Get free apps, that are not released for your Country

petehild · 02/26/2010, 05:37 PM

This method does not work anymore!
See here: IPK Fetcher

******************************************

Here is a way to get quite a few of the free apps, even if they are not released for your country. Maybe most people know this, but it was new to me.

Disclaimer:
This little HowTo gives you a way to download free apps regardless of the country you are at. It will NOT give you a way for illegally downloading paid apps.

Besides following this HowTo, you can also use the program IPK Fetcher.

Here you can find the original howto (it is in german though):
Tutorial: US-only Apps auf deutschen Palm Pres - Software - Nexave Palmforum

Step 1:
Download the file Packages from the Palm-Catalog Raw-Feed:
http://ipkg.preware.org/feeds/palm-catalog/Packages
Other feeds (from preware) can be found here:
Index of /feeds/
You can download other Packages files for other feeds from there.

Step 2:
Open the Packages file with the editor of your choice (gedit, kedit, notepad, wordpad, emacs, nano, vi...)
Find the App you want. The free apps give you the location under "Filename". Just add https://cdn.downloads.palm.com/ in front of the given location.
It should look like this:
https://cdn.downloads.palm.com/apps/...me_version.ipk

Step 3:
Use the Link to download the package, for example with wget or directly with your browser
Edit: Don't use IE it corrupts the ipk-packages (it's a piece of crap anyway)

Step 4:
Install the app using "palm install" or "Quick Install"

I hope this helps, I hate this country based-app-stuff. It has really been making me mad lately.

An app that would let you install those free app directly on your pre would be nice.

Tschüß
Pete

VasTheGreek · 02/27/2010, 04:54 AM

Awesome

Many thanks
Vas

maddball · 02/27/2010, 06:38 AM

Where do i enter wget in quik install? And the correct path?
Thanks!

VasTheGreek · 02/27/2010, 06:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by maddball

Where do i enter wget in quik install? And the correct path?
Thanks!

You dont need to use wget...
You can just bang the url onto your browser and get the ipk.
Then use Quick Install to install it.
Hope this helps
Vas

petehild · 02/27/2010, 07:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by maddball

Where do i enter wget in quik install? And the correct path?
Thanks!

wget is just the program I use under Linux to download stuff. It has nothing to do with Quick Install. Sorry for not making this clear

Pete

lexb · 02/27/2010, 07:50 AM

But you can use wget if you want to download it directly on the pre and install it using ipkg.

rwhitby · 02/27/2010, 07:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lexb

But you can use wget if you want to download it directly on the pre and install it using ipkg.

If you use ipkg on the Pre for anything, be sure to give the "-o /media/cryptofs/apps" option or you will corrupt the rootfs ipkg database.

-- Rod

lexb · 02/27/2010, 08:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rwhitby

If you use ipkg on the Pre for anything, be sure to give the "-o /media/cryptofs/apps" option or you will corrupt the rootfs ipkg database.

-- Rod

Will do

petvas · 02/27/2010, 08:06 AM

or download IPK fetcher!

IPK Fetcher - Der IPK Downloader - Software - Nexave Palmforum

Andreas · 02/27/2010, 08:57 AM

Please note that you cant download the file using Internet Explorer as it somehow corrupts the file. Works fine in Google Chrome and Firefox.

petvas · 02/27/2010, 09:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Andreas

Thanks but how do you even get that file running, never seen such a file extension before .3?

Install Java on your PC!

Andreas · 02/27/2010, 09:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by petvas

Install Java on your PC!

Ive edited my post above, the file gets corrupt if I download it using IE.

App seems to lockup on my computer or does it freeze while downloading the stream?

Edited to say that it works now, just took a while for it to download the app stream, cheers for this. Really appreciated for us that are unwanted customers. =)

ben_dov · 02/27/2010, 09:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by petvas

or download IPK fetcher!

IPK Fetcher - Der IPK Downloader - Software - Nexave Palmforum

wow wow wow

thanks man, I'm in uk and just downloaded assassin creed free demo this fetcher is brilliant

cryptooth · 02/27/2010, 11:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by petvas

or download IPK fetcher!

IPK Fetcher - Der IPK Downloader - Software - Nexave Palmforum

Cool, awesome...

Thank you

goldenchild · 02/27/2010, 11:34 AM

bummed that I can't get sims and monopoly. They don't show up in the feed

StevaSRB · 02/27/2010, 11:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by goldenchild

bummed that I can't get sims and monopoly. They don't show up in the feed

same here...

RyanGustafson · 02/27/2010, 11:59 AM

you can't use this method to get the free versions of NFS, Sims and Monopoly right?

Andreas · 02/27/2010, 12:00 PM

Cant seem to find the german weather app wetter.com in the stream, is anyone else able to see it? I downloaded it a few weeks ago while I was on WebOS 1.1.3

Seymour77 · 02/27/2010, 12:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RyanGustafson

you can't use this method to get the free versions of NFS, Sims and Monopoly right?

Nfs yes, the other ones are not in the list
Actually the list is quite little, there are not all the 2000 catalog apps for sure

Blacklight · 02/27/2010, 12:20 PM

Guys, I'm the author of IPK Fetcher, and the reason why I didn't post it here yet is because it's not ready for a platform like Precentral! If it is, I will post it.

You can follow the link at nexave if you know how, but DON'T REDISTRIBUTE please.

02/26/2010, 05:37 PM	Thread Author #1 (permalink)
petehild Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Germany Posts: 37 Likes: 0 Thanks: 13 Thanked 18 Times in 5 Posts	HowTo: Get free apps, that are not released for your Country This method does not work anymore! See here: IPK Fetcher **************************************** Here is a way to get quite a few of the free apps, even if they are not released for your country. Maybe most people know this, but it was new to me. Disclaimer: This little HowTo gives you a way to download free apps regardless of the country you are at. It will NOT give you a way for illegally downloading paid apps. Besides following this HowTo, you can also use the program IPK Fetcher. Here you can find the original howto (it is in german though): Tutorial: US-only Apps auf deutschen Palm Pres - Software - Nexave Palmforum Step 1:** Download the file Packages from the Palm-Catalog Raw-Feed: http://ipkg.preware.org/feeds/palm-catalog/Packages Other feeds (from preware) can be found here: Index of /feeds/ You can download other Packages files for other feeds from there. Step 2: Open the Packages file with the editor of your choice (gedit, kedit, notepad, wordpad, emacs, nano, vi...) Find the App you want. The free apps give you the location under "Filename". Just add https://cdn.downloads.palm.com/ in front of the given location. It should look like this: https://cdn.downloads.palm.com/apps/...me_version.ipk Step 3: Use the Link to download the package, for example with wget or directly with your browser Edit: Don't use IE it corrupts the ipk-packages (it's a piece of crap anyway) Step 4: Install the app using "palm install" or "Quick Install" I hope this helps, I hate this country based-app-stuff. It has really been making me mad lately. An app that would let you install those free app directly on your pre would be nice. Tschüß Pete Last edited by petehild; 03/06/2010 at 12:05 PM.
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petvas Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 162 Likes: 0 Thanks: 4 Thanked 12 Times in 7 Posts	or download IPK fetcher! IPK Fetcher - Der IPK Downloader - Software - Nexave Palmforum Last edited by petvas; 02/27/2010 at 12:21 PM.
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02/27/2010, 08:57 AM	#10 (permalink)
Andreas Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: SE Posts: 776 Likes: 30 Thanks: 41 Thanked 30 Times in 26 Posts	Please note that you cant download the file using Internet Explorer as it somehow corrupts the file. Works fine in Google Chrome and Firefox. __________________ Treo 180 270 600 650 Centro Pre Pr3 Last edited by Andreas; 02/27/2010 at 09:03 AM.
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goldenchild Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Santa Monica, CA Posts: 36 Likes: 0 Thanks: 4 Thanked 5 Times in 4 Posts	bummed that I can't get sims and monopoly. They don't show up in the feed
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02/27/2010, 11:59 AM	#17 (permalink)
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02/27/2010, 12:00 PM	#18 (permalink)
Andreas Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: SE Posts: 776 Likes: 30 Thanks: 41 Thanked 30 Times in 26 Posts	Cant seem to find the german weather app wetter.com in the stream, is anyone else able to see it? I downloaded it a few weeks ago while I was on WebOS 1.1.3 __________________ Treo 180 270 600 650 Centro Pre Pr3
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02/27/2010, 12:20 PM	#20 (permalink)
Blacklight Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Germany Posts: 161 Likes: 0 Thanks: 26 Thanked 86 Times in 23 Posts	Guys, I'm the author of IPK Fetcher, and the reason why I didn't post it here yet is because it's not ready for a platform like Precentral! If it is, I will post it. You can follow the link at nexave if you know how, but DON'T REDISTRIBUTE please. Last edited by Blacklight; 02/27/2010 at 12:25 PM.
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