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Re: please help with flashing

yes, looks good. I have no idea, it should work.
What system and distributiondo you use? (32 or 64bit)

Re: please help with flashing

Quote:

Originally Posted by nicolai (Post 805321)

yes, looks good. I have no idea, it should work.
What system and distributiondo you use? (32 or 64bit)

not sure about your question

im using Ubuntu 10.04 LTS

and the flasher i used this one
" Maemo Flasher-3.5 Tool for Fremantle and Diablo, installation package for other than Debian based Linuxes (x86, 32-bit) "

Re: please help with flashing

Here are the steps I followed on Ubuntu 10.04 LTS.
1. download
2. go to download folder
3. unzip and extract
4. execute

Code:

archebyte@:~ $ cd ~/downloads/

archebyte@:~/downloads$ gunzip  maemo_flasher-3.5_2.5.2.2.tar.gz 

archebyte@:~/downloads$ tar -xvf maemo_flasher-3.5_2.5.2.2.tar 

maemo_flasher-3.5_2.5.2.2/

maemo_flasher-3.5_2.5.2.2/doc/

maemo_flasher-3.5_2.5.2.2/doc/changelog

maemo_flasher-3.5_2.5.2.2/doc/README.Debian

maemo_flasher-3.5_2.5.2.2/doc/copyright

maemo_flasher-3.5_2.5.2.2/man/

maemo_flasher-3.5_2.5.2.2/man/man1/

maemo_flasher-3.5_2.5.2.2/man/man1/flasher-3.5.1

maemo_flasher-3.5_2.5.2.2/flasher-3.5



archebyte@:~/downloads$ cd maemo_flasher-3.5_2.5.2.2/



archebyte@:~/downloads/maemo_flasher-3.5_2.5.2.2$ ls -l

total 88

drwxr-xr-x 2 archebyte mustali  4096 2009-10-21 09:18 doc

-rwxr-xr-x 1 archebyte mustali 79636 2009-10-21 09:13 flasher-3.5

drwxr-xr-x 3 archebyte mustali  4096 2009-10-21 09:13 man



archebyte@:~/downloads/maemo_flasher-3.5_2.5.2.2$ ./flasher-3.5 RX-51_2009SE_10.2010.19-1.203.1_PR_COMBINED_203_ARM.bin  

flasher v2.5.2 (Oct 21 2009)



Suitable USB device not found, waiting.

^C

Re: please help with flashing

Quote:

Originally Posted by archebyte (Post 805384)

Here are the steps I followed on Ubuntu 10.04 LTS.
1. download
2. go to download folder
3. unzip and extract
4. execute

Code:

archebyte@:~ $ cd ~/downloads/

archebyte@:~/downloads$ gunzip  maemo_flasher-3.5_2.5.2.2.tar.gz 

archebyte@:~/downloads$ tar -xvf maemo_flasher-3.5_2.5.2.2.tar 

maemo_flasher-3.5_2.5.2.2/

maemo_flasher-3.5_2.5.2.2/doc/

maemo_flasher-3.5_2.5.2.2/doc/changelog

maemo_flasher-3.5_2.5.2.2/doc/README.Debian

maemo_flasher-3.5_2.5.2.2/doc/copyright

maemo_flasher-3.5_2.5.2.2/man/

maemo_flasher-3.5_2.5.2.2/man/man1/

maemo_flasher-3.5_2.5.2.2/man/man1/flasher-3.5.1

maemo_flasher-3.5_2.5.2.2/flasher-3.5



archebyte@:~/downloads$ cd maemo_flasher-3.5_2.5.2.2/



archebyte@:~/downloads/maemo_flasher-3.5_2.5.2.2$ ls -l

total 88

drwxr-xr-x 2 archebyte mustali  4096 2009-10-21 09:18 doc

-rwxr-xr-x 1 archebyte mustali 79636 2009-10-21 09:13 flasher-3.5

drwxr-xr-x 3 archebyte mustali  4096 2009-10-21 09:13 man



archebyte@:~/downloads/maemo_flasher-3.5_2.5.2.2$ ./flasher-3.5 RX-51_2009SE_10.2010.19-1.203.1_PR_COMBINED_203_ARM.bin  

flasher v2.5.2 (Oct 21 2009)



Suitable USB device not found, waiting.

^C

hi thanks for that howeer im still having problems, heres my version of what you did

Code:

martyn@ubuntu:~$ cd ~/Downloads/

martyn@ubuntu:~/Downloads$ gunzip  maemo_flasher-3.5_2.5.2.2.tar.gz

martyn@ubuntu:~/Downloads$ tar -xvf maemo_flasher-3.5_2.5.2.2.tar 

maemo_flasher-3.5_2.5.2.2/

maemo_flasher-3.5_2.5.2.2/doc/

maemo_flasher-3.5_2.5.2.2/doc/changelog

maemo_flasher-3.5_2.5.2.2/doc/README.Debian

maemo_flasher-3.5_2.5.2.2/doc/copyright

maemo_flasher-3.5_2.5.2.2/man/

maemo_flasher-3.5_2.5.2.2/man/man1/

maemo_flasher-3.5_2.5.2.2/man/man1/flasher-3.5.1

maemo_flasher-3.5_2.5.2.2/flasher-3.5

martyn@ubuntu:~/Downloads$ cd maemo_flasher-3.5_2.5.2.2/

martyn@ubuntu:~/Downloads/maemo_flasher-3.5_2.5.2.2$ 

martyn@ubuntu:~/Downloads/maemo_flasher-3.5_2.5.2.2$ ls -l

total 88

drwxr-xr-x 2 martyn martyn  4096 2009-10-21 14:18 doc

-rwxr-xr-x 1 martyn martyn 79636 2009-10-21 14:13 flasher-3.5

drwxr-xr-x 3 martyn martyn  4096 2009-10-21 14:13 man

martyn@ubuntu:~/Downloads/maemo_flasher-3.5_2.5.2.2$ ./flasher-3.5 RX-51_2009SE_10.2010.19-1.203.1_PR_COMBINED_203_ARM.bin

bash: ./flasher-3.5: No such file or directory

martyn@ubuntu:~/Downloads/maemo_flasher-3.5_2.5.2.2$

Re: please help with flashing

strange. Does pressing the TAB key after typing

Code:

./f

complete it to

Code:

./flasher-3.5

Re: please help with flashing

Quote:

Originally Posted by archebyte (Post 805616)

strange. Does pressing the TAB key after typing

Code:

./f

complete it to

Code:

./flasher-3.5

that was quick and yup it does ?

Re: please help with flashing

Quote:

Originally Posted by thesnake505 (Post 805617)

that was quick and yup it does ?

something different is happaning now

Code:

martyn@ubuntu:~/Downloads/maemo_flasher-3.5_2.5.2.2$ ./flasher-3.5 RX-51_2009SE_10.2010.19-1.203.1_PR_COMBINED_203_ARM.bin

flasher v2.5.2 (Oct 21 2009)



Unknown arguments specified!

Usage: flasher [OPTIONS]

Options:

  -F, --fiasco=ARG            Location of a FIASCO image

  -k, --kernel=ARG            Location of kernel image

  -n, --initfs=ARG            Location of initfs image

  -r, --rootfs=ARG            Location of root JFFS2 image

      --cmt-2nd=ARG           Location of CMT FIASCO 2nd image

      --cmt-algo=ARG          Location of CMT FIASCO algorithm image

      --cmt-mcusw=ARG         Location of CMT FIASCO MCUSW image

      --cmt-no-verify         Disable verification of CMT programming

  -x, --xloader=ARG           Location of X-Loader image

  -s, --secondary=ARG         Location of NOLO secondary bootloader image

  -2, --2nd=ARG               Location of NOLO cold flasher ("2nd") image

  -u, --unpack[=ARG]          Unpack a FIASCO image

  -f, --flash                 Load and flash all supplied images

  -l, --load                  Only load all supplied images

  -b, --boot[=ARG]            Boot the kernel with optional cmdline

  -R, --reboot                Reboot the board (e.g. after flashing NOLO)

  -i, --read-device-id        Print out the device type

  -S, --serial-port=ARG       Serial port used for cold flashing or "usb"

  -I, --init-port             Only initialize the serial port

  -c, --cold-flash            "Cold flash" the device

  -h, --hw-revision=ARG       Specify product code and HW revision

      --enable-rd-mode        Enable R&D mode on the device

      --disable-rd-mode       Disable R&D mode on the device

      --set-rd-flags[=ARG]    Set R&D mode flags on the device

      --clear-rd-flags[=ARG]  Clear R&D mode flags on the device

      --query-rd-mode         Query the device R&D mode status and flags

      --set-hw-revision[=ARG] Set HW revision override on device

      --flash-only=ARG        Flash only certain components

  -U, --usb-device=ARG        Specify USB device to use (bus:device address)

martyn@ubuntu:~/Downloads/maemo_flasher-3.5_2.5.2.2$

Re: please help with flashing

great! you're almost there :)

the correct command is

Code:

./flasher-3.5 -F RX-51_2009SE_10.2010.19-1.203.1_PR_COMBINED_203_ARM.bin -f -R

good luck!

Re: please help with flashing

Code:

martyn@ubuntu:~/Downloads/maemo_flasher-3.5_2.5.2.2$ ./flasher-3.5 -F RX-51_2009SE_10.2010.19-1.203.1_PR_COMBINED_203_ARM.bin -f -R

flasher v2.5.2 (Oct 21 2009)



RX-51_2009SE_10.2010.19-1.203.1_PR_COMBINED_203_ARM.bin: No such file or directory

martyn@ubuntu:~/Downloads/maemo_flasher-3.5_2.5.2.2$

still a no go man, i get that error,
iv check the name and its perfect,

were should i put the RX-51_2009SE_10.2010.19-1.203.1_PR_COMBINED_203_ARM.bin file, its still in my downloads folder but i get the same error when i move it to the folder with the flasher??

by the way thank you for the time your putting in to this, id be lost with out you!

Re: please help with flashing

use the same TAB key trick to auto-complete the firmware filename after entering RX-51. If it doesn't work, the file isn't there. Do an 'ls' and make sure the file is in the folder.

Quote:

by the way thank you for the time your putting in to this, id be lost with out you!

don't mention it! clicking that 'Thanks!' button is enough :)