My Conversations don't save anymore?
 

Hi, my name is Esther

i would really love some help with this, my phones Conversations don't save any more there register as a sms then once i have read it it disapears i have only had my phone ruffly a month and am still getting the hang of it and i love it to bits. I have tried all the basic things restart and restore to factory settings but still no luck =[ so here i am at 2am giving this commuinty thing ago :confused:

please help me & Merry Xmas Esther

Re: My Conversations don't save anymore?
 

reflashing always solves a problem :D wiki.maemo.org/Updating_the_tablet_firmware
but its like completely reinstalling the whole operating system (like when u just got your n900)
but u keep ur user files, like music and pictures.
and u can backup settings, contacts, calendar and application list :)
if you dont wanna do that then sorry i got nothing else :(

Re: My Conversations don't save anymore?
 

thanks very much for your reply =] how do i do that ? sorry i am not very tech savey haha well i sort off am but dont know how to do that!! =[ soz

E.

Re: My Conversations don't save anymore?
 

its really easy, just click on the webpage that i linked u and scroll down to the computer os u use (mac, windows or linux) and it has a step by step guide :)

Re: My Conversations don't save anymore?
 

ok please exuse my dumbness!!! but if my phone is standard in NZ vodafone it would be running linux?

Re: My Conversations don't save anymore?
 

no no no i mean the operating system for your COMPUTER :)

Re: My Conversations don't save anymore?
 

okay so i have a mac, are you going to on here for a bit i would love your help =] sorry for being such a dizzy chick!!! i even rand my smart asain friend and he is stumped!!! haha

Re: My Conversations don't save anymore?
 

i have to sleep soon, its midnight here :(
ill try and help as much as i can :)
haha dont worry!
ill try to make this as easy to understand as possible:

1. download the maemo_flasher-3.5_2.5.2.2_i386.dmg file from here: tablets-dev.nokia.com/maemo-dev-env-downloads.php

2. download the firmware image that you want from here tablets-dev.nokia.com/nokia_N900.php
(this is the operating system for your phone)

3. copy it into the root of the flasher3.5 folder. to do this you right click on the application and click show package contents and just drag it. i suggest u rename ur firmware to something short because ur gonna have to type it out.

4. open maemo flasher 3.5

5. type in
sudo /usr/bin/flasher-3.5 -F <firmware-image> -f -R
but without the < and >

6. turn off ur n900 and connect it to the computer with usb while holding down the U button on the n900 keyboard.

if it works, it should simply reflash your n900.
if it doesnt, itll say whats wrong and u can maybe google that and find a solution.

and im sleeping now :)

hope i helped!

Re: My Conversations don't save anymore?
 

Esther,

It really isn't that complicated to be honest. I too was new to the whole "flashing of nokia n900" but then I did it once and it worked miracles. All you literally have to do is follow this link:

http://wiki.maemo.org/Updating_the_f...ng_your_device

Just copy that into the internet explorer and literally follow the steps it gives for flashing your n900 on a MAC.

Let me know how it goes on for you.

Re: My Conversations don't save anymore?
 

mac doesnt have internet explorer :P

Re: My Conversations don't save anymore?
 

i am going to go to sleep and try it 2moro its 2.30 am here i am so confused!!!!! :confused::( but i really thank you for your help, i will be back 2mro you shoud 2 haha

NIght Esther

Re: My Conversations don't save anymore?
 

Helloooooo orion, um i have downloaded flaser 3.5 but i am having a small issue with the next thing

Re: My Conversations don't save anymore?
 

The next thing is for you to download the latest firmware from:

http://tablets-dev.nokia.com/nokia_N900.php

and then try to follow the steps for the MAC.

Don't be shy to "thank" me when you're done :D

Re: My Conversations don't save anymore?
 

Mate, you are hilarious, but I don't own a MAC and haven't got a clue as to what the MAC alternative is for Internet Explorer and I am sure Esther is clever enough to understand what I meant.

Merry Christmas to you too.

Re: My Conversations don't save anymore?
 

!!!!! I suggest you don't reflash yet !!!!!!

Ok; there's obviously something wrong with you conversations program, and yes, reflashing probably helps, BUT you probably don't need to do it! A reflash isn't always the best solution!!!

I suggest you try a less drastic solution first: try deleting the conversations database (i copied the instructions from this post):

Quick question though: have you ever used X Terminal before? If not you probably don't get these instructions, so here is a more extensive explanation ;)

Noob-friendly instructions:
Open X Terminal. (by clicking one the icon in your menu)
A white screen with black letters will appear.
type: and press enter.
The cursor will just go to the next line, and he database will be removed (you will lose all your current messages)
If you get an error, come back here and ask for help again (it's possible that you need to be root to perform the action, but i'm not sure. Anyway i'm not going to explain this now, only if you get an error)
Now type and press enter again.
This will create an empty conversations database.
Exit X Terminal.

Hopefully your problem is solved by this. It's much easier than reflashing and much more convinient!

Re: My Conversations don't save anymore?
 

i know ur being sarcastic :L
i have a mac desktop and windows laptop (which dualboots ubuntu) so if esther gets stuck with something mac related i can help ;)

Re: My Conversations don't save anymore?
 

and esther try to follow either my guide or the guide in the wiki page we all linked u, following the steps slowly and as closely as u can.
if u encounter a problem, tell us and we'll try and help :)
and dont forget to hit that thanks button if we helped ;)

Re: My Conversations don't save anymore?
 

Yeaa I had the same problem

After I ran the command "rm -rf .rtcom-eventlogger"

I installed Glogarchive and dropped(deleted) and started a new event archive and that did it for me

Re: My Conversations don't save anymore?
 

Thanks very much for everyone help but i have tryed a few ways am still no luck? i am willing to try anything i have been on you tube to find out but no one is update with MAC and when i try to drop on to 770 flasher it jst does nothing ?


i suggest you try a less drastic solution first: try deleting the conversations database (i copied the instructions from this post):

Originally Posted by ossipena
if you return conversations from backup, it brings the corrupt database(?!?) along. so don't return conversations from backup. can you please tell me how to do this =]

just remove
Code:
/home/user/.rtcom-eventlogger/el.db
and see if problem disappears along with conversations.
(you might need to recreate the file, with command) (how i do this?)
Code:
touch /home/user/.rtcom-eventlogger/el.db
Quick question though: have you ever used X Terminal before? If not you probably don't get these instructions, so here is a more extensive explanation

Noob-friendly instructions:
Open X Terminal. (by clicking one the icon in your menu)
A white screen with black letters will appear.
type:
Code:
rm /home/user/.rtcom-eventlogger/el.db
and press enter.
The cursor will just go to the next line, and he database will be removed (you will lose all your current messages)
If you get an error, come back here and ask for help again (it's possible that you need to be root to perform the action, but i'm not sure. Anyway i'm not going to explain this now, only if you get an error)
Now type
Code:
touch /home/user/.rtcom-eventlogger/el.db
and press enter again.
This will create an empty conversations database.
Exit X Terminal.

Re: My Conversations don't save anymore?
 

If its only been a month since u had the phone...dont bother much..... return it to the store for a new one or let them repair it :P

Re: My Conversations don't save anymore?
 

flipalong have you done is using your mac i am havn reall issues....

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today i started having the problem too. for some reason with one particular contact the messages show when they are new, but then disappear. i can read them from the window when they pop up and are new. but once i close the convo, it cannot be found again. it does not add to the conversations list. the persons name is completely not there in conversations. not even the sms from before the problem. only an entry with a blank name shows at the top of conversations with the most recent message preview from that person. when i click it, an empty window called "SMS - ____" appears but never loads anything. all subsequent messages from this person come in, cause beeps, but never appear. i have to constantly reboot to get a new message that hasnt come in yet from that person. i tried deleting / clearing the convo, but that doesnt fix it. a few hours ago i was having a conversation with the person when my phone died. i wonder if the phone dying caused the database to get corrupted for entries with that person? i will try the two suggestions i saw here for fixing the problem without reflashing. thanks guys. good luck to esther. (i think this is a good example of why the n900 isnt a mass market phone, but more of an enthusiasts phone)

Re: My Conversations don't save anymore?
 

Right, first of all, what in gods name possessed you to buy a mac?!

Don't feed Steve 'hand' Jobs crack addiction, your as bad as those bastards that feed the pigeons at train stations!

Secondly, open conversations, click the top menu and click delete conversations, then press ctrl a, hit delete and restart your phone.

This should rebuild the database.

If that doesn't work let me know and I'll help you through removing and re-creating it. You really are over thinking things, it's easier than you're making it, I promise.

Re: My Conversations don't save anymore?
 

Which ways have you tried? And maybe more importantly, what happened?

If you followed my or mixed_man's instructions, your database should be erased (that means that all your messages should be gone, is that what happened? If not, probably something went wrong) If your database is erased, reboot your phone (or recreate the file manully with the command touch /home/user/.rtcom-eventlogger/el.db). If you can receive new messages now, it's ok.
And if you succesfully reflashed, it should be ok too.

Anyway, maybe the easiest thing to do is to return the phone to the store or a Nokia Service Point... they will (hopefully) fix it for you ;)