Can't Enable Developer Mode
 

I can't enable development mode as it seems to fail to turn on. Installation from non-store sources is enabled, and the device has full wifi connectivity. Reboot doesn't help either. Any ideas?

Video showing what happens: http://www.flickr.com/photos/5499135...in/photostream

Thanks!
Jamie

Re: Can't Enable Developer Mode
 

non-store sources can be disabled, it has nothing to do with developer mode.

Either you have wrong date in the device, which causes installation error.

Or your you have tried to update the PR release and kernel and basesystem are out of sync, in which case you have to google to see how to make your kernel and PR release to match eachother.

Worst case if you cannot follow google instructions is that you need to reflash the device.

Re: Can't Enable Developer Mode
 

Ah ok, I was under the impression turning on developer mode installed terminal and SDK apps, and hence non-store sources needed to be on.

The time and date are fine.

I've found with uname -a that my kernel is 2.6.32.54-dfl61-20121301, which seems correct for base system PR1.3 of MeeGo 1.2 Harmattan? (PR13 40.2012.21-3_PR_001)

When you say re-flash, do you mean factory default the device, or something lower level?

Re: Can't Enable Developer Mode
 

Hmm... maybe it would be good to install a file manager like FileBox and fetch the syslog (/var/log/syslog) and/or the package manager logs (which I never remember where they are) and see what's the trouble

Re: Can't Enable Developer Mode
 

then my next question is how can you run uname -a if you don't have developermode/terminal in your device. Sounds like that you might have added some non standard apt repositories in the device, like harmattan-dev or rzr (which are NOT nokia signed), which will conflict the default repo packages and will block installation of developer mode.

If you still have root console access, you could just reinstall the nokia signing keys, if keys are out of sync.

Re: Can't Enable Developer Mode
 

You can seemingly run uname -a from a terminal app I downloaded called mg-Terminal.

The only repositories I have added are to MeeCatalog, is that what you are talking about? I guess MeeCatalog is separate to the "main" repositories? Even then, I only went ahead and ticked the ones that were already present in MeeCatalog's settings menu, not added any manually.

I don't believe I have root access as running devel-su outputs "not found".

Re: Can't Enable Developer Mode
 

I can't seem to see /var/log/ in FileBox, at the top of the file system I only see lost+found and user...

Re: Can't Enable Developer Mode
 

Go to Filebox settings and enable 'show root filesystem'

Re: Can't Enable Developer Mode
 

That is it...You have added repos from MeeCatalog which include the Harmattan SDK repo...My suggestion would be is to remove those repos using MeeCatalog and then trying enabling developer mode...

Next time, since you know you require developer mode, its best after a reflash first to enable developer mode then do other things ;)


P.S. MeeCatalog adds the repos into /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ too so its not separated...

Re: Can't Enable Developer Mode
 

I removed all the MeeCatalog repos, rebooted, and no different. Then I uninstalled MeeCatalog, rebooted, and no difference. I still have the red exclamation mark in the white rounded square next to the Developer Mode button, is this denoting some issue with this?

When you say reflash, do you mean just "Settings -> Reset -> Clear Device" or actually flashing a file over USB for example like one does with Android?

If I do go down that route, is there a way to backup apps/settings to restore afterwards?

Thanks!