WebOS 2 Upgrade - Revision history

Bbito: /* Novacom Drivers */ Update Universal Novacom Installer links, remove info about Palm linux installer

2017-10-06T01:23:54Z

Novacom Drivers: Update Universal Novacom Installer links, remove info about Palm linux installer

Bbito: /* Step 0: Backup your device */ Update links from precentral to webosnation

2017-10-06T01:16:13Z

Step 0: Backup your device: Update links from precentral to webosnation

Bbito: /* Tutorials that have been updated to match the latest instructions */ Update to webOSNation

2017-10-06T01:11:24Z

Tutorials that have been updated to match the latest instructions: Update to webOSNation

Bbito: /* Tutorials that are out of date and should not be relied upon */ Update to webOSNation link

2017-10-06T01:10:08Z

Tutorials that are out of date and should not be relied upon: Update to webOSNation link

Bbito: /* Tutorials that have been updated to match the latest instructions */ Strikethrough and de-link webosworld.com links

2017-10-06T01:02:00Z

Tutorials that have been updated to match the latest instructions: Strikethrough and de-link webosworld.com links

Yannick56: add french wiki article link

2011-12-22T17:25:54Z

add french wiki article link

Yannick56: /* Palm SDK */ fix ubuntu sdk download url

2011-12-21T22:07:36Z

Palm SDK: fix ubuntu sdk download url

RodWhitby: /* Step 3: Run device-specific MetaDoctor script */

2011-12-21T21:53:18Z

Step 3: Run device-specific MetaDoctor script

RodWhitby: Reverted edits by Yannick56 (talk) to last revision by Abyssul

2011-12-21T21:15:05Z

Reverted edits by Yannick56 (talk) to last revision by Abyssul

Yannick56: /* Step 3: Run device-specific MetaDoctor script */ fix kernel number

2011-12-21T19:33:13Z

Step 3: Run device-specific MetaDoctor script: fix kernel number

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 === Novacom Drivers ===
-If you are unable to get the official novacom drivers from the Palm SDK to connect to your device, you can alternately try Jason Robitaille's  [http://universal-novacom-installer.googlecode.com/files/Universal%20Novacom%20Installer.jar Universal Novacom Driver Installer]
+If you are unable to get the official novacom drivers from the Palm SDK to connect to your device, you can alternately try Jason Robitaille's  [https://github.com/JayCanuck/universal-novacom-installer/blob/master/bin/UniversalNovacomInstaller-1.3.jar?raw=true Universal Novacom Installer] source code is found at his [https://github.com/JayCanuck/universal-novacom-installer github repository]
-These drivers are necessary to interface with the Pre. The Installer is cross-platform and supports Windows (32bit and 64bit), Mac OS, and Ubuntu (32bit and 64bit).  Note that it does not support the Pre 2 on Ubuntu.  For that you'll need Linux-specific drivers, which HP makes available [https://cdn.downloads.palm.com/sdkdownloads/2.1.0.519/sdkBinaries/palm-novacom_1.0.64_i386.deb here]for 32-bit and [https://cdn.downloads.palm.com/sdkdownloads/2.1.0.519/sdkBinaries/palm-novacom_1.0.64_amd64.deb here] for 64-bit.
+These drivers are necessary to interface with webOS devices. The Installer is cross-platform and supports Windows (32bit and 64bit), Mac OS, and Ubuntu (32bit and 64bit).
 == Step 2: Prepare your Palm Profile ==

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 == Step 0: Backup your device ==
-A guide by PreCentral on backing up your device can be found [http://www.precentral.net/backup here].
+A guide by webOSNation (née PreCentral) on backing up your device can be found [http://www.webosnation.com/backup here].
 Make sure you have copies of all the data that you want to preserve from your palm profile.  There is a possibility that you will need to clear your palm profile to be successful in this upgrade, so you should act as if that is going to happen from the start.
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 If your phone is set to use the Palm Profile as the default location for contacts you may want to manually export these. To check how many palm profile contacts you have: Contacts App -> Preferences & Accounts -> tap "Palm Profile" under the "accounts" subsection.
-To manually export contacts see this post: [http://forums.precentral.net/webos-synergy-synchronization/215705-howto-transfer-contacts-palm-profile-gmail-yahoo-mail-easier-way-2.html#post2886607 PreCentral Forums - How To Transfer contacts]. They can be imported back onto your phone by emailing the file of exported contacts to yourself, and opening that attachment on your phone.
+To manually export contacts see this post: [http://forums.webosnation.com/webos-synergy-synchronization/215705-howto-transfer-contacts-palm-profile-gmail-yahoo-mail-easier-way-2.html#post2886607 webOSNation Forums - How To Transfer contacts]. They can be imported back onto your phone by emailing the file of exported contacts to yourself, and opening that attachment on your phone.
 == Step 1: Prerequisites ==

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 '''Note that this wiki page is always the authoritative source of information about this process, so you should refer to this page first for any and all instructions. Here are some other pages which you may find useful in addition to this page. They do not replace the information on this page, which you should read from top to bottom first.'''
 == Tutorials that have been updated to match the latest instructions ==
-* ''PreCentral'' forum user @malpha recorded a two-part [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJB8NJ72kZg video overview] of the process as she followed this step-by-step. {Sprint Pre-, Ubuntu}.
+* webOSNation (née ''PreCentral'') forum user @malpha recorded a two-part [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJB8NJ72kZg video overview] of the process as she followed this step-by-step. {Sprint Pre-, Ubuntu}.
 Historical information: ''webosworld.com is no longer hosting webOS content in 2017''

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 == Tutorials that are out of date and should not be relied upon ==
-* ''PreCentral'' forum user @djwhitey recorded a 9-minute [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PF2ciiNFxLc walkthrough] (includes Activation Error). {Sprint Pre-, Win7 x86, Ubuntu Server 10.04}.
+* webOSNation (née ''PreCentral'') forum user @djwhitey recorded a 9-minute [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PF2ciiNFxLc walkthrough] (includes Activation Error). {Sprint Pre-, Win7 x86, Ubuntu Server 10.04}.
-* ''PreCentral'' forum user @innocentbystander has written a start-to-finish guide to installing and building the Meta Doctor under Mac OS 10.6 for those with little or no experience with the command line. It can be found [http://forums.precentral.net/showthread.php?p=2885787 here].
+* webOSNation (née ''PreCentral'') forum user @innocentbystander has written a start-to-finish guide to installing and building the Meta Doctor under Mac OS 10.6 for those with little or no experience with the command line. It can be found [http://forums.webosnation.com/webos-discussion-lounge/276785-webos-2-1-installation-step-step-guide.html here].
 = Using MetaDoctor Scripts =

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 == Tutorials that have been updated to match the latest instructions ==
 * ''PreCentral'' forum user @malpha recorded a two-part [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJB8NJ72kZg video overview] of the process as she followed this step-by-step. {Sprint Pre-, Ubuntu}.
-* ''[http://www.webosworld.com/ WebOS World]'' writer Jake Morrison has written a [http://webosworld.com/2011/03/07/my-meta-doctor-to-2-1-experience/ How-To guide] based directly off the [http://www.webos-internals.org/wiki/WebOS_2_Upgrade WebOS Internals walkthrough]. {Sprint Pre-, Ubuntu}.
 == Tutorials that are out of date and should not be relied upon ==

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		+	This page is available in two languages:
		+	:[[Image:Australia.png]] [[Image:USA.png]] [[WebOS_2_Upgrade\|WebOS 2 Upgrade]]
		+	:[[Image:France.png]] [[WebOS_2_Upgrade-FR\| WebOS 2 Upgrade-FR (Mise à jour de webOS 1.x vers webOS 2.x pour palm Pre et Pre Plus)]]
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	= Overview =		= Overview =
	With the release of the webOS 2.1.0 doctor by HP for O2 and Vodafone Pre+ devices, there is now a legal way to get webOS 2.1 onto the legacy devices of carriers that are not onboard with the 2.x upgrade. Compatible devices include all Pre and Pre Plus devices. This is not compatible with Pixi devices.		With the release of the webOS 2.1.0 doctor by HP for O2 and Vodafone Pre+ devices, there is now a legal way to get webOS 2.1 onto the legacy devices of carriers that are not onboard with the 2.x upgrade. Compatible devices include all Pre and Pre Plus devices. This is not compatible with Pixi devices.

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 === Palm SDK ===
-See [http://developer.palm.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&layout=page&id=1661 Palm Developer Website] for Windows and [http://developer.palm.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1585 for Ubuntu].
+See [http://developer.palm.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&layout=page&id=1661 Palm Developer Website] for Windows and [https://developer.palm.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&layout=page&id=1585 for Ubuntu].
 Whilst the Palm SDK is not strictly required to complete this procedure, it is the best way to install the novacom and novaterm programs which are used to transfer files to and from your device and to access the command line on your device.

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	Then, when your device boots after step 4, all you need to do is configure and start wifi and then run the Gesture Tutorial and you should be good to go. Note that in this case the end of the palm profile login procedure will appear to cycle forever, so just manually reboot the device using Opt-Sym-R when that happens.		Then, when your device boots after step 4, all you need to do is configure and start wifi and then run the Gesture Tutorial and you should be good to go. Note that in this case the end of the palm profile login procedure will appear to cycle forever, so just manually reboot the device using Opt-Sym-R when that happens.
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−	~~'''Pre- and Pre+ devices will not be upgraded past 2.1.0 until Palm releases the 2.2.4 kernel source code.'''~~

	Specific additional information for each of the supported device and carrier combinations can be found below:		Specific additional information for each of the supported device and carrier combinations can be found below:

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 Then, when your device boots after step 4, all you need to do is configure and start wifi and then run the Gesture Tutorial and you should be good to go. Note that in this case the end of the palm profile login procedure will appear to cycle forever, so just manually reboot the device using Opt-Sym-R when that happens.
-'''Pre- and Pre+ devices will not be upgraded past 2.1.0 until Palm releases the 2.2.4 kernel source code.'''
+'''Pre- and Pre+ devices will not be upgraded past 2.1.0 until Palm releases the 2.6.24 kernel source code.'''
 Specific additional information for each of the supported device and carrier combinations can be found below: