Help! N900 won't boot! :(
 

Short version: Battery fully charged, won't boot. I see Nokia logo but no hands animation, then the dots animation ... that's as far as it gets. PR1.2, tried reflashing it, doesn't help.

In a severe state of panic at the moment, any suggestions would be welcome.

Long version:

Two possible causes, either could be a coincidence.

(1) I had turned it off in order to change the SIM card. It never came back on. It is unlocked -- that is, the guy I took it to said it already was, and we tried another SIM he had to prove it; it worked.

(2) About 20 minutes before that a guy in a shop had it to fit a screen protector. He only took it in the back room for a second (I know, I know) and I have to say that I don't remember my battery looking like someone had been digging holes in it with a screwdriver... It's a second hand unit, so I suppose I could have missed seeing that. And in any case the (new?) battery holds a charge.

Anyone wants any more information, just say.

Re: Help! N900 won't boot! :(
 

something similar happening to me, check http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php...927#post721927

Re: Help! N900 won't boot! :(
 

Hi, yes, I've been reading that. But I can't boot even when plugged into USB. I have no idea what is wrong, and I don't know how to find out...!

Re: Help! N900 won't boot! :(
 

I have the same problem.

Suddenly phone didnt boot.

Flashing pr2 into the n900 works fine, but when I try to flashing newest vanilla, phone tries to get into the "flashing mode" -> it stucks every time into the dots animation.

I cant live without my N900!

I think I dont have anything else choice than taking my N900 to Nokia Care.

Re: Help! N900 won't boot! :(
 

did you try to flash mmc?

Re: Help! N900 won't boot! :(
 

No, I've not tried that, but since I'm not backed up I'm leaving it as a last resort. Not sure why it would help -- isn't that just replacing MyDocs?

Re: Help! N900 won't boot! :(
 

Here's a weird thing I've not mentioned. When the N900 is just sitting there in the dots animation, it's not hung or anything. The dots are moving, and I can shut it down by holding the power button.

And when I reflashed it, it responded completely by the book. It just doesn't boot. Something wrong with init? But if that were so, surely reflashing would have fixed it...

Re: Help! N900 won't boot! :(
 

Is there any change to flash without booting it to flash mode? Because everytime I'm trying to flash my phone, it stucks to the dots animation.

Re: Help! N900 won't boot! :(
 

did you try red pile mode?
http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=37420

Re: Help! N900 won't boot! :(
 

Ooh! Diagnostics! Brilliant.

"No initfs \0/" not so brilliant. I hate it when I'm right.

Of course it still doesn't boot -- how could it without an init FS? I'm guessing the \O/ is the smily version of Munch's "The Scream"...

Should flashing to PR1.2 reset the init fs? This article suggests that it should, but...

Anyone got back from this before?

Re: Help! N900 won't boot! :(
 

@Slappy:
Sorry, I don't understand the question. I can use flash mode fine, but I can't boot nornally. I assume that reflashing has worked -- the flasher program shows no errors and the N900 buzzes and stuff at the end of the process.

Re: Help! N900 won't boot! :(
 

No redbil mode wont work for me.
I have to get into the Nokia Care, lets see what they can do.

shadowfirebird: Everytime my phone tryis to boot it freezes, when I'm flashing the new Vanilla it freezer to the dots animation, when flasher tryis to boot the phone into the flashing mode, I was just thinking that is it possible to flash new Vanilla without booting it.

I'm really sorry for my bad english :) .

Re: Help! N900 won't boot! :(
 

didn't happen with me before

Re: Help! N900 won't boot! :(
 

I'm going to try flashing the EMMC as well. What do I have to lose?

Can anyone confirm the order I am supposed to flash in? This page says emmc then fiasco; the Nokia page say fiasco then emmc... :/

Re: Help! N900 won't boot! :(
 

Wooo!!! That did it!

Thanks again, ahmadamaj!