01-02-2010, 11:38 AM | #1 |
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Calibre won't load on new Macbook Pro--please help!
I've been searching this forum and cannot find an answer and I need help!
I just upgraded from a powerbook to a macbook pro and Calibre is not working. I downloaded Calibre just fine. When I launch it for the first time (not from the dmg, but as copied to my Applications folder), it complains: calibre is already running: calibre may be running in the system tray, in the upper right region of the screen. If you are sure it is not running, try deleting the file: /Users/MyUserName/.calibre_calibre GUI.lock 1. It is not running 2. There appears to be no such file on the computer 3. What is this "system tray"? I can't find that either. My OS is updated and it's the latest version of calibre: Version: 0.6.31 Can anyone help me get Calibre running on my new machine? Thanks! |
01-02-2010, 07:15 PM | #2 | |
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The lock file is a hidden file (because its filename starts with a .), and won't show up in Finder. You'll need to run Terminal and type "rm .calibre_calibre\ GUI.lock", which should delete it. If you want to see if it's there before you delete it, type "ls -a", which will list all files in the directory including hidden ones. |
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01-02-2010, 07:26 PM | #3 |
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drplokta thank you for your reply!
I tried your suggestion, but it says: command not found and when it listed the files in terminal, it doesn't show up. Any other suggestions are much appreciated. |
01-02-2010, 10:15 PM | #4 |
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I also run into problem with 0.6.31. When I launch calibre in the console under /Applications/calibre.app/Contents/MacOS/, I got these error messages:
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calibre.app/Contents/MacOS/calibre Python function terminated unexpectedly: dlopen(/Applications/calibre.app/Contents/Resources/Python/site-packages/PyQt4/QtWebKit.so, 2): Library not loaded: @executable_path/../Frameworks/QtWebKit.framework/Versions/4/QtWebKit Referenced from: /Applications/calibre.app/Contents/Resources/Python/site-packages/PyQt4/QtWebKit.so Reason: image not found Traceback (most recent call last): File "/Applications/calibre.app/Contents/Resources/Python/lib/python2.6/site.py", line 147, in main return run_entry_point() File "/Applications/calibre.app/Contents/Resources/Python/lib/python2.6/site.py", line 115, in run_entry_point pmod = __import__(mod, fromlist=[1], level=0) File "site-packages/calibre/gui2/__init__.py", line 15, in <module> File "site-packages/calibre/ebooks/metadata/meta.py", line 11, in <module> File "site-packages/calibre/customize/ui.py", line 12, in <module> File "site-packages/calibre/customize/builtins.py", line 393, in <module> File "site-packages/calibre/ebooks/pdf/output.py", line 18, in <module> File "site-packages/calibre/ebooks/pdf/writer.py", line 22, in <module> ImportError: dlopen(/Applications/calibre.app/Contents/Resources/Python/site-packages/PyQt4/QtWebKit.so, 2): Library not loaded: @executable_path/../Frameworks/QtWebKit.framework/Versions/4/QtWebKit Referenced from: /Applications/calibre.app/Contents/Resources/Python/site-packages/PyQt4/QtWebKit.so Reason: image not found And I can't see ".calibre_calibre GUI.lock" under /USERS/[myname] Last edited by SuperJet; 01-02-2010 at 10:18 PM. |
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01-02-2010, 11:07 PM | #6 |
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I was finally able to change the permissions on the home directory and it worked! Thanks all!
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