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== General Help ==
 
== General Help ==
 
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If you need help NOW, you might consider joining the discussion at our IRC channel. Come brainstorm with us at #webos-internals on FreeNode (irc.freenode.net) - same appropriateness rules apply - all chat logged. Not all browsers support IRC links, but never-the-less this should take you there: [irc://chat.freenode.net/#webos-internals irc://chat.freenode.net/#webos-internals]
 
If you need help NOW, you might consider joining the discussion at our IRC channel. Come brainstorm with us at #webos-internals on FreeNode (irc.freenode.net) - same appropriateness rules apply - all chat logged. Not all browsers support IRC links, but never-the-less this should take you there: [irc://chat.freenode.net/#webos-internals irc://chat.freenode.net/#webos-internals]
  
 
== Palm Pre ==
 
== Palm Pre ==
  
If you're looking for help about your Palm Pre, hopefully there will be many pages to help you here.  
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If you're looking for help about your Palm Pre, hopefully there will be many pages to help you here.
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* [[Help:Bottom_Bar|Bottom Bar]] - how to edit the 5 icons in the 'bendy' swipe bar at the bottom of the Pre.
  
 
== Wiki Help ==
 
== Wiki Help ==
  
* [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:FAQ MediaWiki FAQ]
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* [[WebOS Internals:Policies and guidelines|Policies and guidelines]]
 
* [[Help:Style Guide|Style Guide]]
 
* [[Help:Style Guide|Style Guide]]
* [[Where Things Go]]
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* [[Help:Where_Things_Go|Where Things Go]]
* [[Questions]] (We answer them pretty quickly)
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* [[Help:Questions|Questions]] (We answer them pretty quickly)
 
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* Need an answer even quicker [[Contact|contact us directly]]
== Disclaimer ==
 
 
 
Enacting 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 [http://www.palm.com/ROM 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 [http://www.palm.com/ROM webOS Doctor] to put your Pre back to factory condition before contacting Palm or your cellular carrier for service or support.
 
 
 
'''Note: The section called "''Accessing Linux''" used to be known as "''Rooting your Pre''".'''<br>
 
'''See [http://forums.precentral.net/web-os-development/193679-accessing-linux-rooting-your-pre.html Accessing Linux != "rooting your Pre"] for more details.'''
 
 
 
== Appropriate Articles ==
 
* Information about the file system and hidden files
 
* Gaining root access / SSH access
 
* Firewall info
 
* Native applications
 
* Modifying system settings
 
* Accessing third-party services
 
 
 
== Inappropriate Articles ==
 
* Asking basic questions that could be answered by searching Google and/or the Pre forums
 
* Anything related to ringtones ;)
 
* Anything blatantly illegal in the United States. No copyrighted material! Fair Use and DMCA exemptions are at the moderators' discretion, which will not be lenient.
 
* Palm copyrighted code may NOT be posted here OR in the IRC channel. You have been warned, and from this and all points may be kicked and/or banned.
 

Latest revision as of 09:44, 7 August 2009

General Help

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If you need help NOW, you might consider joining the discussion at our IRC channel. Come brainstorm with us at #webos-internals on FreeNode (irc.freenode.net) - same appropriateness rules apply - all chat logged. Not all browsers support IRC links, but never-the-less this should take you there: irc://chat.freenode.net/#webos-internals

Palm Pre

If you're looking for help about your Palm Pre, hopefully there will be many pages to help you here.

  • Bottom Bar - how to edit the 5 icons in the 'bendy' swipe bar at the bottom of the Pre.

Wiki Help