Testing Feeds - Revision history

RodWhitby at 21:57, 28 September 2011

2011-09-28T21:57:08Z

RodWhitby: /* Enabling the Alpha Testing Feeds */

2011-09-23T21:53:16Z

Enabling the Alpha Testing Feeds

RodWhitby: /* Enabling the Beta Testing Feeds */

2011-09-23T21:52:59Z

Enabling the Beta Testing Feeds

RodWhitby: /* How to only use safe stable feeds */

2011-09-18T23:52:52Z

How to only use safe stable feeds

Pcworld: /* Disabling the Beta Feeds */ fixed formatting

2011-09-18T12:20:40Z

Disabling the Beta Feeds: fixed formatting

Pcworld: corrected minor content issues; formatting; Q&A: +md5sums file notice

2011-09-18T12:19:47Z

corrected minor content issues; formatting; Q&A: +md5sums file notice

RodWhitby at 07:03, 18 September 2011

2011-09-18T07:03:15Z

RodWhitby at 06:58, 18 September 2011

2011-09-18T06:58:37Z

RodWhitby: /* Enabling the Alpha Testing Feeds */

2011-09-18T06:27:24Z

Enabling the Alpha Testing Feeds

RodWhitby: /* Enabling the Beta Testing Feeds */

2011-09-18T06:27:05Z

Enabling the Beta Testing Feeds

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 '''''You must never repost or copy or rewrite these instructions anywhere else, but must always refer others directly to this page using only the URL "http://testing.preware.org/"'''''
 To enable the beta testing feeds, you must do the following:
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 :1. Uninstall Preware.  Yes, seriously. You must uninstall Preware. This will not affect any other packages that you have installed.
-:2. Gain access to the Linux command line on your device and run the following two commands. If you do not already know how to do this using novaterm or Xecutah, or cannot find out how to do this using Google, then you should not be beta testing.
+:2. Gain access to the Linux command line on your device and run the following two commands.
   mkdir -p /var/preferences/org.webosinternals.preware
   touch /var/preferences/org.webosinternals.preware/enable-beta-feeds
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 '''''You must never repost or copy or rewrite these instructions anywhere else, but must always refer others directly to this page using only the URL "http://testing.preware.org/"'''''
 To enable the alpha testing feeds, you must do the following:
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 :1. Uninstall Preware.  Yes, seriously. You must uninstall Preware. This will not affect any other packages that you have installed.
-:2. Gain access to the Linux command line on your device and run the following two commands. If you do not already know how to do this using novaterm or Xecutah, or cannot find out how to do this using Google, then you should not be alpha testing.
+:2. Gain access to the Linux command line on your device and run the following two commands.
   mkdir -p /var/preferences/org.webosinternals.preware
   touch /var/preferences/org.webosinternals.preware/enable-alpha-feeds

← Older revision		Revision as of 21:53, 23 September 2011
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	:4. Start Preware, open the Manage Feeds screen, and enable only those feeds which you wish to use. Before enabling a kernel testing feed, you should [http://developer.palm.com/blog/2010/03/a-statement-on-the-overclocking-patches/ read this].		:4. Start Preware, open the Manage Feeds screen, and enable only those feeds which you wish to use. Before enabling a kernel testing feed, you should [http://developer.palm.com/blog/2010/03/a-statement-on-the-overclocking-patches/ read this].
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		+	:5. Donate to WebOS Internals http://donate.webos-internals.org and http://bit.ly/phd-ac

	'''''You must never repost or copy or rewrite these instructions anywhere else, but must always refer others directly to this page using only the URL "http://testing.preware.org/"'''''		'''''You must never repost or copy or rewrite these instructions anywhere else, but must always refer others directly to this page using only the URL "http://testing.preware.org/"'''''

← Older revision		Revision as of 21:52, 23 September 2011
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	:4. Start Preware, open the Manage Feeds screen, and enable only those feeds which you wish to use. Before enabling a kernel testing feed, you should [http://developer.palm.com/blog/2010/03/a-statement-on-the-overclocking-patches/ read this].		:4. Start Preware, open the Manage Feeds screen, and enable only those feeds which you wish to use. Before enabling a kernel testing feed, you should [http://developer.palm.com/blog/2010/03/a-statement-on-the-overclocking-patches/ read this].
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		+	:5. Donate to WebOS Internals http://donate.webos-internals.org and http://bit.ly/phd-ac

	'''''You must never repost or copy or rewrite these instructions anywhere else, but must always refer others directly to this page using only the URL "http://testing.preware.org/"'''''		'''''You must never repost or copy or rewrite these instructions anywhere else, but must always refer others directly to this page using only the URL "http://testing.preware.org/"'''''

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 # Go to the Manage Feeds page
 # Swipe to delete any feed which has "testing" anywhere in the name
 If you have done this, and want to stick with safe stable feeds only, you can stop here. The rest of this page is not relevant to you and you should not do anything else on this page after this point.

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 :2. Swipe to delete all the beta-* feeds in the Preware Manage Feeds screen.
-Note that if you do not remove the <code>enable-beta-feeds file</code>, the beta feeds will reappear the next time you install a new version of Preware.
+Note that if you do not remove the <code>enable-beta-feeds</code> file, the beta feeds will reappear the next time you install a new version of Preware.
 = Enabling the Alpha Testing Feeds =

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 To permanently disable the beta feeds, you must do the following:
-:1. Gain access to the Linux command line on your device and run the following two commands. If you do not already know how to do this using novaterm or Xecutah, or cannot find out how to do this using Google, then you should not be beta testing.
+:1. Gain access to the Linux command line on your device and run the command.
   rm -f /var/preferences/org.webosinternals.preware/enable-beta-feeds
 :2. Swipe to delete all the beta-* feeds in the Preware Manage Feeds screen.
-Note that if you do not remove the enable-beta-feeds file, the beta feeds will reappear the next time you install a new version of Preware.
+Note that if you do not remove the <code>enable-beta-feeds file</code>, the beta feeds will reappear the next time you install a new version of Preware.
 = Enabling the Alpha Testing Feeds =
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 To permanently disable the alpha feeds, you must do the following:
-:1. Gain access to the Linux command line on your device and run the following two commands. If you do not already know how to do this using novaterm or Xecutah, or cannot find out how to do this using Google, then you should not be alpha testing.
+:1. Gain access to the Linux command line on your device and run the following command.
   rm -f /var/preferences/org.webosinternals.preware/enable-alpha-feeds
 :2. Swipe to delete all the alpha-* feeds in the Preware Manage Feeds screen.
-Note that if you do not remove the enable-alpha-feeds file, the alpha feeds will reappear the next time you install a new version of Preware.
+Note that if you do not remove the <code>enable-alpha-feeds</code> file, the alpha feeds will reappear the next time you install a new version of Preware.
 =Testing Feeds Q&A=
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 '''Q: What are the alpha-patches and beta-patches feeds going to be used for?'''
-A: The alpha-patches feed will be used for testing new AUPT scripts which will be able to handle patching files in /media/cryptofs/apps/.  Once that is working, we'll use the beta-patches feed to do a complete upgrade of all patches to use the new AUPT scripts and then beta test those.
+A: The alpha-patches feed will be used for testing new AUPT scripts which will be able to handle patching files in <code>/media/cryptofs/apps/</code> (files not inside <code>/md5sums</code>).  Once that is working, we'll use the beta-patches feed to do a complete upgrade of all patches to use the new AUPT scripts and then beta test those.

← Older revision		Revision as of 06:58, 18 September 2011
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	Note that everything above is a function of attitude, not of skill.		Note that everything above is a function of attitude, not of skill.
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		+	=How to only use safe stable feeds=
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		+	If you are one of the people who were told to use testing feeds by some article or forum post, but are really not actively testing anything, then you should do the following to revert your Preware configuration to only using safe stable feeds:
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		+	# Open Preware
		+	# Go to the Manage Feeds page
		+	# Swipe to delete any feed which has "testing" anywhere in the name
		+
		+	If you have done this, and want to stick with safe stable feeds only, you can stop here. The rest of this page is not relevant to you and you should not do anything else on this page after this point.

	= Enabling the Beta Testing Feeds =		= Enabling the Beta Testing Feeds =