Mount n9 to ubuntu
 

Hi All,

I am trying to mount my N9 to ubuntu host to check if there is any MALF.

I have tried the below tutorial, the ubuntu host detects the device but i am not able to make out whether it is mounted or not.

http://wiki.meego.com/N950/Fixing_MALF_state

after sudo flasher statement,
it gives

sending kernel..
100%
sending intifs...
100%
success.


Nothing after that. please help me...

Re: Mount n9 to ubuntu
 

Well, usually with Ubuntu it should automount your partitions, if it does not do so you could check your kernel log if there is some entry about detecting the USB drive.
The command to do that is "dmesg"

One thing, are you using a real Linux installation or running from a VM installation?

Re: Mount n9 to ubuntu
 

Hi Juiceme, thank you for your reply,
I am trying to mount it to a VM,

Re: Mount n9 to ubuntu
 

Then I could think of your newly detected devices (partitions) are presented to host (windoze?) only, but not to the guest (ubuntu).
Shut down ubuntu and find in settings the switch for 'present new detected devices automatically to the guest'.
Just thinking out loud and without a VM available here.

Re: Mount n9 to ubuntu
 

16 Gb N9? AFAIK there is no way to export 16Gb version partitions via usb.

Re: Mount n9 to ubuntu
 

Where do you get that kind of info??

I have had no problem ever doing that, it makes no difference what the device size is or if you have modified the mmcblk0 partitions, it will nicely export the partition layout whatever it is.

Re: Mount n9 to ubuntu
 

On my 16 Gb device i have this problem, but then i change 16 Gb flash to 32 Gb, now it work like a charm.

Re: Mount n9 to ubuntu
 

Of course You mean 64GB, not 32GB ?

I'd say your old device was propably faulty if that is so.
There's no problem with 16GB devices in general.

Re: Mount n9 to ubuntu
 

Nope, 32 Gb. Replace eMMC chip its no so hard, is you have some skills. forum post (in russian)

Re: Mount n9 to ubuntu
 

i never could to mount my 16GB device by rescue images, but ubiboot export works.

Re: Mount n9 to ubuntu
 

Really....??

Now I am beginning to doubt myself, as I cannot really really remember if I ever actually used the rescue image on a 16G version...

I am sure I did use that on 64G version, long time ago, but I've fixed several 16G versions also, and cannot remember if I actually used Moslo-boot or ubiboot console on those.
Nowdays there are so many ways to do it :D

It may well be so that I was wrong.

In that case, SourenAraya, I humbly beg your forgiveness on this matter! :o

Re: Mount n9 to ubuntu
 

Nope. My device have 32Gb flash, from N97.
N97 have same eMMC flash as n900, so its slower than stock N9 flash. I am looking for faster eMMC flash, if i find it, i will replace n97 with it.

Re: Mount n9 to ubuntu
 

This is now totally offtopic, but are you telling me you have a self-modified N9 that you have changed the mmcblk0 chip on? :eek:

How did you manage to do that?
Was the physical desoldering/soldering difficult?
What about flashing the FS, how did you manage to do that?
Does NOLO recognize it correctly for flash partitioning, or did you have to partition it by hand?

Re: Mount n9 to ubuntu
 

1) buy some soldering station for ~100 bucks
2) I have some skills so, not. For me.
3) Flashing with content and --erase-user-data=secure, flash has been repartitioned.

theoretically will suit any emmc flash card. The main thing that the physical size of the chip had not been more than 14x18x1.2mm and flash must support eMMC eMMC4.41 standart.

Re: Mount n9 to ubuntu
 

I don't suppose you could write a step-by-step English tutorial on how to do all of this?
I'm sure there's MANY 16GB users out there that'd love to upgrade to 64GB, or possibly even larger/faster eMMC.