PRS505 README S60 SHINEBOOK SNE SOVOS SPECTRA STASH
SUNSTECH_EB700 SWEEX TECLAST_K3 THEBOOK TREKSTOR USER_DEFINED
VELOCITYMICRO WEXLER

Looking for devices...

Devices possibly connected: None

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Randy Martin (wilowolf666) wrote on 2011-05-21:

It is the new Asus Transformer android tablet

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Kovid Goyal (kovid) wrote on 2011-05-21: Re: calibre bug 786066

See http://calibre-ebook.com/user_manual/faq.html#how-can-i-help-get-my-device-supported-in-app

status incomplete

Changed in calibre:
status:	New → Incomplete

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Kovid Goyal (kovid) wrote on 2011-05-26:

no followup

Changed in calibre:
status:	Incomplete → Invalid

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fizz (fizz) wrote on 2011-05-28:

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Hello, as I've exactly the same problem, I'll try to supply all available info hoping to be able to help you fix it:

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Result of the "Debug device detection" *without* the asus transformer linked, under windows 7:

Version: 0.8.3
USB devices on system:
[u'usb\\root_hub&vid1002&pid4397&rev0000',
u'usb\\root_hub&vid1002&pid4397&rev0000',
u'usb\\root_hub&vid1002&pid4399&rev0000',
u'usb\\root_hub&vid1002&pid4397&rev0000',
u'usb\\root_hub20&vid1002&pid4396&rev0000',
u'usb\\root_hub20&vid1002&pid4396&rev0000',
u'usb\\root_hub20&vid1002&pid4396&rev0000',
u'usb\\vid_0458&pid_705a&rev_0100',
u'usb\\vid_0458&pid_705a&rev_0100&mi_00',
u'usb\\vid_0458&pid_705a&rev_0100&mi_02',
u'usb\\vid_046d&pid_0b02&rev_4007',
u'usb\\vid_046d&pid_c52b&rev_1201',
u'usb\\vid_046d&pid_c52b&rev_1201&mi_00',
u'usb\\vid_046d&pid_c52b&rev_1201&mi_01',
u'usb\\vid_046d&pid_c52b&rev_1201&mi_02',
u'usb\\vid_046d&pid_c70a&rev_4007',
u'usb\\vid_046d&pid_c70e&rev_4007',
u'usb\\vid_06a3&pid_0836&rev_0130']
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "site-packages\calibre\devices\scanner.py", line 84, in __call__
DriveError: No removable drives found
Drives detected:
Available plugins: ALEX ALURATEK_COLOR ANDROID ARCHOS7O AVANT AZBOOKA BAMBOOK BLACKBERRY
BOEYE_BDX BOEYE_BEX BOOQ BOOX COOL_ER CYBOOK DBOOK E52 E71X EB511
EB600 EBK52 ECLICTO EDGE EEEREADER ELONEX ESLICK
FOLDER_DEVICE_FOR_CONFIG GEMEI GER2 HANLINV3 HANLINV5 ILIAD INVESBOOK
IPAPYRUS IREXDR1000 IREXDR800 IRIVER_STORY ITALICA ITUNES JETBOOK
JETBOOK_MINI KINDLE KINDLE2 KINDLE_DX KOBO LUMIREAD MENTOR MIBUK N516
N770 N810 NEWSMY NEXTBOOK NOOK NOOK_COLOR NOOK_TSR NUUT2 ORIZON
PALMPRE PDNOVEL PDNOVEL_KOBO PICO POCKETBOOK301 POCKETBOOK360
POCKETBOOK602 POCKETBOOK701 PRS505 README S60 SHINEBOOK SNE SOVOS
SPECTRA STASH SUNSTECH_EB700 SWEEX TECLAST_K3 THEBOOK TREKSTOR
USER_DEFINED VELOCITYMICRO WEXLER

Looking for devices...

Devices possibly connected: None

#############################################
Result of the "Debug device detection" *with* the asus transformer linked, under windows 7:

Hello, as I've exactly the same problem, I'll try to supply all available info hoping to be able to help you fix it:

#############################################
Result of the "Debug device detection" *without* the asus transformer linked, under windows 7:

Version: 0.8.3
USB devices on system:
[u'usb\\root_hub&vid1002&pid4397&rev0000',
 u'usb\\root_hub&vid1002&pid4397&rev0000',
 u'usb\\root_hub&vid1002&pid4399&rev0000',
 u'usb\\root_hub&vid1002&pid4397&rev0000',
 u'usb\\root_hub20&vid1002&pid4396&rev0000',
 u'usb\\root_hub20&vid1002&pid4396&rev0000',
 u'usb\\root_hub20&vid1002&pid4396&rev0000',
 u'usb\\vid_0458&pid_705a&rev_0100',
 u'usb\\vid_0458&pid_705a&rev_0100&mi_00',
 u'usb\\vid_0458&pid_705a&rev_0100&mi_02',
 u'usb\\vid_046d&pid_0b02&rev_4007',
 u'usb\\vid_046d&pid_c52b&rev_1201',
 u'usb\\vid_046d&pid_c52b&rev_1201&mi_00',
 u'usb\\vid_046d&pid_c52b&rev_1201&mi_01',
 u'usb\\vid_046d&pid_c52b&rev_1201&mi_02',
 u'usb\\vid_046d&pid_c70a&rev_4007',
 u'usb\\vid_046d&pid_c70e&rev_4007',
 u'usb\\vid_06a3&pid_0836&rev_0130']
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "site-packages\calibre\devices\scanner.py", line 84, in __call__
DriveError: No removable drives found
Drives detected:
Available plugins: ALEX ALURATEK_COLOR ANDROID ARCHOS7O AVANT AZBOOKA BAMBOOK BLACKBERRY
BOEYE_BDX BOEYE_BEX BOOQ BOOX COOL_ER CYBOOK DBOOK E52 E71X EB511
EB600 EBK52 ECLICTO EDGE EEEREADER ELONEX ESLICK
FOLDER_DEVICE_FOR_CONFIG GEMEI GER2 HANLINV3 HANLINV5 ILIAD INVESBOOK
IPAPYRUS IREXDR1000 IREXDR800 IRIVER_STORY ITALICA ITUNES JETBOOK
JETBOOK_MINI KINDLE KINDLE2 KINDLE_DX KOBO LUMIREAD MENTOR MIBUK N516
N770 N810 NEWSMY NEXTBOOK NOOK NOOK_COLOR NOOK_TSR NUUT2 ORIZON
PALMPRE PDNOVEL PDNOVEL_KOBO PICO POCKETBOOK301 POCKETBOOK360
POCKETBOOK602 POCKETBOOK701 PRS505 README S60 SHINEBOOK SNE SOVOS
SPECTRA STASH SUNSTECH_EB700 SWEEX TECLAST_K3 THEBOOK TREKSTOR
USER_DEFINED VELOCITYMICRO WEXLER
 
Looking for devices...
 
Devices possibly connected: None

#############################################
Result of the "Debug device detection" *with* the asus transformer linked, under windows 7:

Version: 0.8.3
USB devices on system:
[u'usb\\root_hub&vid1002&pid4397&rev0000',
 u'usb\\root_hub&vid1002&pid4397&rev0000',
 u'usb\\root_hub&vid1002&pid4399&rev0000',
 u'usb\\root_hub&vid1002&pid4397&rev0000',
 u'usb\\root_hub20&vid1002&pid4396&rev0000',
 u'usb\\root_hub20&vid1002&pid4396&rev0000',
 u'usb\\root_hub20&vid1002&pid4396&rev0000',
 u'usb\\vid_0458&pid_705a&rev_0100',
 u'usb\\vid_0458&pid_705a&rev_0100&mi_00',
 u'usb\\vid_0458&pid_705a&rev_0100&mi_02',
 u'usb\\vid_046d&pid_0b02&rev_4007',
 u'usb\\vid_046d&pid_c52b&rev_1201',
 u'usb\\vid_046d&pid_c52b&rev_1201&mi_00',
 u'usb\\vid_046d&pid_c52b&rev_1201&mi_01',
 u'usb\\vid_046d&pid_c52b&rev_1201&mi_02',
 u'usb\\vid_046d&pid_c70a&rev_4007',
 u'usb\\vid_046d&pid_c70e&rev_4007',
 u'usb\\vid_06a3&pid_0836&rev_0130',
 u'usb\\vid_0b05&pid_4e0f&rev_9999']
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "site-packages\calibre\devices\scanner.py", line 84, in __call__
DriveError: No removable drives found
Drives detected:
Available plugins: ALEX ALURATEK_COLOR ANDROID ARCHOS7O AVANT AZBOOKA BAMBOOK BLACKBERRY
BOEYE_BDX BOEYE_BEX BOOQ BOOX COOL_ER CYBOOK DBOOK E52 E71X EB511
EB600 EBK52 ECLICTO EDGE EEEREADER ELONEX ESLICK
FOLDER_DEVICE_FOR_CONFIG GEMEI GER2 HANLINV3 HANLINV5 ILIAD INVESBOOK
IPAPYRUS IREXDR1000 IREXDR800 IRIVER_STORY ITALICA ITUNES JETBOOK
JETBOOK_MINI KINDLE KINDLE2 KINDLE_DX KOBO LUMIREAD MENTOR MIBUK N516
N770 N810 NEWSMY NEXTBOOK NOOK NOOK_COLOR NOOK_TSR NUUT2 ORIZON
PALMPRE PDNOVEL PDNOVEL_KOBO PICO POCKETBOOK301 POCKETBOOK360
POCKETBOOK602 POCKETBOOK701 PRS505 README S60 SHINEBOOK SNE SOVOS
SPECTRA STASH SUNSTECH_EB700 SWEEX TECLAST_K3 THEBOOK TREKSTOR
USER_DEFINED VELOCITYMICRO WEXLER
 
Looking for devices...
 
Devices possibly connected: None

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As a counterexample, the same info coming from a linux machine (obsolete calibre version, I know, but the one that does come with the distro): *without* device

Version: 0.6.42
USB devices on system:
[['0x1d6b',
  '0x2',
  '0x206',
  'Linux 2.6.32-31-generic ehci_hcd',
  'EHCI Host Controller',
  '0000:00:02.1'],
 ['0x46d', '0xc03f', '0x2000', 'Logitech', 'USB-PS/2 Optical Mouse', ''],
 ['0x1d6b',
  '0x1',
  '0x206',
  'Linux 2.6.32-31-generic ohci_hcd',
  'OHCI Host Controller',
  '0000:00:02.0']]
Looking for HANLINV3
Looking for HANLINV5
Looking for BLACKBERRY
Looking for CYBOOK
Looking for ILIAD
Looking for IREXDR1000
Looking for IREXDR800
Looking for JETBOOK
Looking for SHINEBOOK
Looking for POCKETBOOK360
Looking for KINDLE
Looking for KINDLE2
Looking for KINDLE_DX
Looking for NOOK
Looking for PRS505
Looking for PRS700
Looking for PRS500
Looking for ANDROID
Looking for N770
Looking for N810
Looking for COOL_ER
Looking for ESLICK
Looking for NUUT2
Looking for IRIVER_STORY
Looking for GER2
Looking for ITALICA
Looking for ECLICTO
Looking for DBOOK
Looking for INVESBOOK
Looking for BOOX
Looking for BOOQ
Looking for EB600
Looking for README
Looking for N516
Looking for EB511
Devices possibly connected: None

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*with* device:

Version: 0.6.42
USB devices on system:
[['0x1d6b',
  '0x2',
  '0x206',
  'Linux 2.6.32-31-generic ehci_hcd',
  'EHCI Host Controller',
  '0000:00:02.1'],
 ['0xb05', '0x4e0f', '0x9999', 'ASUS', 'MTP', '28040c044a04457'],
 ['0x46d', '0xc03f', '0x2000', 'Logitech', 'USB-PS/2 Optical Mouse', ''],
 ['0x1d6b',
  '0x1',
  '0x206',
  'Linux 2.6.32-31-generic ohci_hcd',
  'OHCI Host Controller',
  '0000:00:02.0']]
Looking for HANLINV3
Looking for HANLINV5
Looking for BLACKBERRY
Looking for CYBOOK
Looking for ILIAD
Looking for IREXDR1000
Looking for IREXDR800
Looking for JETBOOK
Looking for SHINEBOOK
Looking for POCKETBOOK360
Looking for KINDLE
Looking for KINDLE2
Looking for KINDLE_DX
Looking for NOOK
Looking for PRS505
Looking for PRS700
Looking for PRS500
Looking for ANDROID
Looking for N770
Looking for N810
Looking for COOL_ER
Looking for ESLICK
Looking for NUUT2
Looking for IRIVER_STORY
Looking for GER2
Looking for ITALICA
Looking for ECLICTO
Looking for DBOOK
Looking for INVESBOOK
Looking for BOOX
Looking for BOOQ
Looking for EB600
Looking for README
Looking for N516
Looking for EB511
Devices possibly connected: None

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On the device I've currently installed to test them the Kindle reader, Aldiko, Cool Reader, FBReader and Asus MyLibrary ebook readers.

The kindle read from the /mnt/sdcard/kindle folder 
Aldiko seems to be using the /mnt/sdcard/eBooks
Cool Reader seems to accept generic folders as sources, and by default use /mnt/sdcard/Books
FBReader  seems to use /mnt/sdcard/Books too
Asus MyLibrary seems to scan all /mnt/sdcard folder and subfoldersto search ebooks and sore who knows where, but if you have not already specific info about it quirks, I would avoid it as it seems to make a mess of the stored book names and position (and if you change it, it then re-import the original one). Pity because apart for that it seems nice.

Please note that /mnt/sdcard is the homedir of the system: microsd cards are installed instead in /Removable/MicroSD/

A strange thing that could help you: under window, if I try to use "Save to disk" as a stopgap measure, it does not work if I try to write directly on the transformer folders, but it fails silently.
I need to save to my local disk, and then use cut&paste to move them to the device.

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If you need additional info or tests, please let me know, I would be glad to help any way possible.

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fizz (fizz) wrote on 2011-05-28:

Forgot to specify at the beginning, in case it was not clear: the device is the ASUS Transformer TF101 with Android Honeycomb 3.0.1

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Kovid Goyal (kovid) wrote on 2011-05-28:

Your device has to be in disk mode for calibre to de able to detect
and connect to it. That means it has to be available as a disk to
your operating ssytem. On windows, the device must show up as a
drive with a drive letter like K:\\. Many devices have a setting
somewhere in them that causes them to connect in disk mode. Find
that setting and set it, before trying to connect your device to
calibre.

status invalid

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fizz (fizz) wrote on 2011-05-28:

I made some more investigation: it seems that Android Honeycomb devices only mount using something called Media Transfer Protocol... Windows does not see them as proper mass storage devices at all and it does require specific drivers for each device.

Under linux it seems it should be possible to emulate an usb device using a program called mtpfs, and manipulating device rules, as explained in this post regarding the Motorola XOOM:
http://www.xoomforums.com/forum/motorola-xoom-development/691-mount-internal-storage-ubuntu.html

I've yet to try this, however, reading the thread it seems to be a bit of an unreliable solution.

If as I guess bypassing this obstacle is impossible for now, maybe you could add some notes about this to spare other Honeycomb device users a lot of searching...

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Kovid Goyal (kovid) wrote on 2011-05-29:

calibre cannot cnnect to MTP devices. You can use the calibre Content Server
to getbooks from calibre onto your device, see
http://manual.calibre-ebook.com/faq.html#can-i-access-my-app-books-using-the-web-browser-in-my-kindle-or-other-reading-device

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