On Sat, Oct 20, 2012 at 11:59 PM, Felix E. Klee <[email protected]> wrote:
> * [B2G/Gaia Nightly][1] on 32bit Ubuntu 12.04 Linux. Doesn't seem to > work: When starting, I can unlock the screen, but normally (i.e. > except once) the app icons don't appear. > I'm also able to reproduce this problem. I have filed a bug here https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=803996 - please comment on this bug if these are the same symptoms you're seeing or if you have any more information. (I also notice you seem to indicate you're trying to run a 64bit build on a 32bit OS, which makes me think maybe we should upload 32bit builds too). > > * [Gaia in Firefox][2] 16.0.1 on Linux as above. Doesn't seem to work: > The [included webserver][3] just shows a black page with "mozilla" > in the lower right hand corner. There is not even the unlock > screen. > Unfortunately Gaia's main "system" app which loads all of the other apps (including the homescreen) hasn't worked in Firefox for many months. This is bug https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=796768 The upshot of this is that you can use Firefox to load individual Gaia apps (e.g. http://browser.gaiamobile.org:8080) but you won't be able to launch icons from the homescreen. You can also test installing and using Open Web Apps in Firefox (Aurora and Nightly I think) in general if they're hosted on a web server by just navigating to them and clicking the app's own install button if it has one. Firefox's Responsive Mode is useful for viewing your app at a mobile screen resolution. The limitations of Gaia in Firefox are documented at https://wiki.mozilla.org/Gaia/Hacking but I've added a note to the MDN page you referenced ( https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Boot_to_Gecko/Using_Gaia_in_Firefox) so that others don't fall into this trap! > So, all in all, this has been a frustrating experience. > Yes, really sorry about this. We have a lot of work to do to make development of web apps on Firefox & Firefox OS easier for developers (including ourselves!), and I'm not sure why today's desktop build is broken. Please bear with us and keep letting us know when you have problems! Ben -- Ben Francis http://tola.me.uk _______________________________________________ dev-b2g mailing list [email protected] https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/dev-b2g
