After testing out the newer version of libmtp v1.1.18, I was able to get even the current version of Calibre working (as long as I unmounted the device from Nautilus / GVFS first!)
Here is the initial error if the device is already automounted by GVFS: Device 0 (VID=1949 and PID=0581) is a Amazon Kindle Fire HD8 Plus. libusb_claim_interface() reports device is busy, likely in use by GVFS or KDE MTP device handling alreadyLIBMTP PANIC: Unable to initialize device Error while trying to open MTPDevice(busnum=1, devnum=36, vendor_id=6473, product_id=1409, bcd=547, serial='XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX', manufacturer='Amazon', product='XXXXXX') (Driver: <calibre.devices.mtp.driver.MTP_DEVICE object at 0x7f8353368880>) Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/lib/calibre/calibre/devices/mtp/unix/driver.py", line 218, in open self.dev = self.create_device(connected_device) File "/usr/lib/calibre/calibre/devices/mtp/base.py", line 25, in synchronizer return func(self, *args, **kwargs) File "/usr/lib/calibre/calibre/devices/mtp/unix/driver.py", line 171, in create_device return self.libmtp.Device(d.busnum, d.devnum, d.vendor_id, libmtp.MTPError: Unable to open MTP device with busnum=1 and devnum=36, tried 1 such devices During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred: Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/lib/calibre/calibre/gui2/device.py", line 297, in detect_device dev.open(cd, self.current_library_uuid) File "/usr/lib/calibre/calibre/devices/mtp/driver.py", line 125, in open BASE.open(self, device, library_uuid) File "/usr/lib/calibre/calibre/devices/mtp/base.py", line 25, in synchronizer return func(self, *args, **kwargs) File "/usr/lib/calibre/calibre/devices/mtp/unix/driver.py", line 221, in open raise OpenFailed('Failed to open %s: Error: %s'%( calibre.devices.errors.OpenFailed: Failed to open MTPDevice(busnum=1, devnum=36, vendor_id=6473, product_id=1409, bcd=547, serial='XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX', manufacturer='Amazon', product='XXXXXX'): Error: Unable to open MTP device with busnum=1 and devnum=36, tried 1 such devices Device 0 (VID=1949 and PID=0581) is a Amazon Kindle Fire HD8 Plus. libusb_claim_interface() reports device is busy, likely in use by GVFS or KDE MTP device handling alreadyLIBMTP PANIC: Unable to initialize device Error while trying to open MTPDevice(busnum=1, devnum=37, vendor_id=6473, product_id=1409, bcd=547, serial='XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX', manufacturer='Amazon', product='XXXXXX') (Driver: <calibre.devices.mtp.driver.MTP_DEVICE object at 0x7f8353368880>) Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/lib/calibre/calibre/devices/mtp/unix/driver.py", line 218, in open self.dev = self.create_device(connected_device) File "/usr/lib/calibre/calibre/devices/mtp/base.py", line 25, in synchronizer return func(self, *args, **kwargs) File "/usr/lib/calibre/calibre/devices/mtp/unix/driver.py", line 171, in create_device return self.libmtp.Device(d.busnum, d.devnum, d.vendor_id, libmtp.MTPError: Unable to open MTP device with busnum=1 and devnum=37, tried 1 such devices During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred: Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/lib/calibre/calibre/gui2/device.py", line 297, in detect_device dev.open(cd, self.current_library_uuid) File "/usr/lib/calibre/calibre/devices/mtp/driver.py", line 125, in open BASE.open(self, device, library_uuid) File "/usr/lib/calibre/calibre/devices/mtp/base.py", line 25, in synchronizer return func(self, *args, **kwargs) File "/usr/lib/calibre/calibre/devices/mtp/unix/driver.py", line 221, in open raise OpenFailed('Failed to open %s: Error: %s'%( calibre.devices.errors.OpenFailed: Failed to open MTPDevice(busnum=1, devnum=37, vendor_id=6473, product_id=1409, bcd=547, serial='XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX', manufacturer='Amazon', product='XXXXXX'): Error: Unable to open MTP device with busnum=1 and devnum=37, tried 1 such devices Reference: https://sourceforge.net/p/libmtp/bugs/1879/#5c37 To work around Ubuntu's GVFS automount behavior: - Open Nautilus - Find your device's product ID name in the mounted filesystems list - Click the Eject button - Now open Calibre After making sure only Calibre is managing the MTP device, it works fine! Resolution: Update to libmtp >= 1.1.18 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1797890 Title: Enhancement-Kindle fire HD 8 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/calibre/+bug/1797890/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs