Maemo Mapper: How do you delete configuration files to reinstall fresh?
 

Thanks in advance. The repository to get apt-tools is down, so I can't use apt-get remove --purge to clear out the config files. Does anyone know where they reside so I can delete them manually?

Thanks.

They are stored using GConf, which on a desktop system lets you merge configuration parameters from multiple sources. The "correct" way of deleting settings stored in GConf is with the command-line tool "gconftool" (or a GUI equivalent, but there probably isn't one included with Maemo). I think the command to delete all the configuration associated with Maemo Mapper would bebut I'm not about to test it. :-)

The settings are actually stored in the file so you could also try deleting that. However, GConf settings are managed via a GConf daemon, gconfd, so if you just delete the file, gconfd might get confused and write bits of configuration there anyway. If you want to try deleting the file, try issuing "gconftool --shutdown" to kill gconfd first, then delete the above file (and perhaps the maemo-mapper directory that contains it), and then immediately reboot your Nokia, because not very much will work without gconfd running.

(I'd try the --recursive-unset method first myself, though, but make sure you're giving it the right argument; if you accidentally --recursive-unset "/apps" or "/", you can expect lots of things to break.)

Thanks a million, up and running!
 

Many thanks to you for your help. I appreciate the tip on gconf too.

I have been able to downloads routes now too. In case this helps anyone else, I've tried out my syntax at the GPX server, http://gnuite.com:8080/cgi-bin/gpx.cgi,
that Mapper accesses before downloading, just to make sure I'd get a route.

For example, the following was a good address for the airport in Barcelona, Catalunya, Spain:
Aeropuerto de Barcelona Barcelona Spain

I did find a small glitch when I tried Bellcaire D'Emporda as a destination (it worked fine as a point of origin).

10 Carrer Major Bellcaire D'Emporda Spain

actually routed to Toroella de Montgri, but that's only 5 kilometers or so away, so no big deal. :)

Thanks again for all your help, and thanks to John for a great program. I'm looking forward to getting a Bluetooth dock for my GPS receiver so I can really put it to use.

Regards,
burque