I have been trying to install the calculator emulator for the TI85 .
The icon on the website for the download seems to point to ati85.install file but the N900 reports that it cannot find the application . Has there been any changes to the website recently that may have caused it to loose track of the application ? I notice there is a
ati85_1.4.1-1_armel.deb file on the web site , so attempted to download the easy debian package but that could not be found either . Not real sure how the N900 install process works on the website, but everything has worked fine up till now. Any advice on what I am doing wrong would be appreciated.

are you referring to maemo.org downloads?

what's wrong with application manager?

Thanks for the reply .Yes Maemo.org . I will see if one of the other sites works later today.

tried a download from nokia site and that failed to . update also failed. I had a look at uninstalling something , but the applicatiom list seemed empty. I have tried restoring the application list from a backup. I then try to do a restore applications . The list appears but nothing can be selected and 0 bytes to restore. I guess I need to recover something in application manager ? My applications are still there in application view . just application manager has lost the plot. Is there a way to reinstall application manager or work out what it's scrambled ?

gaaaah!

just use the application manager.....

Problem is my application manager says this !

in application view i get this !
So application manager has lost the list of applications somehow .

can you install new applications?

(please, give always as much information as possible, troubleshooting with insufficient information is frustrating. for example: "I have a bike, it is broken, what should I do?!?")

Ok still working on uploading the information . I have tried to re-store the application list from backup and tried to use the restore application function . It has a list but will not restore . From the web at least I do not seem to be able to install anything . Can i download a local file and install from the local memory in some way . Does Maemo do deb packages ? I do appreciate your help . Thank you.
Catalogue details are
Maemo.org
http://repository.maemo.org/extras/
fremantle-1.2
free non-free

Nokia Applications
https://downloads.maemo.nokia.com/fremantle/ssu/apps/
./

Nokia System Software Updates
https://downloads.maemo.nokia.com/fremantle/ssu/002
./

Ovi
https://downloads.maemo.nokia.com/fremantle1.2/ovi/
./

Applications
https://downloads.maemo.nokia.com/fremantle/apps/
./

Maemo Extras
http://repository.maemo.org/extras/
fremantle
free non-free

Maemo Extras (A second entry for some reason ??)
http://repository.maemo.org/extras/

free non-free

Maemo Extras-Testing
http://repository.maemo.org/extras-testing/
fremantle
free non-free.

Seems all the entries point to extras , doesn't seem correct ???
Can someone confirm their settings please ??

I have done some reading now too .
I tried a
apt-cache search *

got

E: Encountered a section with no Package: header
E: Problem with MergeList /var/lib/apt/list/downloads.maemo.nokia.com_fremantle_ssu_00_._Packa ges

So i guess i need to recover the MergeList ??

First you need to go to
http://repository.maemo.org/extras/p...free/r/rootsh/
Copy the rootsh_1.5_armel.deb
to a local file and run it so you can get root access .
then in a terminal sudo gainroot

Got this from another post
"

rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* # clear this folder
mkdir /var/lib/apt/lists/partial #restore the folder

Now the list is cleared you can go back and restore the apps and all is good ..
or in a terminal . Whew !!!! :P

apt-get update