help please!!!
 

this is a call to all those out there who know a damn sight more about maemo and the n900 than I do.....

there's a load of talk about the new 1.2 firmware but I don't know how to get it???

I've had no exclamation mark appear in notifications and when I go into the app manager and run check for updates it tells me theres no updates available.

I've had the n900 for nearly 5 months now and never had an update of any sort.

what am I doing wrong? is it just a simple change to settings?

please help

thanks

jc (in the uk........who clearly knows jack about phones)

Re: help please!!!
 

Look in Settings - select About Product and post the version number here.
Might also help if you let us know your PC's operating system as that will help us [point you at the right FAQ.

Edit: And try to avoid raising multiple threads about the same subject - it's sometime easier to search than to ask the same question many times.

Re: help please!!!
 

Who is your mobile provider i.e. orange, vodafone etc. If you have bought directly from Vodafone, I understand they do not update the firmware. This would mean you have to manually flash. Very easy to do and nothing to be too scared of, just have some guidance the first time.

If you bought from a company such as MPD (mobile phones direct) then you should have received the update by now. You can go into application catalogs and check for updates.

Let me know how you get on.

Re: help please!!!
 

Check your version of Maemo from the settings to find out whether any kernel mods have messed your system up.

If you still haven´t tried flashing the device from your computer without the PC-suite, you better try it now. Nearly all the problems of PR1.2 are due to not using the flasher...

Re: help please!!!
 

hi thundercat600

I'm with vodafone.how do I pull off manual flash without totally knackering the phone and hitting e-bay this weekend looking for a new n900?

thanks

jc

Re: help please!!!
 

hi hellnick

my current operating system version is 2.2009.51-1.205-1

in 5 months I havent had a single update through the app manager. i must be doing something wrong

cheers

jc

Re: help please!!!
 

haved you got the nokia updates reposotory enabled? it must be that

Re: help please!!!
 

It's Vodafone that are doing things wrong, they are always very poor at releasing firmware. You can flash your phone to the latest UK or Global edition - there is a wiki that you should read thoroughly before you start (remember to use the built in Backup software). You will find most of what you need to know in the wiki as long as you read the whole thing.

Re: help please!!!
 

thanks hellnick, going to do the flash thing. if you dont hear from me again its only because it all went badly wrong and I've gone to the dark side and bought an apple (steve jobs is such a tosser!!)

cheers

jc

Re: help please!!!
 

hey crail, how do i enable the repository?

Re: help please!!!
 

OK read this link first http://wiki.maemo.org/Updating_the_tablet_firmware then you want to get the correct firmware for your device

TAKE A BACKUP FIRST USING THE BUILT IN APP!!!!!

1) Go into settings->about product... make a note of the version: if your with vodafone it should end with something like 205.1

2) Download the latest UK vodafone firmware http://tablets-dev.nokia.com/nokia_N900.php Note: you will need your IMEA to get the file

3) you need a windows xp machine (can be a vmware image), make sure its SP3 as SP2 has issues.

4) Download and install the flasher tool from here http://wiki.maemo.org/Documentation/..._documentation

5) Move the firmware into the installation folder for the flasher app.

6) open command prompt and make sure the path is the flash app folder were you moved the firmware to.

7) power off your mobile

8) type: flasher-3.5.exe -F <enter firmware here> -f -R

9) connect phone with usb, hold down 'u' key

10) once phone reboots your done.

RESTORE BACKUP TO GET ALL YOUR APPS, SETTINGS, CONTACTS etc back.

If you are unsure of any of these steps DO NOT PROCEED! Ask first.

Re: help please!!!
 

Come on you guys this chap really does need some guidence and i suggest if your going to guide him then do it dummy style from start to finish because he seems very genuine and i would love to see this community get him through this.

Re: help please!!!
 

Thundercat you read my mind lol

Re: help please!!!
 

LOL you must have posted as I was typing........

Re: help please!!!
 

goto app manager and click top bar then application catalogues. have you got the nokia software update repository there? is it greyed out? or even there at all?

Re: help please!!!
 

Yes that's why i said you read my mind lol

Re: help please!!!
 

thats it....I'm out!! hello apple, here I come

please do pass on this message to nokia........maemo sucks and for as long as nokia ride with this I'm never going to go near another product of thiers

you lot have fun living your very full, fun cyber lives. I'm going to the pub

Re: help please!!!
 

did you do what i said?

Re: help please!!!
 

Thundercat a q for you....never seen a vodaphone version of fw lol or are you saying the UK version? incidently the UK fw to download is RX-51_2009SE_10.2010.19-1.203.1_PR_COMBINED_203_ARM.bin

Re: help please!!!
 

And people wonder why they just get told to use the bloody search...

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OH.... i am speechless lol

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sitting here with my pint......at last the world makes sense again. and the barmaid doesn't look half bad either. screw upgrades, at least the thing still makes calls and e-mails

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Calling Dr. Jekyll, Calling Dr. Jekyll:D

Re: help please!!!
 

@n900faniam:

Assuming you do have the 'Nokia System Software Updates catalog enabled in App Manager, if you're on Vodaphone and they're not pushing PR1.2 OTA to your phone, you problem is with Vodaphone, NOT Nokia. Vent to them.

If Updates isn't enabled and you don't know how to enable it plenty of people here will be glad to help.