n900 app manager nor working unable to install

[stephaniegalea]

when trying to install anything in my mobile n900 it always showing an error message unable to install!!

when i have tried the command apt-get update in x terminal it says could not open lock file/var/lib/apt/lists/lock- open 3 permission denied)

unable to lock the list directory

i have tried to download rootsh but when go to my documents to open it and open it with x terminal mnothing happens when write sudo gainroot

please could you help what this mean and what can i do to install thing???:confused:

[AlMehdi]

The lock error is probably cause you had open the Application Manager when you did the "apt-get". Close it to see a the real error using apt-get.

[stephaniegalea]

no the app manager was closed and when you go to a website and try to douwnload something you have to douwnlaod andinstall int with app manager but it showing me an error message of unable to install

[manvik60]

can do login as root or not ?
when you write sudo gainroot, you should get prompt like #

Then do one test
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

[stephaniegalea]

can do login as root or not ?
when you write sudo gainroot, you should get prompt like #

Then do one test
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

the rootsh i have downloaded from a website but when trying to open it with xterminal it just open the xterminal and when i enter sudo gain root it tell me enable rd mode if you want to break your device

[AlMehdi]

the rootsh i have downloaded from a website but when trying to open it with xterminal it just open the xterminal and when i enter sudo gain root it tell me enable rd mode if you want to break your device

You can't install it without rootsh installed i think.. what happens if you run hildon-application-manager from terminal? Do you get any errors?

[stephaniegalea]

thanks for your help please could you tell me how to run hildon application manager what to writein xterminal

[stephaniegalea]

i have wrote hildon application manager in xterminal and it goes to app manager but the same erro when do to douwnload and try to download applications
no errors came

[manvik60]

what does below command gives ?
ls -lrt /var/lib/apt/lists

[nicolai]

you can put the rootsh deb (or any other deb file) to
/home/user/MyDocs/
And open the deb file in the filemanager. This will trigger
the application manager to install the package.
If this installation failed, open the protocol from the
application manager menu.

regards
nicolai

[stephaniegalea]

what does below command gives ?
ls -lrt /var/lib/apt/lists

it gives me ls: invalid option--/

busy box v1. (deebian 3:1.10.2.legal-losso30+0m5) multi-cal binary
usage : is (-1AaCdeilnLRrsSTtuvwxXhk] [filename...]

i don't have any idea what it means

[manvik60]

syntax error, its lower "L", you are typing capital "I"
run
ls -ld /opt/var/lib/apt/lists/partial
and
ls -l /opt/var/lib/apt/lists/lock

[stephaniegalea]

syntax error, its lower "L", you are typing capital "I"
run
ls -ld /opt/var/lib/apt/lists/partial
and
ls -l /opt/var/lib/apt/lists/lock

it is showing me the same error messag-- ls is l for lower right?

[manvik60]

it is showing me the same error messag-- ls is l for lower right?

Yes lower.

ls -l

[stephaniegalea]

sorry i'going to confuse you
same message
it gives me ls: invalid option--/

busy box v1. (deebian 3:1.10.2.legal-losso30+0m5) multi-cal binary
usage : is (-1AaCdeilnLRrsSTtuvwxXhk] [filename...]

[manvik60]

do
ls -L
and read forum (http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=59180), you might be facing the same issue.