Guide: (Windows) How to flash your eMMC and OS.
 

Ok so lets begin..

I looked all over this forum for a straight forward guide on how to flash both the eMMC and OS. There is the Wiki and a few threads with useful info but none of them worked when followed step by step. Finally last night I managed to Flash my device and get it back to an "out of the box" state.

If you want to totally start fresh and have your device back to an "out of the box" state then this will help.

First we need to download a couple of things,

Grab a copy of the flasher from,

http://tablets-dev.nokia.com/maemo-d...-downloads.php

Then grab a copy of both the eMMC image and also the OS from,

http://tablets-dev.nokia.com/nokia_N900.php

Both files needed are named as follows,

RX-51_2009SE_1.2009.42-11_PR_COMBINED_MR0_ARM.bin
RX-51_2009SE_1.2009.41-1.VANILLA_PR_EMMC_MR0_ARM.bin

You will need a copy of your IMEI number for Authentication for the OS and eMMC download. Which can be obtained from taking out your battery or logging in to your Nokia account.

Once you have downloaded all three files you will need to run the flasher-3.5.exe and install it.
Once the flasher has installed you will need to navigate to where the programme installed (c:\Program Files\maemo\)
You will then need to copy both the eMMC and the OS files in to folder.

You will then need to turn your device of and connect it to you PC via the USB cable while pressing the U key on the keyboard (This sets the device in flashing mode). If this is done correctly you will see a NOKIA sign across the screen and a USB sign in the top right corner. Also note that the display does not light up.

Now you launch a command prompt (Start, Run, cmd)

Once inside the command prompt you will need to change the directory with the following command,

cd "c:\Program Files\maemo\flasher-3.5"

Now you are in the directory of the flasher we will start to flash the eMMC first with the following command,

flasher-3.5.exe -F RX-51_2009SE_1.2009.41-1.VANILLA_PR_EMMC_MR0_ARM.bin -f -R

The flasher will now begin, If you see the following message "suitable USB device not found, waiting." please disconnect wait for a few seconds and then reconnect whilst holding the U key on the keyboard. If this still does not work please try a different USB port. The flasher will then start to flash the device.

Now that the eMMC has been flashed you can flash the OS,

Whilst still in the command prompt enter the below,

flasher-3.5.exe -F RX-51_2009SE_1.2009.42-11_PR_COMBINED_MR0_ARM.bin -f -R

You will now see the flasher begin to flash the OS, if you see the message "suitable USB device not found, waiting." please follow the same procedure as you did when flashing the eMMC.

Once the device has been completely flashed it should boot up and will be as new.

Hope this helps.

Re: Guide: (Windows) How to flash your eMMC and OS.
 

cool thanks, does this also fix the roof size problem?

Re: Guide: (Windows) How to flash your eMMC and OS.
 

Some screenshots would be helpful

Re: Guide: (Windows) How to flash your eMMC and OS.
 

Next time I need to re-flash I will get either some screenshots or a screencast and update.

Re: Guide: (Windows) How to flash your eMMC and OS.
 

I hope that this is all covered by http://wiki.maemo.org/Updating_the_tablet_firmware . If not, feel free to add missing pieces.

Re: Guide: (Windows) How to flash your eMMC and OS.
 

As Andre said wiki it to preserve it.

Re: Guide: (Windows) How to flash your eMMC and OS.
 

Im not really to good with Wiki's I might mess something up. If some one wants to update please feel free.

Re: Guide: (Windows) How to flash your eMMC and OS.
 

is this for XP?

Re: Guide: (Windows) How to flash your eMMC and OS.
 

Yeah...I've not tested on W7 yet.

Re: Guide: (Windows) How to flash your eMMC and OS.
 

does not work on windows 7 the drivers will not install "Nokia Usb Rom", I did manage to make it work on linux ubuntu after two days :D:D

Re: Guide: (Windows) How to flash your eMMC and OS.
 

care to tell us how you got it working on Linux?

Re: Guide: (Windows) How to flash your eMMC and OS.
 

I was trying to flash my n900. When i ran the first command, it found the device then it says booting into flash mode but the phone just hangs there and doesn't respond. I waited 20 mins but it's still not responding. Anybody have any ideas? Thanks

Re: Guide: (Windows) How to flash your eMMC and OS.
 

Am having the same problem....the stupid thing kicks out of flasher mode which froze the update process..

doss log:
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Image 'mmc', size 241163 kB
Version RX-51_2009SE_1.2009.41-1.VANILLA
Suitable USB device not found, waiting.
USB device found found at bus bus-0, device address \\.\libusb0-0001--0x0421-0x0
105.
Found device RX-51, hardware revision 2101
NOLO version 1.4.14
Version of 'sw-release': RX-51_2009SE_3.2010.02-8.002_PR_002
Booting device into flash mode.
Suitable USB device not found, waiting.
---------------------------------------------------------------------

Now What?

Re: Guide: (Windows) How to flash your eMMC and OS.
 

Ok....i found out I needed SP3 for Windows XP....

Flash ran like it suppose to!

Re: Guide: (Windows) How to flash your eMMC and OS.
 

I flashed OS on W7 without any problems, didn't flash MMC so not sure bout that part.

Only thing that I did differently from this guide was to run the cmd promt as administrator.

Re: Guide: (Windows) How to flash your eMMC and OS.
 

How do you do this?? I can't get mine to reflash using Win7 = even tried the compatibility trouble shooter but no joy.

Tried to take the phone back to the Nokia Service Center in town twice but they aren't open - again.

Re: Guide: (Windows) How to flash your eMMC and OS.
 

As Andre says, this is already on the Wiki.

Re: Guide: (Windows) How to flash your eMMC and OS.
 

Still cant get mine to flash with Win7

Tried as Admin. Tried compatibility troubleshooter on xp sp3 and vista sp2 but when I flash the OS is just goes straight to the command line without doing anything.

Doing my nut in now,

Re: Guide: (Windows) How to flash your eMMC and OS.
 

Please,

I'm facing an error code 1 while reflashing Vanilla. N900 the freezes and battery has to be removed. The proble is that my 32Gb drive does not work since then and also the Camera and so on... Does anyone have any clue? I've tried both on XP and Ubuntu. Same problem persists.

Re: Guide: (Windows) How to flash your eMMC and OS.
 

Hi,

I have flashed N900 on Windows 7 (32 bit version). eMMS to.

In this place you can find screenshots from Windows cmd. I have used flasher 3.5. This is Polish version of "how to flash yours N900 on Windows."

http://maemopl.wordpress.com/2010/02...przeprowadzic/

Re: Guide: (Windows) How to flash your eMMC and OS.
 

Still getting same error:

I:\>flasher-3.5 -F 2vanilla.bin -f -R
flasher v2.5.2 (Sep 24 2009)
Image ‘mmc’, size 241163 kB
Version RX-51_2009SE_1.2009.41-1.VANILLA
Suitable USB device not found, waiting.
USB device found found at bus bus-0, device address \\.
105.
Found device RX-51, hardware revision 2101
NOLO version 1.4.14
Version of ’sw-release’: RX-51_2009SE_3.2010.02-8_PR_MR
Booting device into flash mode.
Suitable USB device not found, waiting.
USB device found found at bus bus-0, device address \\.
1c8.
Raw data transfer EP found at EP2.
SU_GET_UPDATE_STATUS_REQ terminated with error code 1.

Re: Guide: (Windows) How to flash your eMMC and OS.
 

have you run cmd.exe with administrative rights? if not then try

Re: Guide: (Windows) How to flash your eMMC and OS.
 

I have but still getting this error - its not just with win7 too as just tried on an xp machine but thats not working.
Quite bored of trying it now. Nokia Repair center have suggested sending it to Nokia. 15 days turnaround. Great.

Re: Guide: (Windows) How to flash your eMMC and OS.
 

I bought a Galaxy S so am selling my N900. Just wanna say thanks for this guide. You made the process so easy and now the next person gets this great phone clean as a whistle :)

I just changed the commands based on the .bin files being different for my region and it worked a treat.

Thank you :)

btw: i used Win 7.

Re: Guide: (Windows) How to flash your eMMC and OS.
 

when i try to flash emmc and enter the code and press enter,only thing i see is "flasher v2.5.2 (Sept 24 2009)
RX-51_2009SE_1.2009.42-11_PR_COMBINED_MR0_ARM.bin: %m"
What is wrong?

Re: Guide: (Windows) How to flash your eMMC and OS.
 

Going to try this later on today and see if it works.
But imma just flash the OS but I want my contacts and things so I just back it up right. Flash my phone than install the back up right?

Re: Guide: (Windows) How to flash your eMMC and OS.
 

I just flashed and noticed something that I believe should be changed in these steps and the wiki steps.

In the website hosting the FIASCO and eMMC image, they warn against letting the Phone boot between flashing the FIASCO and eMMC. I'm sure they have reasons.

So the flag "-R" is unnecessary and will just complicate things as it will cause the n900 to reboot, and then you'll have to boot into recovery again.........

Re: Guide: (Windows) How to flash your eMMC and OS.
 

what to do completely hardd reset n900?

so what should i flash first??emmc or firmware?

should i use -R parameter when falshing the firmware?

Re: Guide: (Windows) How to flash your eMMC and OS.
 

nicholes,
What did you not understand from wiki:
http://wiki.maemo.org/Updating_the_firmware

(and before running those commands I suggest..as with all the things.. first read it trough)

Re: Guide: (Windows) How to flash your eMMC and OS.
 

i tried to hard reste of my n900 today and successfully flash firmware then tried to flash emmc but could not do it!!!

here is detial..i typed in flasher
"flasher-3.5 -F RX-51_2009SE_20.2010.36-2.004_PR_COMBINED_004_ARM.bin -f" successfully flashed

and then i type for emmc
"flasher-3.5 -F RX-51_2009SE_10.2010.13-2.VANILLA_PR_EMMC_MR0_ARM.bin -f -R" but it does not start flashing!! it gives me this....

Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

C:\Program Files\maemo\flasher-3.5>flasher-3.5 -F RX-51_2009SE_10.2010.13-2.VANI
LLA_PR_EMMC_MR0_ARM.bin -f -R
flasher v2.5.2 (Sep 24 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)

C:\Program Files\maemo\flasher-3.5>


the phone is working after a restart ans tried to flash it many times but gets the same even i tried to flash firmware but did not start and gives the same error(both .bin files of firmware and emmc image are in the maemo falsher folder)plz help i did no start a new thead!!!

Re: Guide: (Windows) How to flash your eMMC and OS.
 

ok emmc flash after flashing frimware stuck here..............


Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

C:\Program Files\maemo\flasher-3.5>flasher-3.5.exe -F RX-51_2009SE_10.2010.13-2.
VANILLA_PR_EMMC_MR0_ARM.bin -f -R
flasher v2.5.2 (Sep 24 2009)

Image 'mmc', size 255947 kB
Version RX-51_2009SE_10.2010.13-2.VANILLA
USB device found found at bus bus-0, device address \\.\libusb0-0001--0x0421-0x0
105.
Found device RX-51, hardware revision 2204
NOLO version 1.4.14
Version of 'sw-release': RX-51_2009SE_20.2010.36-2.004_PR_004
Booting device into flash mode.
Suitable USB device not found, waiting.

any idea

Re: Guide: (Windows) How to flash your eMMC and OS.
 

Try to do with emmc same thing as with rootfs image -> turn off phone -> start flasher with emmc and start phone with u-key+connecting usb.

Check usb port you are using (recommended is that you use the main usb ports, normally in back of desktop pc)

If still fails then try live linux cd and flashing from there.

.edit
Oh dear god. Did you read wiki?
http://wiki.maemo.org/Updating_the_t...mware#Option_3
"...but the eMMC image stays at "no suitable device found. Waiting"....move onto option 4. "
Try first stuff from there as I said and then come here to ask more questions.

Re: Guide: (Windows) How to flash your eMMC and OS.
 

To all who are on Windows 7 (both 32 & 64 bit) try Windows XP Mode which is freely available on the Microsoft site and does not require hardware virtualization also now.

I use Windows XP Mode everytime I need to flash my phone and it works like a piece of cake.Never had an issue with it till date.

Re: Guide: (Windows) How to flash your eMMC and OS.
 

I had to flash my phone when it got stuck with PR1.3 update.

First I tried with Win7, but it did not work. I was able to reflash with a different computer on WinXP. AFAIK, Win7 does not work, as it has stricter check on driver signatures and Nokia has not signed the driver in question. Win7 driver validation check can be relaxed, but the procedure is complicated, so better find an XP computer.

Re: Guide: (Windows) How to flash your eMMC and OS.
 

Hi. I have a problem with my N900, firmware flashing is successful always but eMMC is NOT, when my N900 flashing is done! I'm typing everything correctly like everybody who made it successfully but straight away it shows me
--
C:\Program Files\maemo\flasher-3.5>cd c:\program files\maemo\flasher-3.5\

C:\Program Files\maemo\flasher-3.5>flasher-3.5.exe -F RX-51_2009SE_10.2010.13-2.
VANILLA_PR_EMMC_MR0_ARM.bin -f -R
flasher v2.5.2 (Sep 24 2009)

Image 'mmc', size 255947 kB
Version RX-51_2009SE_10.2010.13-2.VANILLA
USB device found found at bus bus-0, device address \\.\libusb0-0001--0x0421-0x0
105.
Found device RX-51, hardware revision 2101
NOLO version 1.4.14
Version of 'sw-release': RX-51_2009SE_20.2010.36-2.203.1_PR_203
Booting device into flash mode.
Suitable USB device not found, waiting.
and in right corner of my Windows XP SP2 appears little sign and it says that - A problem occurred during hardware installation. Your new hardware might not work properly. What do I need to do ? With flashing everything is OK, my PC is recognizing my N900 well and firmware is going without any interruptions but the only problem is eMMC flashing, I've even tried to flash eMMC first but same prblem....HELP ?!?!!?!?!!!!?

Re: Guide: (Windows) How to flash your eMMC and OS.
 

absolutely same happening with me always i am able to flash firmware but not EMMC and giving the same error msg plz post here and pm me if you get success (i am using xp sp3 32bit)

Re: Guide: (Windows) How to flash your eMMC and OS.
 

get a ubuntu live cd and boot from that and do the flashing

Re: Guide: (Windows) How to flash your eMMC and OS.
 

Guys help here, Im flashing my device right now and I finished to flashing my emmc with Mido.Fayads_EMMC_8giga, so now I'm trying to flash the firmwire but something is wrong, when i enter
flasher-3.5.exe -F RX-51_2009SE_20.2010.36-2_PR_COMBINED_MR0_ARM -f -R
and I accept (im on win vista 32 bit) nothing happens everything is still and my device is connected properly it is showing the usb icon on the top right on the screen? suggestions?

Re: Guide: (Windows) How to flash your eMMC and OS.
 

..............anyone?

Re: Guide: (Windows) How to flash your eMMC and OS.
 

sorry for disturbing but does anyone know how to do this, I'm in a middle of a big problem? and I need my phone until tomorrow.