Re: n900 How to install downloaded application
 

I'm going to sound ultra stupid now :( but how do I find the firmware and attempt to update it... I can't find it in the app manager... i've searched in the 'all' category for anything maemo related and it's not come up. God I feel a bit thick...


oh and i've got the maemo.org and maemo.org extras catalogues enabled... along with nokia system software updates and ovi?

Re: n900 How to install downloaded application
 

You might have to flash it
http://www.maemofanatics.com/how-to-...ur-nokia-n900/

Get correct firmware from http://www.maemofanatics.com/how-to-...ur-nokia-n900/

Re: n900 How to install downloaded application
 

It should just show up as "Maemo 5" as I recall, and should show up under "Update" in App Manager. You can check what version you have installed by looking at the Version string in Settings/About product, or use the excellent Healthcheck app which will give you both the version number and the PR number.

Re: n900 How to install downloaded application
 

Unfortunately in it doesn't show as available in update... i'm thinking the version I have is old old as i've not done any kind of system update since the first week I got the phone... my version is 2.2009.51-1.205.1... looks massively old to me... am thinking i'll be needing to flash it like Nosa suggested if it's not showing up.

Re: n900 How to install downloaded application
 

Have just followed these instructions and flashed my firmware - it's now reading 10.2010.19-1... hopefully any further updates will appear in my catalogues... now i've just got to find and redownload all my games and widgets and things... starting with Angry Birds. (I kept the downloaded level pack backed up on my PC just in case it fancied me paying for it again post-flash ;-)

Thanks for your help and patience Nosa and Rob1n... those of us willing to learn need patient teachers and we will get there :-)

Re: n900 How to install downloaded application
 

Very odd that you didnt get an update - but a flash every now and again is good :) - cleans out the muck and helps things carry on correctly :)

Good to hear it is all working.

Re: n900 How to install downloaded application
 

Hey,

Thanks for all your replys but i'm even more confussed.. did say i was a totall Neewbie!
1) how do you put in the text in x terminal if i type root then enter for a new line i get error.


2) whats this is the Ovi repo in App Manager & how do I disable it?

3) How do u check in the System Repository of App Manager and version it is - ? not installed but you can if you like' ?

Re: n900 How to install downloaded application
 

Have you installed rootsh?

Not sure why you'd want to disable it, but you can disable repositories in App Manager by tapping on the title bar and selecting the "Catalogues" option, then selecting the Ovi repository and checking the "Disabled" option.

I'm not sure what you're asking about here. You can find out what version of the Maemo OS you're running from "About product" in the Settings app. You can see the version and repository of an application by selecting it in App Manager and looking at the details.