Thread: NEVER, NEVER DO IT on N900!
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filbert is offline filbert
2010-03-14 , 14:14
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Originally Posted by davide View Post
Hi everybody, I feel so stupid:
I added a new row in my .profile. Something like
Code:
PATH=$usr/user/MyDocs/dash/
. I dont't know exacly why I did it, but I did.
First x-terminal wasn't able to reconize any command, also sayd something: "..busybox not found...".
Then I tried to reboot the device and all I got was a black screen. Scream!
Any idea on how get out of this nigthmare???

PS In one week my N900 it's totally unuseful... I'm afraid of myself!
If you ever want to change the path in any OS (I think this would apply to windows as well as any *nix OS), you need to add to it. What you did there was *replace* what was there with your new entry. Hence the OS (BusyBox is a Linux OS) can't find basic commands. Next time do this:
Code:
 PATH=$PATH:/my/new/path/item/
$PATH is the current value and you are appending your new value to it.
HTH

Rgrds

Filbert
Last edited by filbert; 2010-03-14 at 22:50. Reason: Improve example
 

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