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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.
That config looks good to me.
Are you installing from the UI or via apt? If from apt you might need to touch /apps/your_app/.localapp before it'll show up in the UI.
From the UI. I verified that the .localapp file is in place.
Here's the .deb if you want to try installing or extracting it: http://channels-dvr.s3.amazonaws.com/netgear/channels-dvr_1.0.5_all.deb
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/.localappLet 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.
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