Linked by Thom Holwerda on Sat 1st Jul 2006 19:03 UTC, submitted by anonymous
Following a beta release on June 9, Nokia has released a highly anticipated Linux operating system update for the 770 Internet Tablet. The Tablet OS 2006 update is now available for download by 770 owners on Nokia's website. The Tablet OS 2006 upgrade apparently completely wipes out all Tablet OS 2005 applications. Specifically, the Nokia 770 upgrade page states, "Installed applications designed for OS 2005 will not be compatible with OS 2006 edition and will not be restored even from backup."
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Member since:2005-07-06
they introduced a improved app management system from what i understand. and maybe allso a updated framework.
im guessing that to avoid problems they basicly remove legacy apps.
im guessing that its not a full filesystem wipe btw. you user files should still be there...
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2005-08-26
Correct. The OS and applications are part of the same flash filesystem - there's no way to rewrite that without also wiping out everything else stored in it.
I don't see why storing the OS and apps on the same filesystem requires that everything be wiped when installing a new version of the OS.
Do you need to wipe it all each time you install a new app as well? If not, how come you need to wipe everything when you install the new OS?