Cant update meta data on Marvin

[kbaker04]

Hi

I am receiving this error when using Marvin Plugin

calibre, version 1.31.0 ERROR: Error: Error communicating with device

byte must be in range(0, 256)

Traceback (most recent call last): File "site-packages/calibre/gui2/device.py", line 86, in run File "site-packages/calibre/gui2/device.py", line 520, in _sync_booklists File "/var/folders/xx/jb4l320n7_z15strg396w_gm0000gp/T/calibre_1.31.0_tmp_GNCIvB/mEqyL__ios_local_db/Marvin_overlays.py", line 954, in sync_booklists ValueError: byte must be in range(0, 256)

[GRiker]

This is actually a problem with the iOS reader applications plugin, first reported in issue #71 in the iOSRA issue tracker. I have a pre-release build of the next release available. Please follow these steps to download and install:

• Download the prerelease build from this link to your desktop
• Disconnect your iDevice
• Open calibre, then go to Preferences|Advanced|Plugins
• Click Load plugin from file
• Select the .zip file you downloaded to your desktop
• Click OK, then accept and close all dialog boxes,
• Exit calibre
• Connect your iPad
• Open Marvin and start the calibre connector
• Restart calibre

If that resolves your problem, please close this ticket. If you're still having the same problem after following these steps, please post a new comment with the details.

[kbaker04]

Updates now without error in Calibre but Marvin App on iPad does not reflect or receive the update. Still as it was in January

calibre, version 1.31.0 Send to device: Updated metadata for 1 book. Click 'Show details' for a summary.

Metadata was updated for the following book:

• 'Love's Continuing Journey' by The Yankee Countess

Update behavior may be changed in the plugin's Marvin Options settings.

[GRiker]

The feedback you're getting indicates that the book had its metadata updated in Marvin. When you say Marvin does not reflect or receive the update, what does that mean? How are you determining that no changes were applied?

[kbaker04]

Hi, I am upload fan fiction that has chapters. The file in Calibre has say 41 chapters, it updates successfully but when I view the chapter listing in Marvin it is unchanged, at 36

[kbaker04]

Really strange, do you want the fan fiction link file to test? Although it might be hard because I cannot give you the previous file to do an update

[GRiker]

You need to change the configuration settings for the plugin.

• Click the down arrow next to the red Marvin icon in the calibre toolbar, then click Configure this device.
• Go to the Marvin options tab.
• In the section titled When sending books already in Marvin…, enable Replace
• Click OK, then restart calibre.

[kbaker04]

Hi, My GF has spent hours putting these in collections and setting up bookmarks. If I change it to replace instead of update she is going to lose all of her organising on the device?

[kbaker04]

It works to replace, does that mean updating is never an option?

[GRiker]

Unfortunately, yes.

Consider this: You download version 1 of the book with 10 chapters. You create bookmarks and annotations tied to version 1. Now version 2 comes out with 11 chapters. It's a different book, even though the first 10 chapters may be identical. To do what you want, Marvin itself would need to change. You would be asking for Marvin to merge two different books into one, by combining the bookmarks and collection assignments from one into the content of the second. You could certainly request the feature - Marvin maintains a GitHub feature request list, but I wouldn't get your hopes up, it would be a lot of work.

[kbaker04]

Thats fair, I really appreciate your time. Will make sure to donate as your time and effort to make this app has been invaluable