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Writing my own Add-On: .deb installs and service running, but won't show in GUI
I've written a very simple add-on based on the samples in the SDK. The .deb file installs successfully onto the device, and the service is running (after invoking `rn_nml -S` in postinst. But it does...
Alright, I tested out channels-dvr_1.0.5_all.deb on a fresh 6.6.0 VM. Looks good from a quick glance:
If you enable System > Settings > Support > Secure Diagnostic Mode and give me the port I can poke around on your system and see what's going on.
Interesting. I did a quick test:
# mkdir /apps/channels-dvr # cat > /apps/channels-dvr/config.xml << EOF
> <Application resource-id="channels-dvr">
> <MinFirmwareVer>6.5.0</MinFirmwareVer>
> <Name>Channels DVR</Name>
> <Author>Fancy Bits, LLC</Author>
> <Version>1.0.5</Version>
> <Category>APP_CAT_MEDIA</Category>
> <LaunchURL>http://localhost:8089/</LaunchURL>
> <ConfigURL/>
> <RequireReboot>0</RequireReboot>
> <ReservePort>8089</ReservePort>
> <DebianPackage>channels-dvr</DebianPackage>
> <ServiceName>fvapp-channels-dvr.service</ServiceName>
> <Description lang="en-us">DVR backend for the Channels app on iOS and tvOS</Description>
> </Application>
> EOF # touch /apps/channels-dvr/.localapp
Let me test out the package real quick and see if I can track down the problem. :smileyhappy:
Alright, I tested out channels-dvr_1.0.5_all.deb on a fresh 6.6.0 VM. Looks good from a quick glance:
If you enable System > Settings > Support > Secure Diagnostic Mode and give me the port I can poke around on your system and see what's going on.
Looks like rebooting the NAS and reinstalling 1.0.5 worked. Something must have gotten in a broken state with my previous packages.
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