Patch webOS Bypassing Activation - Revision history

LuWangui at 21:19, 12 December 2010

2010-12-12T21:19:13Z

Vanstrien: /Updated for webOS 1.4.5: /

2010-08-23T03:27:08Z

Updated for webOS 1.4.5:

Greg roll: /* Credits */

2009-12-19T01:18:58Z

Credits

Greg roll: /* Finalization */

2009-12-19T01:18:10Z

Finalization

Rboatright: link to meta doctor

2009-11-02T19:25:27Z

link to meta doctor

RodWhitby at 21:34, 12 October 2009

2009-10-12T21:34:08Z

Czechdev: some typos, clarification, new findings

2009-10-01T21:30:51Z

some typos, clarification, new findings

Wavereel: /* Verified Working Procedure: */

2009-09-03T21:13:12Z

Verified Working Procedure:

Wavereel: /* Verified Working Procedure: */

2009-09-03T19:42:00Z

Verified Working Procedure:

Wavereel: /* Verified Working Procedure: */

2009-09-03T19:41:15Z

Verified Working Procedure:

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 Replace the bold entries with your details, root to your Pre or Pixi and run the following command.
-luna-send -n 1 palm://com.palm.accountservices/createNovaAccount {\"password\":\"'''YOURPASSWORD'''\",\"email\":\"'''YOUREMAIL@SOMEWHERE.com'''\",\"firstName\":\"'''YOURFIRSTNAME'''\",\"lastName\":\"'''YOURLASTNAME'''\",\"language\":\"en\",\"country\":\"gb\",\"questionId\":\"2\",\"response\":\"'''FIRSTCAR'''\"}
+luna-send -n 1 palm://com.palm.accountservices/createNovaAccount {\"password\":\"'''YOURPASSWORD'''\",\"email\":\"'''YOUREMAIL@SOMEWHERE.com'''\",\"firstName\":\"'''YOURFIRSTNAME'''\",\"lastName\":\"'''YOURLASTNAME'''\",\"language\":\"en\",\"country\":\"gb\",\"QuestionId\":\"2\",\"response\":\"'''FIRSTCAR'''\"}
 == Credits ==

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 <pre><nowiki>
 /usr/palm/applications/com.palm.app.firstuse/app/controllers/firstuse-util.js
-a96
+a205
->                       {label: $L('Enable WiFi'), command: 'peef-hack-mode'},
+>                                       {label: $L('Enable WiFi'), command: 'peef-hack-mode'},
-a107,108
+a223,224
 >               } else if (value == "peef-hack-mode") {
 >                       AppAssistant.accountService.peefMode();
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 <pre><nowiki>
 /usr/palm/applications/com.palm.app.firstuse/app/models/account-service.js
-a390,399
+a393,402
->       peefMode: function() {
->               return new Mojo.Service.Request("palm://com.palm.applicationManager/open", {
+>         peefMode: function() {
->                       parameters: {
+>                return new Mojo.Service.Request("palm://com.palm.applicationManager/open", {
 >                               id: 'com.palm.app.wifi',
->                               params: {
+>                                params: {
->                               }
+>                                }
->                       }
+>                        }
->               });
+>                });
->       },
+>         },
 </nowiki></pre>

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	* xxrake for the [http://forums.precentral.net/general-webos-chat/194423-new-way-bypassing-pres-activation-palm-profile.html original PreCentral forums post]		* xxrake for the [http://forums.precentral.net/general-webos-chat/194423-new-way-bypassing-pres-activation-palm-profile.html original PreCentral forums post]
	* czechdev for finding out what the "Profile Creation Screen" does really mean and how to solve it, SDK to stock ROM update process		* czechdev for finding out what the "Profile Creation Screen" does really mean and how to solve it, SDK to stock ROM update process
		+	* greg_roll added manual profile creation method

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 '''NOTE:''': If the phone still complains about something, reboot it or try killing the ''java'' and ''prefs'' processes (as described in the previous step).
 == Credits ==
 * xxrake for the [http://forums.precentral.net/general-webos-chat/194423-new-way-bypassing-pres-activation-palm-profile.html original PreCentral forums post]
 * czechdev for finding out what the "Profile Creation Screen" does really mean and how to solve it, SDK to stock ROM update process

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 Note that this page was written for webOS 1.0.3, and may not work for later versions (although the general principles will probably be the same).
-If you're after a maintained tool to do this, look for the WebOS Internals Meta-Doctor.
+If you're after a maintained tool to do this, look for the [[Application:MetaDoctor|WebOS Internals Meta-Doctor]].
 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 "create profile" screen because it cannot hit Palm's servers over the non-working EV-DO connection.

← Older revision		Revision as of 21:34, 12 October 2009
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		+	Note that this page was written for webOS 1.0.3, and may not work for later versions (although the general principles will probably be the same).
		+
		+	If you're after a maintained tool to do this, look for the WebOS Internals Meta-Doctor.
		+
	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 "create profile" screen because it cannot hit Palm's servers over the non-working EV-DO connection.		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 "create profile" screen because it cannot hit Palm's servers over the non-working EV-DO connection.

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 = Procedure with an bad ESN phone =
 == Bypass the First Use app after booting ==
-You can either use a developer ROM (currently only on  at [http://prerelease.palm.com/sdk-beta/release20090515/PalmDeviceInstaller-SDK47.jar Early Access], the updated public ROMs are still in the works) with comparable functions with webOS 1.0.2 minus some profile-related stuff to get access to the phone while it's displaying the First Use app (and edit the file described below after the flashing) OR reflash it with a modified stock ROM (the procedure described above but only with one file) with the following change:
+You can
-If you modify the ''/etc/event.d/LunaSysMgr'' the following way (comment out some lines), the First Use app will not launch after the reboot and you'll be able to use the phone normally...kind of. The application requiring the Palm Profile may not work as the supposed to do until you continue wit the 'Create a Palm Profile' procedure described below.
+If you modify the ''/etc/event.d/LunaSysMgr'' the following way (comment out some lines), the First Use app will not launch after the reboot and you'll be able to use the phone normally...kind of. The application requiring the Palm Profile may not work as the supposed to do until you continue with the 'Create a Palm Profile' procedure described below.
 <pre><nowiki>
 start on started java-serviceboot
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 </nowiki></pre>
-'''NOTE1:''' You can do an update from the developer SDK ROM to the latest stock ROM by launching the Update application. You only need to create ''/var/lina/preferences/ran-first-use'' (''touch /var/lina/preferences/ran-first-use'' command) file to be able to pass trough the First Use app after the boot, othervise you'll get stuck again ;-)
+=== Developer ROM procedure ===
-'''NOTE2:''' (after update to webOS 1.1) I've tried the developer ROM procedure and after the system update finished, my phone suddenly stopped responding to keyboard and touchscreen input though the remote access still worked. I discovered that there was some problem with installing the ''hidd'' (Human Interface Device Daemon aka touchscreen/keyboard/proximity sensor/accelerometer driver) libraries. If you also run accross this problem, you need to copy ''/usr/lib/lib/libhidkeypad.so'' and ''/usr/lib/libhidproximity.so'' from the webOS doctor image to the device. These files are missing and therefore the daemon cannot start.
+Just download the developer ROM from somewhere and flash the phone. Then you can do an update to the latest stock ROM by launching the Update application. You only need to create ''/var/luna/preferences/ran-first-use'' (''touch /var/luna/preferences/ran-first-use'' command) file to be able to pass trough the First Use app after the boot, othervise you'll get stuck again ;-) '''One big catch: The system only shows version 1.1.0 as a maximal upgrade, it's currently not possible to update to 1.2.0+'''
 == Create a Palm Profile ==
-This may not be the everybody's case, but in my case, I needed to issue two modifications to the system to be able to create a Palm Profile with an bad ESN phone. First, you need to add the following two lines to ''/usr/palm/applications/com.palm.app.firstuse/app/controllers/provision-assistant.js'' file (webOS 1.1: line 50):
+You have to apply these changes from the remote shell (novaterm) directly on the running phone. Just update to the latest webOS version, enable the developer mode and connect to the device.
 <pre>
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 This modification will let you activate the phone without actually checking if it could be activated (you'll get Cannot Activate Your Phone screen if you don't do that).
-To be able to create the Palm Profile, you need to modify the ''/dev/tokens/DMSETS'' file.
+=== Stock ROM procedure ===
 '''before modification:'''
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 </pre>
-Then, you gotta kill the ''java'' (''pkill java'') and ''luna-prefs-service'' (''pkill prefs'') processes. When you do that, the phone will load the edited DMSETS value and provide it to the Profile creation process.
+The phone will then think that it's not a developer device (for the sake of Profile creation process) and allow the Profile to be created.
-Finnally, you can launch the First Use app by issuing the ''palm-launch com.palm.app.firstuse'' command on your desktop (you need to have developer mode enabled).
+'''NOTE:''': If the phone still complains about something, reboot it or try killing the ''java'' and ''prefs'' processes (as described in the previous step).
 == Credits ==
 * xxrake for the [http://forums.precentral.net/general-webos-chat/194423-new-way-bypassing-pres-activation-palm-profile.html original PreCentral forums post]
 * czechdev for finding out what the "Profile Creation Screen" does really mean and how to solve it, SDK to stock ROM update process

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 . Hold the volume up button while plugging in USB cable.
-. Flash it by starting the flasher tool. (Windows Users: check "Custom Flash with WebOS Doctor" to complete this step if you don't know what "flasher.jar" is.)
+. Flash it by starting the flasher tool.
   java -jar flasher.jar

Patch webOS Bypassing Activation - Revision history

LuWangui at 21:19, 12 December 2010

Vanstrien: /*Updated for webOS 1.4.5: */

Greg roll: /* Credits */

Greg roll: /* Finalization */

Rboatright: link to meta doctor

RodWhitby at 21:34, 12 October 2009

Czechdev: some typos, clarification, new findings

Wavereel: /* Verified Working Procedure: */

Wavereel: /* Verified Working Procedure: */

Wavereel: /* Verified Working Procedure: */

Vanstrien: /Updated for webOS 1.4.5: /