virus attack?
 

PLEASE HELP i have been having this problem with my n900, the camera app opens and goes through all the picture taking motions, but when i try to view the piccture i see nothing, also i have about 11.3gb of music on my phone but it suddenly started showing only 28 songs , i can only acces the other songs via playlists saved on the phone.and most of the songs have no information showing.
also all the files in my phone appear as shortcuts when i attach it in pc mode and the only files acessible to me are those in the disk and not in folders. i have formatted the phone and reinstalled the os to no avail hellppp!!!!!

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i got the bad news today, nokia authorised repair shop carphone in the uk cannot fix my phone, i got it outside the eu, so the warranty is void here help anyone,

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Just reflash your device:
http://wiki.maemo.org/Updating_the_tablet_firmware

Edit: don't forget to backup first

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try typing tracker-processes --hard-reset in XTerminal and restart the phone. wait for the phone to refresh.

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reflashing eMMC will destroy your files

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i already backed up my data, i have flashed the phone twice now, has anyone heard of someone with a similar problem?

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Did you do a real reflash? Firmware + emmc? If that doesn't work you are doomed IMO :eek:

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Connect N900 to your computer and copy all the files that are important to you (pictures, videos, the backup, etc) and then do a *real* reflash, like others said, Firmware + emmc:
http://wiki.maemo.org/Updating_the_tablet_firmware

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Why is this titled Virus Attack?

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Are you sure your camera is not in video mode?

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Even if your warranty is void? Coz you got it from outside the EU. They can and will fix anything for a wee price. I know coz mine came from Asia last december.

But do as a few people have said " Firmware + emmc:" and if you still have the same problem!!! Take it to your nearest NOKIA Care
centre .

Regards Qosmio

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yeah i did a reflash with the software update using my laptop,am sure it isn't in video mode if it was it should save the video taken,
the topic is an allusion to a possible cause.
either way all i care about is fixing the phone, not the data or the post name!

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Somebody change the title please.

Deliberately using a title that is sure to attract attention should be punishable by banning. Unfortunately, I don't moderate these forums and shall leave it to the people in power to deal with.

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http://wiki.maemo.org/Updating_the_tablet_firmware

Follow the instructions very carefully and reflash firmware AND eMMC. Once you have done this, if you are still having issues it is a hardware problem.

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Here is another guide explaining how to flash the N900 (assuming that you are using Windows)

I prefer this guide, because of the steps which are easy to follow and the screen-shots make things a bit clearer. Follow both parts of the guide, and if you do it correctly then all your data will be gone and your phone will be like new :) Have fun and all the best.

P.S.: If I remember correctly, these steps only work on a 32-bit Windows OS (the last time I used them was like 5moths ago). It might be worthwhile to just try it. :)