08-05-2008, 12:31 PM | #61 | |
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Now, if only I could find a Mac solution for fixing the metadata. I'm far from being technically challenged, but perl is kicking my butt . |
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08-05-2008, 07:36 PM | #64 |
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Oh, yeah, I've been through them many, many times. I keep running into cascading perms problems - fix one and 3 more rise up to take it's place. I haven't had anything to do with perl - well after my time in the industry - and I hate, hate hate the way it automates all the installs. Frankly I'd rather do it by hand so I could have a much better understanding of what's going on. I do better with the "make sure you have read perms on blat" kind of approach rather than blindly following the "now type 'chmod +r blat'" kind of instructions.
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Guess we PC people are really lucky. People from the forum even make windows binaries for us so that we don't have to contend with perl. I'm not sure if mobidedrm works on Mac or not. If it does that would seem to be another solution.
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Should the serial number provided to kindlepid.py include or exclude spaces?
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08-20-2008, 05:56 PM | #69 | |
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08-20-2008, 10:30 PM | #70 |
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Use the PID that MobiPocket accepted for your downloaded ebook with mobdedrm. This is probably the PID of your Windows PC, in any case, look under "devices" in the left hand pane (or select help (? icon) and "about"). Your Windows PID will include a $.
A list of your PIDs is stored at the ebook store's web site too, but how to access this varies from site to site. |
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Put it in C:\Python\Tools\Scripts Folder and also in PATH. Command Prompt does not recognize it, when I try to conver my PC ID. There be gremlins here!! |
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Put the scripts in c:\python. Forget the subfolders. Call up the command prompt and put in cd c:\python and hit the enter key. Run mobidedrm or which ever version of mobidedrm you have. You are running python 2.5*, aren't you?? What do you mean when you say "try to conver my PC ID"? Are you trying to get your computer PID? Run Mobipocket Reader--just about any version--and it will give it to you. Best if you can get 6.0 if you are running XP, but 6.2, the most current, will work fine. Free Download. Tim |
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08-23-2008, 02:31 AM | #73 | |
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and Command Prompt said that the command was not recognized. I also tried to use the number from my iPaq, which is the device that I bought the books for, again not recognized. I have three devices in Mobipocket: PC, iPaq and Kindle. The "*" is stripped from the Kindle. I have Python 2.5.2 in my Programs(have looked in Add/Delete). Went in Command Prompt typed in: c:\python....does not recognize it. Have been having some help from a very kind person on Mobileread, but my computer has a curse put on it. Just about ready to throw in the towel(not really). |
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Did you type in:
cd c:\python at the command prompt? The "cd" means "change directory" in the command prompt window. Also, the directory may be c:\Python25 because that's what mine is. *If* your Python is in c:\Python25 instead of c:\Python that would explain why it's not working for you. Your PATH command would need to be changed, too to the correct directory path. HTH |
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If it is the mobidedrm that is not recognized, then your folder structure is not correct, or your command line usage is incorrect. As TallMomof2 said, double check your folder names and use proper commands at the command prompt. After you are in the correct directory, the command prompt will look like this: C:\python(or python25). You should be able to then type in mobidedrm, hit enter, and a list of options and the usage will come up. If not, then you are doing something wrong. If your PID is being rejected, then either the book was downloaded using none of your PIDs, your PIDs are mistyped, or the file is corrupted. Does the book open in MobiReader? If so, then it not corrupted and the PID is correct. It is your command line usage that is incorrect. If not, then the PID for your computer is incorrect at the bookstore, or the file is corrupted. Either way, delete your Kindle PID in the bookstore and re-enter your computer PID. Redownload the book. Run mobidedrm using the computer PID on the newly downloaded book. If you have gotten the command line sorted out, it should run fine. It should look like this: c:\python25 mobidedrm book.prc book.mobi PID Tim Last edited by taltman711; 08-23-2008 at 12:09 PM. |
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