Do Note: This is an archived thread. The current WebOS Quick Install 4.0 thread can be found here.
WebOS Quick Install v3.14
This program is intended for use with WebOS applications that are in-testing, which under section 4.2 of the Palm SDK License Agreement allows for such unapproved applications to be installed on Palm devices. Applications installed with WebOS Quick Install have not be tested by Palm and are installed at your own risk.
This program is freeware, but not opensource. Feel free to share it with other forums.
I can be contacted at
support@canuck-software.ca
If you contact me, or post in this thread to contact me, you must also include the following information:
- Device: are you using a Palm Pre or the emulator
- Operating System (include 32bit or 64bit)
- Have you followed my troubleshooting guide completely
I will be ignore emails/posts that don't follow that format.
Donations are appreciated as I'm just one person developing this app during my spare time.
Enjoy! :-)
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Installation Guide
Requirements- WebOSDoctor recovery rom
- Do not run WebOSDoctor, or you may inadvertently erase your device to WebOS factory settings
- If you want to manually download it on your own, see this page for direct download links and copy that downloaded .jar file to the same folder as WebOSQuickInstall.jar
- Java 1.6
- For Mac OS X, once you've installed Java 1.6, run /Application/Utilities/Java/Java Preferences. Then click and drag Jave SE 6 to top of both list, and exit the program. This will set Java 1.6 as the default version to use.
- Novacom
- You can manually install Novacom by going in WebOSQuickInstall and in the menu File->Options, then press the "Attempt Novacom (re)installation" button.
- For Linux, try downloading the Novacom file here.
- DevMode enabled
- This can be done on your device by typing "upupdowndownleftrightleftrightbastart", opening the DeveloperMode app, and enabling the feature.
Lastly, when you plug in the device, if you want to use WebOS Quick Install, choose the "Just Charge" option on the device.
Running WebOS Quick Install- Simply double-click WebOSQuickInstall.jar and (as long as Java is installed properly) it will launch
Features- Stylish easy-to-use GUI.
- Cross-platform support (Windows, Mac OS X, Linux).
- Tweaks panel for OS customization on a deeper level.
- Full-featured themer
- AUPT-compatible
- Supports standard ipkg feeds.
- No Linux knowledge required, no root access required.
- Support for .ipk, .patch, and .diff files
- Works with both USB-connected WebOS devices and the WebOS emulator.
- Full device information section with management of user-installed applications.
- Send and receive files to and from a WebOS device.
- Quick-access link to the PreCentral homebrew gallery.
- Handy usage panel that explains the earlier-mentioned requirements.
Screenshots
Known Issues
- None so far
Change Log
v3.14 - June 6, 2010
- Now checks if Palm-scripts and ipkg scripts are different
- Ipkg Feed Viewer no longer requires a device to be connected
- Supports gzipped feeds for much faster feed loading
- Fixed PreThemer feed url in themer section
- Robustified feed parsing
- New version of checking if files exist
- Updated webOSDoctor downloader urls
v3.12 - April 22, 2010
- Minor optimizations
- Now properly deletes the ipk from the device after install
- Fixed versioning issue
v3.11 - April 18, 2010
- Switched back to ipkg install format
- Added palm-style postinst/prerm script support
v3.1 - April 16, 2010
- Now uses the Palm ApplicationInstallerUtility for ipk installation/removal
- Added complete redone ipk-based Themer with Prethemer and PreCentral Theme Gallery support
- Fixed GNU patch/lsdiff download error
- Now uses patch-style ad blocker
- Now uses updated iPhone User Agent Spoof
- Fixed issue with post-removal flags not executing
- Added support for RestartDevice post-install and post-removal flags
- Feeds don't reload when changing between feeds in Ipkg Feed Viewer
- Improved detection/handling of dead feeds
- Various minor bugfixes
v3.02 - February 2, 2010
- minor optimizations
- updated the Update Helper for improved functionality
v3.01 - February 2, 2010
- more accurate webOSDoctor downloading
- fixes error where it would erroneously try to restore patches
- removed PimpMyPre ipkg feed
- no longer luna restarts if patch installation fails
- much better handling when a feed cannot be connected to
v3.0 - February 1, 2010
- packages no longer install/uninstall if postinst/prerm scripts fail
- "deinstall" status packages are now properly filtered out of Device Management
- added update checker
- fixed issue where patch setting were saved to a wrong directory
- fixed issue preventing installation of large ipk files
- themer temporarily disabled
- fixed issue preventing installation of patch files with non-alphanumeric characters in their name
- updated ad-blocker for better compatibility
- added patch updating on Online Repository tab
- added support for AUPT
- added webOSDoctor patch recovery
- fixed "This is a webOS application." nametags in Device Management
- added dynamic webOSDoctor downloader
- fixed issue preventing webosdoctor jar detection
Special thanks to everyone who's helped contribute to the cause: those who donate, those who help test, those who help teach me new things, and those who help out with new users. This app wouldn't be what it is without you guys
