x61 | # 21 | 2009-12-03, 00:17 | Report

Have you installed "rootsh"? If you have not, try installing it from the app manager.

Rashoodz | # 22 | 2009-12-03, 13:37 | Report

The .deb file is located in Nokia N900/Documents/

what should I exactly type?

mason | # 23 | 2009-12-03, 13:57 | Report

check out the wiki

how to gain root access

ppriyank | # 24 | 2009-12-03, 20:42 | Report

Ok so i'm very new to this, (have never even used linux on a computer, but i got 2 n900s yesterday) so i'm still learning...i'm trying to install the mplayer which is downloaded in my documents.

I installed the rootsh from the application manager and i opened the Xterminal. first i typed in sudo gainroot hit enter and in the new line this is what i put: "MyDocs/.documents/mplayer_1.0svn2_armel.deb" it said permission denied.

Then i put just "root" instead of "sudo gainroot" and in the new line i put the following: "/home/user/MyDocs/.documents/mplayer_1.0svn2_armel.deb" and it still says permission denied.

ANY HELP ???

thecursedfly | # 25 | 2009-12-03, 20:57 | Report

do ppl read the second posts of the threads they write in?
first page, second post of this thread.
(after gaining root access)

ppriyank | # 26 | 2009-12-03, 22:12 | Report

ok forgot to type in "dpkg i-" but even after i did that, it says "dpkg: need an action option"

?

mikkov | # 27 | 2009-12-03, 22:15 | Report

I am pretty sure that it should be "dpkg -i"

romanianusa | # 28 | 2009-12-03, 22:19 | Report

What if you install in the folder called Nokia N900? What do you type?

ppriyank | # 29 | 2009-12-03, 22:20 | Report

my mistake...i did type in -i just an typo on here!

mikkov | # 30 | 2009-12-03, 22:39 | Report

Try it again because you get exactly that error when you type "i-"

edit: and if it doesn't work copy&paste command and the output directly from terminal here