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Re: how to delete read only files from N900

Hi, I tried to recover deleted pictures through the Testdisc software, now unable todelete read-onlyphotos.

Re: how to delete read only files from N900

ive now got this problem but i dont understand any thing ive read in this thread!
reading those xterm commands made me dizzy
does no one speak english around here!
all i did was turn the phone on and i was greeted with this NIGHTMARE:D

Re: how to delete read only files from N900

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Originally Posted by leetut (Post 828843)

nice signature :P

Re: how to delete read only files from N900

Its a terrible problem. i also had it the first day i used the n900. I dont understand why you have to do all these stupid xterm commands to get the god damn device working again. why cant there just be a button in maemo witch on press clears the read only garbage and get going again... why does every freaking thing needs to be so hard.

Atleast i now know why so many people use Windows and not linux

Re: how to delete read only files from N900

Well when people break other phones they ca't fix them because they have no access

And when they do, they complain you need to be a computer engineer to fix things

Guess you can't win..

Btw, "Safely remove device" in windows is there for a reason.

Re: how to delete read only files from N900

Anyone who is having this problem just connect your n900 with your windows pc in mass storage mood and a window should popup with dialoudge "scan for fix file system error" or similler, click on that and wait. If no window popup, than right click on n900 drive and go to properties then go to 'tools' tab and click "check Now" then click 'start' and wait. After the work done, your n900 now should have the ability to delete those files or folder its could'nt before.:D

Re: how to delete read only files from N900

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Originally Posted by obhishap (Post 844475)

this is the (best) solution i think...that was a close flash on me...thanks....and remember to read the whole pages so u will find the solution...thanks god i didnt flash my device....

Re: how to delete read only files from N900

I had this same problem. Just connect your device (either mass storage or PC Suite mode) and delete the file(s) from there.

Re: how to delete read only files from N900

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Originally Posted by nuke (Post 608888)

Hi gaffa

I had the same issue, with transmission, after it crashed the
/home/user/MyDocs folder became readonly, and I could not
delete the torrents and or save any pictures.

This is what I did :

1) From xterm I signed in as root and remounted the filesystem in
/home/user/MyDocs as read and write.

Code:

mount -o remount,rw /home/user/MyDocs

2) I deleted the torrents

Code:

rm -rf /home/user/MyDocs/Downloads/files.torrent*

3)Checked what device was mounted /home/user/MyDocs under

Code:

   Nokia-N900-42-11:~# df -h



   /dev/mmcblk0p1   27.0G  1.3G 25.7G  5% /home/user/MyDocs

4) And runed fsck.vfat to clear filesystem inconsistencies on the
device reported /dev/mmcblk0p1

a) I unmounted filesystem first *****that is very important

Code:

Nokia-N900-42-11:~# umount /home/user/MyDocs/

b) Then fsck.vfat /dev/mmcblk0p1

Code:

Nokia-N900-42-11:~# fsck.vfat /dev/mmcblk0p1

dosfsck 3.0.1, 23 Nov 2008, FAT32, LFN

alleged total clusters: 442377

4424

8848

13272

17696

checked clusters: 21510

/dev/mmcblk0p1: 1797 files, 21510/442377 clusters

Nokia-N900-42-11:~#

I had to run fsck.vfat a few times until it came up clear v

5) I rebooted the n900 and all was OK.

Excellent thanx, this worked for me after a transmission crash too.

Re: how to delete read only files from N900

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Originally Posted by danielpublic (Post 634925)

Hi! I have this problem as well.

When I run:

Code:

fsck.vfat /dev/mmcblk0p1

fsck version and so forth.

alleged total clusters: 442377

and then it askes me:

Code:

 FATs differ but appear to be intact. Use which FAT ?

1) Use first FAT

2) Use second FAT

Suggestions? :confused:

by pressing '1' for the first FAT and then answering 'yes' if I wanted to make some changes.
Then just reboot and filesystem is read/write again. :)

I had that option as well.
I think it comes up if you have an SD card, thus the 2 choices.