 Reading Zaurus' Serial Number... How?, Using code is it possible to get its sn? |
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 Jul 5 2005, 08:24 PM
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Is there a way to get the Zaurus SL-Cxxxx serial number by making a small application?
The diagnostic mode does show a serial number, so I guess it would be possible to get it somehow... Anyone ever tried? |
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Jul 5 2005, 09:10 PM
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 Group: Members Posts: 1,213 Joined: 9-June 05 From: Gobi Desert, Mongolia Member No.: 7,306 |
why?
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Jul 6 2005, 10:23 AM
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I have several PDAs that I must identify against a database. I'm looking for a unique number that would serve as a fingerprint. The serial number seemed like the best approach.
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Jul 6 2005, 11:01 AM
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Group: Members Posts: 1,213 Joined: 9-June 05 From: Gobi Desert, Mongolia Member No.: 7,306 |
yea but if you can read it...then it can be intercepted and changed before the application gets the data, trust me
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Jul 6 2005, 02:33 PM
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It will be used internally by our IT guys. The customer will never send us this number. So I'm not worried about that.
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Jul 10 2005, 06:49 AM
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If that doesn't work, would reading the host name work?
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Jul 11 2005, 01:39 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 207 Joined: 7-July 03 From: Thousand Oaks, CA Member No.: 9 |
QUOTE(bioHazard @ Jul 5 2005, 09:24 PM) Is there a way to get the Zaurus SL-Cxxxx serial number by making a small application? The diagnostic mode does show a serial number, so I guess it would be possible to get it somehow... Anyone ever tried?  See if it shows up as the last line in the /proc/cpuinfo file. There is a place for the serial number, but older Zaurus models put all zeros in that field. |
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