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Member: dcigary
at: 12:37 PM 07/06/2009

When I try to download the SDK from that site I get a "proxy server not allowed to download from us" error message. Hmmm.

Member: DJFireman
at: 12:53 PM 07/06/2009

This helped alot thanks
my pre updated to 1.04 without my permission so i had to do this

also, i suck at forums. can someone please give me a link to a post that teaches you how to use the sdk/emulator

Member: BMIC50
at: 12:54 PM 07/06/2009

I installed apps on both my wife's Pre and mine, and never received an 'Nova com' message. Granted, I didnt download the VirtualBox (which isnt needed for the instal, only to run the emulator) so maybe that had something to do with it.

Great directions, though!

Member: r00t
at: 12:56 PM 07/06/2009

when hooking my pre to the pc it says new hardware found and then it says there was a problem installing it, when i go to safely remove hardware i see the palm novacaom and i can still see my pre as a usb drive. is that normal, if not what can i do to solve it?

Member: Colonel Kernel
at: 01:23 PM 07/06/2009

Originally Posted by Guish:
I'm running linux so I can't test this, but can you kill the process or stop a service on your pc to allow the safe removal?

I tried that, but then couldn't figure out how get novacom.exe running again (clicking the EXE ran the program just long enough to close it). I was forced to do a reinstall.

Since then I leave it alone hoping I'm not slowly killing my phone.

Member: davidminor03
at: 01:42 PM 07/06/2009

Good torrent download link for Mojo PalmSDK-Win-0 3 4 : Software > Palm, PocketPC & IPAQ - Mininova

Member: xorg
at: 01:45 PM 07/06/2009

Another more consumer friendly method to install apps is in the works and doesn't need the SDK, but works like it. We're getting closer...

http://discussion.treocentral.com/we...ll-method.html

When completed, the user should only need to click one thing to install all the needed components and then drop a file onto a desktop icon. So far though, konami code is required.

Member: Loonytunes
at: 01:48 PM 07/06/2009

After you do all that you need to do, couldn't you just shut down your pc, and then unplug the pre from the usb? Shutting down the pc would close all the open programs automatically. It is a pain, but why wouldn't it work?

Member: atlanta
at: 02:04 PM 07/06/2009

Originally Posted by s4mb4:
are you using scp?

Nope usb drive and moving it to the other parition

Originally Posted by s4mb4:
please porvide more details...
do you mean untarring a dev tarball into /var/usr/palm/applications OR just scp'ing the directory structure into /var/usr/palm/applications?

thanks

Oh im sorry for not being clear. Heres what i actually do but same thing can be achieved through scp i just havent install it yet.

1.Untar the package, so that you have the whole application folder (ex. com.palm.whatever).
2. Put phone in usb drive mode and move the whole folder intact to the drive.
3. Take out of usb mode, and login as root to phone
4. Cd into /media/internal/
5. then move the folder - mv com.palm.whatever/ /var/usr/palm/applications/
6. run Stop SysMgrLuna
7. then run Start SysMgrLuna
8. Application will appear on screen

Member: s4mb4
at: 02:12 PM 07/06/2009

Originally Posted by BMIC50:
I installed apps on both my wife's Pre and mine, and never received an 'Nova com' message. Granted, I didnt download the VirtualBox (which isnt needed for the instal, only to run the emulator) so maybe that had something to do with it.

Great directions, though!

i can also confirm this. you do not need the VirtualBox. just the SDK and Dev mode turn on. works perfect.

Member: gbp
at: 02:15 PM 07/06/2009

thanksyouverymuch sir,

Member: gaperry
at: 02:33 PM 07/06/2009

When I click on the link for PalmSDK-Win-0.3.4.exe what do i need to do in order to download the Palm SDK? Because there is no option to download it.

Member: atlanta
at: 02:36 PM 07/06/2009

At the bottom there a captcha code 3 numbers should be .. type them in and click submit

Member: j.wolfe77
at: 02:39 PM 07/06/2009

Sweet! Works Great! Thanks.

Member: bakerman1
at: 02:40 PM 07/06/2009

I have followed the instructions to the t and when I drag and drop the files onto the palm install file, the command box opens for just a split sec and then goes away. I then check to see if it installed on the pre and its not there? What am I doing wrong? I want this to work real bad...please help...

Member: s4mb4
at: 02:45 PM 07/06/2009

Originally Posted by bakerman1:
I have followed the instructions to the t and when I drag and drop the files onto the palm install file, the command box opens for just a split sec and then goes away. I then check to see if it installed on the pre and its not there? What am I doing wrong? I want this to work real bad...please help...

well, from your statement, you have done nothing wrong.
are you in DevMode?
did you select 'just charge'?

Member: Omega33
at: 02:54 PM 07/06/2009

Mine does the same.

Also is the palm emulator actually suppose open on my PC. I see the icon on my desktop but nothing happens when i double click it. The pointer changes for a second but then nothing and nothing from it is running in task manager from it.

Member: jtfishbein
at: 02:58 PM 07/06/2009

same thing happened with me. i am taking everything off and then trying to reinstall it. lemme know if you guys figure it out first...

i took it off and reinstalled it. apparently, when i would do the restart after the sdk install it would get hung up and not restart, so to avoid this all i did was "Restart later" and then just went in and restarted manually. Mine started to work right after that.

Member: msumike
at: 02:59 PM 07/06/2009

In order to be able to safely remove, you need to stop the Palm Novacom service. Go to Start->Run and type Services.msc Scroll down to Palm Novacom and stop the service. Safely remove your Pre and then restart the service.

Member: sir_mycroft
at: 03:06 PM 07/06/2009

Originally Posted by Omega33:
Mine does the same.

Also is the palm emulator actually suppose open on my PC. I see the icon on my desktop but nothing happens when i double click it. The pointer changes for a second but then nothing and nothing from it is running in task manager from it.

I have seen complaints like these regarding being unable to drag and drop the file and am at a loss to explain why it is not working for you. The only thing I can think of is that the SDK or Virtual Box did not install correctly. You could try reinstalling them.

Also..

Originally Posted by s4mb4:
i can also confirm this. you do not need the VirtualBox. just the SDK and Dev mode turn on. works perfect.

Another user was experiencing an error message when attempting the SDK route without Virtual Box (or other emulator). So I put it in there. I don't think it hurts and may ease the pain for some.

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