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Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: calibre

With the Kindle plugged in and on Calibre's first launch it throws up an
error box like this...

calibre, version 0.7.44
WARNING: Failed to read metadata: Failed to read metadata from the following:

Kindle
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/calibre/calibre/gui2/add.py", line 128, in start
    title = self.add(id, opf, cover, name)
  File "/usr/lib/calibre/calibre/gui2/add.py", line 198, in add
    self.add_formats(id, formats)
  File "/usr/lib/calibre/calibre/gui2/add.py", line 209, in add_formats
    with open(path, 'rb') as f:
IOError: [Errno 21] Is a directory: u'/media/Kindle'

AFTER REPLUGGING

If I plug the kindle back in again, then it reports a similar error...

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/calibre/calibre/gui2/add.py", line 42, in add_one
    self.db_adder.add_formats(id, formats)
  File "/usr/lib/calibre/calibre/gui2/add.py", line 209, in add_formats
    with open(path, 'rb') as f:
IOError: [Errno 21] Is a directory: u'/media/Kindle'

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: calibre 0.7.44+dfsg-1build1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.39-0.5~20110427-generic-pae 2.6.39-rc5
Uname: Linux 2.6.39-0-generic-pae i686
NonfreeKernelModules: wl
Architecture: i386
Date: Tue Jun 21 10:57:03 2011
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release i386 (20110427.1)
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_GB:en
 LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: calibre
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

** Affects: calibre (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: apport-bug i386 natty running-unity

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