Crash during app installation and now I can't re-install.
 

Hi guys,

just a quick query, very new to the N900 community.
Whilst installing an app, it crashed and I switched the phone off, now I have the icon of the app but of course when I click on it nothing happens and i can't uninstall it.

I have tried to re-install the app but can't, (unable to install app) , I have tried a solution

"sudo gainroot
cd /home
mkdir opt"

which does not work.Is there a solution out there? That does not require me losing anything.

Thanks in adv.

A.

Re: Crash during app installation and now I can't re-install.
 

Please post the error message for You could try to remove it with

Re: Crash during app installation and now I can't re-install.
 

Part 1 gives - 0 Upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 1 not upgraded.


Part 2 gives - says its not installed

Re: Crash during app installation and now I can't re-install.
 

Which application did you try to get?
Please don't get me wrong, you did substitute some package name for 'PackageNameHere'?

Re: Crash during app installation and now I can't re-install.
 

it was Mobile Maps 10, but ive looked on the list on the app catalouge and its not there anymore...cos it thinks I have it.

Re: Crash during app installation and now I can't re-install.
 

Hi guys,

the problem still persists. The icon is on the menu but does nothing when I click it.
I need a better gps then the 1 that comes with the N900, I know Mobile Maps 10 is the 1, but I need a fix.

Thanks in advance.

Re: Crash during app installation and now I can't re-install.
 

Try:
(as per michaaa62's instruction),

Then re-install it.

You'll need to copy/paste the output from xterm (not just the last line!) if "it doesn't work" ;)

Re: Crash during app installation and now I can't re-install.
 

Try to get rid MobileMaps is from Ovi.com shop, isn't it? To access packages from there you need a patched version of apt, here http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p...5&postcount=11 are the instructions and the link to the package

EDIT: The force was no with me ;) beaten by a yota by a jedi!

Re: Crash during app installation and now I can't re-install.
 

hey thanks for your reply...

I get this error.

dpkg - warning : ignoring request to remove mobile-maps which isn't installed.

just to note - mobile maps did not manage to fully install it self, all it did is leave an icon and it wont let me install it again.

Re: Crash during app installation and now I can't re-install.
 

Can you paste the output of:
Don't retype the output - copy/paste as your problem could be a typo ;)

Re: Crash during app installation and now I can't re-install.
 

its telling me about typing dpkg for other options etc. license .
(I dont have the net setup on the n900 at this time... to copy and paste.

Re: Crash during app installation and now I can't re-install.
 

Then you haven't typed the command right!

Maybe it'll be an idea to wait till you have network access then copy/paste?

Re: Crash during app installation and now I can't re-install.
 

Ill run it when I get home via wifi, let you know in about 2 hours.

Thanks :)

Re: Crash during app installation and now I can't re-install.
 

Hi there Jedi,

I did so as you said, nothing happened at all. no msg from x-terminal

Re: Crash during app installation and now I can't re-install.
 

That just means it's not installed at all. You say it won't reinstall - how are you trying to do that?

Re: Crash during app installation and now I can't re-install.
 

hi, I am using a deb file that I downloaded. Since i cant find it on ovi store, but it did yield the same result.

It says "unable to install mobile maps"

Re: Crash during app installation and now I can't re-install.
 

pics or it didn't happen ;)

We need to see the command you're typing in, etc etc. Please just copy/paste from x-term right from the start of the process.

Re: Crash during app installation and now I can't re-install.
 

~ $ sudo gainroot
Root shell enabled


BusyBox v1.10.2 (Debian 3:1.10.2.legal-1osso30+0m5) built-in shell (ash)
Enter 'help' for a list of built-in commands.

/home/user # dpkg -l | grep mobile-maps
/home/user #

Re: Crash during app installation and now I can't re-install.
 

~ $ sudo gainroot
Root shell enabled


BusyBox v1.10.2 (Debian 3:1.10.2.legal-1osso30+0m5) built-in shell (ash)
Enter 'help' for a list of built-in commands.

/home/user # dpkg --purge --force-remove-reinstreq mobile-maps
dpkg - warning: ignoring request to remove mobile-maps which isn't installed.
/home/user #

Re: Crash during app installation and now I can't re-install.
 

And now try within the directory, where you downloaded or copied the package.

Re: Crash during app installation and now I can't re-install.
 

Here is the output :)

home/user # dpkg -i mobilemaps*.deb
(Reading database ... 32018 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking mobile-maps (from mobilemaps.deb) ...
dpkg: error processing mobilemaps.deb (--install):
unable to make backup link of `./home/user/MyDocs/Res/sounds/vibe.ogg' before installing new version: Operation not permitted
dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)
Processing triggers for catorise ...
################################################## ###############################
No changes to hildon menu.
Errors were encountered while processing:
mobilemaps.deb
/home/user #

Re: Crash during app installation and now I can't re-install.
 

How would you ever have created a link on a vfat filesystem??? That is not possible!!!
This 'methusalem' of all file-systems does not know links.

Where do you have this package from???

Re: Crash during app installation and now I can't re-install.
 

huh?

I got the package from a torrent file, since I could not find the one in ovi store.

Re: Crash during app installation and now I can't re-install.
 

From a torrent file??? Well, it is your phone....
There are two ways to hack this into your phone. Either you edit the install file of the package, or you temporarily unmount the MyDocs partition, and mount it to some place like /mnt.
You need some free space in optfs, then after the install process is finished, you move everything from MyDocs to the mounted partition. Then remount the device back to its original place.

But my personal opinion: Look into some other navigational software!

Re: Crash during app installation and now I can't re-install.
 

I have no idea how to do that lol...

I will take your personal opinion and look for another :).

...last thing how do I remove the icon from the menu or is that not possible?

Re: Crash during app installation and now I can't re-install.
 

You might look into /usr/share/applications/hildon for the entry. This would be the usual place for applications to put their starter files.

Re: Crash during app installation and now I can't re-install.
 

Hi. I've had the same problem, but I found a solution. Yes, I know the torrent you're talking about and I think it's a simple matter of checking that you did not install the MAPS *before* installing the application.

If you have, delete the MyDocs/Maps folder that you've placed the Map files into using ... #rm -r MyDocs/Maps and then re-install the app using #dpkg as per the above comments. You should be ok from there.

I hope this helped you man.