01-22-2009, 01:09 AM | #1 |
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PID changed
I can only assume that this is associated with the firmware updates ,I have downloaded two in recent days. I have found that the PID on my Hanlin has changed. As a result previously loaded books would not open.
I have fixed the problem by entering the new PID on the download sites. |
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01-22-2009, 07:07 AM | #3 |
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That's quite a surprise to me, as I always assumed that the PID was calculated from some kind of device parameter.
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01-22-2009, 08:28 AM | #4 |
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Unless it is hidden somewhere else, it appears that the PID is in a file named "deviceID" with no extension so it will not show up on the reader itself. When I look at it with a text editor it just has my PID in it, and nothing else. So far, I have been too cowardly to change it to see what happens.
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01-22-2009, 10:53 AM | #7 |
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The safest thing might be to use "mobidedrm" to remove the DRM using the original PID. That way it won't matter if the reader's PID is changed.
That said, I would consider an update changing the PID to be a bug and it should be reported as such to Jinke. I've updated the firmware on my Cybook with no change in the PID. Last edited by slayda; 01-22-2009 at 10:55 AM. |
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01-22-2009, 07:29 PM | #9 |
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I have only had my Reader for about a week now, but in that time I've now done 3 firmware updates. Out of the 3 updates, this was the only one that has changed my PID...
It doesn't bother me too much because I was able to change the PID at BOB (the only place I have purchased eBooks so far), re-download and read them. However, I did get a notice when I changed the PID on the PX Device Controls stating that there was a limited number of changes allowed... Hopefully Jinke don't make a habit of changing PID numbers regularly, otherwise we might run into problems... |
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