Tutorial: If you cannot update to PR1.2 with NSU
 

Hi,

I was having difficulties with updating (it whined that i need nokia pc suite but it failed all the time).

I was able to install update with these steps:

1.
Download Latest firmware (its name is Latest PR1.2 global) from here: http://tablets-dev.nokia.com/nokia_N900.php. You need to enter your devices imei code to download file.

2.
download and install nokia updater http://europe.nokia.com/support/down...ftware-update#. (write n900 to box and it will take you to download page).

3.
Navigate to this folder: C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Nokia\Nokia Service Layer\A\nsl_service_module_00001\vpls\http://www.dsut.online.nokia.com.oti...Products\rx-51 (THIS IS WINXP FOLDER, IT MAY DIFFER IN DIFFERENT OS'S)

4.
put the .bin file you downloaded in step 1 to this folder.

5.
(IMPORTANT: try to update first without this trick, because folder in step 3 may not be created without trying to update at least once)
Connect your N900 to computer and launch nokia updater. It should detect your downloaded bin file and start flashing the device right away.

Please let me now if this worked :).

Re: Tutorial: If you cannot update to PR1.2 with NSU
 

it worked... thanx ;)

Re: Tutorial: If you cannot update to PR1.2 with NSU
 

Hi. I've followed the instructions but NSU comes back and still says I've got the latest but I've got 2.2009.51-1.205.1
I've got a UK device, but am in Switzerland. I've done one update using OTA then no other updates were notified.
Please any ideas why I keep getting told I have the latest?
Thanks

Re: Tutorial: If you cannot update to PR1.2 with NSU
 

The NSU message I get also says teh my mobile provider may not have approved the latest Nokia device firmware available. I know that apparently UK carriers may have blocked updates when Skype became available?

Re: Tutorial: If you cannot update to PR1.2 with NSU
 

I found that after install teeworlds (and may be also other packages) from the development repository add a dependency to the libgles1-sgx-img library. This dependency is blocking PR1.2 update. Removing the apps that have hard dependency to this library, or forcefully removing the blocking library from the terminal would allow the NSU update to go ahead.

Re: Tutorial: If you cannot update to PR1.2 with NSU
 

Thanks bernard.
How do I tell if an app comes from the development repository?

Re: Tutorial: If you cannot update to PR1.2 with NSU
 

You can use check the apt database, e.g.,

apt-cache showpkg <package name>

It will show you the repository that each version of the package comes from. Some packages may have version 1.0 from extras repository but 1.1 from extra-devel and so on.

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This really sucks... it doesn't allow me SSU, now even NSU fails.
http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f9...9/Misc/NSU.png
i'm downloading the bin file to try the above method, ::finger-crossed:: hope that it works, but still trying to figure out where's the corresponding folder in win7.

Re: Tutorial: If you cannot update to PR1.2 with NSU
 

Make sure you do a full back up from back up in the device menu before you do this. This is how i updated to 1.2 after rootfs and nsu problems.

Get it right and flasher 3.5 takes minutes. Afterwards fully restore which cant take up to an hour depending on the level of apps it has to restore.

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@kevinstuff
It is indeed possible that your carrier have blocked updates, i cannot say anything about libgles1-sgx-img dependency because I had it installed earlier.

@xyes
Your lucky to even get to launch NSU in windows 7. I had to change to xp to do that.. dont worry, the method I described will work if your NSU got to downloading stage but failed there =). Nokia folder is usually in C:\Users\All Users\Nokia in windows 7. Good luck updating.

Re: Tutorial: If you cannot update to PR1.2 with NSU
 

nope, the folder isn't there. the folder structure you mentioned is of XP, win7's folder structure is different & there's no such folder in the Nokia folder.
inside C:\Users\xyes\AppData\Local\Nokia, there's only one folder, which is Nokia Data Store.
i thought it's in C:\Users\xyes\AppData\Local\Temp\NSU_maskedoutnumber, but it doesn't work.
tried NSU again, it's still stuck at 33.6MB download.

p.s. there's already a working win7 version of NSU.

Re: Tutorial: If you cannot update to PR1.2 with NSU
 

the vista/w7 folder is in my tutorial, which ive posted earlier already. this thread is kind of useless if u know how to search properly in this forum
Edit: but still thanks that you confirmed that the image from tab dev page is working as well, so u can skip my proxy thingy :)

Re: Tutorial: If you cannot update to PR1.2 with NSU
 

@PFhawk you're the man.

Re: Tutorial: If you cannot update to PR1.2 with NSU
 

xyes, of course the folder doesnt exist because xyes/appdata is different from all users: look at this place, C:\Users\All Users\Nokia. Folder should be there.

Re: Tutorial: If you cannot update to PR1.2 with NSU
 

worked!! thx :D

Re: Tutorial: If you cannot update to PR1.2 with NSU
 

Did you ended up using the flasher application or does the NSU work? I haven't gotten much success with NSU in the past and have been using flasher or on device update ever since.

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Another success story, thanks durazell!

Follow OP #1 steps, on WinXP, worked. Make sure your download version is correct, both the version and the size. Mine is the global latest, RX-51_2009SE_10.2010.19-1_PR_COMBINED_MR0_ARM.bin; size=187,721,717 (window size=183,322 kb).

Good luck.

bun

Re: Tutorial: If you cannot update to PR1.2 with NSU
 

it says i have the latest update... but i havent updated it. anyone who can help me? thanks in advance.

Re: Tutorial: If you cannot update to PR1.2 with NSU
 

What have you tried and results?

bun

Re: Tutorial: If you cannot update to PR1.2 with NSU
 

i tried what durazel did and NSU says my software is already updated.i dont know if there are blocking the nsu.

Re: Tutorial: If you cannot update to PR1.2 with NSU
 

thanks durazell. it doesn't work, there's no "all users" folder in windows 7.
it's ok, PFhawk pointed me to the correct tutorial for win7. i've been running PR1.2 since.

Re: Tutorial: If you cannot update to PR1.2 with NSU
 

Hello everybody!
I too have a problem updateing the pr1.2 on my n900.
I downloaded the latest NSU which doesn't find the new update by itself. I went step by step by PFhawk's instructions how to copy the new update version into NSU's temp folder for win7. Then I start the NSU again with my n900 pluged into my computer via suite mode, and the NSU doesn't recognise the new folder there and keeps saying that I have the latest update (3.2010....) and if I wan't to reupdate it. then I went to see in the folder where the updates are and saw, that the old update is in .vpl format, and new wich I had added is in .bin format .May this be the problem.
I would be thankfull for any advises u have.:)