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2010-01-17 , 18:53
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#11
Originally Posted by fatalsaint View Post
o launch emelfm2 as root...
Sorry to ask the stupid question again...

How? From the shortcut directly I mean.

[Desktop Entry]
Version=1.0
Encoding=UTF-8
Name=emelFM2
Exec=sudo emelfm2 ??
Icon=emelfm2
Type=Application

Have "the same" issue with leafpad, if I launch it via xtem after sudo gainroot it can't save anything ... it simply crashes.
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2010-01-17 , 21:14
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Well.. you used to be able to use "rootsh" to do such a thing but it was removed with the thought of security.

Then it turned out it didn't save anything.... because you can do:

Code:
echo emelfm2 | root
to also launch it as root in an icon like that. At least, that is what was said in another thread.
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2010-01-17 , 21:33
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This doesn't do it for me... the app tries to launch then crashes.

Maybe it has to be added to sudoers: http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=40698

And yes I'm a SOB for asking in two places at once, sorry.

What I don't get is why there are so many traps laid all around for people that want to learn to know their way around linux... How "safe" do we have to be kept from ourselves?
I use open SSH + scp from day 1 and I can say it bypasses most of the "locks" a noob could run into; in the end things like these can only break patience and pleasure to use.
Sorry for the oftopic.
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2010-01-17 , 21:34
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What happens when you do it by hand Bec?

Run sudo gainroot in a terminal and then just type "emelfm2".
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Originally Posted by fatalsaint View Post
What happens when you do it by hand Bec?

Run sudo gainroot in a terminal and then just type "emelfm2".
not the same :P - winblows mentality
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I know its not the same.. I want to know if it works or if it closes out like running it directly does.

Instead of piping it to root pipe it to sudo gainroot instead:
Code:
echo emelfm2 | sudo gainroot
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2010-01-18 , 12:45
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Sorry for late answering (different tome zones) i'll try it after my phone gets charged... something unexpected happened today, it's noon over here and the batt is DEAD... never had this happening before.
Something got stuck in my memory locking the cpu at 100%

EDIT: tried to run visudo and although "nothing happened", I got myself a nice running app called "vi" that was using my cpu 90-100%. The battery lasted 8 hours this way.

Sorry for the of topic.
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2010-01-18 , 13:58
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Originally Posted by Rushmore View Post
Why can we not just see the files in the file manager?
As simple as that: Because these files either should not interest you as a normal, average user, or if you're an advanced user there are way better and efficient ways to access them than the File Manager.
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Can you recommend me something to list running processes and cpu usage? I found something "BIG".

Something got stuck in my memory locking the cpu at 100%

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Originally Posted by mas5acre View Post
I need help. All I want to do i see n900 files COMPLETELY. I ran sudo command. I installed Openssh client & server and ran command: ssh root@localhost. I gave it my password. Now what? I just want to change the boot screen! I'm running windows 7 on my main computer.
In a terminal on the N900, do the following 3 commands:

Code:
sudo gainroot
mkdir /media/root
mount / /media/root -o bind
Now in the file manager there'll be a 'root' folder that you'll be able browse.

But:
- You're still browsing as 'user' which means you can't screw anything up too badly
- The file manager still won't show you files or directories beginning with '.'
- The mount won't persist across phone reboots (this can be solved with a bit more tinkering)

[Edit: whoops - you're not going to be able to change the bootscreen this way, sorry!]
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