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'''Short Version''' | '''Short Version''' | ||
− | # Download the [http://developer.palm.com/index.php?option= | + | # Download the [http://developer.palm.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&layout=page&id=1788&Itemid=321# Palm SDK]. |
− | # Install it using the [http://developer.palm.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id= | + | # Install it using the installation instructions for [http://developer.palm.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&layout=page&id=1545&Itemid=55 Mac], [http://developer.palm.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&layout=page&id=1585&Itemid=55 Linux], or [http://developer.palm.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&layout=page&id=1661&Itemid=55 Windows]. |
− | + | # Enable dev mode on your Pre: | |
− | + | ## In Card view or in the Launcher application, type the following: webos20090606 | |
− | + | ## Tap the resulting Developer Mode Enabler icon. | |
− | # | + | ## In the application, move the Developer Mode slider to the On position. |
+ | ## Tap Reset the Device . | ||
+ | ## When reset is complete, Developer mode is enabled. | ||
# The next step varies: | # The next step varies: | ||
− | #* On Mac or Linux, type '''novaterm''' | + | #* On Mac or Linux, type '''novaterm''' in a command (terminal) window to directly access the Linux command line. |
− | #* | + | #* On Windows you will need to download and install a novaterm program. |
− | #**On 32 bit | + | #** On 32 bit Windows download [http://tkgeisel.com/stuff/novaterm-1.zip novaterm1.zip] and unzip it into the \program files\palm\sdk\bin directory. |
− | + | #** On 64 bit Windows download [http://vocshop.com/stuff/novaterm64.zip novaterm64.zip] and unzip it into the \program files\palm\sdk\bin directory. | |
− | + | #**Then, just like the Mac and Linux users you can just type '''novaterm'''. | |
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− | + | '''NOTE:''' with the addition of the ability to install Optware packages to Preware, unless you have a need or desire to type commands into the native Linux of the Pre, there is no need to do this. Webos Quick Install and Preware are fully capable of installing any Optware IPK to the Pre. This Linux command line access is needed by very few people. If you came here from a web page that talked about "root access" or "rooting your Pre" be aware that most of the instructions which require root access have been superceded. | |
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== Next Steps == | == Next Steps == | ||
− | * [[Next_steps|Set up users, Optware, and access]] ''' | + | * [[Next_steps|Set up users, Optware, and access]] '''DEPRECATED''' |
− | * [[Applying_Patches|Applying Patches]] | + | * [[Applying_Patches|Applying Patches]] '''DEPRECATED''' |
− | * [[Tutorials_Linux_DDNS_for_EVDO|DDNS for EVDO]] | + | * [[Tutorials_Linux_DDNS_for_EVDO|DDNS for EVDO]] |
− | * [[Setup_SFTP|Setup SFTP]] | + | * [[Setup_SFTP|Setup SFTP]] '''DEPRECATED''' |
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Revision as of 21:35, 18 January 2010
Accessing Linux on the Pre or the Pre Emulator
The Palm Pre is a Linux based device. Palm provides a simple method to access Linux running on the Pre or the Pre Emulator.Once you have access to Linux, everything else is a process of installing a community standard library of Linux programs so that users have the same tools and options available to them. Once this is process is completed, pretty much anything you can do on a Linux box you can also do on the Pre or the Pre Emulator.
The following procedures will walk you through the process of obtaining access to Linux on the Pre or the Pre Emulator, and installing the community standard software packages.
Before you startPlease make a note of this page: How To Recover If you are unfamiliar with basic Linux command usage, you should visit this page: Basic Linux Use DisclaimerEnacting any set of instructions from this site has the (remote, but greater than zero) potential to void your warranty. Our intention and the specific design of all instructions is such that you should be able to recover using the webOS Doctor should anything go wrong, and put your Pre back to a state which is indistinguishable from a factory-new Pre, but we give no guarantee. Use any information from this site at your own risk. At the very least, you should be prepared to lose all data on your phone at any time. We cannot tell you what you should do - we provide the information, but it's up to your own sense of personal responsibility to determine what you do with that information. We require you to use the webOS Doctor to put your Pre back to factory condition before contacting Palm or your cellular carrier for service or support. You might also want to consider backing up any files you have in the usb drive portion of the Pre. |
Procedure:Short Version
NOTE: with the addition of the ability to install Optware packages to Preware, unless you have a need or desire to type commands into the native Linux of the Pre, there is no need to do this. Webos Quick Install and Preware are fully capable of installing any Optware IPK to the Pre. This Linux command line access is needed by very few people. If you came here from a web page that talked about "root access" or "rooting your Pre" be aware that most of the instructions which require root access have been superceded. |
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Next Steps
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