apps for N900. PC to N900.
 

hi there. i have my N900, finally.
Is there a way to download apps on PC and then transfer them to N900? i dont have internet on the N900. Well, i do, but only gprs.
i have 3-10 wi-fi networks here, but, of course, they are locked.
So, is there a way to download apps on PC and tranfer them to phone?
thanks.

Re: apps for N900. PC to N900.
 

Should be able to use USB to transfer the files to the storage on the N900.. then install them with dpkg. (dpkg -i packagename.deb)

By applications I'm assuming you know you need *.deb apps, preferably from one of the official maemo repositories?

Re: apps for N900. PC to N900.
 

x terminal says "requested operation requires superuser privilege".

where can i change that?

Re: apps for N900. PC to N900.
 

Hrm.. interesting dilema.

Try "sudo gainroot". If not, try "root".

If that doesn't work you'll need to install the "rootsh" package, which of course you need rootsh to install the package by hand ... like circular logic there..

rootsh should be really small.. you sure you cant use the grps to get just that one package?

Re: apps for N900. PC to N900.
 

ah, i'm already downloading a lot of stuff... :D :D
rootsh wont make a difference

edit: rootsh didnt change anything, maybe i should restart phone?

Re: apps for N900. PC to N900.
 

If you installed rootsh THEN do:

"sudo gainroot" in a terminal.

After that you use dpkg -i...

Well... thread.

Re: apps for N900. PC to N900.
 

all would be nice, but i cant seem to find my .deb file through x terminal. if i have put it in the same folder where autorun.inf is? i just write dpkg -i sub.deb

Re: apps for N900. PC to N900.
 

Nope, you need to know the path.. that I can't really help you with.. try:

cd /home/user/MyDocs

and run

ls -al

In there... see if there is any hidden directories or your deb files or... I dunno. It'll be wherever you put it when you transferred it from USB :D.

Re: apps for N900. PC to N900.
 

yep... now it's unpacking....
sorry for being dumb, but what do i have to do next? it said "setting up supertux bla bla bla..."
and then what should i type in?

Re: apps for N900. PC to N900.
 

once that's finished, assuming it didn't error, it's installed. yer done.. give yerself a holiday cookie ;).

What to do now depends on the package.. if it's proper maemo package it should be in your menu somewhere.

Supertux? really? Is that in the maemo repos? (I don't have an N900, sadly.)