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Reddevil · 05-24-2009, 04:58 AM

Just as a side note - I couldn't get mobidedrm to work unless I renamed my input .prc file from the original mobipocket name (something stupid like 92032322_90232322.prc) to a short name like dummies.prc.

I suspect the underscore in the name causes some sort of parse error when the script is being executed.

I must have messed around with mobidedrm for a good 2 hours banging my head against a wall since I knew my PID was exactly what was in mobipocket reader and PIDchecksum said the same thing but it still wouldn't work.

Renamed the file and it worked first shot. I didn't need to put my PID in quotes either.

05-24-2009, 04:58 AM	#72
Reddevil Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2009 Device: Sony PRS-505 Silver (ordered... waiting to arrive!)	Just as a side note - I couldn't get mobidedrm to work unless I renamed my input .prc file from the original mobipocket name (something stupid like 92032322_90232322.prc) to a short name like dummies.prc. I suspect the underscore in the name causes some sort of parse error when the script is being executed. I must have messed around with mobidedrm for a good 2 hours banging my head against a wall since I knew my PID was exactly what was in mobipocket reader and PIDchecksum said the same thing but it still wouldn't work. Renamed the file and it worked first shot. I didn't need to put my PID in quotes either.