Problem with Downloading Problems, Anyone??

[h_miguel_castro]

Hello to all!!

Since yesterday i have tried to download programs from the catalogs (Maemo extras , Extras-devel, Extras devel-Testing , maemo.org.... also from ovi store, etc..), but unfortunately i couldn´t. Every time i try it gives a message of Unavailable applications. Anyone aware of this problem?

[manvik60]

what happens, when you try to download from xterm ?

apt-get install <application name>
OR
apt-get update

Hopefully there would be more error message, paste that message here

[h_miguel_castro]

I´ve written on X-terminal , apt-get install and it appear the following message:

E: could not open lock file /var/lib/dpkg/lock - open (13 Permission denied)
E: Unable to lock the administration directory (/var/Lib/dpkg/), are you root?


What i´ve to do......?

I need help...

[nicolai]

You have to enable root access if you want to use apt-get.
Can you post the exact error message from the application manager.

regards
nicolai

[h_miguel_castro]

But i do not understand why everything was ok and them for some unknown reason it do not appear any more programs on the application manager.

When i try to install some app directly from the Maemo.org site on the downloads, it opens automatically the application manager program , and after trying to download it appear a following error message:

unable to download 'app name'
Application package not found

[Venemo]

Problem with Downloading Problems, Anyone??

Okay... so you have problems when you download... problems?
Why do you want to download problems?

[h_miguel_castro]

The title is not correct..... i have problems when i try to download the apps from the repositories....

[h_miguel_castro]

since yesterday i can´t install any kind of app, because they not appear on the program manager....

[manvik60]

Did you did, what nicolai said ?
paste the error message from application log.
Also mention, what new has been installed since it was last working ?

And as root, when you run "apt-get update" what does it says ?

[h_miguel_castro]

Nicolai said, i have to enable the root access, right?

How can i enable it? Because on the application manager i have configured a lot of catalogs (Maemo extras , Extras-devel, Extras devel-Testing , maemo.org.... also from ovi store, etc..) and now when i open the program and click on DOWNLOAD the only thing that appears is a information saying "operation failed and then (NO APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE)"

Since the last working that was 3 days ago, i didn´t install any app.... it stop working with no reason!!! :(

in x-terminal root, when i run "apt-get update" what does it says is the following:
"E: Could not open lock file /var/Lib/apt/lists/lock - open (13 permission denied)
E: Unable to lock the list directory "


In the beginning i thought that the catalogs links were down..... but it seems that i´m the only one that can´t make the access to them.

I realy need you help....

[h_miguel_castro]

I was checking again and i saw a new problem.... if i go to the applications manager and touch the ‘uninstall’ tab on the left. In the following screen also appear the information "no applications installed", but i have a lot of them installed.....

do you have any idea of what kind of problem is this????

[manvik60]

one more test, do on xterminal

ls -lrt /var/lib/apt/lists
if this directory dosent exists you have to create it as root.

mkdir -p /var/lib/apt/lists/partial
and then
apt-get update

[AlMehdi]

What happen if you write hildon-application-manager in terminal? What messages do you get in the terminal? Any error messages?

[h_miguel_castro]

I try to do the test on x-terminal and the message was the following:

" Is -lrt /var/lib/apt/lists
-sh: Is: not found

mkdir -p /var/lib/apt/lists/partial
apt-get update
E: Could not open lock file /var/Lib/apt/lists/lock - open (13 permission denied)
E: Unable to lock the list directory "

still gives the error..... :(

[h_miguel_castro]

writen hildon-application-manager on x- terminal the it open the manager application but still given the same problem...

[manvik60]

are you doing it as root ?

sorry while copying it didn't copied the correct syntax, thats why you get not found, its lower "L" at begining, but while copying the syntax it says capital "I", so try it again and paste the output

ls -lrt /var/lib/apt/lists

[h_miguel_castro]

I went to the application manager and the upper part were we can access to the application catalog and register, i choose register and there is a list of the latest codes registry of the application manager. i can not understand what is the meaning of the codes there.... above is the copy of the registry:

hildon-application-manager 2.2.65
E: Encountered a section with no Package: header
E: Problem with MergeList /var/lib/apt/lists/downloads.maemo.nokia.com_fremantle_ssu_mr0_._Pack ages
E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.
E: Encountered a section with no Package: header
E: Problem with MergeList /var/lib/apt/lists/downloads.maemo.nokia.com_fremantle_ssu_mr0_._Pack ages
E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.
E: Encountered a section with no Package: header
E: Problem with MergeList /var/lib/apt/lists/downloads.maemo.nokia.com_fremantle_ssu_mr0_._Pack ages
E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.


anyone can understand if there is the explanation of the problem?

tanks to all that are trying to help me!!

[manvik60]

it means, that some of your package is corrupted and needs to be fixed. post the output of the command which I mentioned before to check whats inside that directory.

[h_miguel_castro]

manvik60 Today , 06:06 PM
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what do you mean with doing it as root ?

ok i tried again but now with the correct syntax and the output was a lot information (how can i copy the information? it has a lot of pages)

[manvik60]

do you see a partial directory and lock file when you run that command ?

[h_miguel_castro]

i check again on x terminal and i arrange to copy the information....is the one above:

~ $ ls -lrt /var/lib/apt/lists
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2523 Nov 8 2009 www.amsn-project.net_maemo_dists_fremantle_tcltk_binary-armel_Packages
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 7035 Nov 8 2009 www.amsn-project.net_maemo_dists_fremantle_amsn_binary-armel_Packages
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1920 Jan 4 2010 my-maemo.com_repository_dists_fremantle_user_binary-armel_Packages
-rw-r----- 1 root root 0 Jan 14 2010 lock
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 312 May 20 09:36 downloads.maemo.nokia.com_fremantle_apps_._Release
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 695 Jun 11 23:11 184.73.182.199_pelota-repo_dists_fremantle-1.2_free_binary-armel_Packages
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 9625 Jun 15 00:55 moff.mozilla.com_maemo_multi_dists_chinook_release _binary-armel_Packages
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 759 Jun 15 00:55 moff.mozilla.com_maemo_multi_dists_chinook_Release
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 9625 Jun 15 00:56 moff.mozilla.com_latest-beta_maemo_pt-BR_dists_chinook_release_binary-armel_Packages
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 759 Jun 15 00:56 moff.mozilla.com_latest-beta_maemo_pt-BR_dists_chinook_Release
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 312 Jul 16 09:20 downloads.maemo.nokia.com_fremantle_ssu_mr0_._Rele ase
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 312 Jul 19 12:46 downloads.maemo.nokia.com_fremantle1.2_ovi_._Relea se
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 864 Jul 20 09:51 downloads.maemo.nokia.com_fremantle_ssu_mr0_._Pack ages
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 864 Jul 20 09:51 downloads.maemo.nokia.com_fremantle1.2_ovi_._Packa ges
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 864 Jul 20 09:51 downloads.maemo.nokia.com_fremantle_apps_._Package s
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 312 Jul 21 11:44 downloads.maemo.nokia.com_fremantle_ssu_apps_._Rel ease
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 171911 Jul 21 11:44 downloads.maemo.nokia.com_fremantle_ssu_apps_._Pac kages
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 25 Jul 25 17:12 downloads.maemo.nokia.com_fremantle_ssu_mr0_._Rele ase.gpg.info
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 25 Jul 25 17:12 downloads.maemo.nokia.com_fremantle_ssu_apps_._Rel ease.gpg.info
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 25 Jul 25 17:12 downloads.maemo.nokia.com_fremantle_apps_._Release .gpg.info
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 25 Jul 25 17:12 downloads.maemo.nokia.com_fremantle1.2_ovi_._Relea se.gpg.info
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 243098 Jul 26 13:36 repository.maemo.org_extras-testing_dists_fremantle_non-free_binary-armel_Packages
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4757244 Jul 26 13:36 repository.maemo.org_extras-testing_dists_fremantle_free_binary-armel_Packages
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 489 Jul 26 13:36 repository.maemo.org_extras-testing_dists_fremantle_Release.gpg
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 7960 Jul 26 13:36 repository.maemo.org_extras-testing_dists_fremantle_Release
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 77392 Jul 26 14:55 repository.maemo.org_extras_dists_fremantle-1.2_non-free_binary-armel_Packages
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3576656 Jul 26 14:55 repository.maemo.org_extras_dists_fremantle-1.2_free_binary-armel_Packages
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 489 Jul 26 14:55 repository.maemo.org_extras_dists_fremantle-1.2_Release.gpg
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 7956 Jul 26 14:55 repository.maemo.org_extras_dists_fremantle-1.2_Release
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 25 Jul 26 15:48 repository.maemo.org_extras_dists_fremantle-1.2_Release.gpg.info
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 25 Jul 26 15:48 repository.maemo.org_extras-testing_dists_fremantle_Release.gpg.info
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 25 Jul 26 15:48 repository.maemo.org_extras-devel_dists_fremantle_Release.gpg.info
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 15477818 Jul 26 15:50 repository.maemo.org_extras-devel_dists_fremantle_free_binary-armel_Packages
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1211640 Jul 26 15:50 repository.maemo.org_extras-devel_dists_fremantle_non-free_binary-armel_Packages
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 489 Jul 26 15:50 repository.maemo.org_extras-devel_dists_fremantle_Release.gpg
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 7958 Jul 26 15:50 repository.maemo.org_extras-devel_dists_fremantle_Release
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Jul 26 15:51 partial
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[manvik60]

It looks like you have lots of package installed, and probably one or some of it is causing the problem.

Lets try to clean it up,
You need root access for it, if you dont have root search the forum on how to install it. and once logged in as root do.

rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*

mkdir -p /var/lib/apt/lists/partial

apt-get update

it will re-create the entries for you. I would also suggest you disable all the repositories before in application manager and leave only ovi, nokia ones and maemo.org and try the above.

Hopefully it should work.
Cheers

[h_miguel_castro]

i i searching how to access to root... i need to install rootsh program?
how can i , if the program manager is down?

the codes that you mentioned are for written on the x- terminal?

[manvik60]

yes, you have to write in xterminal, when you have gained root access.

For rootsh, you can try to install it manually.
-- Download the file http://repository.maemo.org/extras/pool/fremantle/free/r/rootsh/rootsh_1.5_armel.deb
-- Once downloaded you have to copy this from your PC to n900, lets say copy it to /home/user
-- once you have the file in n900. do
cd /home/user
dpkg -i rootsh_1.5_armel.deb
And it will install the rooth, after this you type "sudo gainroot".

I am not sure, but try to download and save this file directely from your phone. might be it will work.

Good luck, search forum, if you are stuck. or we will see tomorrow.

[AlMehdi]

yes, you have to write in xterminal, when you have gained root access.

For rootsh, you can try to install it manually.
-- Download the file http://repository.maemo.org/extras/pool/fremantle/free/r/rootsh/rootsh_1.5_armel.deb
-- Once downloaded you have to copy this from your PC to n900, lets say copy it to /home/user
-- once you have the file in n900. do
cd /home/user
dpkg -i rootsh_1.5_armel.deb
And it will install the rooth, after this you type "sudo gainroot".

I am not sure, but try to download and save this file directely from your phone. might be it will work.

Good luck, search forum, if you are stuck. or we will see tomorrow.

Wouldn't he need to be root to do dpkg? I saw nicolai say in another thread that he could save the file in MyDocs and then launch it from the file manager.

[7santhosh]

Wouldn't he need to be root to do dpkg? I saw nicolai say in another thread that he could save the file in MyDocs and then launch it from the file manager.
Hi !

if any one experienced this problem (getting root credentials)
do this :
1. download .deb file from http://repository.maemo.org/extras/p..._1.5_armel.deb to N900 directory.

2. from file manager browse to N900 directory and tap on this file

it will launch App manager and will install rootsh :)

now open xTerminal and type this command to get root credential

sudo gainroot

Cheers !
Santhosh