Three Problems: Maps, WEB and Firefox (UPDATED)
 

Hey guys,

I hope I don't annoy anyone with this post, but I'm really beginning to go crazy with trying to get things to work. I've searched through the forums looking for answers to no avail.

1) Ovi Store.

Since the update (both updates, installed fine), I can get to the Ovi Store just fine. I can sign in and browse fine also, however when I hit 'download', nothing happens. On any file in the store. Not sure why this is, or what's causing it.. but that's what I get.

UPDATE

Further experimentation has revealed that this isn't actually an OVI STORE specific problem, more a MOZILLA BROWSER issue. Turns out I can't download ANYTHING from ANYWHERE.

Damn

2) Ovi Maps.

This just won't start. It hangs on the blue bar opening screen and then disappears after a few minutes. I've rad about clearing/flashing the eMMC but - as you might've guessed I a) have no idea what that is and b) have no idea where to start!

3) Firefox

See Ovi Maps. Since the update, FF won't boot. I've tried uninstalling and reinstalling and still it just wont work.

Any and all help on any of the above would be greatly appreciated. I love my N900 and want to use ALL the features!

Thanks

James

Re: Three Problems: Maps, Store and Firefox
 

hey james.
sounds like a flash maybe in order

Re: Three Problems: Maps, Store and Firefox
 

Hey Chris, yeah - I was hoping that wouldn't be the case...

*grumble grumble*

Re: Three Problems: Maps, Store and Firefox
 

See this entry: http://wiki.maemo.org/Updating_the_tablet_firmware

You probably need to flash the eMMC
The servers with images are down but i have posted torrents in another topic: http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php...hlight=flasher

You will need the flasher application and the vanilla image.

Good luck!

Re: Three Problems: Maps, Store and Firefox
 

Hi James

The others may be right and a flash is needed but as I said to you on Twitter

The downloads from OVI store can take some time to install. Once download has been clicked the app manager will open and it will prepare for installation. Then wait for bar to appear with "continue" and "details" - this can take several minutes (no idea why)

Re: Three Problems: Maps, Store and Firefox
 

@vartanov - thanks for the tips, looks like that's what I'm going to have to do. I'll wait until tomorrow thought, once the repositories are all back up and running. Will report back and let you know how I get on.

@sheridan01 - Yes mate, I tried that and the window is still open. Nothing comes down the pipe at all. I've spoken to a couple of people at Maemo about this and they can't work it out either. A think a reflash is the only way forward.

Rubbish.

Re: Three Problems: Maps, Store and Firefox
 

Like everybody else has said: reflash is what the doctor ordered. In situations like these it's best to start fresh. Oh, and don't forget to flash the eMMC. Let us know how you did.

Re: Three Problems: Maps, Store and Firefox
 

wont reflashing void the warranty?

Re: Three Problems: Maps, Store and Firefox
 

Waleed786, Not as far as I understand it.
The instructions and tools are there for a reason :)

James, the re-flash is not that hard (just follow the instructions), but the tools are command line only.
Don't forget to back up to somewhere *other* than the device ;)

Re: Three Problems: Maps, Store and Firefox
 

Further experimentation has revealed that this isn't actually an OVI STORE specific problem, more a MOZILLA BROWSER issue. Turns out I can't download ANYTHING from ANYWHERE.


...and thanks @ymb, I'll give it a go tomorrow. Damn thing.

Re: Three Problems: Maps, Store and Firefox
 

Well, after one update my browser fell in the same black hole - no downloads, no settings preserved. Renamed the .mozilla folder in /home/user/ and after browser daemon and browser restart, the folder was recreated and everything worked. Hope that helped.

No need for reflash.

Re: Three Problems: Maps, Store and Firefox
 

I suspect I might have a pre-production model.

Hard reset is the plan of action.

Re: Three Problems: Maps, Store and Firefox
 

How do I get to the .mozilla file? Rename it to what?

Thanks for the tips :)

Re: Three Problems: Maps, Store and Firefox
 

Run X Terminal and enter:

Re: Three Problems: Maps, Store and Firefox
 

Before flashing, for browser related issues, this usually helps:
For OVI Maps related issues, this usually helps:
Restart your N900 (or restart the browser daemon) afterward, and check the results. If that doesn't help, you'll have to flash your eMMC, or even to reflash the firmware itself.

Re: Three Problems: Maps, Store and Firefox
 

After the update I had some problems with Firefox as well. I unistalled it and reinstalled it from the site. Works like a charm ever since.

Re: Three Problems: Maps, Store and Firefox
 

Struggling with the eMMC flash... *sigh*

Damn. I'm crap at this.