Hi Guys,

Sorry for being a dumb, but really need your help on this one.

I have just bought a nokia n900 from a guy who didn't even know what to do with it, so I took the opportunity to buy from him with a low price , So here is the thing, We don't know the password to install the application via xterminal, when I type for Exp :

asks me to type the password, I don't really know the passwd neither the seller.

Would guys help me on this one please.



Regards.

Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your purchase of a Nokia N900!

Please have a read here on how to gain root access:
http://wiki.maemo.org/Root_access

The application you want is called Rootsh, but before you start using it, maybe you can do a lot of reading about it....
both here on TMO and perhaps also on google, it's a very strong tool who can mess up your new toy in 2 minutes

I believe that the password is : gainroot

Thank you guys for the quick reply, I will try what it mentioned above and get back to you in case I have any questions.

Thank you all.

this password didn't work, sadly.

ouam3r, congratulations and welcome. This place is where the good people hang out!

BTW, try typing 'root'
Don't do "sudo" anything. First you just issue the 'root' command and then you have access are the root user.

Once having root access, for apt-get update, just type that:

apt-get update

Thats it!

Personally, I would re-flash the device with a PR1.3 image from Nokia. That will make sure you're dealing with a solid base and there are no "left over" crap apps from previous owners.

You don't need a password !!
Just install rootsh to get root acces and open X-terminal
now type sudo gainroot and enter

But be very careful then !!!! and read the wiki-page first
http://wiki.maemo.org/Terminal#Gain_root_access

I would like to show me how, I can't re-flash my phone by my own self, last time I tried with a diffrent device I screwed up . If you can help me I will appreciate it.