Problem with koreader: "Generator error"
tl;dr: you get this after an official Kobo update. To fix, you need to reinstall KFMon.
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Rakuten forced an update on my [[Kobo]], and now trying to launch [[koreader]] via NickelMenu gives the errors:
Generator error
kfmon: error checking '/tmp/kfmon-ipc.ctl': stat:No such file or directory (src/generatorc.c:93)
Someone here seems to be having the same problem: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?p=4027804
Someone else tells them:
That's because you need to reinstall KFMon after an update.
OK, I'll try and reinstall KFMon. Can't remember how I did that previously, off the top of my headβ¦
Ah good, I noted it down here: [[Installing and setting up koreader on my Kobo]].
Installation all worked fine via the zip and script in this thread: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=314220
Unzip the zip script, run the script. Bingo, as simple as that.
The download link isn't working though.
Luckily I have the downloads from last time. It's 2020.09 version, whereas the new one is 2021.02. But I can live with that for now, just to get it working again.
OK, so I reinstalled. The 'Generator Error' has gone, but now I get:
"See KoboEreader /.adds/nm/doc for instructions on how to customize this mβ¦"
and nothing seems to happen.
OK, ran the installer again, and it went through an 'Importing content' message that it didn't the first time. I think something just borked up when unmounting the kobo the first time.
Woop, that got it working now!
- public document at doc.anagora.org/problem-with-koreader-generator-error
- video call at meet.jit.si/problem-with-koreader-generator-error