I tried using the HAM today only to notice that on opening, it shows operation failed...I checked the uinstall option and couldnt find my Installed applications....I checked the log and even on xterm and this was the output

/home/user # apt-get -f install
Reading package lists... Error!
E: Read error - read (21 Is a directory)
E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.

I tried disabling and enabling the repos,rebooting hoping the problem will be corrected all to no avail..I'ved searched and perused a thousand thread hoping to get a solution to this but still no luck.....A help from your guys will be appreciated....Thanks.

try disabling the repos and re-enable them one by one

Thanks for d reply...I've tried doing that a lot of times, it goes thru d update process but on completion shows operation failed...on checking log. i get the result I posted earlier..

pray this worked with sifo ask him

I dont get u...I'm a bit confused with your speech

@harry_e20000

[off-topic: ignore davdav, seems to be a troll]

Can you post the directory listing of /var/lib/dpkg?

i.e. do $ ls -al /var/lib/dpkg
and post the exact contents of the output.

Its alright...I think what the phone needs its a total reflash.There are lots of complications with the phone right now...my battery life is horrible, rootfs is almost full even after following instructions from the wiki....HAM is not responding....Its a go go for a reflash....thanks anyway

I got same problem too and this was my output for ls-al /var/lib/dpkg -> /opt/maemo/var/lib/dpkg .Please help me for this issue.Thanks.

any fix to this ? tried the repos thing already without succes