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| Thread ID: 122128 | 2011-12-03 02:31:00 | Ebooks - converting formats | Bryden (4161) | Press F1 |
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| 1246897 | 2011-12-04 04:06:00 | Got a email from Bryden containing the book -- Think I found the problem, and now working, but I'll wait till Bryden replies here to confirm or not what the problem was -- email sent back along with books converted. | wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1246898 | 2011-12-05 06:22:00 | Hi There - the book you converted installed on the Galaxy perfectly.... it did come from a reader... I have a friend who used Calibre to convert it and she did not have any issues... maybe there was a hiccup on my computer (desktop).... I have installed the drivers used Kies but my desktop still doesn't recognise the device... when I go to disconnect/unplug it names USB ports F, G, H and I - so it obviously doesn't know which port it is plugged into.... any clues why this happens please? Bryden |
Bryden (4161) | ||
| 1246899 | 2011-12-05 06:31:00 | This isn't going to sound right -- cant think of the right way to put it at the moment ( one of those days) :waughh: Normally what happens is when you plug in a USB device it will use the next available Letter. Meaning if you plug a USB drive in, and the next letter available is F,it will take it. Then plug in another device it will take G etc. If you have device that is set to take a different letter then it will show as such. For example I have a USB drive that is set to take Drive letter "I", and does so every time. If installing a new device USB device it really shouldn't matter what the drive letter is, the device should be detected, and the drivers put in as required. Then once working, if you plug in the same device to a different port the drivers should auto remap to the device. When you go to disconnect the device do you mean by the disconnect in the Icon tray, bottom right hand corner ? Is the OS W7 ? PS: got your emails, but sorry had no time to rely yet -- as I said one of those days and its not over yet, still got jobs to try to get finished :badpc: Only here for 5 while shortland street is on :eek: |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1246900 | 2011-12-05 22:28:00 | No worries about not replying to me - I just wanted to be sure you had heard from me - after you had been kind enough to help I did not want you to think I was rude enough not to acknowledge same... VBG I am running XP - and yes, it is down at the bottom righthand corner of the screen - the icon to safely unplug.... so when I click on the icon to unplug it identifies the tablet with F, G, H and I - obviously doesn't know which one it is... suppose I should plug something else in there and identify which of the drives it actually is.... sigh.... |
Bryden (4161) | ||
| 1246901 | 2011-12-05 23:55:00 | If you have a look in My Computer or I think in xp look in windows explorer all your drives including USB ones are shown. You will be able to identify what letter has been allocated to what there. | CliveM (6007) | ||
| 1246902 | 2012-01-12 09:08:00 | Kinde reads Mobi files. Calibre is a great program for most ebooks. It will automatically convert to a readable format on the Kindle :) | ollieogg (6593) | ||
| 1246903 | 2012-01-12 19:40:00 | Have you tried using Kies to put them on your Galaxy rather than Explorer? | CliveM (6007) | ||
| 1246904 | 2012-01-12 20:35:00 | I have a Galaxy S as well. 1. When it is connected to the desktop using the USB cord, all of those drives show up on my PC as well (I am also using XP). It is easy enough to go into each to find out which drive has the book folders. 2. I was able to download Kindle for Android, and Kindle for PC, and I have been able to purchase ebooks from Amazon via that method, without doing anything tricky to disguise my location. I am not sure why you got the bum's rush? 3. Calibre is your friend! I have found it to be the best application for handling ebooks for my Sony Reader - the Sony software is absolutely horrible. However, I have not had to convert any .mobi files yet, so I can't comment on that. |
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