okay so i open up app manager and try an update but the bar goes half way across and stops. How can i resolve this and update my repos


thanks
any help appreciated

reconnect to your network if you're on wifi , restart router,phone if nothing helps type via x-term to see what error it shows

sudo gainroot

apt-get update

I tried to delete Hermes from the phone:

sudo gainroot
apt-get purge hermes

Now, the app manager doesn't have any available applications though all the usual repositories are included. Not even uninstall works.

The log when refreshing the download application is:

hildon-application-manager 2.2.65
connected to c3ebb841-c0f5-414f-811a-f18bc6e82045
E: Could not open lock file /var/lib/apt/lists.new/lock - open (2 No such file or directory)
E: Unable to lock the list directory


So, what now?

teemu

1. You must have rootsh installed in order to do this. If not search for a .deb of rootsh (I have a .deb of v1.5 if you need it) and install it using (in xterm):

If you already have it installed, skip this step.

2. Open xterm and run this command:
According to your error, the directory doesn't exist, so you have to create it as root.

3. Run the following commands:
4. Update the catalogs (as root). It should work (unless you have some other error ).

Pantera, you rule! Thank you so very much! Goes a long way to show what the value of a good community is!

All I had to do was to go sudo gainroot and then run the two command lines. It now works normally.

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hey... my app manager doesn't seem to work on a specific wifi (tried it on other wifi networks and it worked).... how do I solve this problem?

thanks