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2010-05-26 , 08:32
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#11
As for being a sysadmin I really dislike GUI-apt-Tools - and again case proven. First it told me to use NSU. After checking dist-upgrade output I saw that it complained about not enogh free space. So I symlinked /var/cache/apt/archives, after that the dist-upgrade would have started. Tried the GUI again, still no luck. Moved stuff from the rootfs around, to finally get 60MB or so, still no luck. Now doing a dist-upgrade on the console. Not so user-friendly that GUI thingy
 
t4ure4n is offline t4ure4n
2010-05-26 , 08:38
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Originally Posted by spat View Post
hi new to this
i have got the upgrade but wont download ,reading your thread you put

Create a download folder on the eMMC to be used for the downloaded packages instead of the default apt archive folder.

what is eMMC

thanks
What I understand is:

This is storage space in your phones internal memory i.e.
Check this 32GB eMMC for Nokia 900

I used this because I don't have enough free space in rootfs and this update allowed me to jump directly to latest version skipping 2 versions in between.
 
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2010-05-26 , 08:45
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Originally Posted by t4ure4n View Post
I have spent 2 days trying to upgrade my firmware and I was unsuccessful. So it might be unsafe but nonetheless it is the method that worked for me.

So any other method fails I will use this.
So what for do you need update? just to have it? it has bugfixes, but there is no way to install it in BUGGY way and than to flood over forum with same threads about all the problems you have. and especially to advice such things to others.
 
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2010-05-26 , 08:47
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Originally Posted by Hossie View Post
As for being a sysadmin I really dislike GUI-apt-Tools - and again case proven. First it told me to use NSU. After checking dist-upgrade output I saw that it complained about not enogh free space. So I symlinked /var/cache/apt/archives, after that the dist-upgrade would have started. Tried the GUI again, still no luck. Moved stuff from the rootfs around, to finally get 60MB or so, still no luck. Now doing a dist-upgrade on the console. Not so user-friendly that GUI thingy
Yo, admin, have you tried to backup programs and disable all repos except main one? also deleting extra stuff can help. to be admin you have not only to know to manage the system, but also to know to keep it clean.
 
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2010-05-26 , 08:51
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As I said, I gained 60MB. As I read through the forums, that should be enough. And yes, I uninstalled half of my extras-devel programs and disabled the repos. Still, if the dist-upgrade would have started I don't see why the GUI don't want to start - especially when it does not tell me why.

And don't flame me, do you have any linux experience?
 
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2010-05-26 , 09:23
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For those trying it:

For me the apt / dpkg process died halfway through, probably because rootfs space ran out (wtf?). You can resume updating with

Code:
apt-get -f install
apt-get dist-upgrade
 

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JereHakala is offline JereHakala
2010-05-26 , 09:50
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I'm doing this, the Nokia software updater finds updates but it fails to download, so I have to download that thru 2G (5kb/s) derp derp.
Flasher doesn't work on w7 and can't be bothered to install XP nao.

E: Meh, I remembered I had linux laptop so I just updated in there, derp.
Last edited by JereHakala; 2010-05-26 at 10:10.
 
lordmeteman is offline lordmeteman
2010-06-02 , 06:42
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I REALLY NEED SOME HELP, IM FROM PERU, I HOPE SOMEBODY HELP ME, IM TRYING TO UPGRADE MY N900 BUT I CANT DO THIS FROM THE X TERMINAL, EVEN FROM THE NSU, I REALLY WANT TO UPGRADE TO THIS NEW VERSION Maemo 5 PR1.2 (10.2010.19-1), BUT I FOLLOW ALL THE INSTRUCCION, BUT WHEN I PUT ENTER IT SAYS: Could not open lock fil /var/lib/dpkg/lock - open (13 Pemission denied)

PLEASE. WHAT CAN I DO?? U_U
 
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2010-06-02 , 07:53
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Originally Posted by lordmeteman View Post
I REALLY NEED SOME HELP, IM FROM PERU, I HOPE SOMEBODY HELP ME, IM TRYING TO UPGRADE MY N900 BUT I CANT DO THIS FROM THE X TERMINAL, EVEN FROM THE NSU, I REALLY WANT TO UPGRADE TO THIS NEW VERSION Maemo 5 PR1.2 (10.2010.19-1), BUT I FOLLOW ALL THE INSTRUCCION, BUT WHEN I PUT ENTER IT SAYS: Could not open lock fil /var/lib/dpkg/lock - open (13 Pemission denied)

PLEASE. WHAT CAN I DO?? U_U
First of all, fix your freaking caps lock key.

Second of all, you need to be root.

My recommendation for you is to use the Maemo Flasher.

See: http://wiki.maemo.org/Updating_the_tablet_firmware
 
lordmeteman is offline lordmeteman
2010-06-02 , 09:15
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well thanxs about the answer, i was searching, finally, i get fix sudo gainroot, then, I follow all the steps in the x terminal for upgrade the version, and, finally after to wait like 45min, show this message:
W: You may want to run apt-get update correct these problems
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

is that ok?
what supoused i have to do?
i put apt-get update and then shows this: Teading packge lists... Done

thats sounds good, but i really dont know if the maemo is upgrade, please help me!!!!
 
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