Thanks for the compliment. I'm glad it's working for you now. If I had to guess what was happening, I'd say root owned the trips directory. But that's just a guess...

cheers,
kernelpanic

p.s.- As far as rating the mapping apps available for Maemo, I will say that comparing vector based vs. raster based apps is kind of an apples to oranges thing. Raster based maps take up more space but use less CPU as maps do not need to be rendered. Also, raster based apps like Maemo-Mapper can give one street maps, topo maps, aerial photos, etc. However, vector maps offer smaller map size on-disk and the possibility of on board routing.

In short, RoadMap will never replace Maemo-Mapper. (I use Maemo-Mapper with topo maps all the time when hiking.) Luckily both read GPX files so the same tracks and routes can be shared by both.

As for comparing RoadMap to other vector based apps like Navit, I will say this- When I got my n810 I realized that I didn't like the included mapping suite, that it certainly wasn't (to me) worth the price they were asking. So I started looking for an existing mapping application to port to Maemo. I quickly came to two choices- RoadMap or Navit. I built both on x86 and chose RoadMap over Navit because-
A) It was more mature and feature rich.

B) I liked the UI better.

C) The public-domainness of Tiger and OSM data appeals to me. I didn't want to create an open source application that used or relied on proprietary (i.e. Garmin) data. (Navit now has OSM support, so this is moot.)

D) While Navit has routing, the street data needed to make it reliable (i.e. street directionality for one-way streets, and speed limit data) just isn't there yet. Besides, RoadMap has a routing engine in the RoadMap-Editor branch which can(and is being) merged in for when such data is available. This will likely happen in parallel with the main RoadMap project to keep maps binary compatible.

Don't get me wrong here. Navit has a lot of potential. I just figured it would be easier for me to add routing to RoadMap than to add all of the other features RoadMap has to Navit. (I guess that just makes me lazy )

Really, I'm not competing with Maemo-Mapper or Navit. I think we're all three trying to put Wayfinder out of business by giving away better products than they sell.