N950 developer-mode fails to download

[dfaure]

So I got a N950 from Nokia, flashed it to beta2, but I cannot enable developer mode.
Every time I try, and confirm with OK, then accept the dependency notice, it then immediately says
Download failed
developer-mode
Can't complete the download.
Connection do the application provider was lost. Try again later.

And Try Again does the same.
I have tried many times, as well as rebooting, enabing installing apps from non-store locations, updating the applications (apt-get update I guess) and trying again on a different day and time...

Without more information in the error message, and without a terminal (catch 22...), I can't find out what it's trying to download exactly, to see if it actually exists..

[hartti]

Do you have a proper network connection at the time? Either WiFi or cellular?

Have you tried re-flashing and switching to the developer mode before you restore the backup?

Hartti

[mardy]

Same problem here.

What is the server which is being contacted? Maybe it's down?

[dfaure]

Proper stable wifi connection, sitting 1 meter from the access point.

By re-flashing you mean going back to beta1, then enabling developer-mode, then flashing to beta2? Won't that lose everything? I wouldn't think a backup would restore packages, what would be the point in flashing to beta2 then?

(Sorry I'm a little confused

[hartti]

First off, you cannot go backwards with the firmware versions, so with reflashing I meant flashing the device with beta2 firmware again. No guarantees that this will solve the problem though.

What I meant was:
1) backup the device , if you really, really need to save something
2) move the backup file on some other device (gain if you really really cannot lose some info)
3) reflash with a beta 2sw
4) try to turn on the developer mode
5) restore the backup if you backuped something

If you do not need to save any data just try steps 3 & 4

Hartti

[mardy]

I tried again a couple of hours ago and it worked for me. I didn't change anything on the device, so I suspect that it was a server problem.

[hartti]

Ok, good to hear!

dfaure, please try turning on the developer mode again (before starting the reflashing procedure :-)

Hartti

[dfaure]

I've been trying almost every day, and again right now, still no luck.
[Email on the device works, installing a .deb from an email worked too.]

Where can I find the .deb for developer-mode to download directly?
Alternatively, where can I find a .deb for a terminal? Or for openssh server?

[hartti]

I was also able to turn on the developer mode on Oct 15th so server should not be the problem...

Hartti

[savaj]

Even enabling developer mode is not a problem for me.

N950 software update(39-5) available over the air, you can try to update it.

[dfaure]

Trying to get updates doesn't give anything new, it always says "your device is up-to-date" even after pressing the sync button. I never got any updates in that screen, there must be something broken with the package management stuff...

I reflashed it again with beta2, using the flasher from beta1 again:
sudo ./usr/bin/flasher -a img.bin --erase-mmc=quick &&
sudo ./usr/bin/flasher -F img.bin -F emmc.bin -f

382472416 Sep 2 10:34 img.bin
209661306 Sep 2 10:33 emmc.bin

Same result! No developer-mode package to be found, no updates to be installed :-(

[dfaure]

SUCCESS!

There was nothing wrong with the N950 itself, it was the wifi at the office!
I don't know why it didn't work with that wifi, but as soon as I tried with my home wifi, everything worked fine: developer-mode, getting updates, everything.

WOO!

[NokiaInTheSky]

And I have the same problem with a N9.

[savaj]

SUCCESS!

There was nothing wrong with the N950 itself, it was the wifi at the office!
I don't know why it didn't work with that wifi, but as soon as I tried with my home wifi, everything worked fine: developer-mode, getting updates, everything.

WOO!

Your office network might be protected with firewall and was causing problem for u.

[savaj]

And I have the same problem with a N9.

What is you exact problem? Can you describe some more?