> I am having always the same problem after installing MaemoDict > http://www.industree.org/guaka/wiki/MaemoDict > on a newly flashed Nokia. The thing is that after trying to install it the > machine says : installation failed . Following no other SW could be > installed, and also, no SW can be fully uninstalled. The machine giving > messages like "unable to install", "unable to uninstall", etc . This > happens always right after installing MaemoDict!!! > Hi, I'm the author and packager of MaemoDict. Sorry to hear this... > Another thread showed that a "fast" way of fixing it is to reflash the > machine. > Before I was not sure that it is MaemoDict. So I flashed the machine > twice, tried to reinstall python and MaemoDict.. Now i am sure it isthe Dict > making this problem! > I've heard that there is a database of installed application which gets > corrupted -most probably- in such a case, but I have no idea how to fix it.. > Weird. Which version did you try? It's the first time I hear about this. You could check out /var/lib/install/var/lib/dpkg/* (don't have my N770 close right now) and fix stuff there. That's what I did for other applications. Maybe there's something wrong with the way I build packages. I also created .debs for GNU screen, binutils' ar, and other. I will upload a new version as soon as possible. Maybe that'll fix it. > when trying 'dpkg -l': > dpkg-query: failed to open package info file /var/lib/dpkg/status for > reading. No such file... > 'dpkg --audit gives the same error! > Are you sure this is caused by MaemoDict? Of course I installed it on my own Nokia, without any troubles. Previous and current version. > Since I am most probably not the only one trying to install MaemoDict, pls > help, so that other people do not need to reflash their machine just because > of this trial.. > I'd be very happy to hear more... Also about the other packages. btw, is there any dict for 770? > You can install the dict client for ARM from Debian. I can make you a package, if you'd still be willing to try :) Well... http://industree.org/guaka/blog -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.maemo.org/pipermail/maemo-users/attachments/20060430/6a620cb4/attachment.htm
