Unable to sync progress between Moaan InkPalm 5 and Kobo Libra 2

phasmine · 05-21-2024, 04:11 AM

Hi there,

I am new to this website.

I'm having trouble syncing progress between my new Moaan InkPalm 5 and my Kobo Libra 2.

I have installed the F-Droid version of KOReader onto my InkPalm 5, and have followed the one-step install package thread instructions using the automated script to install KOReader on my Kobo Libra 2.

I've created an account for progress sync, but for some reason, when I try to pull sync progress on either device, they both say "Latest progress is coming from this device".

I've tried both the binary and filename settings but nothing has changed.

I have copies of the book I'm trying to sync progress for on both devices, and they both have the same filename. I use Calibre to send files to my Kobo. I have a plugin in Calibre that turns EPUBs into KEPUBS before sending them to my device. Would that make the two files different then for progress sync purposes?

Thank you in advance.

emmur0 · 05-21-2024, 10:44 AM

I am having this same issue between the same two devices. Unfortunately I haven't been able to figure it out.

pazos · 05-21-2024, 03:38 PM

Yup, calibre users have a hard time trying to sync because, by default, calibre (at least the viewer) stores its own files within the epub container.

You can disable this on calibre settings. But there're a zillion things that could make calibre to modify the epub. In each case the result is simple: book hashes don't match and each book, as slighlty modified as it could be, is treated by the sync server as a new book.

pazos · 05-21-2024, 03:41 PM

Quote:

I've tried both the binary and filename settings but nothing has changed.

I'm not familiar with filename. My previous post was talking about binary, the default.

phasmine · 05-21-2024, 06:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pazos

Yup, calibre users have a hard time trying to sync because, by default, calibre (at least the viewer) stores its own files within the epub container.

You can disable this on calibre settings. But there're a zillion things that could make calibre to modify the epub. In each case the result is simple: book hashes don't match and each book, as slighlty modified as it could be, is treated by the sync server as a new book.

Interesting, I didn’t know Calibre did that. That’s unfortunate and would make sense why it isn’t working.

emmur0 · 06-05-2024, 09:35 PM

My use case may be a little different than OP but I was able to get a few books syncing between inkpalm5 and Libra 2 by using the Modify epub plugin for calibre and sending the modified files to the Libra 2. I believe my Libra 2 still had kepub files from prior to when I used KOReader as a default reader on the device.

I am having trouble syncing a book I purchased from Amazon sync after converting to epub after following the steps above. Stefan Svartling’s recent video on YT helped.

05-21-2024, 04:11 AM	#1
phasmine Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2024 Device: Kobo Libra 2	Unable to sync progress between Moaan InkPalm 5 and Kobo Libra 2 Hi there, I am new to this website. I'm having trouble syncing progress between my new Moaan InkPalm 5 and my Kobo Libra 2. I have installed the F-Droid version of KOReader onto my InkPalm 5, and have followed the one-step install package thread instructions using the automated script to install KOReader on my Kobo Libra 2. I've created an account for progress sync, but for some reason, when I try to pull sync progress on either device, they both say "Latest progress is coming from this device". I've tried both the binary and filename settings but nothing has changed. I have copies of the book I'm trying to sync progress for on both devices, and they both have the same filename. I use Calibre to send files to my Kobo. I have a plugin in Calibre that turns EPUBs into KEPUBS before sending them to my device. Would that make the two files different then for progress sync purposes? Thank you in advance.

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05-21-2024, 10:44 AM	#2
emmur0 Member Posts: 12 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2022 Device: Kobo Libra 2, Inkpalm 5 pro	I am having this same issue between the same two devices. Unfortunately I haven't been able to figure it out.

05-21-2024, 03:38 PM	#3
pazos cosiñeiro Posts: 1,331 Karma: 2200073 Join Date: Apr 2014 Device: BQ Cervantes 4	Yup, calibre users have a hard time trying to sync because, by default, calibre (at least the viewer) stores its own files within the epub container. You can disable this on calibre settings. But there're a zillion things that could make calibre to modify the epub. In each case the result is simple: book hashes don't match and each book, as slighlty modified as it could be, is treated by the sync server as a new book.

06-05-2024, 09:35 PM	#6
emmur0 Member Posts: 12 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2022 Device: Kobo Libra 2, Inkpalm 5 pro	My use case may be a little different than OP but I was able to get a few books syncing between inkpalm5 and Libra 2 by using the Modify epub plugin for calibre and sending the modified files to the Libra 2. I believe my Libra 2 still had kepub files from prior to when I used KOReader as a default reader on the device. I am having trouble syncing a book I purchased from Amazon sync after converting to epub after following the steps above. Stefan Svartling’s recent video on YT helped.