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crawfishmedia
Binge Watcher
11 years ago

Sideload stopped working

I feel dumb asking this but all of a sudden sideloading dev channels into my Roku 3 stopped working.

1. I can ping the local Roku IP.
2. Dev Installer enabled, so I disabled and re-enabled it.
3. I reset the Roku password.
4. I deleted the zip file from the project to ensure it is created again.
5. Confirmed correct settings in deployment screen, pointing to Roku IP.

When I sideload the app, the standard beeps happen when sideloading, but the app does not autorun, nor is it present in the list of channels.

I am stumped as to what could be wrong, has anyone experienced this?

I am using Roku 3 4200X, firmware version 6.2 build 3467.

Thanks for any suggestions.
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6 Replies

  • TheEndless's avatar
    TheEndless
    Roku Guru
    11 years ago
    What does the installer page say after you submit the zip file? Usually, if the install fails, there will be an error on that page. Also, have you checked the debug console for information. Like the installer page, the debug console usually indicates why installation/compilation failed.
  • crawfishmedia's avatar
    crawfishmedia
    Binge Watcher
    11 years ago
    "TheEndless" wrote:
    What does the installer page say after you submit the zip file? Usually, if the install fails, there will be an error on that page. Also, have you checked the debug console for information. Like the installer page, the debug console usually indicates why installation/compilation failed.


    Unfortunately I do not see any info in the debug screen at all. It appears to load fine from Eclipse, but no channel appears on the Roku.
  • TheEndless's avatar
    TheEndless
    Roku Guru
    11 years ago
    "crawfishmedia" wrote:
    "TheEndless" wrote:
    What does the installer page say after you submit the zip file? Usually, if the install fails, there will be an error on that page. Also, have you checked the debug console for information. Like the installer page, the debug console usually indicates why installation/compilation failed.

    Unfortunately I do not see any info in the debug screen at all. It appears to load fine from Eclipse, but no channel appears on the Roku.

    Ahh.. are you using the Eclipse plug-in to deploy the channel? Have you tried sideloading it manually?
  • crawfishmedia's avatar
    crawfishmedia
    Binge Watcher
    11 years ago
    "TheEndless" wrote:
    "crawfishmedia" wrote:
    "TheEndless" wrote:
    What does the installer page say after you submit the zip file? Usually, if the install fails, there will be an error on that page. Also, have you checked the debug console for information. Like the installer page, the debug console usually indicates why installation/compilation failed.

    Unfortunately I do not see any info in the debug screen at all. It appears to load fine from Eclipse, but no channel appears on the Roku.

    Ahh.. are you using the Eclipse plug-in to deploy the channel? Have you tried sideloading it manually?


    Yes, I am using the Eclipse plugin.
    OK, tried manual side-load, got some info this time...

    "Install Failure: Permission denied (0 bytes written). "
  • crawfishmedia's avatar
    crawfishmedia
    Binge Watcher
    11 years ago
    I was able to resolve this by removing the SD card. So apparently dev channels cannot be side-loaded onto SD cards, considering if your Roku is full and needs the SD card storage.
  • EnTerr's avatar
    EnTerr
    Roku Guru
    11 years ago
    "crawfishmedia" wrote:
    I was able to resolve this by removing the SD card. So apparently dev channels cannot be side-loaded onto SD cards, considering if your Roku is full and needs the SD card storage.

    MicroSD card strikes again! :mrgreen:
    I seem to remember seeing comment on that somewhere by a Roku* person...
    @$#%%#^#$, so vexing - cannot search for "SD" - took me like half an hour to dig it up: viewtopic.php?f=34&t=85918&start=15#p488660