WebOS Quick Install - Page 2

Jason Robitaille · 04:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pyrognome

When we click device manager and see the installed versions on the pre, could it also show version numbers?

You mean the device management screen. Good idea. I'll add it next version

Quote:

Originally Posted by terryg

Just like when I use the SDK method or the PreBrew method, this says it works, but the apps never appear. Funny thing is, from the tools menu, I can see the installed apps - including those I installed via email weeks ago.

Sounds like a while back you changed where your launcher scans for the apps. I'll PM you with a possible solution

Quote:

Originally Posted by bigmase

it says: insert the disk that came with your novacom linux, I don't have it so i click next, and says it was unable to install your novacom linux, and I can't get the WebOS Quick Install to recgonize my pre.

For Linux, you can try Linux nerds rejoice: Linux Novacom leaked - all things Pre - PreThinking

Leaked novacom driver from before the SDK was released publicly. Works for me on Ubuntu and is only a few KB

mnbgibbs · 07/25/2009, 04:34 PM

OMG.... Nice work and works great..
Vista home
i tried all the others and did all the prereq's with no success. and this worked right after the download. Props to all the work put into it. Now time to let some of my other techs to play with some new toys.

bliip1234 · 07/25/2009, 04:35 PM

Works great, thanks for the hard work of putting this together!

bigmase · 07/25/2009, 04:39 PM

When I save the driver it says as a ipa file, and it tries to save to my tiunes, lol, maybe this is too advanced for me, it seems i am close, but yet far.... do I need to save it another way?

Jason Robitaille · 07/25/2009, 04:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bigmase

When I save the driver it says as a ipa file, and it tries to save to my tiunes, lol, maybe this is too advanced for me, it seems i am close, but yet far.... do I need to save it another way?

if I had to guess, you'd need to rename from .deb.ipa to simply .deb

antmon1 · 07/25/2009, 04:52 PM

niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiice.... awesome updating going on the Homebrew today! (filecoaster too)

Complex Pants · 07/25/2009, 05:00 PM

Forgive me for being a total noob, but I have never worked with a *.jar file. How does one install such an app? I have the latest version of Java and everything.

Loonytunes · 07/25/2009, 05:03 PM

when I click on the download link it is not downloading the Jar file. It is downloading something else..

tuz · 07/25/2009, 05:05 PM

Am I the only idiot who can't get this to work? I am on a Mac and there is no longer a readme... I double click on the jar, it appears to open but then it closes (or appears to). I have the latest Java, and I have Novacom, do I need to RUN novacom or something?

I have installed filecoaster so I guess I don't really NEED this anymore but it sure would be nice to figure out what's wrong.

Thanks.

AnaMayShun · 07/25/2009, 05:06 PM

My Pre doesn't install any of the Homebrew apps.
When I use this, it says "Error: No Device Found". I uninstalled the SDK, and reinstalled it. Restarted my computer. Then I tried to restart the Pre, and it still doesn't want to work.

rufrank · 07/25/2009, 05:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jason Robitaille

inside the Zip File is a jar. I suspect you're trying to open the jar and that's giving you the error. Inside the zip is a ReadMe.html (basically describes my above post) and WebOSQuickInstall.jar (the app)

EDIT: thanks to Dieter for adding .jar upload support, uploading the the unzipped jar file now

EDIT2: uploaded to first post

Maybe I'm brain dead. I downloaded "WebOSQuickInstall.jar" (didn't find any zip file)
I unpacked the file and I get the following folders...ca, com, META-INF, net, org and resources (see attached). Within these folders I do not find any exe files, ReadMe.html or anything to install the application. What am I missing?

Loonytunes · 07/25/2009, 05:19 PM

I unzipped the .jar file and looked until I found the org.jdesktop.application file. I click it and it says "cannot continue. The application is improperly formatted. Contact the application vendor for assistance."

Loonytunes · 07/25/2009, 05:20 PM

Rufrank, it is in Meta-Inf - services folder. Then I get an error as I posted..

AnaMayShun · 07/25/2009, 05:21 PM

the ".jar" file isn't executable for everyone?

Loonytunes · 07/25/2009, 05:25 PM

I used winrar and it unpacked it but will not install

Jason Robitaille · 07/25/2009, 05:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Complex Pants

Forgive me for being a total noob, but I have never worked with a *.jar file. How does one install such an app? I have the latest version of Java and everything.

Simply double click it and application will launch.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Loonytunes

when I click on the download link it is not downloading the Jar file. It is downloading something else..

It is. Jar files are also classified as archives by some programs. Are you running windows?

Quote:

Originally Posted by tuz

Am I the only idiot who can't get this to work? I am on a Mac and there is no longer a readme... I double click on the jar, it appears to open but then it closes (or appears to). I have the latest Java, and I have Novacom, do I need to RUN novacom or something?

I have installed filecoaster so I guess I don't really NEED this anymore but it sure would be nice to figure out what's wrong

As stated in post #1:

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.

That will fix things for you

And you will need my app if you want to install apps that would otherwise need to be done on rooted Pres. MyTether, Flashlight, Terminal, etc.

Besides, my app offers much more than just installing apps

Quote:

Originally Posted by AnaMayShun

My Pre doesn't install any of the Homebrew apps.
When I use this, it says "Error: No Device Found". I uninstalled the SDK, and reinstalled it. Restarted my computer. Then I tried to restart the Pre, and it still doesn't want to work.

Are you in DevMode and did you choose "Just charge" when you plugged your Pre in?

Mannyman · 05:29 PM

I renamed .download to .jar and made sure open with sun java was set and it worked.

windows vista

AnaMayShun · 07/25/2009, 05:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jason Robitaille

Are you in DevMode and did you choose "Just charge" when you plugged your Pre in?

Yes, I just turned off DevMode, restarted, turned it back on, restarted. And I still get the same error.

Am I supposed to unzip the .jar file?
When i double click it, it opens the program.

Jason Robitaille · 07/25/2009, 05:33 PM

No, everyone, do not unzip the .jar.

If double clicking the .jar does nothing for you and you're running Windows, try right clicking on the .jar file, choose "Open with..." and navigate to and select: C:/Program Files/Java/jre6/bin/javaw.exe

Jason Robitaille · 07/25/2009, 05:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AnaMayShun

Yes, I just turned off DevMode, restarted, turned it back on, restarted. And I still get the same error.

Am I supposed to unzip the .jar file?
When i double click it, it opens the program.

What OS are you running? Windows 7?

07/25/2009, 04:34 PM	#22 (permalink)
mnbgibbs Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 6 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 19 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	OMG.... Nice work and works great.. Vista home i tried all the others and did all the prereq's with no success. and this worked right after the download. Props to all the work put into it. Now time to let some of my other techs to play with some new toys.
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bliip1234 Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 162 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 55 Thanked 17 Times in 14 Posts	Works great, thanks for the hard work of putting this together!
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07/25/2009, 04:39 PM	#24 (permalink)
bigmase Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 7 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 0 Thanked 5 Times in 2 Posts	When I save the driver it says as a ipa file, and it tries to save to my tiunes, lol, maybe this is too advanced for me, it seems i am close, but yet far.... do I need to save it another way?
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Complex Pants Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 1,648 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 114 Thanked 243 Times in 163 Posts	Forgive me for being a total noob, but I have never worked with a *.jar file. How does one install such an app? I have the latest version of Java and everything.
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07/25/2009, 05:03 PM	#28 (permalink)
Loonytunes Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Cleveland Ohio Posts: 298 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 52 Thanked 62 Times in 25 Posts	when I click on the download link it is not downloading the Jar file. It is downloading something else..
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07/25/2009, 05:05 PM	#29 (permalink)
tuz Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 155 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 13 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts	Am I the only idiot who can't get this to work? I am on a Mac and there is no longer a readme... I double click on the jar, it appears to open but then it closes (or appears to). I have the latest Java, and I have Novacom, do I need to RUN novacom or something? I have installed filecoaster so I guess I don't really NEED this anymore but it sure would be nice to figure out what's wrong. Thanks.
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07/25/2009, 05:06 PM	#30 (permalink)
AnaMayShun Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Deployed to Afghaniland Posts: 120 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 21 Thanked 10 Times in 9 Posts	My Pre doesn't install any of the Homebrew apps. When I use this, it says "Error: No Device Found". I uninstalled the SDK, and reinstalled it. Restarted my computer. Then I tried to restart the Pre, and it still doesn't want to work.
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07/25/2009, 05:19 PM	#32 (permalink)
Loonytunes Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Cleveland Ohio Posts: 298 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 52 Thanked 62 Times in 25 Posts	I unzipped the .jar file and looked until I found the org.jdesktop.application file. I click it and it says "cannot continue. The application is improperly formatted. Contact the application vendor for assistance."
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07/25/2009, 05:20 PM	#33 (permalink)
Loonytunes Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Cleveland Ohio Posts: 298 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 52 Thanked 62 Times in 25 Posts	Rufrank, it is in Meta-Inf - services folder. Then I get an error as I posted..
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AnaMayShun Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Deployed to Afghaniland Posts: 120 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 21 Thanked 10 Times in 9 Posts	the ".jar" file isn't executable for everyone?
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Loonytunes Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Cleveland Ohio Posts: 298 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 52 Thanked 62 Times in 25 Posts	I used winrar and it unpacked it but will not install
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Mannyman Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 885 Likes Received: 8 Thanks: 261 Thanked 254 Times in 160 Posts	I renamed .download to .jar and made sure open with sun java was set and it worked. windows vista Last edited by Mannyman; 07/25/2009 at 05:29 PM. Reason: platform
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07/25/2009, 05:33 PM	#39 (permalink)
Jason Robitaille Legend Join Date: May 2005 Location: Winnipeg, MB, Canada Posts: 3,883 Likes Received: 496 Thanks: 801 Thanked 12,954 Times in 1,495 Posts	No, everyone, do not unzip the .jar. If double clicking the .jar does nothing for you and you're running Windows, try right clicking on the .jar file, choose "Open with..." and navigate to and select: C:/Program Files/Java/jre6/bin/javaw.exe
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