How to test and see if your Ledger Nano S is legit from a third party like Amazon
Intro
If you were in a pinch and could not wait nor pay more money for shipping in purchasing your Ledger Nano S from Ledger's HQ in Paris, France... this quick how-to will help you test your Ledger Nano S that you have purchased from a third-party like Amazon.com.
Python tools for Ledger Nano S
https://github.com/LedgerHQ/blue-loader-python
Install pip
$ sudo easy_install pipInstall virtualenv
$ sudo pip install virtualenvCreate a virtualenv for Ledger
$ virtualenv ledgerActivate the virtualenv
$ source ledger/bin/activateInstall ledgerblue within newly created virtualenv
$ pip install ledgerblueRun attestation test
$ python -m ledgerblue.checkGenuine --targetId 0x31100002Deactivate the virtualenv
$ deactivate
Other ways to test for genuinity
More about Python and OS X
http://docs.python-guide.org/en/latest/starting/install3/osx/
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Hi, I've tried your steps but I faced some problem by using Lubuntu, could you help me out? It seems like it has something wrong with my python version in Lubuntu but I could be wrong. This is log from lubuntu terminal: https://pastebin.com/pqYs47cd
Hmmm not too sure, but have you tried the hint in the error message?
Thanks for your reply, it seems like it was caused by this line "ECPy requires Python '>=3' but the running Python is 2.7.14", but it still fail after I typed "pip3 install ledgerblue". I think it may be caused by my operating system (Lubuntu Alternate 64-bit version on my Asus laptop), may I know which system you were using?
The above worked on OSX