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== If any of these pages end up on THIS wiki, they've already been ported and a redirect entered. ==
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These pages need to be transferred from the [http://predev.wikidot.com old wiki] and converted as per [[Help:Converting Pages]]. If a link to any of these pages takes you to an article on ''this'' wiki, it's already been ported and a redirect entered. If you find any such link, please delete the entry from this list.
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=== if you find any of those, please delete them from this page. Thanks ===
 
  
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Mostly thanks to user [[User_talk:Hopspitfire|Hopspitfire]]!  Thanks!
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|name=add-ability-to-choose-snooze-length
 
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|title=Add Ability To Choose Snooze Length
 
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|description=Introduction I am trying to add a integer picker (0 - 59) along with another list picker which will have units of time (minutes, hours, days, weeks) to the notification alert that pops-up for a... 
 
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|description=This is a quick tutorial on how to add or delete pages in the Launcher.  Someone in the forum talked about being able to add and delete pages in the Launcher app and I thought I would look into it... 
 
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|description=The Pre has an autocorrect function. If you type 'u' in a text field, it will be replaced with 'you'.  The file that contains auto correction... 
 
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|description=To enable: iwconfig eth0 mode ad-hoc essid pre  This of course disconnects your existing wi-fi connection, so make sure you're connected via EVDO or USB.  This is just the standard linux method... 
 
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|description=Methods of getting this work: Rewrite the current AJAX calls into Mojo Style Ajax calls, this will allow us to run the basic html pages as an app. 
 
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|name=alt-optmedia 
 
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|description=Alternative opt media method to store Optware packages  This page describes an alternate way of using /opt to store packages.  WARNING! This mode is much more advanced and could possibly cause you a... 
 
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|name=always-show-new-task-details  
 
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|title=Always Show Details of New Tasks
 
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|description=Description  I've made a small modification that changes how new tasks are handled. Ordinarily, new tasks appear at the bottom of the task list. In this view, you need to tap again to enter details...   
 
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|name=apache 
 
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|description=I've successfully loaded apache/mysql/php/net-snmp onto the Pre, and tested it with a popular NMS tool "Cacti". It runs very well.  All of the prerequisite packages were installed from optware... 
 
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|title=Application Framework
 
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|description=todo: talk about the app framework! Applications that come bundled on the device are located here.  root@castle:/usr/palm/applications# ls -lah  drwxr-xr-x  44 root    root        4.0k May 22... 
 
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|name=apps-mods-pdf-viewer 
 
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|title=Application Mods: PDF Viewer
 
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|description=Orientation Changes  Introduction  The PDF viewer on the Palm Pre is capable of displaying documents in landscape mode as well as in portrait mode, however it seems that only portrait mode is enabled... 
 
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|description=Applications that come bundled on the device are located here.  root@castle:/usr/palm/applications# ls  com.handson.app.nascar            com.palm.app.calendar              com.palm.app.deviceinfo... 
 
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|description=Since we cannot legally redistribute Palm source code (it is copyrighted code, and is not released under an open source license), then we need to manage our modifications as patches.  Since these... 
 
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|name=background-editing 
 
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|title=Background Editing
 
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|description=This page is for info about changing the background of the Dialer Application and the Lock Screen.  It is still in development, so please correct any errors.  Editing the Dialer Screen  We can change... 
 
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|title=Basic Linux Use
 
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|description=Linux  Linux at it's core runs a command line shell similar to that of DOS and the Windows Command Prompt, and like the Windows/DOS Command Line, you can seriously harm your OS if you just go... 
 
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|name=system:join 
 
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|title=Become a contributor
 
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|description=This site is available for anyone to read. To contribute, you must become a member. If you want to apply, please do so, and include your username at either PreCentral or EverythingPre. People who... 
 
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|name=blocking-updates 
 
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|title=Blocking Updates
 
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|description=Here is a quick and dirty way to block webOS updates brought to us by "psykoz"  This is only for the truly paranoic - we don't suggest that everyone needs to do this, since we've seen that 1.0.3... 
 
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|name=bookmarking-mediaplayer 
 
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|title=Bookmarking MediaPlayer
 
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|description=Motivation  There are fields in the /var/luna/data/mediadb.db3 file that seem to indicate that Palm intends to have the current song in a playlist, as well as the current position within a song... 
 
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|name=bootloader 
 
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|title=Boot Chain
 
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|description=boot/boot.bin  Load Address: 0x40200000  This does some minimal hardware initialization, then loads the "real" bootloader and executes it. The "real" bootloader is tacked onto the end of boot.bin as... 
 
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|name=bootie 
 
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|title=Bootie
 
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|description=Current Version: 145.2.6 for WebOS 1.0.3  stage3 bootloader of the device, unpacked from the end of boot.bin. loaded to 0x82000000 in memory and looks very similar to iBoot from the iPhoneOS... 
 
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|name=boot-themes 
 
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|title=Boot Themes
 
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|description=When the Pre is booting or shutting down, the screen fades between two images - palm-logo.png and palm-logo-bright.png located in /usr/palm/sysmgr/images. By replacing either or both of these... 
 
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|name=brightness 
 
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|title=Brightness
 
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|description=Modifying Brightness Slider  Obviously this isn't too big a hack, and it honestly barely makes a difference, but people have complained about the lowest brightness being too bright.  As it turns out,... 
 
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|name=browser-plugins 
 
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|title=Browser Plugins
 
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|description=Call for hackers  From destinal July 11 09 — This is very much a work in progress. If you are interested in being part of the effort to get a graphical terminal (and any number of other GUI... 
 
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|name=bugs 
 
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|title=Bugs
 
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|description=Here is where we will place bugs found on the Pre so that maybe Palm (or us) can fix them. Please bullet below if you know a fix for the bug listed.  wikidot codebox issue in browser — panning... 
 
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|name=building-webos-mojo-applications 
 
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|title=Building webOS / Mojo Applications
 
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|description=This guide assumes you have a rooted Pre, with SFTP access. If you don't, please follow the other guides on this wiki first. This guide also assumes that you have at least a basic knowledge of... 
 
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|name=bypassing-activation 
 
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|title=Bypassing Activation
 
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|description=If you are outside of Sprint's service area in the United States and would like to still be able to use your Pre, you are required to possess a Palm profile. The phone will not let you past the... 
 
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|name=camera-modifications-additions 
 
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|title=Camera Modifications & Additions
 
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|description=The Palm Pre comes shipped with a Camera application that has basic functionality, but lacks several advanced features.  Several camera modifications are now available.  Until an automated... 
 
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|name=camera-remote-view 
 
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|title=Camera Remote View
 
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|description=Goal: To be able to remote into the Pre over EV-DO and grab a current snapshot from the camera…good for many reasons. ;)  Prerequisites:  1. A rooted Pre.  2. Optware & DropBear SSH on the Pre... 
 
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|name=change-carrier-string 
 
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|title=Change Carrier String
 
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|description=Further testing has revealed that editing bar-scene.html fails. The following is a revised mod as a result of that testing.  Want to change the Sprint text in the upper left hand corner to... 
 
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|description=It bothered me how all my replies/forwards showed up in navy blue font, so I figured out a way to make the font black. The fix is pretty easy actually.  On your rooted Pre, edit the following file:... 
 
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|title=Change Enter To Create Newline Instead of Send Message
 
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|description=Author(s)  xluryan  Description  I know a lot of people really like sending messages that are coherent, and a great way to do that is with the newline character. However, pressing the ENTER key in... 
 
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|title=Change From Loopback
 
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|description=Notes on the old loopback method  We used to use a loopback file on /media/internal to store the contents of /opt. This didn't work well, since as long as the loopback filesystem is mounted, this... 
 
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|name=alerts-from-usb 
 
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|title=Changes Alert/Notification Sounds
 
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|description=This page details a way of making the Pre use a pre-defined MP3 from the USB storage side as it's Alert and Notification tones. This is a work around until Palm adds the UI to be able to modify... 
 
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|name=change-the-default-notification-wav-sound 
 
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|title=Change the default notification.wav Sound
 
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|description=Sideffect : this is the same sound that sounds when you attach a charger to your phone.  NOTE: To use MP3 files off of the USB Storage side of the Pre, please check THIS article.  1. Root your... 
 
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|name=clipboard 
 
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|title=Changing clipboard data from the shell
 
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|description=How to put data into the clipboard from a rooted Pre.  The "/tmp/webkit-clipboard" file is where "copied" data is stored (hence clipboard). If you want to change what is on the "clipboard" of the... 
 
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|title=Changing the "Turn off after X" time
 
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|description=Changing the "Turn off after X" time in the Palm Pre ("Screen and Lock Menu")  By Townsend Harris ("tharris-" IRC channel)  Ultimately what this does is allow you to change the idle time value that... 
 
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|name=com-palm-downloadmanager 
 
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|title=Com Palm Downloadmanager
 
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|description=This is what mdklein has found out about the palm built in download manager.  method: download  params: {"target":"url"}  downloads url to /media/internal/downloads  luna-send -n 1... 
 
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|name=enable-confirm-deletion-on-email 
 
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|title=Confirm Deletion on Email
 
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|description=This will enable the confirmation when swiping emails off the screen. Some people have found themselves mistakenly deleting email that they needed, so here's the method to enable the confirm... 
 
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|name=admin-contact 
 
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|title=Contact
 
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|description=Please PM me at 'emkman' on PreCentral or EverythingPre for administrative issues. For any legal issues which you are authorized to act on the behalf of, you can contact compliance at... 
 
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|name=contact-link-backup 
 
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|title=Contact Link Backup
 
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|description=Unconfirmed, but I guess that contact links are store in  /var/luna/data/dbdata/PalmAccountDatabase.db3  or  /var/luna/data/dbdata/PalmDatabase.db3  It looks like the the table... 
 
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|name=contributors 
 
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|title=Contribute
 
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|description=Contributors:  Sargun Dhillon  Phone: +1.925.235.1105  Email: xbmodder+pre [at
 
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|description= com  IRC Nickname: Sargun  Dreadchicken  jblebrun  IRC Nickname: jblebrun  Ali Scissons  IRC... 
 
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|name=controlling-leds-from-the-shell 
 
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|title=Controlling LEDs from the Shell
 
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|description=I wish the device would indicate via flashing LED that I had a message or alert waiting. I didn't find a way to do it via the regular interface, but from the command line I can at least control the... 
 
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|name=processor 
 
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|title=CPU Frequency or Voltage Scaling
 
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|description=Overview  There are currently 2 methods to enable further power saving - neither is perfect. Note that these 2 methods CANNOT be used together so make sure you try only one solution at a time. Using... 
 
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|name=crond 
 
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|description=crond is a system that allows command to be run at specified intervals.  Do not use the built in crontab -e as it is overwritten on each boot.  Optware has cron available as an installable package,... 
 
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|title=Cross Compiling
 
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|description=An easy way to setup a cross-compilation environment on Linux is to set up Optware. See http://www.nslu2-linux.org/wiki/Optware/AddAPackageToOptware for details. If you want to contribute to... 
 
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|name=custom-kernels 
 
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|title=Custom Kernels
 
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|description=Some caveats and warnings:  At this point, the kernels I've compiled seem to work fine, with one big limitation — the power switch doesn't dim the display. I've narrowed the problem down to a... 
 
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|name=database-storage 
 
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|title=Database Storage Using Mojo
 
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|description=This page was created to help others by giving a basic example of creating a new database for your application and storing some data in it.  SQL Overview  It needs to be mentioned that SQLite (what... 
 
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|name=dbdump 
 
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|title=dbdump
 
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|description=This is just a simple script that will find all .db3 or .db files and dump them to the /media/internal/dbdump directory as html so you can poke around easily to see if there's anything... 
 
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Latest revision as of 13:11, 24 July 2009

These pages need to be transferred from the old wiki and converted as per Help:Converting Pages. If a link to any of these pages takes you to an article on this wiki, it's already been ported and a redirect entered. If you find any such link, please delete the entry from this list.

ALL DONE!!!

Mostly thanks to user Hopspitfire! Thanks!

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