AT&T Veer webOS Doctor released for your device resuscitating needs 19
Mon, 16 May 2011 10:25 am EDT 
Palm has always been very supportive of end-user self-help, and it’s nice to see them continuing the tradition as part of HP. To wit, they’ve released the webOS Doctor for the AT&T Veer, less than a day after the device hit the market. If you’re not familiar with the doctor, here’s a what it does: the webOS Doctor forcibly reinstalls an uncorrupted copy of webOS on a device. It’s a cross-platform desktop Java app that has resuscitate many a phone, though we’re hoping it won’t be needed too often by Veer owners (the Doctor wipes the device, though files in the USB partition generally survive).
And being the crazy code heads that they are, WebOS Internals immediately started diving deep into the Doctor. Why? Well, because the Doctor contains a full and complete copy of webOS 2.1.2 that’s installed on the Veer. They’ve already whipped up Meta-Doctor support, and discovered some interesting bits as well – for example the Veer runs version 2.6.29 of the Linux kernel, as opposed to the older 2.6.24 that all preceding webOS devices run. What exactly that means, we don’t know, but generally such a small point update is for bug fixes, which means added stability, which is a good thing considering how hard it is to do a battery pull on the Veer.
As a word of warning, the webOS Doctor is the nuclear solution to webOS problems. It will wipe out all the apps, patches, and settings on your device and set it back to mint condition (excluding the stack of files in your USB partition). It’s a last-ditch option for your webOS troubles, but one that’s highly effective at reviving even the most dead webOS devices.
Source: Palm.com [192MB download]; Via: WebOS Internals
19 Comments
Could I doctor my Sprint Pixi with this since it supports the same resolution? I want 2.x :)
No. Wrong processor, wrong carrier, wrong phone.
long sad face goes here.
well...this should make the 10 people who have purchased this phone very happy i guess.
How original.
I wish you'd link to info on the 2.6.29 kernel...
how about flash plugins? any newer version there?
I am hoping webOS internals find out if there are any goodies baked in, like talking with TP.
Hey, Derek. Did you read the "10 Reasons for Geeks to Love weboOS" link in the webOS Weekly? The link: http://developer.palm.com/blog/2011/05/10-reasons-for-geeks-to-love-hp-w... mentions at #9 that they updated the kernel for 2.0 for the page cache compression based off the homebrew forums and webOS Internals! That's why the new kernel version (among other possible changes). Just FYI.
WTG webOS Internals!!!
No, the new kernel version was because they used a more up-to-date kernel. They should be on one of the newest ones though to ensure maximum security.
Just saw the Veer at ATT today and its friggan amazing. Build quality is superb, design is nice, small novelty is great, webOS is suuuuper smooth. My wife wants it!
Oh man--we've caught up to Matt Smith now, by my count.
Just wanted to drop you a note -- in the Linux Kernel world, 2.6.X is a major release. 2.6.29 is a series of kernels on which there will be a number of stable updates denoted as 2.6.29.Y and was originally released in March of 2009. 2.6.24 was a series of kernels originally released in January of 2008.
Is there a new way to force recovery mode on a Veer? The previous phones force recovery by holding the up volume rocker while charging and inserting a battery. I don't think that's going to work for this one....
i believe all you had to do was power it up while holding the vol. up button... so it should still be the same. so if you have it turned off... you could do this 2 ways... one is holding the power button ... the other would be plugging it in to a while having the vol. up button depressed. hope this answers your question. :-)
So where's the 2.x doctor for the Pre Plus outside of Europe?
http://www.webos-internals.org/wiki/WebOS_2_Upgrade
I know, but I was hoping for an official one! Homebrew solutions != HP "making things right."
GF bought a veer today.
She has always loved playing w/ my pre+ (vzw), but I didn't expect to be so blessed. I literally wanted to stay out of it, just to make sure it was her decision at the end of the day.
It was epic (epic!) watching her tell the at&t rep that she was finished w/ apple and moving on. He was an htc guy - and was wanting to up to the infuse -_- , but was definitely impressed by the spec sheet the veer had. If you're not a power phone user, it is a perfect device. My gf switched from her iphone 3g, and already loves the physical keyboard; I have to say that it is miles, MILES ahead of the pre+ keyboard that doesn't register some clicks and doubles others. Oh, and her gps works perfectly and google maps opens w/in seconds. It is the perfect marriage w/ the touchpad imo, and as a vzw am kinda jealous that I can't get my paws on it.
come on pre3.... get here already.