Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Tutorial #2 Installing your first Homebrew Application

Hi all, welcome to one of the more involved steps. Before beginning I recommend you have about 15 minutes free and are sitting in front of a computer with your Touchpad and usb cable as this step requires use of your PC or Mac. I will only be posting the PC method for now as I have not attempted this on a Mac, but I will include a link at the bottom of the post for Mac users.

Things you will need;
1. Please install the Latest Java package before you attempt any of this or I guarantee you this will not work correctly for you. Once you have downloaded 'webOS Quick Install' please copy the file 'WebOSQuickInstall-4.2.3.jar' to a folder that is easily accessible for you as this will make your life a lot easier when you need to reopen the program.

2. Plug your Touchpad into your computer via the included USB cable. A small popup window will appear on the top right of your Touchpad. Press the 'Close' option. DO NOT select USB Drive as this step will not work for you if you do.


3. On your PC double click on the WebOSQuickInstall-4.2.3.jar file. The program will install a subprogram called Novacom which you will have to allow it to do to function correctly. Once that is done you can close the program and restart it by double clicking on it again. In the window that opens, select the globe icon on the right.

4. Once the program has finished downloading the latest packages you will need to search in the Applications tab for 'Preware' and install that package. Once that has finished installing you can go onto your Touchpad to the Launcher, which looks like a House, and in the Downloads tab you will notice the Preware app.





So that's the end of this tutorial. I would encourage you to have a look through the Preware app because there is a whole database of webOS apps that aren't in the HP app store and I expect it will grow continuously now that the Touchpad is into the homebrew community.

Stay Tuned

Daniel



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5 comments:

  1. AnonymousAugust 25, 2011 at 7:24 AM

    when running WebOSQuickInstall the program says it cannot find my TouchPad. I followed your directions exactly. TouchPad connected via USB without being in USB mode, PC detects the touchpad but WebOSQuickInstall can't find it. Win7 -64bit, Java 7. :(

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  2. DanielAugust 25, 2011 at 7:52 AM

    Try restarting your touchpad with the USB disconnected. Once it has rebooted plug the USB back in, Do NOT select USB drive mode and then restart the quickinstall and it should work..

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  3. AnonymousAugust 26, 2011 at 3:57 AM

    This doesn't work. The WebOS freezes on me EVERY TIME. It seems to be Windows 7 64-bit users getting this

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  4. DanielAugust 26, 2011 at 12:29 PM

    Sorry about the late reply. It won't be that it's win 7 64 bit because thats what I use and it works for me. Make sure you have the latest webOS and JAVA. Also make sure that you have enabled developer mode and that you have NOT connected as usb drive mode.

    DANIEL

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  5. AnonymousAugust 27, 2011 at 3:47 AM

    I am on Win 7 64 bit and it worked for me just fine. I followed the instructions exactly, even if I assumed I already knew what I was doing. I even made sure my java was up to date (I assumed it was and it wasn't!).

    I hope the other users get it worked out :) Thanks for the easy instructions.

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