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Help Installing NOVA PLEASE
HEY folks: using preenve i successfully installed nfsic using the autoinstaller, sims3 using the youtube tuotorial, but I'm dying to play N.O.V.A on my N900. I can't follw the youtube tutorial because inside nova's game folder there is no nova file but only an appinfo.json, icon, and a folder. Can somebody post step by step instructions on how to install nova?
Thanks in advance i'll appreciate any assisstance. (offtopic) i will soon be a full indepth review of meego 1.1 on my N900 i've succesfully installed it) |
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Find the directory where you see the appinfo.json file. Next to it you'll see a directory called nova. In this directory you'll see a binary called nova. You can execute that to play the game. |
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Why do we need a new friggin thread with CAPS in it every time someone has an issue installing a pre game. Use the existing threads and stop cluttering up the forums which are already to crowded with new threads for questions answered MANY times before.
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sorry Bratag but i couldn't find the answer to my question in any other posts I kept searching for 2 days about that silly query. BTW I was 100% sure somebody was going to post ur post in here
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preenv <hit enter> desktopgen appinfo.json <hit enter> And yeah, if you were 100% sure that someone would voice the same concerns noted by Bratag, then maybe you should have taken that as a sign that a new thread was not needed? I swear, I would've answered your questions even if you posted this in any of the already exisitng preenv treads. |
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thx cddiede for your assisstance and patience
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just curious if anyone else has had this problem: installed nova, it runs with no errors, but I only get a black screen. No matter how long I wait, or how many times i tap the screen I still only get a black screen. When I check the terminal i ran the application from I get no errors, no seg faults, all looks to be running fine. But I cant play the game. Anyone have any ideas?
edit: I have several other games running just fine including asphalt 5, brothers in arms, heros of sparta, lets golf, monopoly, nfsu, oregon trail, the settlers, sims, xplane; so its not like i dont know what i'm doing, i just cant get nova to work :( |
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Did you run this on the xterm as root: apt-get install libsdl-net1.2 |
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http://wiki.maemo.org/Preenv/FAQ#How...V.A_working.3F
Also, AFAIK N.O.V.A requires a multi-touch device like an Iphone, because you have to use two fingers at the same time. (one for moving character, another is for moving sight(not sure if this is the correct word in English) pointer. |
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[2010.10.30 17:47:23] Vilioxx: LOL how many nova directories have you (/nova/nova/nova !?) well, i'm going to explain it from the beginning:
- First of all, N.O.V.A. needs an extra package in order to run. Do this in xterm: Code: sudo gainroot apt-get update apt-get install libsdl-net1.2 - Get yourself a copy of *.ipk file or the whole directory tree of the app from your Palm Pre - If you have the .ipk file, extract it with 7zip, and them the data.tar with WinRAR (sometimes 7zip doesn't get the correct directories, at least for me). you can do this in Windows, Linux or your own N900 if you have installed p7zip and untar. - You should get /usr/palm/applications/com.gameloft.app.nova/ and inside it /nova directory with nova executable (7.6Mb) and lot of more stuff, and appinfo.json and icon.png files - Place only com.gameloft.app.nova and all its content (/nova and other files) in N900's /home/user directory. How? with SSH or simple mv command from your MyDocs (main internal mass storage) to that. - Add permissions to com.gameloft.app.nova/nova/nova file Code: sudo gainroot cd /home/user/com.gameloft.nova/nova chmod 755 nova - Now make a desktop icon Code: desktopgen /home/user/com.gameloft.app.nova/appinfo.json - Now run Preenv enviroment with preenv command and type ./nova And game will run! (TIPS: use Tab function of your terminal to autocomplete paths in order to save you some typos and mistakes. If you are lost in wich directory are you, run pwd command) Sorry but if you can't get it to run after this... i can't explain it more noob-friendly xD Last edited by Hariainm; 10-26-10 at 09:29 PM. This is copy.. thx : Hariainm |
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Nokia-N900:/media/mmc1# apt-get install libsdl-net1.2 Code:
Nokia-N900:/media/mmc1# ./usr/palm/applications/com.gameloft.app.nova109/nova/nova |
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I'm just glad the WebOS version of NOVA doesn't have all of the multi-touch puzzles that the iPad version of NOVA does as that would make the game unplayable beyond said puzzles.... |
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Remember that you need to be in the preenv shell environment for the desktopgen command to work. So just type "preenv" as the root user in the xterm before you run desktopgen. |
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Are there any other WebOS games that can run okay on your N900, or do they all result in black screens? |
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i just installed it over the gameloft site without any modding.
but its pointless because you can't run further then 10 feet(there comes a rock and you have to jumpon it but it doesn't work without multitouch |
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ya quite a few other games work just fine.
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Try getting a BIG running start and then releasing the virtual D-pad before jumping. Only took me 3 or 4 times to get right. I'm now on level 3 (I think) and I haven't had to jump again yet. |
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ok i didn't know that.tried it 100 times but without a big running start.
but isn't it difficult to aim without multitouch??? |
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So you are able to aim WHILE firing. You just can't aim prior to firing. |
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