Portal:Misc

2009-08-01T01:22:09Z

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MojoSDK on Fedora

2009-07-31T14:20:34Z

Linuxkidd: Initial commit, please reformat / correct as needed. Thanks!

===Installing the Mojo SDK on Fedora 11===

* Install VirtualBox RPM package available at:
[http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Linux_Downloads VirtualBox Linux Downloads]

''NOTE: If you're running Fedora 64 bit, get the AMD64 version. ( Even if you have an Intel Processor ).

* Install the RPM:
<pre><nowiki>rpm -ivh VirtualBox-<version>_fedora11-1.<platform>.rpm</nowiki></pre>

* Download the Ubuntu deb package of the Mojo SDK from:
[http://developer.palm.com/index.php?option=com_sdkdownload&view=home Official PalmSDK Page]

* Download 'alien' package conversion tool:
[http://packages.debian.org/unstable/source/alien Debian Alien utility]

''You will need RPM building packages installed for the following method:
* Build an RPM of alien and install it:
<pre><nowiki>rpmbuild -tb alien_<version>.tar.gz
rpm -ivh ~/rpmbuild/RPMS/noarch/alien-<version>.rpm</nowiki></pre>

''If rpmbuild gives an error similar to:
error: File /download/pre/alien_8.77.tar.gz: No such file or directory

You'll need to extract the archive manually and edit the alien.spec file. Inside that file, find all instances of the old version number ( in my case 8.77 ) and replace it with the version number of the file you downloaded. ( in my case, 8.78 ). Once this is done, regenerate the tar.gz file with the following syntax:
<pre><nowiki>tar -czf alien_8.78.tar.gz alien</nowiki></pre>

''Once this completes, then build and install the RPM as above.

* Use Alien to change the .deb file into a .tgz archive (the RPM feature of alien didn't work for me):
<pre><nowiki>alien -tc palm_mojo_sdk-Ubuntu-<version>.deb</nowiki></pre>

Alien should report that the .tgz version is generated.

* Extract the .tgz version:
<pre><nowiki>mkdir tmp
cd tmp
tar -xzf ../palm-sdk-<version>.tgz</nowiki></pre>

* Copy the extracted files into place:
<pre><nowiki>cp -a opt/* /opt
cp -a usr/* /usr</nowiki></pre>

* Run the installation script:
<pre><nowiki>install/doinst.sh</nowiki></pre>

The script above should add a few entries into your /etc/hosts file.

* Download the Novacom linux drivers linked on this page:
[http://developer.palm.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1585 Official Palm Novacom Linux Driver Page]

* This too will be a .deb. You will convert and install it the same way you did the SDK:
<pre><nowiki>alien -tc palm-novacom_<version>_i386.deb
mkdir novacom
cd novacom
tar -xzf ../palm-novacom-<version>.tgz
cd novacom
cp -a opt/* /opt
cp -a usr/* /usr</nowiki></pre>

''NOTE: If you are using Fedora 64bit, You'll need to install the 32bit version of libusb for the novacom driver to work.
<pre><nowiki>yum install libusb.i586</nowiki></pre>

* Copy the novacomd-upstart script into place:
<pre><nowiki>cp /opt/Palm/novacom/novacomd-upstart /etc/event.d/palm-novacomd</nowiki></pre>

* Start the novacomd driver:
<pre><nowiki>start palm-novacomd</nowiki></pre>

* As your normal user account, launch the emulator. The first launch will install it into VirtualBox.
<pre><nowiki>/opt/PalmSDK/Current/bin/palm-emulator</nowiki></pre>

'''For development, you should strongly consider using Eclipse and the plugins for Mojo. Installation instructions of these plugins can be found at:
[http://developer.palm.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1639 Official Palm Eclipse plugin Installation Guide]

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