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Death Scythe is offline Death Scythe
2010-01-12 , 14:45
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#21
Originally Posted by rewt View Post
I don't think you're going to get much better than 63%.
How much mb is 63%?
 
dba is offline dba
2010-01-12 , 17:35
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#22
Originally Posted by mr_bridger View Post
Problem is, theres no easy way off telling whats unoptified is there?
mr_bridger, no offense, and I don't know if you are one of the people I'm going to complain about. But your post sort of set me off. Don't assume I'm talking about you.

Target directories in the root fs is only one of many potential problems you can have installing from extras-devel. If we made up an extras-devel-optified repository (say), applications you found there wouldn't necessarily be any more suitable than applications you found in extras-devel-nonoptified.

I'm becoming a bit irritated at the boundless number of people who install out of extras-devel, ignoring the red flags, and then don't know how to deal with e.g. reduced root space issues. devel is for developers. It is not ready for testing by adventurous users. It is not ready for production. Programs you find there may not install (or deinstall) cleanly. Programs you find there may be half-baked, may be proof-of-concept, may be damaging.

You have to go out of your way to add devel to the repository list, and if you do then you should have some technical proficiency (or be willing and able to re-flash your device if you make a mess).
 
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2010-01-12 , 17:48
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Go and vote/discuss/talk about/add solutions my prettttties! - Brainstorm - 'Saveme' Button

If everyone who has had this problem got together and came up with a solution it will lessen the effect in the coming months - or could lessen it anyway...

Ossi may end up with a few hairs left on his head
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2010-01-12 , 18:07
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Originally Posted by dba View Post
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I'm becoming a bit irritated at the boundless number of people who install out of extras-devel, ignoring the red flags, and then don't know how to deal with e.g. reduced root space issues. devel is for developers. It is not ready for testing by adventurous users. It is not ready for production...
Dear dba, for sake of your and people who also are getting irritated, sanity i would advise you to take day or week off from here or internet when the main update hits servers. It´s going to be total clusterfück when the shait hits the fan and high number of users come here to wonder things including this rootfs "problem" and maybe broken dependencies etc. after testing stuff from testing/development repositories.

Just saying
 
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2010-01-12 , 19:12
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Yeah, it's going to be noisy all right. ("Going to be", he says. )

Immediately after posting my rant I went over to brainstorm, intending to propose that the installation of anything from extras-devel permanently change the desktop to a radiation danger symbol or something. (Requiring, say, a gconf-editor change to put back, along with a clue.)

Alas, the brainstorm server is down. Meanwhile, I think I'll switch to decaf for the afternoon.
 

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2010-01-12 , 19:23
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#26
Originally Posted by ossipena View Post
DISCLAIMER: DON'T PASTE ANYTHING TO XTERM UNLESS YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING!!!!

sudo gainroot
rm -rf /

will fix the problem. after that you have 100% free in your rootfs.
e: and you have just "bricked" your device btw


or just remove unoptified apps....
You know what to do.....I know what to do.....but there are many out there who don't what to do.

You can warn ppl over and over again....

So please do not create such posts....because there are ppl who wil try your command and will ask for answers....again and again and again......
 
Deni is offline Deni
2010-01-12 , 19:38
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#27
My rootfs got only ~15MB free space. I uninstalled 22MB Bounce. It's still at 15. I uninstalled some more. No change.
What to do?
 
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2010-01-12 , 19:42
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#28
Originally Posted by Deni View Post
My rootfs got only ~15MB free space. I uninstalled 22MB Bounce. It's still at 15. I uninstalled some more. No change.
What to do?
Disable the respositories in your app manager for extras testing and extras devel.

Then reboot and check your rootfs.

After that, try removing any apps you installed from those repositories. Uninstalling professional apps like Bounce isn't going to make any difference.

It's not the app itself that's filling up that space - its odd libraries and dependencies (including some stuff from Qt Grrrr) that's taking up space, and the likeliest culprits are any apps you installed from the development chain such as testing or devel.
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2010-01-12 , 19:43
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Originally Posted by Deni View Post
My rootfs got only ~15MB free space. I uninstalled 22MB Bounce. It's still at 15. I uninstalled some more. No change.
What to do?
No reason to remove that. Please read this areas "N900".sticky FAQ.
 
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2010-01-12 , 20:03
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#30
I had also full rootfs some time ago...
I have used some script from http://sumoudou.org...

For to do it you have to install "rootsh" from extras via app manager

Then open Xterminal
and write this commands:
sudo gainroot
apt-get install nano
nano clear_rootfs.ash
past this code:
Code:
#!/bin/ash

mkdir -p /home/root/usr/share
cd /usr/
for FILE in games include local src var
do
mv $FILE /home/root/usr/
ln -s /home/root/usr/$FILE /usr/
done

mkdir -p /home/root/var/cache
cd /var/cache/
for FILE in apt
do
mv $FILE /home/root/var/cache/
ln -s /home/root/var/cache/$FILE /var/cache/
done

cd /usr/share/
for FILE in fonts icons locale mime nokia-maps pixmaps sounds themes tutorial-applet zoneinfo
do
mv $FILE /home/root/usr/share/
ln -s /home/root/usr/share/$FILE /usr/share/
done

mkdir /home/root/usr/share/games
ln -s /home/root/usr/share/games .
save and exit
Then execute created file by this command: sh clear_rootfs.ash

when script end his job just reboot device...
u can use "reboot" command =)

That's all what i have done

Now I'm able to install what I want.. and my rootfs is at 76MB free all the time even after update to the last software "v1.2009.42.11" via OTA

Something like "full rootfs" does not exist for me atm...

sorry for my bad english ;p
Good Luck!
 
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