Edward Hunton

OK - I HAVE THE SOLUTION! 

 

SSH stops working on the TV.

 

Turning it off and on via the remote control dos not restart ssh. Pulling out the power from the back of the tv does.

I have been deploying apps to a webOS TV for months now. Its very hit and miss. I always follow the advice here http://developer.lge.com/webOSTV/develop/web-app/app-test as per micolet's post. However, I am only successful 20 percent of the time. 

 

I have tried the following:

 

1) Turning developer mode off and on again in the Developer Mode app

2) Blowing away all my ssh keys for previous LG apps

3) Removing and re-adding devices using ares-setup-device

4) trying port 22 as per some posts on this subject

 

The key is acquired correctly using ares-novacom --device EDNEW --getkey. I know this because any error with the ip would cause an error at this stage. The result of this command is a silent return to the prompt.

 

However, trying to list apps on the device throws an error, ares-install --device EDNEW --list returns this: ares-install: Error: Please check the device IP address or port.

 

Sometimes i can make the connection, but most of the time it fails and I cant see any pattern. 

 

If anybody can shed some light on this I will be extremely grateful, its a tiresome blocker for me.

 

Ed