Building an AdHoc Distribution version - AWOL provisioning profile

Hi All,
I'm struggling with a local build of an adhoc distributable version of an app/game I'm working on. The application code base all compiles fine direct to my iPhone (2.1) device. However when I try and compile a version for distribution I come up across some difficulties.
I've followed all the 'How-Too' steps as documented in the Program Portal. I've created the certificate and distribution provisioning profile. However the profile does not show up in the Target > AppName Info > Code Signing > Code Signing Provisioning profile even though the Code signing identity is exactly as entered Distribution Certificate name.
I fear I'm missing something obvious
Thanks in advance folks
Pete

When you change project settings, make sure you've selected the active (marked as "Active") configuration. Xcode has a bug which sometimes does not show the correct profiles if you're trying to apply changes to a configuration which is not the current active one.
Hope this helps.

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hello all
i finally found this forum !
it has been a little bit tiring the lack of propper dev support
even in really critical issues
anyway,
i hope someone can shed some light on my problem
i am trying to distribute an app i created to some beta testers
so i am trying to use ad hoc distribution for that purpose
i have all certificates and profiles created,
i am able to run debug and release version on my device (with the dev profile)
i can apparently build distribution versions as they generate no errors
but when i or someone else tries to instal the ad hoc distribution version on a device that has the ad hoc profile we always get the error 0xE8000001
i have tried everything,
recreating the profiles
rebooting the machine after important changes,
restarting xcode everytime i remove or install profiles or set build configuration
although i have found no instructions on how to build the ad hoc version, i suppose it is need to set the right ad hoc dist profile in the settings instead of the app store profile, anyway i tried both ways...
pls help
btw, has anybody applied apps since last sunday ?
i have and still waiting for it to show up...
thanx alot to anyone thatcares to read so far
abraços
nonnus

sorry guys
i was so happy that i posted right away
after i did a search on ad hoc distribution and found the dist.plist trick that seemed to make everything right
i could not find a way to delete the thread so decided to mark it as answered and maybe can point the solution to someone else....
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Difference between Developer provisioning profile and a Distribution one

With both a Developer provisioning profile and a Distribution Ad Hoc provisioning profile, an app can be installed on a designated device.
Is the only practical difference between the two kinds the fact that the Developer provisioning profile eventually expires?
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doug

A compiled class has two concealed initialisation methods, class initialization <clinit> and instance initialization <init>.
These are created by concatenating initialisation blocks and initial value clauses associated with fields of the class in the order they appear in the source.
Class initialisation is performed the first time a class is "actively used", which means either by accessing a static field or member or by instanciating the class. It's performed first, and the initialisation methods are syncrhonized on the class, so that the class is effectively locked until it finishes.
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How to Obtain a Distribution Provisioning Profile from Apple

hi everybody!
I'm searching in the apple.com site where I can register me to obtain a distribution provisioning profile, can anybody help me?
thx!

Hi Angelo, and welcome to the Dev Forum!
A provisioning profile is one of the documents you can obtain at the Developer Program Portal once you're a member of the program. Normally you would first register as an iPhone Developer at the iPhone Dev Center to access the free developer tools and the extensive iPhone Reference Library.
The home page of the iPhone Dev Center includes a link to information about the iPhone Developer Program. Once you decide on the type of membership you require (e.g.: Standard Program $99; Enterprise Program $299), you can proceed to the online application form.
Once you are accepted into the program (the waiting time may vary from less than one day to several weeks), you will obtain access to the Program Portal which provides detailed instructions on how to obtain, install and use the various documents including the provisioning profiles. Note that an iPhone developer does not normally obtain a Distribution Provisioning Profile until completing and thoroughly testing an iPhone app using one or more Device Provisioning Profiles. A Distribution Certificate and Profile is only used when building the version of your app which will be submitted for review and placed in the iTunes Store if accepted.
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Sorry for the confusion, but when issuing a new version of an approved app (bug fixes), is a brand new Distribution Provisioning Profile required when for the distribution build prior to uploading to Apple?
If so are there any caveats/gotchas of which we should be aware?
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No.
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My Distribution Profile is grayed out in Code Signing Provisioning Profile

Fellow developers, has anyone experienced this problem when you tried to compile your app for distribution:
Did everything as suggested in this forum, including:
- copying a distribution profile to the right folder and also draging over the Xcode icon
- Adding a "Distribution" configuration
- specifying the identity as "iPhone Distribution: My Name"
However, in the "Code Signing Provisioning Profile" picker, when "Any iPhone OS" is selected, the only enabled choice is "Default ..." and the actual profile with my name is grayed out.
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It is normal that it is grayed out ( don't ask me why ). To activate the distribution build, duplicate your Release in Distribution, install all the required certificates ( please apple stop those, they're a nightmare to deal with ) , then in the build settings in the code signing you have to TYPE ( there is no drop down box as seen in some screenshots ) "iPhone Distribution" ( instead of "iPhone Developer" ) and tada a few lines below you should see your drop down modified with some distributions entries.
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I created a Distribution Provisioning Profile, but somehow, I get an error...
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It's strange, because I have the Development Provisioning Profile on my iPod Touch, but somehow, I can't sign it for distribution.
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Start over...
Did you create/download all three of these?
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The stack backtrace has been logged to the console.
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Please help! Thank you so much for your time.. I've gotten so frustrated with this whole process.

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I am having an issue where my ad Hoc distribution provisioning profiles are not activating,
their status remains "Pending" for quite some time, and then changes to "invalid".
I have followed the instructions to create my distribution certificate which was successful, and
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Hi Rob, and welcome to the Dev Forum!
I don't think I've ever seen what you described, so it's unlikely I'll be of much help. Is there any chance you reused the name of an unexpired profile? This is easy to do, since the Profile Name field of the +Create ... Profile+ form likes to complete your key strokes by filling in an existing name.
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I probabky should be more clear about my problem:
Here is my situation. I just switched machines, but I realize now that my keychain file does not contain my current distribution provisioning profile. I made the p.12 certificate file a couple days before I added the current distribution provisioning profile.
My question, can I simply remove the old distribution provisioning profile from the developer portal and create a new one and select/join it with the same distribution certificate without changing anything else?
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Building an AdHoc Distribution version - AWOL provisioning profile

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