ePub & PDF decryption on Mac OSX - Page 13

SonomaLass · 08-07-2010, 01:26 PM

Pie,

I tried your suggestion, but it said "sudo" was an invalid command.

epstuart,

I ran the repair permissions function and got a LONG list of hits, I guess you could call them. I can reproduce them here if it helps. But then I tried the pycrypto install again and got the same error as before, so the disk repair doesn't seem to have fixed whatever the problem is.

Any other suggestions? I really appreciate help with figuring this out,

joblack · 08-07-2010, 01:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SonomaLass

Pie,

I tried your suggestion, but it said "sudo" was an invalid command.

epstuart,

I ran the repair permissions function and got a LONG list of hits, I guess you could call them. I can reproduce them here if it helps. But then I tried the pycrypto install again and got the same error as before, so the disk repair doesn't seem to have fixed whatever the problem is.

Any other suggestions? I really appreciate help with figuring this out,

Maybe you need to install fink or reinstall sudo.

epstewart · 08-07-2010, 02:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SonomaLass

Pie,

I tried your suggestion, but it said "sudo" was an invalid command.

epstuart,

I ran the repair permissions function and got a LONG list of hits, I guess you could call them. I can reproduce them here if it helps. But then I tried the pycrypto install again and got the same error as before, so the disk repair doesn't seem to have fixed whatever the problem is.

Any other suggestions? I really appreciate help with figuring this out,

SonomaLass,

One of my blog posts may help you. To find it, enter "iPhone: Reading Adobe/EPUB eBooks" into a Google search box. It should be the first hit that Google lists.

If you go to my blog post and scroll down to Step 3, I talk about installing PyCrypto on Windows and Mac platforms. I have a Mac that runs OS X 10.5.x Leopard, and the PyCrypto install procedure I describe in Step 3 of my blog post worked for me.

The key steps are:

(1) Obtain pycrypto-2.0.1.tar.gz using a link I give in my post and expand it into a pycrypto-2.0.1 folder on the Desktop.

(2) Obtain an AppleScript app called PyCrypto_2.0.1_Installer. It is what you get if you follow a second link in my post and download and expand PyCrypto_2.0.1_Installer.app.zip.

(3) Run PyCrypto_2.0.1_Installer, pointing it at the pycrypto-2.0.1 folder on the Desktop.

The result should be a successful PyCrypto install that will allow you to use the relevant Python scripts to decrypt Adobe EPUB and PDF e-books. You will know that your PyCrypto install was OK if you see, after running PyCrypto_2.0.1_Installer, the message "Writing /Library/Python/2.5/site-packages/pycrypto-2.0.1-py2.5.egg-info" in the terminal window that opens automatically when you run the AppleScript.

I can't give you direct links to my blog post or the things that it links to because this forum does not permit direct links to methods of de-DRM'ing e-books.

Good luck!

EatingPie · 08-07-2010, 03:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by joblack

Maybe you need to install fink or reinstall sudo.

Sudo is about as imperative as a command gets on OSX. It's there.

A quick try would be an addendum to my above post, assuming the command is "make install."

"/usr/bin/sudo make install"

Remember, "make install" is just an example. The "/usr/bin/sudo" is the key.

You can also try the above instructions, as I'm betting those will work... I can't remember how I installed pycrypto, but since I just got a new MacBook Pro, I will be re-installing myself as well. I'll get back to you in a day or so.

-Pie

SonomaLass · 08-08-2010, 05:08 PM

epstewart,

Thanks! That install script was obviously what I needed. It works great now, at least for recent files. I have a few older (2008, not that old) PDFs that I still can only read using ADE on my laptop. Reading through comments at your blog and other places, I think something must have changed regarding my Adobe account during that time. I did change computers in that time (although I kept the same hard drive), and I know that has caused some authorization problems in other places.

Fortunately none of the files I can't open is very important. The most important thing is being able to open new PDFs easily, because those are usually advance review copies that I need to read right away.

Thanks so much for your help!!

EatingPie · 08-09-2010, 02:16 PM

Let me second the thanks to epstewart. It's nice to have an easy solution, and clear instructions to follow them with!

-Pie

epstewart · 08-09-2010, 04:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EatingPie

Let me second the thanks to epstewart. It's nice to have an easy solution, and clear instructions to follow them with!

-Pie

Thanks, Pie, for your expression of appreciation!

epstewart · 08-09-2010, 04:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SonomaLass

epstewart,

Thanks! That install script was obviously what I needed. It works great now, at least for recent files. I have a few older (2008, not that old) PDFs that I still can only read using ADE on my laptop. Reading through comments at your blog and other places, I think something must have changed regarding my Adobe account during that time. I did change computers in that time (although I kept the same hard drive), and I know that has caused some authorization problems in other places.

Fortunately none of the files I can't open is very important. The most important thing is being able to open new PDFs easily, because those are usually advance review copies that I need to read right away.

Thanks so much for your help!!

SonomaLass,

I'm very glad to hear that you can read most of your Adobe PDFs now!

One possible workaround for the older ones has to do with the fact that an updated version of the Adobe Digital Editions application as of about Feb. 2010 changed the rules as far as encryption is concerned. It meant that a new adeptkey.der file was needed in order to decrypt newly purchased and downloaded ADE e-books. Older downloads continued to need the old adeptkey.der file for use with ineptepub and ineptpdf.

If you have no older adeptkey.der file — as would seem to be your situation — I am wondering whether a workaround might be to re-download the e-book using the latest ADE version. That re-downloaded e-book should be able to be unlocked using your current adeptkey.der file.

I say "should be able" because I have no way of testing what I'm suggesting to you. (Anyone else want to chime in here with some words of confirmation?)

Before you re-download anything, I think you ought to make a backup copy of your existing e-books, just in case something goes wrong. If you are not sure how to make a backup copy or how to re-download an e-book that you already have downloaded, then you can ask in this thread and I or someone else will supply an answer ...

Good luck with it!

bohemian0607 · 11-13-2010, 03:16 PM

I registered just to thank this thread for all the patient explanations and help. I am now able to read my Adobe Digital Editions books on my Kindle.

I wanted to mention that I followed all these steps on a Mac, and got stuck for a long time with a problem like this post:
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...7&postcount=43

I was getting the error "This script requires PyCrypto, which must be installed separately. Read the top-of-script comment for details."

This is how I fixed it: I right clicked on the ineptpdf file and chose Open With> Python Launcher 2.6.1 - NOT the 2.7 launcher.

Everything worked perfectly after that. Thanks again!

SonomaLass · 02-22-2011, 12:28 AM

Hey guys, it's me again! My hard drive died a sudden and painful death, and while I managed to use the old machine in slave drive mode long enough to rescue my ebook files, none of the DRM removing stuff works anymore. No surprise, but in trying to follow the steps, I have had no success. Specifically, I can't get Pycrypto to install on the current machine, an older Powerbook running Mac OS 10.5.8. It starts the build but ends with
"unable to execute gcc: No such file or directory
error: command 'gcc' failed with exit status 1"

Ideas? Suggestions? I'm posting the same query directly at epstewart's blog.

KevinH · 02-22-2011, 01:02 AM

Hi,

Versions from the "tools" no longer need PyCrypto on Macs. They have been modified to use OpenSSL instead.

ATDrake · 02-22-2011, 01:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SonomaLass

Specifically, I can't get Pycrypto to install on the current machine, an older Powerbook running Mac OS 10.5.8. It starts the build but ends with "unable to execute gcc: No such file or directory error: command 'gcc' failed with exit status 1"

I think the underlying problem is that you don't seem to have the XCode Developer Tools installed on the Powerbook?

FlorenceArt · 02-22-2011, 04:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SonomaLass

Hey guys, it's me again! My hard drive died a sudden and painful death, and while I managed to use the old machine in slave drive mode long enough to rescue my ebook files, none of the DRM removing stuff works anymore. No surprise, but in trying to follow the steps, I have had no success. Specifically, I can't get Pycrypto to install on the current machine, an older Powerbook running Mac OS 10.5.8. It starts the build but ends with
"unable to execute gcc: No such file or directory
error: command 'gcc' failed with exit status 1"

Ideas? Suggestions? I'm posting the same query directly at epstewart's blog.

As mentioned, there are now versions of the tools that don't require PyCypto. Try to look for the Calibre plugins, they seem to work fine mostly.

pdurrant · 02-22-2011, 04:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SonomaLass

Ideas? Suggestions? I'm posting the same query directly at epstewart's blog.

[EDIT] I see you have got the new tools successfully.

SonomaLass · 02-25-2011, 02:21 AM

Thanks, all. The new tools version is awesome and so much easier to use! Although I will search for the Calibre plug-in, too.

02-22-2011, 12:28 AM	#190
SonomaLass Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: iPad	More of the Same Hey guys, it's me again! My hard drive died a sudden and painful death, and while I managed to use the old machine in slave drive mode long enough to rescue my ebook files, none of the DRM removing stuff works anymore. No surprise, but in trying to follow the steps, I have had no success. Specifically, I can't get Pycrypto to install on the current machine, an older Powerbook running Mac OS 10.5.8. It starts the build but ends with "unable to execute gcc: No such file or directory error: command 'gcc' failed with exit status 1" Ideas? Suggestions? I'm posting the same query directly at epstewart's blog.

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08-07-2010, 01:26 PM	#181
SonomaLass Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: iPad	Pie, I tried your suggestion, but it said "sudo" was an invalid command. epstuart, I ran the repair permissions function and got a LONG list of hits, I guess you could call them. I can reproduce them here if it helps. But then I tried the pycrypto install again and got the same error as before, so the disk repair doesn't seem to have fixed whatever the problem is. Any other suggestions? I really appreciate help with figuring this out,

08-08-2010, 05:08 PM	#185
SonomaLass Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: iPad	epstewart, Thanks! That install script was obviously what I needed. It works great now, at least for recent files. I have a few older (2008, not that old) PDFs that I still can only read using ADE on my laptop. Reading through comments at your blog and other places, I think something must have changed regarding my Adobe account during that time. I did change computers in that time (although I kept the same hard drive), and I know that has caused some authorization problems in other places. Fortunately none of the files I can't open is very important. The most important thing is being able to open new PDFs easily, because those are usually advance review copies that I need to read right away. Thanks so much for your help!!

08-09-2010, 02:16 PM	#186
EatingPie Blueberry! Posts: 888 Karma: 133343 Join Date: Mar 2007 Device: Sony PRS-500 (RIP); PRS-600 (Good Riddance); PRS-505; PRS-650; PRS-350	Let me second the thanks to epstewart. It's nice to have an easy solution, and clear instructions to follow them with! -Pie

11-13-2010, 03:16 PM	#189
bohemian0607 Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2010 Device: Kindle	I registered just to thank this thread for all the patient explanations and help. I am now able to read my Adobe Digital Editions books on my Kindle. I wanted to mention that I followed all these steps on a Mac, and got stuck for a long time with a problem like this post: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...7&postcount=43 I was getting the error "This script requires PyCrypto, which must be installed separately. Read the top-of-script comment for details." This is how I fixed it: I right clicked on the ineptpdf file and chose Open With> Python Launcher 2.6.1 - NOT the 2.7 launcher. Everything worked perfectly after that. Thanks again!

02-22-2011, 01:02 AM	#191
KevinH Sigil Developer Posts: 7,736 Karma: 5446592 Join Date: Nov 2009 Device: many	Hi, Versions from the "tools" no longer need PyCrypto on Macs. They have been modified to use OpenSSL instead.

02-25-2011, 02:21 AM	#195
SonomaLass Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: iPad	Thanks, all. The new tools version is awesome and so much easier to use! Although I will search for the Calibre plug-in, too.

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