Wednesday, January 25th, 2006

How to install Opera Mini, the new web browser for Palm

Opera Software has finally released Opera Mini, the handheld version of its famous multi-platform Web browser, with version for Palm. This mobile version maintains the characteristics of his elder brother, speed, nice interface and accessibility.

This is an application Java, specifically MIDP 2.0 profile. Therefore, we must install the Java virtual machine in our palm, and then run the Opera Mobile. This virtual machine is required to run this and other Java applications on Palm. These are the steps to install both components:

  • The Java virtual machine (specifically the WebSphere Everyplace Micro Environment, a product of IBM), we can lose this page from Palm. The archive today is a ZIP called WEME571.zip. We downloaded to our PC and decompress it.
  • We went into the folder "JVM/ARM4T" and inside you will find several programs for Palm. To get the Spanish version, install the files J9JavaVMMidp20.prc, J9JavaVMMidp20_es.prc and JavaVMCheck_esES.prc. With this we will have installed the Java virtual machine.

  • Now it will install itself as Opera Mobile. Come to this page (do not worry because they put Tungsten C, fits all models), choose from the dropdown menu at the bottom "British", and will get two downloads. The second, ending in ". Jar" is the file we downloaded directly from the Palm. We target the path to that file.
  • The Palm, opened the "IBM Java VM" and choose "Install". Where you ask us the URL, type the full path of the download. In my case: http://mini.opera.com/global/opera-mini-advanced-es.jar. Accepted, and you can download it. When finished, we leave this program, because we will have an icon called Opera Mini. This is the browser.


Opera Mini once triggered high-resolution mode (see end of post)

It is noted that the Opera Mini is designed mainly for mobile phones. Everything is done with the two buttons at the bottom. It is quite elegant, and above all easy to use. I liked that integrates Opera desktop functions such as the progress bar that indicates the KB downloaded at any time. It is quite light, especially compared with the Blazer that comes by default with the Tungsten E2. The pages load very fast. And something that is appreciated is to divide long pages into several parts, not to fill the memory of the Palm, a la Google Mobilizer. In short, a good web browser for the Palm, which I recommend trying.

Published: Zapan alerts as well in the comments, there is a version of Opera Mini in PRC format, so you could install over a Hotsync, without having to download via the Internet of the page in Opera. In any case, we have also installed first Java virtual machine.

Let's use one method or another, the program installed it, because by trying to install the PRC on my Palm, having followed the original process, I received the error:

- Already exists: C: \ Palm \ palmOne \ Mark \ Install \ opera-mini-1.2.2960-advanced-es.prc
Install synchronization failed

Protocol error: the file already exists. (400B)

In the download page, there is a tip for a Treo 650 users who want to use Opera Mini: activate double buffering the virtual machine. This option is under "Preferences" from our Palm in establishing the category called "IBM Java VM. We go and check the box "Use double buffering.

Importantly, at the same site there is an option "Use high resolution coordinates. If they have a high resolution Palm, actívenla. When I tried the Opera Mini did not like the finish, because it seemed designed for low resolution devices. But with this action on, the quality of images, interface, etc., is greatly improved. I updated the screenshot shown in the article to display.


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