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geneven	2010-02-16 , 20:38
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Originally Posted by gabby131

i have installed the software update

i have the following in root

Used = 166.5M
Available = 57.2M
Use% = 74%

is this normal of i still have too many apps?

Thanks

Perfect, you are fine.

jsbigs	2010-02-16 , 20:43
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Originally Posted by noobmonkey

i have a feeling that it depends on what manual upgrades people have done in the past too - havn't read the whole changelog but i've updated qt/python etc myself recently - so may be a smaller upgrade? (Not sure if it is that clever?)

Could also be battery % - it does like a good 70% for an OTA update....

Definitely not battery % related as I've been trying since 100%.

geneven	2010-02-16 , 20:43
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If worst comes to worst comes to worst, people having trouble can do both kinds of reformat mentioned on the Wiki. I had to do the eMMC format a few days ago. This doesn't stop you from backing up and restoring, but it helps sort things out and may help root out devils in the graveyard you didn't know were there.

It's a wonderful feeling to get back to the clean, efficient, awesome N900 you had when you first got it, and you learn from the process of starting over again. Just be patient and the N900 will pay you back.

mikhmv	2010-02-16 , 20:44
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Originally Posted by semiloose

still no update in my app mgr

for checking no updates in your region or just problem with you phone use:
1. open x-terminal
2. sudo gainroot (You need rootsh package installed)
3. apt-get update
4. apt-get upgrade
On question upgrade answer no.
Before answering look on list available packages for upgrade....

if you will see applications from list: http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p...4&postcount=16
It is mean problem with your phone and you install packages which prevent you from upgrade. In this case place on the forum question with outcome from "apt-get dist-upgrade" (but answer NO on question install?)...

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semiloose	2010-02-16 , 20:52
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i did the apt-get upgrade
and got this messag:

E: could not get lock /var/lib/dpkg/lock open (11 resource temporarily unavailable)
E:unable to lock the administration directory (/var/....), is another process using it?

edit: ok...had app mgr open

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nidO	2010-02-16 , 20:52
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Originally Posted by semiloose

i did the apt-get upgrade
and got this messag:

E: could not get lock /var/lib/dpkg/lock open (11 resource temporarily unavailable)
E:unable to lock the administration directory (/var/....), is another process using it?

Close application manager before doing it.

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jsbigs	2010-02-16 , 20:56
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Originally Posted by kojacker

Is it possible because there's a library discrepancy or conflict with one on your n900 and the one in the installation package or another reason not related to the memory size? Uninstalling to reinstall all those apps seems like a lot of work, is there a particular reason why you cannot just update via PC per the message?

Well, my understanding is that doing so will remove ALL my self-installed apps and then I'd have to re-install them all anyway. A number of these were, if I remember correctly, painful to install and get working properly. Namely, in increasing order of pain-in-the-a**ness:

fMMS
garnet
vncviewer
QStarDict
Stellarium
OpenVPN
debian & CUPS

plus downloading OVI maps (time involved...takes my phone offline).

My wife already thinks I spend way too much time tinkering with this thing and I'm starting to agree!!

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kojacker	2010-02-16 , 20:57
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Originally Posted by mikhmv

for checking no updates in your region or just problem with you phone use:
1. open x-terminal
2. sudo gainroot (You need rootsh package installed)
3. apt-get update
4. apt-get upgrade
On question upgrade answer no.
Before answering look on list available packages for upgrade....

if you will see applications from list: http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p...4&postcount=16
It is mean problem with your phone and you install packages which prevent you from upgrade. In this case place on the forum question with outcome from "apt-get dist-upgrade" (but answer NO on question install?)...

Thanks, mikhmv, good instructions.

I've just done this and there's no firmware packages being held back or waiting to upgrade currently for me. I have a 203 (Nokia UK/unlocked) handset, hopefully it'll save some others with a 203 a bit of time checking/asking for the moment

R4VENS	2010-02-16 , 21:00
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Sigh, it won't even get the USB icon right upper corner to get flashing... :s

Ceejay	2010-02-16 , 21:01
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I get:

The following packages will be upgraded:
maemo-launcher
1 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded
Need to get 66.1kB or archives
After this operation, 0B of additional disk space will be used.