Liberate
This is an active project. Use at your OWN RISK!!!
This app liberates your Zune HD’s display to allow you to run applications and games that render using GDI, DirectDraw or OpenGL ES 2.0. However, many things will not work without adding additional libraries that they need in order to run. (The most common ones are included.)
To find software that has been found to work so far, please see the Liberate Compatibility List. If you find that software that works, please add it to the table.
Anything that was made to work on Windows CE devices (StrongARM or ARM CPU) has a chance of working. If it was made for MIPS or SH3/SH4, it will definitely not work. Also, Windows Mobile software might work, but has a much lower chance of working.
Users can use the File Deployer to deploy their own files to use with Liberate. Just add your files to the Content folder, and deploy it. It will run automatically. Your files will be deployed to /Flash2/Files. A shortcut to that folder will appear on the Liberate desktop after running File Deployer, however rebooting will cause the shortcut to disappear. Your files will stay in /Flash2/Files and you will still be able to access them by double-tapping “My Device”, “Flash2″, then “Files”.
Developers could create OpenZDK games/apps (or port existing software) that use GDI or OpenGL ES 2.0 and create a shortcut in Start -> Programs so users could run this app, then launch software through the Start menu.
Update:
-Added Wi-Fi timeout fix. (Thanks to svxs.)
-Enabled multi-touch and accelerometer use within Liberate through a service. (Refer to the Multi-touch test to see how it is done).
-Any CABs can now be installed by double-tapping them.
-Two touches cause the next single touch to be a right-click. Three touches disable/enable this functionality.
Yet to come: (in likely order)
-Backing up of Start menu shortcuts.
-Backing up of apps’ Registry entries.
-More options for right-clicking.
Note: When the app is run, Explorer will show and then after a few seconds, the screen will become black for a second. Try not to touch the screen while it is black. If you do touch it, it will stay black. In that case, simply press the Home button once to fix it. Also, avoid pressing the Home button when the screen is not black or holding the power button (except to reboot the Zune), as doing so might cause the input to stop working.
Regarding CABs:
To install them, double-click them. Install them to a folder on /Flash2, otherwise the files will disappear after rebooting and they might not even install properly.
If it says there is not enough space, click “no” and install it anyway. If it says that it is not compatible (but the program is supposed to be compatible with ARM), install it anyway.
If it says that it is “not a valid Windows CE setup file”, that probably because it is compressed. In that case, you would need to find one that is not compressed, or try extracting the files with MSCEInf and see if they work.
Liberate:
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Hits: 1291
File Deployer:
(85.39KB)
Hits: 908
8 Comments
this is stupid. the only reason i got this was so i could get skyfire on it and have a flash player, but noooo i cant get a fucking skyfire download anywhere that will work with the zune, but i see vids all over the internet showing skyfire on the zune. this is a waste of FUCKING time. unless someone can get me a download for skyfire for the zune, i officially HATE ths stupid app
try using opera mobile on liberate
The app really isn’t that stupid if you toy around with it enough. I actually DID find a working SkyFire for Zune, but it didn’t seem to be able to do anything past starting up (testing the network connection failed). I have yet to test SkyFire with this new version of Liberate though, and maybe my WiFi connection wasn’t good enough… but anyways, this app is for more than SkyFire or flash. It’s really just like putting an empty Windows XP into your Zune. Find the right apps, and it’s amazing.
If you’re so pro, write it yourself. Otherwise, stop being immature and ungrateful and get off the Internet until you have something to contribute.
is it compatible with opera mobile?
Dear Netrix
make a plants vs zombies app!!!!!
Right on! Then, they should make Peggle!
You can get the internet to work by connecting to a source through the setting/wireless menu before u launch liberate. However, It dose not last. For some reason the other programs won’t let me type a WEP Key so this is the way i do it.