Re: Developer Mode Alternative?
 

Something that ancelads repo package should already do!
At least as I understood his comments?

Re: Developer Mode Alternative?
 

Hello everybody.

Thank you for the tips and help.
Reflashing the phone, did the job.

Re: Developer Mode Alternative?
 

Should we also comment out the entry in:
/etc/apt/sources.list.d/osa.list
?

Re: Developer Mode Alternative?
 

No, did someone say so? ;)
Frankly, I do not know exactly what this is for. But I stilll have it unchanged and everything is fine.

Re: Developer Mode Alternative?
 

osa is ovi store afaik, it's not functioning, so you can just remove it

Re: Developer Mode Alternative?
 

Contents of /etc/apt/sources.list.d/osa.list:
I don't know what deb-exec does, but osa has something to do with getting updates from the Ovi store.

Back when the store was around, this process was often the cause of "Checking for Updates" never completing, see:
http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=86084

Re: Developer Mode Alternative?
 

I thought so but was not sure.

I never had problems with updating. And even with closed store it works fine. Getting updates from openrepos, too. Do you have warehouse installed?
(My device is in open mode.)

But as coderus said go ahead and comment it out.

Re: Developer Mode Alternative?
 

I have warehouse installed, but my device is not in open mode.

Just some further information:

'deb-exec' is not a command, but instead a (Nokia-specific?) extension to the repository types in apt (Debian only has 'deb' and 'deb-src').
Instead of fetching the list of packages from the repository, 'deb-exec' runs the command '/usr/bin/osa' which then presumably returns the list of packages.
Running 'strings' on '/usr/bin/osa' shows this command can make http connections to s60-store.ovi.com, api.store.ovi.com and p.d.ovi.com.
It also references a file called '/var/lib/ovi-adapter/known-products' which seems to contain information on the packages one has previously downloaded from the store (so you only get shown updates to packages already have?).

Re: Developer Mode Alternative?
 

Hi,

I am quite new to Nokia N9 and had difficulties in installing developer-mode, even with the N9RepoMirror tool installed.
Since I did not want to reflash the phone, I did "clean" it (bought it used) but some configuration file from, probably, older Harmattan version was left.

I had to modify and repack the N9RepoMirror .deb so that the postinst script also removed old repos from
aegis-ssu-keyring-232.list
file, other than the "standard" aegis-ssu-keyring-001.list
(had managed to install the terminal and noticed there was one more file in /etc/apt/sources.list.d).

After this, installed the "fixed" N9RepoMirror and was able to install developer-mode, WareHouse etc.

Just wanted to share my experience :)
Thank you for explaining what files are involved in repo checks!

Re: Developer Mode Alternative?
 

Now, after downloading ancelads package and checking the postinst script, I understand why some may still have problems.

Not all have the general 001 firmware/repository, but localized 232/480/whatever repo list.

So those do not get cleaned but still are in place and take precedence.

I guess following command line would be better:
gzip /etc/apt/sources.list.d/aegis.ssu-keyring-*.list

which will not delete -but keep info compressed- old lists. And would be valid for all firmware versions.
Pre-conditions: gzip preinstalled (I think so) and apt not complaining about some binary files (I guess so).

Re: Developer Mode Alternative?
 

You cannot remove those files, or aegis will complain.
Package will be updated to maintain localized files.

Re: Developer Mode Alternative?
 

Oops, sorry. Too long running on OpenMode. :D
(but what about refhashlist? not inside?)

Thanks.

Re: Developer Mode Alternative?
 

Any tips on how to enable dev mode on an N950 with old firmware?
Are there any ready debs for the N950? (I'm stuck on a Windows PC for a few days now)
Thanks!

Re: Developer Mode Alternative?
 

The new repos should hold versions also for older firmwares...

Re: Developer Mode Alternative?
 

Yes, but the Ancelad deb contains the repo for the N9 (https://coderus.openrepos.net/n9mirror/), not the N950 (https://coderus.openrepos.net/n950mirror/).

Re: Developer Mode Alternative?
 

Oops, right. Sorry.

@ancelad
would you be so kind?

Re: Developer Mode Alternative?
 

Thanks!
And @Ancelad, if it's not too much hassle for you, I'd be very thankful if you could post debs for the N950 too.

Re: Developer Mode Alternative?
 

Mee too, just in case I would need them some time ;)

Re: Developer Mode Alternative?
 

I don't have n950 :)

Edit:
Ah, I've read wrong...
Sure I can add n950-repo into package, but I can't build it right now.

Re: Developer Mode Alternative?
 

Thanks for the reply!
Do you need the device to create the deb? Isn't it sufficient to put the https://coderus.openrepos.net/n950mirror/ repo in the list file?

Re: Edit:
Thank you! Sure, whenever you can find some time to do it.

Re: Developer Mode Alternative?
 

He wont need device for creating but testing (can be done by you).

TIA to ancelad
But please consider to make two different packages (one for N9 / one for N950)!

Re: Developer Mode Alternative?
 

Ok, I will, but I should add specific N950 system-package as depends into control to prevent installation on N9. Could you tell me this package?

Re: Developer Mode Alternative?
 

Yep, of course :)

I guess easiest is meta package. I do not assume we have such enthusiast that have removed the meta package on N950 (especially without terminal ;)).

So package we depend on N950 will be
mp-harmattan-rm680-pr

Re: Developer Mode Alternative?
 

Oh... I'm afraid to add this one :D

Re: Developer Mode Alternative?
 

Nah, you do not need. :)

As I was writing I recognized everybody will only add/install your package after a reflash. Or in other words nobody is able to remove that mp without terminal (developer mode).

Re: Developer Mode Alternative?
 

Speaking of it:
Is it safe to remove this package? For instance to update twitter libs and others (libgpg-error0 libogg0 liborganiser lzop usbutil)?

Re: Developer Mode Alternative?
 

If you expect another PR update from ..... then do NOT remove this package ;)

But -without irony- this package has lots of reverse dependencies, so a lot of (almost all) packages will get removed, too. To what state your N950 will go I have no idea. There is some dedicated thread somewhere on TMO ...

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Thanks!!!! it worked and im downloading extra repos now :D:)

Re: Developer Mode Alternative?
 

Dear N950's users, test please this package: https://www.dropbox.com/s/o4jtgs7ksh...armel.deb?dl=0

Be careful: it has mp-harmattan-rm680-pr as depends!

Re: Developer Mode Alternative?
 

Thanks for your work!

Which tests would you like?

Why is this required in postinstall:
Does it make sense to rename the file "n9repomirror.list" to n950repomirror.list?

Re: Developer Mode Alternative?
 

Filename doesn't make a sense. Postinst should clear all old lists, that's all.

Re: Developer Mode Alternative?
 

Thank you very much for creating the N950 deb, Ancelad! I noticed your post just now, sorry.

I tried installing it on my Pre-Beta 1 N950, but it just stays on the installation screen with the progress bar. Nothing happens.
If I go back, then it is in the list of installed applications, but with 0 Kb size, and it cannot be uninstalled. After a restart, it disappears from the application list.

I tried installing the terminal package manually, but I get an "unable to trace installation package dependencies" error.

Btw. my device has some certificate issues, because I can't open any https sites with the browser; I get an "SSL handshake failed" error.

PS: If I try to install Fliebox, MyExplorer, etc., I get the same problem like when trying to install the terminal, i.e. first "Preparing for installation - Searching for required applications. Please Wait.", and then "Unable to install - Unable to trace installation package dependencies".

Re: Developer Mode Alternative?
 

I've tried mounting my N950's rootfs using the rescue CD, but I can't make it work.

Following the instructions, what I get is:
Shortly after that the phone turns off and I can't see the device/partitions on the host.

Does anyone have a suggestion how I could either install developer mode or get access to the system files on this N950, without flashing a newer firmware?