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04-17-2011
08:06 AM
Help! Newbie! Channel Won't Load!
I have published a private channel. However, the box keeps claiming "insufficient storage" to add the channel. What am I doing wrong? I need guidance here. I've resized most of the images in the package according to the guidelines in the SDK and it still won't load!
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04-17-2011
11:33 AM
Re: Help! Newbie! Channel Won't Load!
Maybe you're having the same problem discussed in this thread? viewtopic.php?f=34&t=35870&start=0
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04-17-2011
12:12 PM
Re: Help! Newbie! Channel Won't Load!
I have a manifest at the top of my zip file. My whole package is 88k so its not that big.
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04-17-2011
12:17 PM
Re: Help! Newbie! Channel Won't Load!
If anyone wants to look at this and help me, here's a link to my zip file.
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2269140/sthf.zip
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2269140/sthf.zip
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04-17-2011
12:19 PM
Re: Help! Newbie! Channel Won't Load!
My channel code is startrek.


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04-17-2011
03:54 PM
Re: Help! Newbie! Channel Won't Load!
The manifest needs to be named "manifest". Yours is named "manifest.xml"
It also has some extra stuff in it. You need to get rid of these first couple lines...
It also has some extra stuff in it. You need to get rid of these first couple lines...
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!-- New document created with EditiX at Sun Apr 17 12:48:45 MDT 2011 -->
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04-17-2011
04:55 PM
Re: Help! Newbie! Channel Won't Load!
Tried it. Didn't work!
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04-17-2011
05:58 PM
Re: Help! Newbie! Channel Won't Load!
You're zipping from the wrong starting point. There shouldn't be a sthf directory in the zip. The manifest should be at the root of the zip and there should be subdirectories for source, images, and artwork. There's a whole lot in the zip that doesn't need to be there (all the __MACOSX stuff, Makefile.xml, .DS_Store, etc.).
By the way, I tried to play a video and my box rebooted.
-JT
By the way, I tried to play a video and my box rebooted.
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04-17-2011
06:25 PM
Re: Help! Newbie! Channel Won't Load!
Okay, I was creating the zip file on a mac at home and it added that stuff. Borrowed my fiance's pc, and took that stuff out.
Is this any better?
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2269140/sthf.zip
I'll worry about the video once I can get the channel to load.
Thanks for your help!
Is this any better?
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2269140/sthf.zip
I'll worry about the video once I can get the channel to load.
Thanks for your help!
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04-17-2011
06:59 PM
Re: Help! Newbie! Channel Won't Load!
Looks good, except your manifest should be called manifest (no extension at all) and it should not be an XML file - just a straight text file. Eliminate everything before the "title" line. If you're now on a PC, you may want to delete all the .DS_Store files.
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