Problem with Application Manager on N900
 

Hi,

On my Nokia N900,if i go to Application Manager and click on Update or Download, i get a message "Checking for updates,please wait" and then nothing happens.

The Application catalogs on my phone are Nokia Applications,Nokia System Software Updates,Ovi,maemo.org,Maemo Extras.

On the phone i connect to the Internet using the Wifi on my laptop and im able to browse websites. But im facing the above problem with the Application manager.

The firmware version on my phone is 3.2010.02-8. Any way to fix the problem ?

Please help.
Thank You

Re: Problem with Application Manager on N900
 

Disable Maemo Extras.

It's the same thing as the maemo.org repository.

Let me know if that solves the problem or not.

Re: Problem with Application Manager on N900
 

Thanks for the reply xomm. But disabling maemo extras didnt work ! :( . Below are the repositories in the Application Catalog on my phone :

1. Nokia Applications : https://downloads.maemo.nokia.com/freemantle/ssu/apps/
Distribution : ./

2. Nokia System Software Updates : https://downloads.maemo.nokia.com/freemantle/ssu/mr0
Distribution : ./

3. Ovi : https://downloads.maemo.nokia.com/freemantle/ovi/
Distribution : ./

4. maemo.org : http://repository.maemo.org/extras/
Distribution : freemantle
Components : free non-free

5. Maemo Extras : http://repository.maemo.org/extras/
Distribution :
Components : free non-free

6. maemo.org extras-testing : http://repository.maemo.org/extras-testing
Distribution : freemantle
Components : free non-free

Re: Problem with Application Manager on N900
 

Is that correct? If so, then it should be Fremantle, not Freemantle.

Re: Problem with Application Manager on N900
 

Im sorry, that was a typo . Yes, it is Fremantle. Are the repository url's correct ?

Re: Problem with Application Manager on N900
 

The only difference I have is for Nokia SSU, the last 3 characters are 002.

But that's only because I'm in a different region (North America)

The only other thing I can think of is -devel apps or other apps.

Have you installed anything from maemo.org extras-devel or done any terminal work?

Basically, have you done anything that could have been deemed systematically risky?

Re: Problem with Application Manager on N900
 

Thanks xomm, the problem is solved. There was an issue with name resolution on the phone, because i was using the wifi on my laptop. So, i added the google dns servers to resolv.conf on the phone and now everything works ! :) .

Re: Problem with Application Manager on N900
 

sorry because i have a problem with name resolution too, you have changed the file resolv.conf or the settings in the Connexions → advanced → IP address ?

http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?p=560041

Re: Problem with Application Manager on N900
 

same problem here just got my phone what do i have to do this is really annoying me:( couldnt wait to get the thing and this happens

Re: Problem with Application Manager on N900
 

lately i can't seem to run app manager. it said "operation fail". can someone help me with this problem?

Re: Problem with Application Manager on N900
 

just solved some problems changing the dns to the google dns but for some reason cannot update maemo extras?

Re: Problem with Application Manager on N900
 

i fixed the prob with the app manager. I simply had to dissable the joiku repo. the rest of the repos seem to be working fine. to prob's left now

1. i can not use the app manager with wifi. it only seems to work with tmobile internet

2. i can not find fmms or trasmission in any of my searches using all 3 of the maemo repos

if anyone can help me find these apps or get my application manager to work with wifi please let me know

Re: Problem with Application Manager on N900
 

I Just Got This Problem After Changing Wlan Transmission Power To 10 mW after I changed It Back to 100 mW it worked again. you may have the same problem

Re: Problem with Application Manager on N900
 

Start a new thread for this. Also give more details in the new thread, you'll get more attention.

Re: Problem with Application Manager on N900
 

I am also now just having this problem. @ first i was wondering what i did and then all of a sudden it started working again. I think the app that is messing with my app manager is the 'Desktop Activity' that saves your desktop. Thats the only thing i can think off at the moment that has messed with it. Ever since i put that app in it has started to give app manager problems. I just dont understand as to why it sometimes works and sometimes it doesnt.

I think it only works when i reboot the phone.=/ any ideas anyone? I am going to probably uninstall that app but thats weird because i thought that app was already in extras now.

-MASTER

Re: Problem with Application Manager on N900
 

Actually. Try installing it, and when you get the error, dismiss it, and go to the "Log" (via the application menu: the bar at the top.)

There should be some understandable information there. (You might need to scroll a bit.)

Re: Problem with Application Manager on N900
 

I im having hte same problem here - maemo, extras, extras-devel, extras testing etc all work on the catalogues for me

but Nokia Applications
Nokia System Software
Ovi

all these "failed to refresh" and there is a Exclamation mark on a red back ground next to it - im connected via wifi - how can i fix this so all catalogues run and update smoothly?

Re: Problem with Application Manager on N900
 

Click on each of the failed catalogs, and scroll down. That should reveal the error message. Post them here.

Re: Problem with Application Manager on N900
 

i also have this issue, after i disabled some repositorues i wasnt able to use application manager anymore. There is another thread with this issue that i posted on too.

http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php...cation+manager

i hope someone can help us figure it out.

Thanks

Re: Problem with Application Manager on N900
 

nokia applications error:
https://downloads.maemo.nokia.com/fr...pps/./packages
Resolving host times out: downloads.maemo.nokia.com

Nokia System software updates error:
https://downloads.maemo.nokia.com/fr...mr0/./packages
Resolving host times out: downloads.maemo.nokia.com

nokia applications error:
https://downloads.maemo.nokia.com/fr...ovi/./packages
Resolving host times out: downloads.maemo.nokia.com

but maemo.org is ok i restarted it still the same i already re-flashed the device 2 times still the same problem, an sudgestions???

Re: Problem with Application Manager on N900
 

You've got DNS problems - are you connecting via WLAN or the phone network?

Re: Problem with Application Manager on N900
 

i changed internet provider (and router) and now i dont have any problem with ip resolution

Re: Problem with Application Manager on N900
 

im conected via WLAN i can browse and everything but these catalogs always fail to refresh, how can i fix the the DNS it it on my homenetwork??

Re: Problem with Application Manager on N900
 

Others have had this same issue - the reports I've seen suggest that you need to change the DNS servers both in your wireless access point, and on the N900 (I would have thought just changing either one would work, but that's what others have reported). If you change to use the Google DNS servers (8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4) then it should work.

Re: Problem with Application Manager on N900
 

i googled how to change the DNS now my router's DNS are now 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4 i also set my n900, yes the catalogs(ovi,nokia applications and nokia system software update) are now refreshing but once i download from their site, it opens the aplication manager but just says "preparing for installation please wait", im hopeles ::((

Re: Problem with Application Manager on N900
 

i disable meamo extra catlog still it is not working, the application log saying could not open lock file, unable to lock the list directory
please help me

Re: Problem with Application Manager on N900
 

Try doing it this way: http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=59387

The solution is in the end of the thread.

Re: Problem with Application Manager on N900
 

Yeah i found out that my Network Cell Provider is what was holding this whole app manager problem back! >.< I got on my WLAN and all of a sudden it worked! so lame. However what can i do to have my cell network work with App manager?? Any suggestions would be helpful! Thanks

-MASTER

Re: Problem with Application Manager on N900
 

you can change the dns ip in the /etc/resolv.conf file with one that works with the application manager (like this one of google http://code.google.com/intl/fr/speed/public-dns/)

I had the same problem with my old internet provider at home, and what i did is when i was at home i change the dns ip in the resolv.conf and when i was out i changed again because some services (like radio streaming) didnt work.
If i added the dns ip of my choice in the connexion parametres it did nt work.

Problem with Application Manager on N900
 

Hi Folks,
for the last couple of days, I am not able to install / update / remove any application with default app manager. I am getting the following error....Can someone help me to resolve the issues.

Thanks in advance...

hildon-application-manager 2.2.71
connected to Idea Internet
apt-worker: Ignoring version from wrong domain: libsdl-mixer1.2 1:1.2.6-5+0m5+ogg+mp3
apt-worker: /var/lib/apt/lists/repository.maemo.org_extras_dists_fremantle-1.3_free_binary-armel_Packages
apt-worker: Ignoring version from wrong domain: libsndfile1 1.0.20-0maemo1+ogg
apt-worker: /var/lib/apt/lists/repository.maemo.org_extras-devel_dists_fremantle_free_binary-armel_Packages
connected to Idea Internet
-----
Upgrading datetoday-home-widget 0.1-7.4 to 0.1-7.5
apt-worker: free space (/) = 89219072
apt-worker: free space (/home/user/MyDocs/.apt-archive-cache/) = 27924627456
apt-worker: free space (/home/) = 1770627072
apt-worker: total space (/home/) = 2113748992
required disk space: 70994
result code = 0
apt-worker: free space (/) = 89219072
dpkg: parse error, in file `/var/lib/dpkg/status' near line 579 package `mediaplayer-l10n-frfr':
`Conflicts' field, invalid package name `g>': character `>' not allowed (only letters, digits and characters `-+._')
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (2)
apt-worker: Ignoring version from wrong domain: libsdl-mixer1.2 1:1.2.6-5+0m5+ogg+mp3
apt-worker: /var/lib/apt/lists/repository.maemo.org_extras_dists_fremantle-1.3_free_binary-armel_Packages
apt-worker: Ignoring version from wrong domain: libsndfile1 1.0.20-0maemo1+ogg
apt-worker: /var/lib/apt/lists/repository.maemo.org_extras-devel_dists_fremantle_free_binary-armel_Packages