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Nick999999 2016-08-22 20:38
Can I still recover this N9?
 
So I found my N9 which I had kept in a box somewhere because it had died and wasnt getting detected by the computer and I had switched to android in the mean time.

I wanted to recover it for the sake of the good old days so I hooked it up to the pc just for the heck of it and voila it is getting detected ,though since the battery was dead I tired using:

flasher -i in hopes of charging it but that does nothing.

So I went ahead and tried

flasher -f -F rootfs.bin -F nomaps.bin --flash-only=mmc

This charges the phone thankfully but then it finishes the flashing and the phone is stuck in a reboot loop, the screen doesent even light up ( the led goes from fait to a bright white and then turns off and repeats the process)

Any help would be appreciated.

PS: Since it almost impossible to find the exact firmare anyomre I'm using the below mentioned files from here http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p...00&postcount=1
DFL61_HARMATTAN_40.2012.21-3_PR_LEGACY_001-OEM1-958 and
DFL61_HARMATTAN_40.2012.13-7.NOMAPS_EMMC_NOMAPS

My device variant is 059j1z5 16 GB



Code:
C:\Program Files\Nokia\Flasher>flasher -f -F rootfs.bin -F nomaps.bin --flash-only=mmc
flasher 3.12.1 (Oct  6 2011) Harmattan
WARNING: This tool is intended for professional use only. Using it may result
in permanently damaging your device or losing the warranty.

Suitable USB interface (bootloader/phonet) not found, waiting...
Found device RM-696, hardware revision 1507
NOLO version 2.3.6
Version of 'sw-release': DFL61_HARMATTAN_40.2012.21-3_PR_001
Sending ape-algo image (7096 kB)...
100% (7096 of 7096 kB, avg. 27085 kB/s)
Suitable USB interface (phonet) not found, waiting...
Ping attempt 1 (250 ms)
Server application: 1.7.2
Found product RM-696 rev. 1507
Server implements softupd protocol version 1.8
Image SW version DFL61_HARMATTAN_40.2012.21-3_PR_001
Image cmt-2nd skipped
Image cmt-algo skipped
Image cmt-mcusw skipped
Image xloader skipped
Image secondary skipped
Image kernel skipped
Image moslo skipped
Image rootfs skipped
Image tar skipped
Image config skipped
Charging battery, 10 % battery level (11 % required). Ctrl-c to exit
Battery level 11 %, continuing.

    image        [state    progress        transfer    flash speed]
---------------------------------------------------------------------
[x] cert-sw      [finished  100 %      1 /      1 kB      NA    ]
[x] mmc          [finished  100 %  261587 /  261587 kB  17371 kB/s]
Success

n0x 2016-08-22 21:56
Re: Can I still recover this N9?
 
Try flashing the rootfs.bin only first before flashing the emmc.bin

It might be that some files needed by some of your apps in rootfs were lost by reformatting the emmc and thus the bootloops

Nick999999 2016-08-22 23:00
Re: Can I still recover this N9?
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by n0x (Post 1513271)
Try flashing the rootfs.bin only first before flashing the emmc.bin

It might be that some files needed by some of your apps in rootfs were lost by reformatting the emmc and thus the bootloops
Thanks I did that now I can feel the vibrations on boot and even the nokia startup music,sadly the screen still does not power on.It stays off.

Last I checked a year or more ago perhaps the screen was working fine.I guess its a screen issue.So long to an old friend.Back in the box it goes.

aspergerguy 2016-08-23 13:01
Re: Can I still recover this N9?
 
Do you have any luck booting if you enable R & D mode first?

flasher --enable-rd-mode --set-rd-flags=no-lifeguard-reset

chilango 2016-08-23 14:58
Re: Can I still recover this N9?
 
Leave it some time. I had some month ago the same (after starting no UI). Some reboots doesnt change the behavior. Than i put it on and leave on the table but with charger.

After one or two hours the screen came up and everything was fine again ;)

Nick999999 2016-08-24 04:38
Re: Can I still recover this N9?
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by aspergerguy (Post 1513317)
Do you have any luck booting if you enable R & D mode first?

flasher --enable-rd-mode --set-rd-flags=no-lifeguard-reset
I already have it enabled,still no luck with the screen.It just does not light up. I can feel the boot vibrations and nokia startup music but no life on the screen, its completely off.

Nick999999 2016-08-24 04:40
Re: Can I still recover this N9?
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by chilango (Post 1513329)
Leave it some time. I had some month ago the same (after starting no UI). Some reboots doesnt change the behavior. Than i put it on and leave on the table but with charger.

After one or two hours the screen came up and everything was fine again ;)
By no UI you mean the screen was completely off? not even the backlight? coz in my case even though I can feel the boot vibrations and nokia startup music but no life on the screen, its totally off like when you turn off the phone kinda off.

juiceme 2016-08-24 07:40
Re: Can I still recover this N9?
 
One thing comes to mind; if you cannot ssh to the device at least what I'd do is to login to it via the serial connection.
Then you could enable ssh and vnc and see what's going on in the display :D

Nick999999 2016-08-24 09:24
Re: Can I still recover this N9?
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by juiceme (Post 1513396)
One thing comes to mind; if you cannot ssh to the device at least what I'd do is to login to it via the serial connection.
Then you could enable ssh and vnc and see what's going on in the display :D
Can you point me to a thread or tutorial that shows how to go about doing that?

nieldk 2016-08-24 09:55
Re: Can I still recover this N9?
 
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Look at this picturr, and schematics

https://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=82571

I believe you also need a custom kernen, with additional boot parameters

prosper 2016-08-24 10:03
Re: Can I still recover this N9?
 
Wow, this looks like a serious alterations. I would start with unplugging both the screen & battery and cleaning the connectors. My N9 had kinda different symptoms though - power led was blinking unevenly and the screen was dead. Re-plugging internal connectors was the cure.

nieldk 2016-08-24 10:05
Re: Can I still recover this N9?
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by prosper (Post 1513418)
Wow, this looks like a serious alterations. I would start with unplugging both the screen & battery and cleaning the connectors. My N9 had kinda different symptoms though - power led was blinking unevenly and the screen was dead. Re-plugging internal connectors was the cure.
Yes, I wouldn't choose that solution, as it would more than likely make device useless ...

juiceme 2016-08-24 10:35
Re: Can I still recover this N9?
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by nieldk (Post 1513413)
Look at this picturr, and schematics

I believe you also need a custom kernen, with additional boot parameters

Fortunately you do not need to break the device like in the picture. The pins are accessible from underneath the SIM card tray too :D
This is just by development device that I have permanent soldered connection! :p

And no special kernel is needed, the default Harmattan kernel lets you in with root/rootme just as well.

juiceme 2016-08-24 10:36
Re: Can I still recover this N9?
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by nieldk (Post 1513420)
Yes, I wouldn't choose that solution, as it would more than likely make device useless ...
Useless as a phone, valuable as debugging platform.
However, that's not needed to have serial connection.

Nick999999 2016-08-25 05:50
Re: Can I still recover this N9?
 
Thanks guys all the help is much appreciated ,its the screen. I will look online and see if I can find a replacement online for a reasonable price.

Anatolian 2016-09-26 15:10
Re: Can I still recover this N9?
 
is there any flasher for windows 10 to flash my n9 ?!


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