SDK Problem

chezbi · 07/11/2009, 12:10 AM

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, 01:02 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, 07:24 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, 11:25 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, 10:10 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, 01:22 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, 01:23 PM

ESC = swipe left gesture.

rog47776 · 07/12/2009, 01:50 PM

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

jessyjones · 07/12/2009, 06:08 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, 11:10 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, 11:55 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, 01:32 AM

Just something fun. WebOS netbooks anyone?!

shou5 · 08/09/2009, 01:24 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?