[CRASH] SMS/Conversations Application
 

Ok had this issue for 4 days now.

While texting - entering text using the hardware keyboard the app closes fully 'application closed - internal error'

This is N900
PR1.2
Tmobile

Today i reflashed the firmware ... and its still doing it so could do with some help. I can get the issue to happen every time in the messaging app by pressing lots of buttons on the keyboard quickly which seems to make it happen.

Doesn't appear to be any one key combination it goes at a different moment and different time each time it happens.

Thanks,

Marc

Re: App Crash during Texting N900
 

Try backing up everything that's on your "Nokia N900" memory and then reflash both the firmware and the eMMC. Then try again without reinstalling any apps.

Re: App Crash during Texting N900
 

Hi ToJa - Earlier today i flashed the Firmware then booted right up (latest uk pr1.2 release)

Is there a particular eMMC to use and do i flash the eMMC in the same way?

Hoping this issue has been seen here the forums before...

Re: App Crash during Texting N900
 

Yes, you flash the eMMC the same way. The exception is that you remove the -R from the flasher command line when you flash the first image, then after that is done you flash the eMMC image with -R option. Basically you need to flash the fiasco image and the eMMC at the same time, without reboots. Then your N900 will be as it left the factory.

EDIT: Look here http://wiki.maemo.org/Updating_the_t...e_command_line

Re: App Crash during Texting N900
 

ive never removed the -R when flashing the eMMC image, i always give them both the same command, with different file names of course, never failed me yet

@marcdxn
im in uk and i flash with 'global'
seem to remember the 'uk' variant giving me 'cant read sim' errors,
that was 4-5 months ago tho, not sure if it still does that now, and theres only 1 eMMC image, use 'the newest one'

Re: App Crash during Texting N900
 

Just done the Fiasco Global.
About to load in the eMMC Vanilla now...

Fingers crossed this solves the problem i'll update the thread on the outcome.

Re: App Crash during Texting N900
 

When doing the eMMC Vanilla flash cmd reports - 'suitable USB device not found, waiting.' The 900 its self has gone to a black screen with the 5 loading dots on the front.

I did this without any reboots - device was in update mode when attempting to flash eMMC.

Re: App Crash during Texting N900
 

Have the same issue - will be monitoring this thread to see if you solve your issue.

Please keep us posted on the progress

Re: App Crash during Texting N900
 

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Ok got around the eMMC Flashing Issue now with a full Windows Update on XP this allowed the eMMC Flash to work properly. (Apparently this is a known issue)

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The device now has a freshly Flashed Global Firmware PR1.2
The device now has a freshly Flashed eMMC Latest Available

The N900 is now running as factory as you can possibly get it.

To confirm this is 100% now back to factory first boot of the device is going through the Nokia Terms & Conditions & Initial N900 Time/Date/Region Wizzards Including the getting

1. - Added Conversations Shortcut back to the desktop as it was before the flash.

2. Opened the Conversations Shortcut - 1 SMS available 'Nokia Welcome Text'

3. Opened the welcome text

4. Ive filled the text with a full Sym / Ctrl all the way down to the arrow key with key presses which is fine.

5. Ive bashed the keyboard keys immensly (10 Pages of random text) No crashes yet. (usually had multiple by now)

6. I've tried multi button combinations shift & key / Ctrl & Key - No crashes


This appears to now be resolved previously i would get a crash within seconds of hammering the keyboard.

Now we know the eMMC flash side resolves this issue i would like to try and find out what in the first place caused it.

I'm going to install my applications 1 by 1 going back to the keyboard in a text messaging running the same steps above to see if any one application install caused this.

Hope this helps future users..

Re: App Crash during Texting N900
 

O Also another quick update - This has also resolved issues typing into Password boxes for web logins in the MicroB whether the two are related i'm unsure.

Previously i'd be typing into a password box and the device would lock up for 2-3 seconds then the page would begin to reload or click on a random link.

Re: App Crash during Texting N900
 

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I'm putting this down as resolving the issue for anyone else having this problem. I've had a days use now with no problems since i flashed the Fiasco current global & eMMC.

I'm slightly annoyed in ways that i can't find whats caused it in the first place - i've installed all my applications & restored contacts and everything is running right as rain.

I'm annoyed that if this happens again the only fix we currently have is to reflash.

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Re: App Crash during Texting N900
 

I'm back !!!!

And so is this bloody issue !

But this time i think i'm making progress... same error once again writing a reply text message the crash happened on a short text message so i opened the text message app again and started to write the exact same message.

'Back gardens turning into a grow fest'

Crashed as soon as i'd wrote 'fest'

so i re-wrote the text again to be sure same thing directly after finishing the word 'fest'

So i wrote on its own in the text reply 'fest'

crash happens straight after that word.

I've tried this on other conversations in the sms view and it still crashes which is leading me to believe that this is something to do with the stored words in the dictionary.

Please can someone else with this issue attempt to locate the word in the text they write that triggers this problem to prove that its a particular word causing this and not a random occurance?

If someone can reply with how to clear the words from the internal dictionary i would like to try this next to see if this bug and kicked out.

Thanks,

Marc


***I would like to add after further testing this problem - it will crash any part of Maemo where predictive dictionary text is used - not just the sms application***

Re: App Crash during Texting N900
 

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As above Maemo Community help needed !


Goto Settings > Text Input > [Uncheck] Word Completion > Save

This stops the crash but then your auto word completion is also turned off... it has to be something to do with a corruption in the stored dictionary....

Re: App Crash during Texting N900
 

You could try moving/deleting the files in /home/user/.osso/dictionaries/. It'll mean that any words you typed will be gone from the dictionary, however.

Re: App Crash during Texting N900
 

Since you flashed the eMMC you should not have any remains of the custom dictionary. My N900 doesn't crash when I write 'fest' with the US dictionary enabled.

Re: App Crash during Texting N900
 

If i turn off the predictive text entry as above the crash no longer happens.

Dictionary being used : UK
Language: Nederlands English

Could you test with the same dictionary, i don't think its a standard problem but one created by custom inputs i'm unsure but its baffling me.

Re: App Crash during Texting N900
 

@marcdxn
Thanks for writing this post. I've similar problem, except my apps crashes with the same message as yours when trying to access the symbols with [FN] + [SYM/CTRL]
Tried with "Goto Settings > Text Input > [Uncheck] Word Completion > Save" without luck.
Haven't re-flashed yet.
Anyone made bug-report?

Re: App Crash during Texting N900
 

For me it was Word Completion that caused crashes. After removing /home/user/.osso/dictionaries/.personal.dirtionary all seams to work. Really annoying bug.

Re: App Crash during Texting N900
 

sorry to revive such an old post, but I had the same problem of everything (conversations, microb, etc) crashing when I typed anything and it was driving me nuts, I even deleted battery/speed patch, kp kernels, I was one step away from flashing the device because I could not write anything.

For me Spacebar was the cause of my woes, only using the virtual keyboard would help me send sms and search the web.

Finally i arrived here and disabled my word completion from text settings and it worked very well, of course this was just a temporary fix.

I didnt want to delete my dictionaries completely, so what I did was use "Autocomp Edit" from the repositories and deleted all entries, this just leaves the dictionary in its original form and deletes all the "added" words you may have typed; then I re-enabled the word completion.

So far so good, the problem seems to have gone away completely and I can still use my autocomplete feature.

Maybe this will help someone in the future so they dont have to flash