Torrent client for the N900
 

Hi there people.

Been having a few torubles with transmission for the nokia N900. Have just installed it but when i open a .torrent file into the application it just brings me straight back to my main desktop screen and nothing happens.

I was wondering if someone could recommend a version which doesnt do this/another client or a fix for this issue?

Thanks very much.

Mart.

Re: Torrent client for the N900
 

try to run transmission from the console, this should give you possible error output.

Re: Torrent client for the N900
 

Hi there!
Very embarrased to ask this but how would i do that?
Would it be done through rootsh and if so, how?

Thank you.

Re: Torrent client for the N900
 

1) Open xterm
2) type 'transmision' <Enter>

The exact run command line of programs can be found out either by:

1) checking their associated .desktop file located in /opt/maemo/usr/share/applications/hildon/
2) cd / && find . -name <program-name>.desktop

Re: Torrent client for the N900
 

I think it's just /usr/bin/transmission no root needed.

But double check that. You can type:
cat /usr/share/applications/hildon/transmission.desktop

Some text will then scroll by. Look for the line that has the command execution. It'll be like: "/usr/bin/transmission" or something. That'll be the command you run from the x-terminal to run the app.

That way, when/if it crashes you can switch back to the xterm you launched it from and get the error/crash message.


EDIT: Damn, don_falcone beat me to it. :P

Re: Torrent client for the N900
 

Ah ok i htink i got it now!
I went into X-term and typed 'transmission' and it then opened tranmission.
Anywya i loaded a torrenti nto it then i closed and i went back to the x-term window to see an error that said:
gtk:ERROR:gtkfilechooserdefault.c:5246:gtk_file_ch ooser_default_constructor: assertion failed: (impl->file_system)Aborted

Any ideas people?

Cheers.

Re: Torrent client for the N900
 

I don't think, you are supposed to close an app, if you are lookig for some errors, when started through xterm.

Re: Torrent client for the N900
 

Sorry? What do you mean?

Re: Torrent client for the N900
 

He probably meant: you should not close the program under analysis when starting it from the console, but switching to the console instead to watch for the program's runtime errors.

@Alfred: Meintest Du dies so?

Hmm, GTK assertion. Same issue here and here. Check both threads for solutions.

Re: Torrent client for the N900
 

Couple of questions:

What version are you running?
You're running as a normal user?
What location were you downloading to?
There are no other read/write problems on your device?

Re: Torrent client for the N900
 

Yes, that's what i meant. You never know when your second language gets worse.

Re: Torrent client for the N900
 

Hi there, the version is 1.34.
How would i know if i was a normal user?
Am downloading it to Nokia N900 Dir on file manager.
I dont think there are other read/write problems on the device.. not that ive encountered yet anyway.

Thanks for the reply.

Re: Torrent client for the N900
 

@Marty

There are newer versions available. Have you tried any of these?

If you simply type transmission in the terminal, than it's pretty safe to assume you're doing that as a normal user. The reason for asking is that Google gave some hits with a similar error, received by people who were doing things as root. Not the case with you.

I am not running Transmission at the moment, but when I did, I had some trouble getting write permissions for the files being downloaded, which caused some odd error messages.

I'd say, your best bet now, would be to try a more up-to-date version. It should be available from your Application Manager

Re: Torrent client for the N900
 

I will give that a go! thanks very much for your response

Re: Torrent client for the N900
 

I have actually just looked on the app manager and cannot seem to find anything on there to do with 'transmission' should i be changing a website url which contains more apps or are the default app urls ok and contain all the apps needed?

Thank you! :)

Re: Torrent client for the N900
 

v1.75 works perfect for me. Slows down the phone a little when downloading but nothing near what the newer versions do - they slow down so much that it renders it unusable. v1.75 should be available in extra's repository but I dont think it will show until you uninstall your current version of transmission (and obviously have the extra's repo enabled).

Alternatively there is another torrent client called QtRapids that you might want to try, I havent now that transmission works ok for me.

Re: Torrent client for the N900
 

Hi there,

I have just attempted to follow the guides from the following website in order to enable extras but am struggling as i odnt know what firmware version i have.
Could someone help me please?
Here's the site:
http://wiki.maemo.org/Extras#To_enab...on_your_tablet.

Thanks!

Re: Torrent client for the N900
 

Put this in your phone dial screen to see your current firmware version.

That should give you something like

v20-2010-36-2

Re: Torrent client for the N900
 

Ok no problem it says:
V 20.2010.36-2
RX-51, Nokia N900
What firmware would this be? PR-1.3, 1.2 or....?

Cheers mate

Re: Torrent client for the N900
 

That is 1.3