Preenv/FAQ
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How to install Preenv?
Gain root access and use apt-get in the terminal:
root apt-get install preenv
What do I use to extract an ipk file?
7-Zip
How to install a game
$ sudo gainroot $ apt-get install preenv libgles1
use 7-zip to extract -> game-folder
Copy the game folder to /home/user/[webOS-games]:
$ sudo gainiroot $ cd game-folder $ chmod +rwx filename
e.g. filename = nfsuc in need for speed case or sims in case of sims3
$ preenv $ ./filename
Once you know that the file plays properly. you can add the menu button:
$ cd game-folder $ desktopgen appinfo.json
How to delete a game
Become root and delete the folder:
$ sudo gainroot $ rm -r game-folder
To remove the icon, you need to delete three files:
$ rm /usr/share/applications/hildon/filename.desktop $ rm /usr/share/dbus-1/services/filename.service $ rm /usr/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/hildon/filename.png
Refresh your menu:
$ killall hildon-desktop
How to get N.O.V.A working?
Install extra packages for N.O.V.A, then follow the regular install guide.
$ sudo gainroot $ apt-get update $ apt-get install libsdl-net1.2
How to get Assassin's Creed Working?
Extract the .ipk file and copy the com.gameloft.app.assassins to the applications folder under /home/user/. Open xterminal:
$ sudo gainroot $ apt-get install preenv $ apt-get install libGLES*
Close the terminal, open a new one and type
$ sudo gainroot $ preenv $ cd /home/user/applications/com.gameloft.app.assassins/assassins $ chmod +rwx Assassins $ cd $ cd /home/user/applications/com.gameloft.app.assassins $ desktopgen appinfo.json
How to get NFPU Working?
# get root root # install preenv and OpenGLES1 (need extras-devel) apt-get install libgles1 preenv # create main game dir on eMMC card mkdir -p /home/user/MyDocs/Games/nfs # go to that dir and copy dowloaded .ipk file from desktop (or download directly here) cd /home/user/MyDocs/Games/nfs scp user@COMPUTER:/path/to/game/com.ea.app.nfsuc_20.0.28_all.ipk /home/user/MyDocs/Games/nfs
# create file for loopback mount dd if=/dev/zero of=/home/user/MyDocs/Games/nfs/nfsu.ext2 count=120 bs=1024k # create ext2 filesystem on it mkfs.ext2 /home/user/MyDocs/Games/nfs/nfsu.ext2 # press 'y' # make mountpoint mkdir /mnt/nfsu # save it to the fstab echo -e "/home/user/MyDocs/Games/nfs/nfsu.ext2\t/mnt/nfsu\text2\tloop,auto\t0\t0" >> /etc/fstab # finally, mount it mount /mnt/nfsu/ # create symlynk from /usr/palm (NFSU installs there) ln -s /mnt/nfsu/ /usr/palm # extrack .ipk file dpkg -X /home/user/MyDocs/Games/nfs/com.ea.app.nfsuc_20.0.28_all.ipk /mnt/nfsu/ # make binary executable chmod +x /mnt/nfsu/applications/com.ea.app.nfsuc/nfsuc # create desktop launcher desktopgen /mnt/nfsu/applications/com.ea.app.nfsuc/appinfo.json