Re: n900 application manager not working
 

Thanks heaps linuxeventually! :)
Still need to work round the password as can't get rootsh installed since application manager is "unable to install"-ing that also. Any work rounds?

Vee

Re: n900 application manager not working
 

@humvee

AFAIK if you can't install packages as root then you can't get rootsh, easyroot, etc working as they depend on being installed as root (can't just uncompress the source and use).

Therefore the only way I'm aware of is to flash the device with the R&D flag and use the built-in gainroot script.

Warning: Flashing the device in any way is inherently dangerous and R&D mode is not recommended for long-term use.

If you choose this route, flash with R&D flag, then install rootsh, flash removing the R&D flag, and run sudo apt-get -f install to fix your package problems.

Info here: http://wiki.maemo.org/R%26D_mode
Please also read these threads before proceeding:
http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=36206&page=2
http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=58079
http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=5963

@stephaniegalea
Did you ever get your problem resolved?

Re: n900 application manager not working
 

i also have the same NOT WORKING APP MANAGER only since i installed "titans kernel"

i can down load apps but fails on install or unintall

please see comand line attemps below

~ $ sudo gainroot
Root shell enabled


BusyBox v1.10.2 (Debian 3:1.10.2.legal-1osso30+0m5) built-in shell (ash)
Enter 'help' for a list of built-in commands.

/home/user # sudo apt-get install
/home/user # sudo apt-get -f install
/home/user # apt-get -f install
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 7 not upgraded.
4 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 0B of additional disk space will be used.
dpkg: parse error, in file `/var/lib/dpkg/available' near line 2188 package `libsignonui-l10n-ptpt':
field name `Main' must be followed by colon
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (2)
/home/user # apt-get install
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 7 not upgraded.
4 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 0B of additional disk space will be used.
dpkg: parse error, in file `/var/lib/dpkg/available' near line 2188 package `libsignonui-l10n-ptpt':
field name `Main' must be followed by colon
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (2)
/home/user # sudo apt-get install
/home/user #
/home/user #

Re: n900 application manager not working
 

This indicates some corruption in the data file - this'll have nothing (directly) to do with "titans kernel" (though overclocking could cause this sort of issue). Running (as root) "dpkg --clear-avail" should fix this - you'll need to do an "apt-get update" afterwards as well.

Re: n900 application manager not working
 

Hey you guys. I had the same problem. I couldn't install anything using app manager. I installed the faster application manager using sudo gainroot
apt-get install fapman
and I tried installing another app using the original app manager after installing faster application manager and I was able to install apps again. I don't know what happened but it could be that installing fapman did something.Just wanted to let you guys know.

Re: n900 application manager not working
 

When i open application manager it says "operation failed"/ no applications available" when i do sudo apt-get install it says encountered a section with no package: header
problem with mergelist /var/lib/apt/lists/downloads.maemo.nokia.com_fermantle_ssu_apps_._pac kages
the package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened
PLEASE HELPP GUYS

Re: n900 application manager not working
 

Try disabling all the repositories in app manager, exiting, then going back in and re-enabling them all. That'll force a complete re-download of the repository data which should fix the issue.

Re: n900 application manager not working
 

hey frns i face the same problem...it says after i do apt get update
dpkg --configure -a

how to install this manually???
plss help me

Re: n900 application manager not working
 

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Re: n900 application manager not working
 

If you have maemodder installed, have a look at this thread and the links from it. Solution is at the end.http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php...129#post921129