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HoustonKV 2010-07-28 02:59
{Help} reflash disaster
 
So I just reflashed my phone ( as a frequently do)
but this time it simply didnt work, meaning that I would flash the fiasco then the eMMC (I would recieve the succesful flash message) but the phone would not get past the white dots boot menu.

Finally after and hour of flashes with different batteries, sim in and out, sd card in and out... etc

I finally got it to boot...

only to find this.....

http://i973.photobucket.com/albums/a...V/P1130720.jpg

what do I do
Is something corrupted?

anyone ever see this before???

thanks

HoustonKV 2010-07-28 03:30
Re: {Help} reflash disaster
 
anyone?
no one?

zvogt 2010-07-28 03:37
Re: {Help} reflash disaster
 
Wow, that screenshot is impressive. I saw something very similar (only slightly less bad) when I was experimenting with repartitioning and multiboot, but mine was a one-off error that went away when I cycled the power. Sorry I don't have any advice, but I wish you luck in resolving your problem.

tzsm98 2010-07-28 03:39
Re: {Help} reflash disaster
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by HoustonKV (Post 767253)
So I just reflashed my phone ( as a frequently do)
but this time it simply didnt work, meaning that I would flash the fiasco then the eMMC (I would recieve the succesful flash message) but the phone would not get past the white dots boot menu.

Finally after and hour of flashes with different batteries, sim in and out, sd card in and out... etc

I finally got it to boot...

only to find this.....

http://i973.photobucket.com/albums/a...V/P1130720.jpg

what do I do
Is something corrupted?

anyone ever see this before???

thanks
I've never seen anything even close to that.

When I was a metal finisher in an automobile plant we had a couple of terms for damage metal. Many of my fellow metal finishers were from south Texas. If something was bad they'd tell me it was "no bueno". If it was really bad it was "way no bueno". Your image looks "way no bueno" to me.

What sticks out in my mind is that you frequently flash your phone. Is it possible there are only so many times you can flash a phone before it is "worn out". Years ago when I was flashing Motorola V635 I ran across a couple that stopped taking flashes. I'm guessing here.

Hope you find the answer, and soon.

ossipena 2010-07-28 03:42
Re: {Help} reflash disaster
 
have you tried reflashing without emmc?

HoustonKV 2010-07-28 03:50
Re: {Help} reflash disaster
 
update I have reflashed with new re-downloaded images
and once again i have a problem
but at least this time I have a few background images

anyone????

is my phone actually messed up?
flashing has always fixed it before

also dont have the circling dots...

HoustonKV 2010-07-28 03:52
Re: {Help} reflash disaster
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by tzsm98 (Post 767276)
I've never seen anything even close to that.

When I was a metal finisher in an automobile plant we had a couple of terms for damage metal. Many of my fellow metal finishers were from south Texas. If something was bad they'd tell me it was "no bueno". If it was really bad it was "way no bueno". Your image looks "way no bueno" to me.

What sticks out in my mind is that you frequently flash your phone. Is it possible there are only so many times you can flash a phone before it is "worn out". Years ago when I was flashing Motorola V635 I ran across a couple that stopped taking flashes. I'm guessing here.

Hope you find the answer, and soon.
Ive only had the phone fore a few months so even though I flash frequently its only been about 5 times (before today)

HoustonKV 2010-07-28 03:52
Re: {Help} reflash disaster
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by ossipena (Post 767280)
have you tried reflashing without emmc?
I have --- it does not boot period --- circling dots

HoustonKV 2010-07-28 03:56
Re: {Help} reflash disaster
 
cycled it a few times now nothing better....

I thought it was now (in this day and age) nearly impossible to damage a smartphone = (

slartibartfass 2010-07-28 04:04
Re: {Help} reflash disaster
 
Hmm, there was a thread about how unbrickable the n900 was. Guess your the first who made it. But most other smartphone are easy to brick i think.
here: http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php...k+bricked+n900

Sorry for you.


Edit: Can't you send it in for reperation? If they can't fix it, you should get a new one.

HellFlyer 2010-07-28 04:09
Re: {Help} reflash disaster
 
hhmm looks like some sort of a memory corruption...i guess you should contact Nokia

HoustonKV 2010-07-28 04:09
Re: {Help} reflash disaster
 
the latest flash yielded this:

http://i973.photobucket.com/albums/a...V/P1130722.jpg

HoustonKV 2010-07-28 04:10
Re: {Help} reflash disaster
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by HellFlyer (Post 767303)
hhmm looks like some sort of a memory corruption...i guess you should contact Nokia
theres no warranty support in canada right?
fml

HoustonKV 2010-07-28 10:56
Re: {Help} reflash disaster
 
any last thoughts?

realceday 2010-07-28 21:44
Re: {Help} reflash disaster
 
i have same problem to. Does anyone have a suggestion

shadowjk 2010-07-29 20:42
Re: {Help} reflash disaster
 
Did you reboot/reset N900 in between flashing fiasco and emmc images? Remember that you MUST NOT do that. So don't use the -R option to flasher that's used in all examples..


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