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can some onee plz help me out ?
im getting txt msgs like im getting the alerts im getting a txt bt when i open the conversation inbox there r no txtx there .... no new txts just like really old ones even if i get a txt msg frm a person whos name is already like whos txt was already there if i get a new txt frm him nd I open his msg i get all old txts noo new ones .... nd if I txt sum1 then close tht window the txt msg tht i sent just disappears if sum1 cn help me out plz i wud really appreciate it ...thnks

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Once you learn to type complete words, I'll take a stab at it.

Edit: Although I do give you credit for using a semi-relevant title instead of the ubiquitous "help plzzz"

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That was painful to read!

There is no 160 char limit, this is a forum! Please write proper words, using those proper words, please construct proper sentences.

This will make it much easier for others to help you.

Please bear in mind that English is not the native language for alot of user here, 1337 speak makes it very difficult for these people to read, and therefore makes it very hard to give advice to your post

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sorry dude ....
ohkay so here is my problem
when i get alerts that I have a new text message
so i check by going to the conversation inbox but then it shows that there are no new messages even though I am positive that i have gotten a text still it just shows all the old messages I havn't deleted
and If i send a txt to one of the people whos text i havnt deleted so it goes but when I open that conversation again the txt i sent just seems to disappear
I tried deleting the messages and they get deleted now when I open the conversation inbox there are only 3 messages bt bt on my desktop widget the conversation widget it shows i hav 10 messages in my inbox i hav no idea what is goin on plz plz if u cn help me out I would really appreciate it

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can please some one help mee ...

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I think the conversations widget was proven to be buggy... can't really say b/c I don't use it myself. Try removing that and rebooting maybe?

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can you run the following from terminal and post the output

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urrmm how do I run that i dont know how to do that sorry can you plz tell me how to ??

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how do i rebooot .... guys plz if u can find a solution it would really help im desperate here man :(

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Top tip:
We all know what it's like to need an answer to a tech problem in a hurry.

However: asking for help, then asking again and again every 10 minutes will not make people help you faster. If anything, it will make people less likely to help you. It should be obvious why this is the case.

The more able a person is to help you, the stronger this effect will be. Search TMO and the wiki, and then if you still need help, take your time to ask a decent question and be patient. If your question is halfway valid and comprehensible, people will do their best to help you.

This should be your next step. The info provided by this command should help James_Littler (or maybe someone else) understand why your phone is acting in the way you describe.

To reboot your phone: switch it off, then switch it on again. That's all that means.

To run a command in the terminal: go to the application menu, find the 'X Terminal' app, launch it, and then type in exactly what James_Littler asked. It is a diagnostic test and he needs to see what it outputs in order to help you.

Finally: try a google search for things you don't understand before just blindly asking. If you aren't willing to do even basic research, why should someone else do all the work for you for free? TMO likes to help, but like any strong internet community, it helps those who help themselves.

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I'm quite aware that I sound very unhelpful and perhaps even arrogant, but why did you buy the N900? Reason I ask is you have made a decision to purchase (or was it gifted?) a device that you very unfamiliar with. Even the most novice user knows what the x-terminal is.

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ohk i tried running that in this thing called X terminal on my cell nd it says " -sh: 1s: not found

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sorry guys sorry if im makin you guys angry .... and yes i tried it on X terminal man i just didnt know at that time you are right im not that aware of my N900 im not much of a tech guy ..sorry guys

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Check the date and time on your phone. I bet it's somewhere at the 70's
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butt Cams

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im sorry shalimus didnt mean to be rudee .... nd yes i hav tried rebooting it a couple of times

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Not angry. It's more... *sigh*

We do want to help you (really! :)), but for best results and quickest help, please read and understand my previous post.

The error you posted means that you didn't type the command exactly (and I do mean exactly) character for character. There was a syntax error. Try again. If you really have trouble, take a picture of your screen (showing X Terminal with the command you typed and the error message) and post it to this thread and we can help you understand where the error is, but please try to get the command right on your own first.

When I came to TMO, I was already a 'tech guy', but I didn't know much about Maemo at all. Learning is good for everyone, and I'm sure you can learn lots of useful stuff too if you have some patience and are willing to think and read. Again: we will help you where we can.

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urmm no no my date and time are correct

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Sorry for not responding sooner, I was attempting to have some lunch.

The error that threw up indicates that you did it wrong.

LS (space) -L (space) /home/........

Type it again making sure you input the spaces correctly, they make a huge difference.

If you cant figure it out, either highlight the text so you can see where the spaces fall, or simply copy and paste it.

In terminal if you press the title bar it'll give you a paste option.

Out of interest what firmware version are you running (menu -> settings -> about product. Version: ?) as this was a problem seen quite often with PR1.2, I've not seen it on PR1.3 yet, maybe it's just not been out long enough.

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I just read your error message a bit more carefully and I realised:
Both of these are lower-case L, not a number 1... try again please :)

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ohk sir urmm heres what it says

drwx----- 5 user users 4096 Jan 29 2010 atta
hments
-rw------- 1 user users 624640 Feb 18 2010 back
p.db
-rw------- 1 user users 8543232 Nov 17 07:14 el-v
.db
-rw-r--r-- 1 user users 0 Oct 27 20:33 el-v
.db-journal
-rw------- 1 user users 4063232 Jul 10 05:08 el.d
-rw-r--r-- 1 user users 0 Jul 10 05:08 el.d
-journal
drwx------ 2 user users 4096 Dec 24 2009 plug
ns

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this is the version im using : 20.2010.36-2.002

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Heh. Well done for sticking with it - this is what James_Littler was asking for.

Looking a bit further back in this thread:
I agree: this isn't helpful at all. When I was given my first computer I had no idea how to use it, but I now make a comfortable living working in the IT industry.

The problem is not that OP doesn't know how to use the N900, but rather a lack of experience asking good technical questions. In any case, either skill can be learned.

Now we just need to see what James_Littler can learn from the output of the command (aren't these just a bunch of sqlite databases?)

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Looks like your database has been corrupted somehow.

Try the following.

1. Install rootsh
2. open terminal
3. type 4. type 5. type 6. type 7. type 8. Reboot

Once your phone is up and running, open conversations, this will take a long time to load, once it's loaded, you may see some old messages. If you cant, try sending a message and then see if it appears in conversations.

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How should he see his (old) messages, when you
told him to delete the conversations db?

nicolai

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It should use the backup/before-restore.db, shouldn't it?

If that's not present/empty then yes there will be no conversations visible, which is why I said try sending one and see if it appears in conversations.

If this is wrong, please let me know as I'm still learning and don't claim to be a maemo guru.

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OMG thank u thankk u dudeeee ur a genius maaaan ur a geniusss it workdddd im getting everything noowwww thanks jamesss thank u very mucchhh maaannn ...... wht went wrong ?? did i do sumthing u mess it up in the first place ?? if I did do tell me so ttht i dont make the same mistake againn ..... GOSHHH thnks alot man :D :D

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did i do sumthing to mess it up * * sorry i mean did i do sumthing to mess it up nnot u mess it up ... sorry

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Probably not, often downloading films or large files with transmission can cause problems on the vfat partition, but I cant think what would cause this.
If it happens again, at least you know what to do.

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yes yes thanks alott man :D