Thread: "invalid PID checksum" when using mobidedrm, even though it IS valid.
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Old 12-29-2008, 09:46 PM   #58
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Originally Posted by mrgiedrnkr View Post
UGH! I am pulling my hair out. I have v.05 of mobiderdrm.py. I keep getting invalid PID Checksum. I have tried single quotes, double quotes, the backslash. everything! The number I am entering is the number that is showing on my MobipocketReader for my PC and the number I registered at fictionwise.
This is often caused by a problem with the filenames - these are what typically need to be in quotes. On a Mac, a PID with a $ may need single quotes otherwise the naked PID is usually ok. Even v0.05 does not have good command line error reporting. You might try argecho from post #27.
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