ComicShelf HD: Now in the App Catalog!

[ShepardRahl]

Hey everybody,

I am having the same issue as one of the previous posters. I've been using Comicshelf HD for quite a while and I was enjoying it. It was working perfectly then suddenly last week from out of nowhere I've been getting the "ca.canuckcoding.comicshelfhd.service is not running" error message. It happens when I both flip through trying to read a comic or if I just start Comicshelf HD and let it sit idle. Any help would be appreciated. If any further information is required please let me know.

Thanks in advance

[3FLi]

Originally Posted by ShepardRahl

Hey everybody,

I am having the same issue as one of the previous posters. I've been using Comicshelf HD for quite a while and I was enjoying it. It was working perfectly then suddenly last week from out of nowhere I've been getting the "ca.canuckcoding.comicshelfhd.service is not running" error message. It happens when I both flip through trying to read a comic or if I just start Comicshelf HD and let it sit idle. Any help would be appreciated. If any further information is required please let me know.

Thanks in advance

I get this problem too sometimes but if I close the comic and reopen it, the problem usually self corrects. Also have you updated the program? I know a few versions back, this was a more common problem, especially with larger files, 100+ pages, that Jason fixed in later versions. The only other thing I can suggest is extract or test the file to see if it is corrupt. A couple of times I realized I had a corrupt file, which was why comicshelf was giving me an error.

[3FLi]

Random question but, are there any plans for Jason to port this app over to android or apple? Its a great app.

[Weidbrewer]

Originally Posted by 3FLi

Random question but, are there any plans for Jason to port this app over to android or apple? Its a great app.

Heh....Jason's moved on to bigger and better things in an official capacity with WebOS. I don't think he has plans of any kind for this app any time soon.

[tavery80]

I bought the app as soon as I received the TP last month, and love it. FAR better rendering than any of the patched versions of the Adobe Reader app. But I have numerous magazines and comics that span multiple pages (double- and triple-truck). Does the CS HD allow for continuous page viewing and I just haven't seen the setting, or perfected the technique? That, in addition to thumbnail views of each page, would make the use of this app perfect.

db

EDIT: I solved my own problem...stitch the panels together in Photoshop, set the TP to Fit-to-width and turn on the Rotation Lock. Perfect panning/scrolling of those specific "panoramas" without the need to zoom in to fill the screen.

[ShepardRahl]

Originally Posted by 3FLi

I get this problem too sometimes but if I close the comic and reopen it, the problem usually self corrects. Also have you updated the program? I know a few versions back, this was a more common problem, especially with larger files, 100+ pages, that Jason fixed in later versions. The only other thing I can suggest is extract or test the file to see if it is corrupt. A couple of times I realized I had a corrupt file, which was why comicshelf was giving me an error.

If I close the comic and reopen it it works again for a few minutes then I get the error again. I have the latest 1.4.0 version. I'm pretty sure the files aren't corrupt. I would imagine if they were corrupt they wouldn't display at all but they display just fine and I can read them until that error pops up. I'm going to test them again though just to be sure. Thanks for replaying. I appreciate it.

[Weidbrewer]

Now, one thing to bear in mind - that error sometimes comes up because of OTHER comics. As in, you open a directory and click a comic while other covers are still loading. Then, while you're reading, it gives up on the other comic and flashes the message on screen.

Check and see if you have any other comics that are having delayed loading times. Some of the things I've found that cause this aren't necessarily corrupt comics - just ones that this program doesn't like (and others do.) If you find the trouble-makers, completely unzip the archives and (after determining that there aren't any "junk" files in there) rezip/rar them and reconvert to cbr/z.

(also, make sure the comics aren't exceedingly large.)

[ShepardRahl]

I think I may have found the problem. I tested this particular comic series I am trying to read that I'm having all the problems with on my PC and the third comic in the series gives me a message saying the archive is broken. So I'm guessing that is whats tripping the error on Comicshelf. All of my other comics are working perfectly though. I'll just have to read this particular series on my PC. Thanks for all of the responses. I appreciate the help.

[Weidbrewer]

Why not try to fix the archive?

[solss]

So no one has any idea how to get past the service error? There isn't any solution to the never ending spinning circle? How do you get this program to load? I've reset, reformatted several times even with the secure option. Several reboots followed by shutdowns. I'm going to attempt to get a refund if no one has any helpful suggestions.

Ridiculous that this question has been asked several times even up to a year and a half ago and no one has anything to say about this broken app. If it isn't being supported and the developer has moved on, he should stop selling a defective product and take it down from the store.

[Weidbrewer]

Well...did you try the list of things I suggested a few posts up?

[solss]

Scroll back through this thread - there are specific hoops to jump through to properly uninstall an app fully. I think you need to uninstall, do a FULL reboot - power off, then power on by holding power button and the homekey down for 15 seconds - let it boot, reinstall, do a regular reboot and then see if you have a comic folder.

Also, you said that it's a fresh TP and you wiped it - did you make sure that all updates were installed?

Yes, I tried this out several times. I've looked through most of the thread and didn't find much else of anything resembling a fix. I didn't mean to come off as perturbed but I was excited about the prospect of using my old cheapo pad as a comic reader and I didn't hear anything negative about the program until I experienced the issue first hand after installation. Yeah, same problem as most people, spinning forever, no comics folder. Thanks for the help, still.

[Weidbrewer]

Originally Posted by Weidbrewer

Now, one thing to bear in mind - that error sometimes comes up because of OTHER comics. As in, you open a directory and click a comic while other covers are still loading. Then, while you're reading, it gives up on the other comic and flashes the message on screen.

Check and see if you have any other comics that are having delayed loading times. Some of the things I've found that cause this aren't necessarily corrupt comics - just ones that this program doesn't like (and others do.) If you find the trouble-makers, completely unzip the archives and (after determining that there aren't any "junk" files in there) rezip/rar them and reconvert to cbr/z.

(also, make sure the comics aren't exceedingly large.)

This was the post I was talking about.

[solss]

Well, a comics folder never gets created -- there are no comics for the program to get stuck on. I've tried creating my own comics folder and putting different comics in there but nothing changes. That isn't really pertinent to the problem. No comics are ever loaded, there is no "shelf". I can't load any comics ever. It's in a perpetual spin logo. The farthest the program has ever gotten into the loading process is wolverine face, quickstart guide menu popup, then perpetual logo (followed 10 minutes later by the error message). I hope I'm being clear? There isn't anything more to it.