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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.
The app not showing under Installed Apps is usually an issue with the config.xml file. Can you post an example of yours?
Interesting, I guess that makes sense. I ran xmllint on it to confirm it was valid. Have tried adding and removing various properties but it didn't seem to help. Here's the latest version:
<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>
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