SDK Problem

chezbi · 07/10/2009, 11:10 PM

Today i got the sdk for getting the homebrew apps for my pre. the installation worked perfectly. Then i started messing around with the emulator and tried installing an app by placing the ipk file in the palm-emulator.bat file thinking that's how to do it. I guess not. then i tried started the program and it won't start saying "FATAL: No bootable medium found! System Halted"

Does anyone have a solution to this? I tried uninstalling and reinstalling the sdk but it won't work.

Please help!

Blubble · 07/11/2009, 12:02 AM

You need to run palm-install to move the ipk to the emulator or device. Run palm-emulator from the command line first, then palm-install once the emulator has fully booted.

chezbi · 07/11/2009, 06:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blubble

You need to run palm-install to move the ipk to the emulator or device. Run palm-emulator from the command line first, then palm-install once the emulator has fully booted.

how do you do that?

Ken M · 07/11/2009, 10:25 PM

1) start virtualbox
2) start emulator (ok - starting emulator first starts the virtualbox...)
3) open cmd prompt & change directory to where your ipk file is.
4) issue palm-install:

palm-install -d tcp com.xxx....xxxx.ipk

other interesting forms:
palm-install -d usb com.xxxx.....xxxx.ipk - installs to your Pre if attached via usb and in just charge mode
palm-install -d usb -l - lists what is installed
palm-install - with no parms gets help

chezbi · 07/12/2009, 09:10 AM

thanks, apparently palm-install -d is unknown so i went to help and just did palm-install --reset and it worked.

rog47776 · 07/12/2009, 12:22 PM

Thought I would post here instead of a new thread... Stupid question: While in the emulator, you open an app, how do you navigate? I can't seem to get back to the home screen or flick the current app up to close?

TheMarco · 07/12/2009, 12:23 PM

ESC = swipe left gesture.

rog47776 · 07/12/2009, 12:50 PM

Thanks! I'm sure it's a RTFM type of thing, but... :-)

jessyjones · 07/12/2009, 05:08 PM

Happned to me once ... Read the solution somewhere else on the forum : go to preferences (in virtual box) and select your virtual machine ... In the settings there should be somewhere you can choose a CD image file, yours must be empty, try browsing through the sdk files and choose "palm_emulator_sdk_47.iso" ... That solved the problem for me

Ken M · 07/12/2009, 10:10 PM

The -d xxx parm on the palm-install determines how the installer find the palm. Specifying TCP says to use the emulator. Specifying UCB means that you want it installed on a real pre and that the pre is connected by USB and is in 'just charge' mode.

Don't know why you had to do a reset, but if it worked -

Enjoy.

chezbi · 07/12/2009, 10:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ken M

The -d xxx parm on the palm-install determines how the installer find the palm. Specifying TCP says to use the emulator. Specifying UCB means that you want it installed on a real pre and that the pre is connected by USB and is in 'just charge' mode.

Don't know why you had to do a reset, but if it worked -

Enjoy.

thanks, i tried to list applications in the emulator, but the app wasn't there, so i just reset it and it worked!

TheObserver · 07/24/2009, 12:32 AM

Just something fun. WebOS netbooks anyone?!

shou5 · 08/09/2009, 12:24 AM

Thanks for all the input guys. I should of check the forum first before re-installing SDK TWICE. I followed JessyJones Instructions and got my Emulator to work again but now I tried installing an app by throwing the file to the palm-install.bat and it wont install to my Pre ;( Anysugestions?

07/10/2009, 11:10 PM	#1 (permalink)
chezbi Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 128 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 72 Thanked 8 Times in 7 Posts	SDK Problem Today i got the sdk for getting the homebrew apps for my pre. the installation worked perfectly. Then i started messing around with the emulator and tried installing an app by placing the ipk file in the palm-emulator.bat file thinking that's how to do it. I guess not. then i tried started the program and it won't start saying "FATAL: No bootable medium found! System Halted" Does anyone have a solution to this? I tried uninstalling and reinstalling the sdk but it won't work. Please help!
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07/11/2009, 12:02 AM	#2 (permalink)
Blubble Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Silicon Valley, California Posts: 1,025 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 37 Thanked 444 Times in 161 Posts	You need to run palm-install to move the ipk to the emulator or device. Run palm-emulator from the command line first, then palm-install once the emulator has fully booted.
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07/11/2009, 10:25 PM	#4 (permalink)
Ken M Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: The Kingdom (DFW Metroplex) Posts: 139 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 3 Thanked 35 Times in 21 Posts	1) start virtualbox 2) start emulator (ok - starting emulator first starts the virtualbox...) 3) open cmd prompt & change directory to where your ipk file is. 4) issue palm-install: palm-install -d tcp com.xxx....xxxx.ipk other interesting forms: palm-install -d usb com.xxxx.....xxxx.ipk - installs to your Pre if attached via usb and in just charge mode palm-install -d usb -l - lists what is installed palm-install - with no parms gets help
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07/12/2009, 09:10 AM	#5 (permalink)
chezbi Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 128 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 72 Thanked 8 Times in 7 Posts	thanks, apparently palm-install -d is unknown so i went to help and just did palm-install --reset and it worked.
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07/12/2009, 12:22 PM	#6 (permalink)
rog47776 Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Houston, Tx Posts: 120 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 5 Thanked 13 Times in 7 Posts	Thought I would post here instead of a new thread... Stupid question: While in the emulator, you open an app, how do you navigate? I can't seem to get back to the home screen or flick the current app up to close? __________________ Why can't the mobile device manufactures get that most want a touch screen and a front face QWERTY?
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07/12/2009, 12:23 PM	#7 (permalink)
TheMarco Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Sunnyvale CA Posts: 699 Likes Received: 6 Thanks: 19 Thanked 160 Times in 72 Posts	ESC = swipe left gesture.
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07/12/2009, 12:50 PM	#8 (permalink)
rog47776 Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Houston, Tx Posts: 120 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 5 Thanked 13 Times in 7 Posts	Thanks! I'm sure it's a RTFM type of thing, but... :-) __________________ Why can't the mobile device manufactures get that most want a touch screen and a front face QWERTY?
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07/12/2009, 05:08 PM	#9 (permalink)
jessyjones Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Paris Posts: 29 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 5 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Happned to me once ... Read the solution somewhere else on the forum : go to preferences (in virtual box) and select your virtual machine ... In the settings there should be somewhere you can choose a CD image file, yours must be empty, try browsing through the sdk files and choose "palm_emulator_sdk_47.iso" ... That solved the problem for me
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07/12/2009, 10:10 PM	#10 (permalink)
Ken M Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: The Kingdom (DFW Metroplex) Posts: 139 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 3 Thanked 35 Times in 21 Posts	The -d xxx parm on the palm-install determines how the installer find the palm. Specifying TCP says to use the emulator. Specifying UCB means that you want it installed on a real pre and that the pre is connected by USB and is in 'just charge' mode. Don't know why you had to do a reset, but if it worked - Enjoy.
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08/09/2009, 12:24 AM	#13 (permalink)
shou5 Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Snowbird, Utah and Sapporo, Japan Posts: 37 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 1 Thanked 4 Times in 3 Posts	Thanks for all the input guys. I should of check the forum first before re-installing SDK TWICE. I followed JessyJones Instructions and got my Emulator to work again but now I tried installing an app by throwing the file to the palm-install.bat and it wont install to my Pre ;( Anysugestions? __________________ A BAD DAY SKIING AND ROCK CLIMBING IS STILL BETTER THAN A GOOD DAY AT WORK
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