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