Hi thanks so much for working with me here...

I did a complete reflash (both the kernel and the emmc or whatever it is called). Then the first thing I did was go to app manager and install advanced-power. Its a no go again, I have no candle in on the top left or when I tap on that area.

Again this is after a complete reflash and with the absolute first (and at this point only) thing I have done being installing advanced-power (which installs advanced-power-monitor I have figured out). Hmmm I am beginning to thing this has nothing to do with my phone.

At this point I have nothing but these repo's as it is a fresh install...
Nokia Applications
Nokia System Sorfware Updates
Ovi
Maemo.org

as for which repo I stay at, or have as my default, I don't understand...I had all the repos you mentioned installed previously, does that mean that the most risky (ie, devel correct) becomes the default repo?

I had very few apps installed, (that I installed myself that is) probably less then 20.

I wonder if anyone else has done a complete reflash and then tried to activate advanced-power. btw these are the files I used and I am in the us....

RX-51_2009SE_10.2010.13-2.VANILLA_PR_EMMC_MR0_ARM.bin
RX-51_2009SE_20.2010.36-2.002_PR_COMBINED_002_ARM.bin

At this point I would just live without the great app, but if this really is just me, then obviously there is something wrong with the device that effects more then one app right?