wget, other apps, and other problems
 

Right, I can't seem to get wget or htop via the nokia repostitories and can't find the apt sources list they're in so I thought I would compile wget and htop manually on the device.

Bit of a problem using both sudo gainroot and root / rootsh. Running ./configure on wget source = permission denied.

Tried changing CHMOD to 777 to no avail.

Am I doing something wrong or do I not have true root access?

Another thing I have noticed to be an issue recently is flash in the web browser, BBC iplayer was smooth, now it lags like a cow in a field grazing. Ideas?

Re: wget and other apps
 

Hmm, I have wget installed, apt-cache search wget gives you nothing?

Re: wget and other apps
 

Apparently not. Just goes back to allowing me to enter another command.

Re: wget, other apps, and other problems
 

Ok, do you have extras-testing and extras-devel enabled?

http://www.legacyoflies.com/devuploa...maemo.org.html

Re: wget, other apps, and other problems
 

Probably not.

Tips on how to add these? Its not the same as using Debian on a pc! Half the commands are missing lol.

The /etc/apt/sources.list is empty. Thats not right surely?

Re: wget, other apps, and other problems
 

You can just add them through application manager -> Application catalogous and then names, address, distribution (fremantle), free non-free.

[edit] and regarding the chmod problem, where was your wget source? Remember that /home/user/My Documents is fat formatted so it doesn't support privileges and the standard mask won't allow you to execute anything.

Re: wget, other apps, and other problems
 

Ah thats how you do that. I just found a guide saying that. I'll add the debian ones on for a laugh as well.

wget source is in that very location, and now you mention FAT formatted, that would explain a lot.

Re: wget, other apps, and other problems
 

Hmm, I'm pretty sure I didn't do anything specific to install wget - it seemed as though it was already installed. Was it not there already in /usr/bin ?

Unless it came along with some other random package.

Re: wget, other apps, and other problems
 

It wasn't in by default for me :(

Ah well I think i've solved the problem now anyway hopefuly!

Thanks alot. Good to see a strong active community on this!

Re: wget, other apps, and other problems
 

Note to Debian fans.. don't put the respoitories on the N900 as it will break application manager, and installing Wget from debian them selfs replaces maemo software, breaking application manager even more.