[solved] reset expiration date makemkv

nickel · Last edited by nickel on Tue Dec 27, 2011 10:56 pm; edited 1 time in total

Hi and merry x-mas!

I've got a little bit of a problem. I don't know, what i should do. I looked everywhere and nothing.

I installed makemkv-1.6.16-r1 from the flow overlay. I made already 4 Blurays to mkv and watched em.

But now, when i start it, it says "This application version is too old. Please download the latest version at http://www.makemkv.com or enter a registration key to continue using the current version."
I tried then the registration key, which i got it from http://www.makemkv.com/forum2/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=1053. It says then "Thank you. Please restart the application for changets to take effect.".
I restart it, but no luck. It wants once again the key.

i tried to unmerge it, then emerge it. And nothing. I also emerged it from portage and nada.

Pls, Help me. I don't like (i hate it, actually) the br-player in windows.

NeddySeagoon · Posted: Tue Dec 27, 2011 10:09 pm Post subject:

nickel,

The free key is good for 30 days, unless you buy a key. You can't keep using a free key, that would defeat the purpose would.n't it?
We can't help you break the terms of the licence here.
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nickel · Posted: Tue Dec 27, 2011 10:55 pm Post subject:

thx for the answer.

The key, while makemkv is in beta, is free. I read about it in the forum of the makemkv.com. And there isn't a link, option, or whatever to do so anywhere in their homepage. Believe me, i was going to buy one. It is a pretty cool software.

Anyway, since the counter is hardcoded and it is a binary. meaning i can't edit the source code, i modified the ebuild instead. I changed it from 1.6.16 to 1.7.0. And now, it works.
I'm not doing anything ilegal. The program is free to download.

NeddySeagoon · Posted: Wed Dec 28, 2011 12:43 am Post subject:

nickel,

Thats fine.
The website warns that old versions may need a paid for key.
I think thats so they don't get bug reports about old versions - it encorages you to update.
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nickel · Posted: Wed Dec 28, 2011 4:56 pm Post subject:

but you can't buy one. Take a look in www.makemkv.,com.

The new version resets or extends, for that manner, the counter. You can see it in ~/.MakeMKV/update.conf

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beandog · Posted: Mon Feb 19, 2018 6:50 am Post subject:

Since this zombie got bumped, I might as well post the correct info:

* Set app_UpdateEnable = "0" in ~/.MakeMKV/settings.conf to disable auto-update checks so you can still use current one
* MakeMKV for Linux is free while in beta
* Upstream has a prod key for users - http://www.makemkv.com/forum2/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=1053
* Notes about the key will be displayed on emerge.
* See Gentoo wiki for more information about Blu-rays - https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Blu-ray
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