MobileRead Forums
Register Guidelines E-Books Today's Posts Search

Go Back   MobileRead Forums > E-Book Software > Calibre
Reload this Page Calibre 0.7.9 won't start

Notices

Reply
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread
Old 07-20-2010, 08:02 AM   #1
HarryC
Junior Member
HarryC began at the beginning.
 
Posts: 1
Karma: 10
Join Date: Mar 2010
Device: Sony 505
Calibre 0.7.9 won't start
When I try to run calibre 0.7.9 (Windows XP) the flash screen appears for a second but the program doesn't open. calibre.exe can be seen in Task Manager. Running calibre-debug gives the following:

Starting up...
Failed to parse C:\Documents and Settings\Harry Comber\Application Data\calibre\gui.py
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "site-packages\calibre\utils\config.py", line 417, in parse
File "encodings\utf_8.py", line 16, in decode
UnicodeDecodeError: 'utf8' codec can't decode byte 0xa8 in position 5058: unexpected code byte
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "site-packages\calibre\gui2\main.py", line 251, in initialize
File "site-packages\calibre\gui2\main.py", line 231, in initialize_db
File "site-packages\calibre\gui2\main.py", line 200, in initialize_db_stage2
File "site-packages\calibre\gui2\main.py", line 155, in start_gui
File "site-packages\calibre\gui2\ui.py", line 121, in initialize
File "site-packages\calibre\gui2\layout.py", line 328, in __init__
File "site-packages\calibre\gui2\layout.py", line 502, in setup_actions
File "site-packages\calibre\gui2\device.py", line 677, in create_device_menu
File "site-packages\calibre\gui2\device.py", line 502, in __init__
File "site-packages\calibre\utils\config.py", line 490, in __setitem__
File "site-packages\calibre\utils\config.py", line 501, in set
File "site-packages\calibre\utils\config.py", line 442, in set
File "site-packages\calibre\utils\config.py", line 330, in parse_string
File "encodings\utf_8.py", line 16, in decode
UnicodeDecodeError: 'utf8' codec can't decode byte 0xa8 in position 5058: unexpected code byte
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "site-packages\calibre\gui2\actions.py", line 990, in ownload_scheduled_
recipe
File "site-packages\calibre\gui2\tools.py", line 224, in fetch_scheduled_recip
e
KeyError: 'keep_ligatures'
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "site-packages\calibre\gui2\actions.py", line 990, in download_scheduled_recipe
File "site-packages\calibre\gui2\tools.py", line 224, in fetch_scheduled_recipe
KeyError: 'keep_ligatures'
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "site-packages\calibre\gui2\actions.py", line 990, in download_scheduled_
recipe
File "site-packages\calibre\gui2\tools.py", line 224, in fetch_scheduled_recip
e
KeyError: 'keep_ligatures'
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "site-packages\calibre\gui2\actions.py", line 990, in download_scheduled_
recipe
File "site-packages\calibre\gui2\tools.py", line 224, in fetch_scheduled_recip
e
KeyError: 'keep_ligatures'
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "site-packages\calibre\gui2\actions.py", line 990, in download_scheduled_
recipe
File "site-packages\calibre\gui2\tools.py", line 224, in fetch_scheduled_recip
e
KeyError: 'keep_ligatures'
HarryC is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-20-2010, 09:48 AM   #2
plaid
Zealot
plaid , Klaatu Barada Niktu!plaid , Klaatu Barada Niktu!plaid , Klaatu Barada Niktu!plaid , Klaatu Barada Niktu!plaid , Klaatu Barada Niktu!plaid , Klaatu Barada Niktu!plaid , Klaatu Barada Niktu!plaid , Klaatu Barada Niktu!plaid , Klaatu Barada Niktu!plaid , Klaatu Barada Niktu!plaid , Klaatu Barada Niktu!
 
Posts: 100
Karma: 5434
Join Date: Sep 2004
Device: Kobo eReader
I also cannot launch Calibre 0.7.9 on Windows XP sp3. I don't even get the splash screen. The harddrive spins for a bit and calibre shows in the task manager, but no window. That was yesterday evening. Today after a reboot I tried launching again, still not showing up. ... Ok as I was typing Calibre finally showed up. I closed it and launched it again and counted slowly to 75 before it showed up. The splash screen was drawn on the screen at about 72 seconds.
plaid is offline   Reply With Quote
Advert
Old 07-20-2010, 11:16 AM   #3
theducks
Well trained by Cats
theducks ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.theducks ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.theducks ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.theducks ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.theducks ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.theducks ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.theducks ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.theducks ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.theducks ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.theducks ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.theducks ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
theducks's Avatar
 
Posts: 30,448
Karma: 58055868
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: The Central Coast of California
Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A
Quote:
Originally Posted by plaid View Post
I also cannot launch Calibre 0.7.9 on Windows XP sp3. I don't even get the splash screen. The harddrive spins for a bit and calibre shows in the task manager, but no window. That was yesterday evening. Today after a reboot I tried launching again, still not showing up. ... Ok as I was typing Calibre finally showed up. I closed it and launched it again and counted slowly to 75 before it showed up. The splash screen was drawn on the screen at about 72 seconds.
XP-SP3 P4-3.2 1G RAM (only Firefox running at start)

Code:
Starting up...
Started up in 29.6719999313
Definitely Slowing down since .7.0 hit the streets
theducks is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-20-2010, 11:32 AM   #4
kovidgoyal
creator of calibre
kovidgoyal ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.kovidgoyal ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.kovidgoyal ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.kovidgoyal ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.kovidgoyal ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.kovidgoyal ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.kovidgoyal ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.kovidgoyal ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.kovidgoyal ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.kovidgoyal ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.kovidgoyal ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
kovidgoyal's Avatar
 
Posts: 44,559
Karma: 24495948
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Mumbai, India
Device: Various
@HarryC; Looks like you have a corrupted a config file. Try deleting

C:\Documents and Settings\Harry Comber\Application Data\calibre\gui.py

@the others: Try the build linked to here https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=91217
kovidgoyal is online now   Reply With Quote
Old 07-20-2010, 05:45 PM   #5
plaid
Zealot
plaid , Klaatu Barada Niktu!plaid , Klaatu Barada Niktu!plaid , Klaatu Barada Niktu!plaid , Klaatu Barada Niktu!plaid , Klaatu Barada Niktu!plaid , Klaatu Barada Niktu!plaid , Klaatu Barada Niktu!plaid , Klaatu Barada Niktu!plaid , Klaatu Barada Niktu!plaid , Klaatu Barada Niktu!plaid , Klaatu Barada Niktu!
 
Posts: 100
Karma: 5434
Join Date: Sep 2004
Device: Kobo eReader
works
Quote:
Originally Posted by kovidgoyal View Post
@HarryC; Looks like you have a corrupted a config file. Try deleting

C:\Documents and Settings\Harry Comber\Application Data\calibre\gui.py

@the others: Try the build linked to here https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=91217
the updated build linked here works, thanks!
plaid is offline   Reply With Quote
Advert
Reply

« Previous Thread | Next Thread »

Forum Jump

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Cant Start Calibre leont Calibre 1 05-30-2010 02:57 AM
Can't start Calibre Cor Wessels Calibre 1 04-05-2010 08:48 AM
I can't even start Calibre. Please help DrZoidberg Calibre 12 01-20-2010 05:51 AM
Calibre will not start - ever Photonboy Calibre 7 10-24-2009 03:04 AM
Calibre won't start nathancabopino Calibre 14 06-30-2009 12:40 PM


All times are GMT -4. The time now is 10:09 AM.

Contact Us - FAQ - Guidelines - Privacy - Top

MobileRead.com is a privately owned, operated and funded community.