Hacks Beta Testers: Kindle Visual Guide [KindlePID]

[CyberBiker]

Here is what I got:

Aragorn:bin david$ cd /Users/david/eBooks/Tools
Aragorn:Tools david$ ls -l kindlepid.py
-rwxr-xr-x@ 1 david staff 1048 Mar 1 20:40 kindlepid.py
Aragorn:Tools david$

[pilotbob]

Originally Posted by CyberBiker

Here is what I got:

Aragorn:bin david$ cd /Users/david/eBooks/Tools
Aragorn:Tools david$ ls -l kindlepid.py
-rwxr-xr-x@ 1 david staff 1048 Mar 1 20:40 kindlepid.py
Aragorn:Tools david$

OK... everthing looks right there too. It is probably the shebang ... what is the line that you added to the top of the kindlepid.py file?

BOb

[CyberBiker]

Here is what I got:

Aragorn:bin david$ cd /Users/david/eBooks/Tools
Aragorn:Tools david$ ls -l kindlepid.py
-rwxr-xr-x@ 1 david staff 1048 Mar 1 20:40 kindlepid.py
Aragorn:Tools david$

[CyberBiker]

#!/usr/bin/python

[pilotbob]

Ok, I see in your previous message you appear to have done the correct shebang.

Just to be sure, you added a line to the top of the file... so only the shebang is on it?

Also, can you type

which python

And make sure that path is what you used in the shebang?

BOb

[CyberBiker]

here is the "which python"

Aragorn:Tools david$ which python
/usr/bin/python
Aragorn:Tools david$

Here are the first few lines of "kindlepid.py"

#!/usr/bin/python
import sys, binascii

letters = "ABCDEFGHIJKLMNPQRSTUVWXYZ123456789"

def crc32(s):
return (~binascii.crc32(s,-1))&0xFFFFFFFF


Should there be a space between #! & /user/bin/python ?????

[pilotbob]

Biker,

In addition to the above, let's just take a step back...

Go into your ~/eBooks/tools folder with cd.

Then just type...

./kindlepid.py

And see is that works. Basically trying to run it without the link file and path need.

If that doesn't work try the brute force method just type...

python kindlepid.py

BOb

[CyberBiker]

Both of those seem to work:

Aragorn:Tools david$ which python
/usr/bin/python
Aragorn:Tools david$ ls
kindle2sn.txt kindlefix.py kindlepid.old prc.py
kindlefix kindlepid kindlepid.py readme.txt
Aragorn:Tools david$ ./kindlepid.py
Mobipocket PID calculator for Amazon Kindle. Copyright (c) 2007 Igor Skochinsky <skochinsky@mail.ru>
Usage: kindlepid.py <Kindle Serial Number>
Aragorn:Tools david$ python kindlepid.py
Mobipocket PID calculator for Amazon Kindle. Copyright (c) 2007 Igor Skochinsky <skochinsky@mail.ru>
Usage: kindlepid.py <Kindle Serial Number>
Aragorn:Tools david$

[CyberBiker]

BOb,

Thanks for all your help. I now have the PID for the kindle.

cb

[pilotbob]

Originally Posted by CyberBiker

BOb,

Thanks for all your help. I now have the PID for the kindle.

cb

Cool. I don't know why your symbolic link isn't working. The whole point there is to try to set up the system so you can run these from any folder rather than having to be in the ebook/tools folder.

Anyway... I guess you have a way to run them now... glad you got the PID.

BOb

[healanb]

With your directions, I've gotten much farther than I ever have with the python script. However, I get to step 9 and the computer screen says
Usage: kindlepid.py <Kindle Serial Number>
C:\>

I have been very careful to put in the serial number from the box with the caps for the letters and no spaces. What am I doing wrong?

I appreciate any advice you can give me.

Healan

[pilotbob]

Originally Posted by healanb

With your directions, I've gotten much farther than I ever have with the python script. However, I get to step 9 and the computer screen says
Usage: kindlepid.py <Kindle Serial Number>
C:\>

I have been very careful to put in the serial number from the box with the caps for the letters and no spaces. What am I doing wrong?

I appreciate any advice you can give me.

Healan

If you got the above, then everything it right. Now, just run the same exact command you did to get the above but add your serial number to the line.

BOb

[radiationman]

Originally Posted by pilotbob

Well... I'm getting there. Apparently most people don't have the folder I am having them use.
BOb

I just wrote my problems off on me being too dense to use the terminal window...

Since I've got Vista running as a VM I just moved over to the dark side to get the scripts to work...

[healanb]

Thanks, Bob, for your advice. But I do put in my serial number, very carefully, and still get the message.


Here is the whole message
C:\kindlepid.py B00................9
Mobipocket PID calculator for Amazon Kindle. Copyright <c> Ignor Skochinsky <skochinsky@mail.ru>
Usage: kindle.py <Kindle Serial Number>
C:\>

I have administrator priviledges and I'm using Vista. I can't see what I'm doing wrong.

Again, any more advice appreciated.

Healan

[daffy4u]

Originally Posted by healanb

Thanks, Bob, for your advice. But I do put in my serial number, very carefully, and still get the message.


Here is the whole message
C:\kindlepid.py B00................9
Mobipocket PID calculator for Amazon Kindle. Copyright <c> Ignor Skochinsky <skochinsky@mail.ru>
Usage: kindle.py <Kindle Serial Number>
C:\>

I have administrator priviledges and I'm using Vista. I can't see what I'm doing wrong.

Again, any more advice appreciated.

Healan

Try this. Go the folder that contains the Kindlepid.py script. Right click on the script and select "open with". Make sure you select python.exe (browse to it if you have to) as the default program to open this file.

Then try running the command again.