QNX Technical Articles

Date of this edition: December 12, 2007

Target OS: This software is compatible with target systems running QNX^® Neutrino^® 6.3.0 SP2, 6.3.0 SP3, or 6.3.2.

Host OS: You must have already installed the QNX^® Momentics^® development suite 6.3.0 SP2, 6.3.0 SP3, or 6.3.2 as a self-hosted QNX Neutrino system, or on one of the following hosts:

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You also need to install the following before using this product: Advanced Graphics TDK 2.0.0 or later Core Patch for the Advanced Graphics TDK (Patch ID 331) Image and Input Patch for the Advanced Graphics TDK (Patch ID 841) Character-Set Translation and devi-hid Photon Patch (Patch ID 842)

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Contents...

• Installing this package
  • On a Windows host
  • On a Linux host
  • On a QNX Neutrino host
• Uninstalling this package
  • On a Windows host
  • On a Linux host
  • On a QNX Neutrino host
• Documentation
• Technical support

For information about what's in this package, see the release notes. For the latest version, go to our website, www.qnx.com, log into your myQNX account, and then go to the Download Center.

Installing this package

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The installers underestimate the amount of disk space that you need in order to install this product. (Ref# 53603) Workaround: You need the following amounts (approximately) for each host OS: Host OS Disk space required QNX Neutrino 52 MB Windows 38 MB Linux 37 MB

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On a Windows host

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If you've installed QNX Momentics versions 6.2.1 and 6.3.0 so that they coexist on your Windows host, please note: You can't install the QNX Aviage HMI Player for Adobe Flash Lite 3 when the active version is QNX Momentics 6.2.1; set your configuration to 6.3.0. If you switch from 6.2.1 to 6.3.0, you may have to log out of your user session and log back in before installing this package.

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1. Log in as a user with system-administrator privileges.
2. Log into your myQNX account on our website, and then go to the Download Center.
3. Download the package, hmi_player-1.0.0-nnnnnnnnnnn-win32.exe, where nnnnnnnnnnn is an 11-digit build number. The package is in the form of an executable (.exe) file.
4. Double-click the file in Windows Explorer or run it at the command line.
5. Follow the instructions provided by InstallShield.

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   Windows XP SP2 may display a security warning when you install this package. You can verify the package's checksums when you download the file from our website.

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On a Linux host

1. Log in as root.
2. Log into your myQNX account on our website, and then go to the Download Center.
3. Download the package, hmi_player-1.0.0-nnnnnnnnnnn-linux.bin, where nnnnnnnnnnn is an 11-digit build number. The package is in the form of a .bin script.
4. Run chmod to make the script executable. For example:

   chmod a+x hmi_player-1.0.0-20071234567-linux.bin

5. Run the script at the system prompt. For example:

   ./hmi_player-1.0.0-20071234567-linux.bin

6. Follow the instructions provided by InstallShield.

On a QNX Neutrino host

1. Log in as root.
2. Log into your myQNX account on our website, and then go to the Download Center.
3. Download the package, hmi_player-1.0.0-nnnnnnnnnnn-nto.sh, where nnnnnnnnnnn is an 11-digit build number. The package is in the form of a shell script.
4. Run chmod to make the script executable. For example:

   chmod a+x hmi_player-1.0.0-20071234567-nto.sh

5. Run the script at the system prompt. For example:

   ./hmi_player-1.0.0-20071234567-nto.sh
       

6. Follow the instructions on your screen.

Uninstalling this package

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If you decide to uninstall QNX Momentics, uninstall its related products first, or you'll leave your system in an inconsistent state.

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On a Windows host

1. Log in as a user with system-administrator privileges.
2. Open the Control Panel (e.g. on Windows 2000: Start-->Settings-->Control Panel).
3. Select Add or Remove Programs.
4. Select QNX Aviage HMI Player for Adobe Flash Lite 3, and then click the Remove button.

On a Linux host

1. Log in as root.
2. Go to the base_dir/_uninstall/hmi_player/1.0.0 directory.
3. Start the QNX InstallShield application:

   ./uninstaller.bin

   InstallShield will now remove the package.

On a QNX Neutrino host

1. Log in as root.
2. Go to the base_dir/install/hmi_player/1.0.0 directory.
3. Run the uninstaller script:

   ./uninstall.sh
       

Documentation

The functionality provided by this package is described in the QNX Aviage HMI Player Developer's Guide, which you'll find in the IDE's help system. On self-hosted Neutrino systems, you can find the documentation in the Photon helpviewer, or, you can use a browser to load $QNX_TARGET/usr/help/product/hmi_player_en/bookset.html.

Technical support

To obtain technical support for any QNX product, visit the Support + Services area on our website (www.qnx.com). You'll find a wide range of support options, including community forums.