Re: Kernel power update, jamming on boot, panic help !
 

Hi,

First i'm french so excuse for bad expression.
I'll try to be clear.

I have the same problem, my n900 restart with linux logo and stop to "starting kernel..."I can't do anything, juste press any key to stop autoboot, and next I can type code I suppose but I don't know what to do.I installed nitroid but I have since deleted long time, so the multiboot to.

Someone can help me ?
I can't resintall anything because I can't access to folders and I try to type you already says but I don't have the egal or ">" on my nokia's keyboard...

Thanks in advance

Re: Kernel power update, jamming on boot, panic help !
 

interrupt uboot and type: run noloboot

Re: Kernel power update, jamming on boot, panic help !
 

Ok thanks for your quick response
I did it and I have "starting kernel" again.. I left running ?

Re: Kernel power update, jamming on boot, panic help !
 

after firmware v44 n900 does not boot
reflash n900 to the kernel-power v45
problem persists

poweron...
Die ID # NUM
then...
Starting kernel
then...
device restarts

I do not want to reflash the rootfs
because I spent several weeks to tweak the device for convenience

perhaps it is because kernel modules left from v44?
what should I do?

Re: Kernel power update, jamming on boot, panic help !
 

How do you reflash the n900 ? I can't do anything with the u boot !

Re: Kernel power update, jamming on boot, panic help !
 

@babysugar: What do you mean? Didn't you say that you got the maemo kernel booting just fine again?
Then it should be no problem to reflash it with any of those methods out there.

Re: Kernel power update, jamming on boot, panic help !
 

steps for flashing

1) get firmware .deb package from repo
http://repository.maemo.org/extras-d.../kernel-power/

2) unpack .deb (by tar or midnight_commander)
get file from archive /CONTENTS/boot/zImage-2.6.28-maemo##.fiasco

3) reflash device with this image
to do this you need preinstalled flasher-3.5 :
flasher-3.5 -f --flash-only=kernel -R -F zImage-2.6.28-maemo##.fiasco
press 'U' key and plug USB to device

thats all

Re: Kernel power update, jamming on boot, panic help !
 

Not sure I understood.
I'm stuck on "starting kernel", I don't know why I get this error, I thing is due to the kernel for power user. But I thing that reflash resolving problem no?
EDIT:
@me.ascii: I can't do this because I havn't the symbol = on my keyboard, so i can't type it, or shouId I not understood ?

Re: Kernel power update, jamming on boot, panic help !
 

exact same problem : [
in my case flashing did not help

Re: Kernel power update, jamming on boot, panic help !
 

So what should we do :s ?