Cant Flash to PR 1.3 Need Help :( :( :(
 

Anyone can help me?? I am not able to Flash N900 to latest PR1.3.. I know the method and I just tried to Flash it to 1.2 in which I succeeded but when I give the command for flashing it to PR1.3 it gives error "Invalid FIASCO File Header" ..
Help Plz :(
I shall be very thankful...

Re: Cant Flash to PR 1.3 Need Help :( :( :(
 

Did you check the image checksum?

Re: Cant Flash to PR 1.3 Need Help :( :( :(
 

yeah 195MB it is...

Re: Cant Flash to PR 1.3 Need Help :( :( :(
 

No, the md5 checksum, in http://tablets-dev.nokia.com/nokia_N900.php?f=MD5SUMS

Re: Cant Flash to PR 1.3 Need Help :( :( :(
 

No I dnt.. Even I dnt knw wht is is???

Re: Cant Flash to PR 1.3 Need Help :( :( :(
 

just redownload the image!

Re: Cant Flash to PR 1.3 Need Help :( :( :(
 

Yet another reason why torrent would be the best way to distribute these images. The hashing is inherently part of the downloading process. Ugh.

Re: Cant Flash to PR 1.3 Need Help :( :( :(
 

downloaded again...tried again.. but still the same... "INVALID FIASCO FILE HEADER"

Should I need to download for USA???

Re: Cant Flash to PR 1.3 Need Help :( :( :(
 

You should always check, just in case, the md5 checksums of downloaded images. It's the "md5sum" command under Linux.

Re: Cant Flash to PR 1.3 Need Help :( :( :(
 

I dont know how to use this command... can u plz guide me.. I also tried to search for updates from my App Manager but it says that no updates Available.. I m in Saudi Arabia...

Re: Cant Flash to PR 1.3 Need Help :( :( :(
 

And I am using Windows XP not Linux

Re: Cant Flash to PR 1.3 Need Help :( :( :(
 

Don't know this is a virus-freed download or not:

http://www.fastsum.com/press/md5-hash.php

But a search on "MD5 hash checker for Windows" will give you some hits!

Re: Cant Flash to PR 1.3 Need Help :( :( :(
 

BTW, I just do an update from AppMgr to update "Maemo 5". Why do you need to re-flash it?
Do I really need to re-flash the N900 to have PR1.3?

Re: Cant Flash to PR 1.3 Need Help :( :( :(
 

I checked it with MD5 hash checker the link u provided...

Didnt understand how it is helping me...

Re: Cant Flash to PR 1.3 Need Help :( :( :(
 

No. Updating over the air is much easier, and doesn't required you to back up and restore (because the flashing wipes the device back to factory default settings).
The update should show up for 'OTA' updates on the device in your country soon (if not already).
Just be patient and let everyone else find all the problems and fixes :-)

[still waiting for UK variant of 1.3 :-)]

Re: Cant Flash to PR 1.3 Need Help :( :( :(
 

Does the MD5 hash of the file you downloaded match the one given in http://tablets-dev.nokia.com/nokia_N900.php?f=MD5SUMS ?
If not, you need to download again.

Re: Cant Flash to PR 1.3 Need Help :( :( :(
 

Now downloaded the one for USA and it says when u give command

Image ' Kernal' size 1705 KB
Version 2.6.28-20103103+0m5
Image ' rootfs' size 185856 KB
Version RX-51_2009SR_20.2010.36-2.002_PR_002
Invalid FIASCO subimage id <ff>

Re: Cant Flash to PR 1.3 Need Help :( :( :(
 

:-(...dont know wht to do...

Re: Cant Flash to PR 1.3 Need Help :( :( :(
 

Time to call Nokia for support!

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md5 is like a human's fingerprint. If it's different than the given one then its either fake or not authentic.

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Sigh...some people shouldn't be buying such a powerful device. I hate to say it, Amadtira, but maybe you should have bought an iPhone or Android phone.

See the Wikipedia entry and links: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Md5sum

I've said it before and I'll say it again: I did a full flash to 1.3 AND reflashed the eMMC and haven't had the problems everyone else has had. I do this with my preferred distribution Slackware for updates (it's still the preferred method) and it was recommended for years--and maybe still is--to keep a typical desktop installation working well to backup, wipe, and re-install from scratch once a year. The problem is that all the automatic changes that happen to config files along with dependency and versioning problems lead to all sorts of weirdness--and the simplest work-around is just to wipe and re-install (especially with a major update).

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YES! I agree. More people shouldn't be buying the N900! Yes, you are absolutely RIGHT. :P

heh.. telling people to go off and buy something else is a great deflection from trying to actually be part of the solution. Nokia does it every day by providing outstanding support! ...sorry, I meant.. outstanding LACK of support. There we go. :)

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If you got a 50mb connection or a 10mb connection it could miss or corrupt part of the file being downloaded. I.e. Downloading from a 10mb line could corrupt the file because of jitter of general poor quality of the line. Being to fast could skip part or receive it and not put it together correctly. Also if your HDD has had a lot of I/O Apps on it it could need a error check. But that's like super unlikley that you'd be using that section if it is true.

Torrents would be a good Idea. Apart from If Nokia want to see the download's or popular the file(s) are/is. Also bare in mind that when you hit the page you have to type in you IMEI number to prove you have the right phone.

Apart from that the only one basic thing I can say to you with out you taking it in a offensive way is don't play with the phone if your bumping into problems like that. Or having difficulty understanding some of the thing's mentioned.

If you want to go ahead. I'd suggest downloading from a m8's house or work maybe and popping it onto a USB2.0 memory stick. (Also even if the device is set up for quick removal) right click it and eject it when done. Then let me know how you get on. Or PM me your IMEI which I know I shouldn't take it from you just incase.. To cover my own back. Then I'll type it in to see if it's valid then I'll send you my downloaded file. (which works because I've flashed it to my phone. Sorry about the big rant.

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If I could.. I'd nominate Kamen for an awesomeness award for an old-school, helpful Internet Tablet Talk style useful posting. :)

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Wow. This part proves to me that Nokia makes thing harder for us. Linksys doesn't need IMEI for its routers. Dell doesn't need IMEI for their bios/drivers downloaded. N8x0,N9x0 mostly use Linux as core and need IMEI. What are they thinking?

Re: Cant Flash to PR 1.3 Need Help :( :( :(
 

how to check md5sums under windows:
http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p...2&postcount=51

with md5sum, you get a hash (a "key") which should be the same as in the file MD5SUM on the image download page.
if the key is any different than what the official MD5SUM says, your download has an error and you have to re-download.

Re: Cant Flash to PR 1.3 Need Help :( :( :(
 

Excuse me? The N8x0's didn't have an IMEI to provide. They were NOT cell phones. They were Internet Tablets. A legacy that this forum seems to be quickly forgetting.

Re: Cant Flash to PR 1.3 Need Help :( :( :(
 

Try this it might help.

For windows xp you can download a checksum utility the link is
here

There is also instruction on how to use it, it's pretty straight forward. Hopefully this will help!