Adventures in discovering the K4PC PID. - Page 10

BeccaAnn · 12-18-2009, 06:55 PM

Could someone PM with detail instructions on what to download (and where), as well as tell me how to do the stripping? I need basic instructions for someone who is only slightly knowledgable about this stuff. Is it as easy to strip K4PC DRM as it is Lit DRM? That I can handle.

Nevermind. It took me over 4 hours but I managed to figure it out. The hardest part was getting MobideDRM. I Love Cabbages, your program is perfect; very user friendly. I think I'll give you some karma. Hooray! Now I can buy some books by a favorite author (once I get some money).

Lilly · 12-18-2009, 06:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Madam Broshkina

Since one has to buy the book to remove the DRM I do not think that one could use the tool to steal. Passing on the liberated book to another person is another story however. My biggest fear is that Amazon starts putting out more books in the topaz format--which look lousy on the Kindle.

I hope not. I don't need K4PC, since I do own a Kindle 2. I just like being able to open my books on my PC. If that happens then I'll never buy books from Amazon again not because Topaz has not been cracked but because it's a lousy format. Topaz books are slow and the font looks horrible. I have returned 1 book and 1 book only, a Topaz book and bought it in ePub at another bookstore for $3.00 more than what Amazon was selling it for.

Madam Broshkina · 12-18-2009, 07:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Lilly

I hope not. I don't need K4PC, since I do own a Kindle 2. I just like being able to open my books on my PC. If that happens then I'll never buy books from Amazon again not because Topaz has not been cracked but because it's a lousy format. Topaz books are slow and the font looks horrible. I have returned 1 book and 1 book only, a Topaz book and bought it in ePub at another bookstore for $3.00 more than what Amazon was selling it for.

I'm with you I also have a Kindle 2 and can liberate my books. I think that perhaps Amazon was not to worried about the fact that one could liberate books that one bought for the Kindle due to the fact that one still had to own a Kindle to do it. Now owning a Kindle is not a prerequisite. If it is true that Amazon loses money on some of the bestsellers they sell they may try and fix this issue pretty fast.

HansTWN · 12-18-2009, 08:29 PM

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Originally Posted by i♥cabbages

I missed that labba had released something somewhat more user friendly than running a debugger. *shrug* The unswindle.pyw script I wrote and have provided via the linked blog post works without patching KindleForPC.exe and automatically runs mobidedrm. Whichever way most floats your boat.

Can confirm that your scipt runs great in 64-bit Windows 7.

Leep · 12-18-2009, 11:23 PM

Works like a charm in Windows 7 32 bit.

I Love Cabbages how do we thank you!!!!

cheers

phenomshel · 12-18-2009, 11:56 PM

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Originally Posted by i♥cabbages

If unswindle created a book without popping up an error, then this is probably an error in mobidedrm. Which version do you have? When you get a chance, could you see how calibre handle the decrypted output?

Calilbre opens it and goes all the way through perfectly. It will also convert it to ePub perfectly with no errors. I have mobidedrm.py, mobidedrm2.py and mobihuff.py all in that directory, should I take the older mobidedrm.py script out?

TimeTraveler · 12-19-2009, 12:06 AM

I'm not having any luck

I've placed unswindle.pyw and mobidedrm.py version 0.07 in a folder. I've installed python 2.6 and pycrypto (Cabbage's other fantastic program for adept drm for epub works great.) So I think that's installed ok. I have K4PC and I'm using XP SP2 32 bit.

When I run Ver 3 of unswindle.pyw K4PC doesn't try to open and I get the following error:

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "C:\Documents and Settings\Louis\Desktop\K4PC2\unswindle.pyw", line 754, in gui_main inpath, pid = unswindler.get_book()
File "C:\Documents and Settings\Louis\Desktop\K4PC2\unswindle.pyw", line 705, in get_book debugger.main_loop()
File "C:\Documents and Settings\Louis\Desktop\K4PC2\unswindle.pyw", line 549, in main_loop raise DebuggerError ("could not open thread handle")
DebuggerError: could not open thread handle

Any help will be greatly appreciated.

elpheaba · 12-19-2009, 02:23 AM

Works beautifully, now if we could just get it to work on Topaz books my life would be complete. Thanks Cabbages we do love you.

llreader · 12-19-2009, 03:20 AM

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Originally Posted by phenomshel

Calilbre opens it and goes all the way through perfectly. It will also convert it to ePub perfectly with no errors. I have mobidedrm.py, mobidedrm2.py and mobihuff.py all in that directory, should I take the older mobidedrm.py script out?

Dumb question: Where are you putting the plugin? I was thinking "Conversion Input Plugins", but I am not sure....

Oh, nevermind, it takes care of that itself.... sheesh :-/

brudigia · 12-19-2009, 06:57 AM

Really good work. Now Amazon is usable as a place to buy books from. So many places to buy books from, so little time to read them, unfortunately.

Edit: Oh my god the prices !! Fictionwise is way better.

armyofgnomes · 12-19-2009, 09:37 AM

Believe it or not, I Love Cabbages script will actually run under Wine on Ubuntu. You'll need to make sure you install the Windows version of Python, but other than that, it works great. Thanks for the script

i♥cabbages · 12-19-2009, 10:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by phenomshel

Calilbre opens it and goes all the way through perfectly. It will also convert it to ePub perfectly with no errors. I have mobidedrm.py, mobidedrm2.py and mobihuff.py all in that directory, should I take the older mobidedrm.py script out?

I believe there's a version 0.7 of mobidedrm out. You probably don't need to keep the older versions -- just the newest named as "mobidedrm.py".

tlrowley · 12-19-2009, 10:50 AM

Works for me - Win XP SP 2. Thanks so much.

Now, i♥cabbages, how do we persuade you to apply your considerable talents to Topaz books

?

Karma given.

Liviu_5 · 12-19-2009, 01:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tlrowley

Works for me - Win XP SP 2. Thanks so much.

Now, i♥cabbages, how do we persuade you to apply your considerable talents to Topaz books

?

Karma given.

The most interesting drm books to work on are the new BN epub with password protection; Topaz is junk and while it would be nice to have them free, the result will be most likely an ugly pseudo-scan

tlrowley · 12-19-2009, 02:24 PM

I would beg to differ - most of the books that are Topaz are only available in Topaz. Are there any of the B&N new-DRM epub that aren't available elsewhere (in a currently strippable format)? I would think it's about having the largest variety of books.

Regardless, it's obviously up to i♥cabbages as to what interests him more (Topaz, please

).

12-18-2009, 06:55 PM	#136
BeccaAnn Groupie Posts: 188 Karma: 660 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Spearfish, SD, USA Device: Sony PRS-505	Could someone PM with detail instructions on what to download (and where), as well as tell me how to do the stripping? I need basic instructions for someone who is only slightly knowledgable about this stuff. Is it as easy to strip K4PC DRM as it is Lit DRM? That I can handle. Nevermind. It took me over 4 hours but I managed to figure it out. The hardest part was getting MobideDRM. I Love Cabbages, your program is perfect; very user friendly. I think I'll give you some karma. Hooray! Now I can buy some books by a favorite author (once I get some money). Last edited by BeccaAnn; 12-18-2009 at 11:44 PM. Reason: Answered my own question

12-19-2009, 06:57 AM	#145
brudigia Evangelist Posts: 491 Karma: 1401828 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Torino - Italy Device: iPAD AirPro M1 12.9, Kindle Scribe, Kobo Elipsa, iPhone XV	Really good work. Now Amazon is usable as a place to buy books from. So many places to buy books from, so little time to read them, unfortunately. Edit: Oh my god the prices !! Fictionwise is way better. Last edited by brudigia; 12-19-2009 at 07:27 AM.

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12-18-2009, 11:23 PM	#140
Leep Guru Posts: 739 Karma: 1018859 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Near Seattle Device: kindle1, K3, K3G (thanks MR), iTouch, Kindle Touch	Works like a charm in Windows 7 32 bit. I Love Cabbages how do we thank you!!!! cheers

12-19-2009, 12:06 AM	#142
TimeTraveler Enthusiast Posts: 37 Karma: 140 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: USA Device: Sony PRS-505 PRS-650,Asus Transformer Prime and Kindle Fire HDX	I'm not having any luck I've placed unswindle.pyw and mobidedrm.py version 0.07 in a folder. I've installed python 2.6 and pycrypto (Cabbage's other fantastic program for adept drm for epub works great.) So I think that's installed ok. I have K4PC and I'm using XP SP2 32 bit. When I run Ver 3 of unswindle.pyw K4PC doesn't try to open and I get the following error: Traceback (most recent call last): File "C:\Documents and Settings\Louis\Desktop\K4PC2\unswindle.pyw", line 754, in gui_main inpath, pid = unswindler.get_book() File "C:\Documents and Settings\Louis\Desktop\K4PC2\unswindle.pyw", line 705, in get_book debugger.main_loop() File "C:\Documents and Settings\Louis\Desktop\K4PC2\unswindle.pyw", line 549, in main_loop raise DebuggerError ("could not open thread handle") DebuggerError: could not open thread handle Any help will be greatly appreciated.

12-19-2009, 02:23 AM	#143
elpheaba Member Posts: 20 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: kindle 1, Sony Prs-700, Kindle DX	Works beautifully, now if we could just get it to work on Topaz books my life would be complete. Thanks Cabbages we do love you.

12-19-2009, 09:37 AM	#146
armyofgnomes Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2009 Device: EZ Reader	Believe it or not, I Love Cabbages script will actually run under Wine on Ubuntu. You'll need to make sure you install the Windows version of Python, but other than that, it works great. Thanks for the script

12-19-2009, 10:50 AM	#148
tlrowley Quilt Geek Posts: 472 Karma: 91775 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Lancaster, PA Device: Kindle	Works for me - Win XP SP 2. Thanks so much. Now, i♥cabbages, how do we persuade you to apply your considerable talents to Topaz books ? Karma given.

12-19-2009, 02:24 PM	#150
tlrowley Quilt Geek Posts: 472 Karma: 91775 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Lancaster, PA Device: Kindle	I would beg to differ - most of the books that are Topaz are only available in Topaz. Are there any of the B&N new-DRM epub that aren't available elsewhere (in a currently strippable format)? I would think it's about having the largest variety of books. Regardless, it's obviously up to i♥cabbages as to what interests him more (Topaz, please ).