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HELP! bricked N900 while flashing
well i attempted to flash the custom 5GB emmc, so i read the wiki several times, thought i had it under control. However, after flashing the emmc it rebooted (even though i did not have -R as an option!). now it wont let me flash the rootfs. Ive tried reflashing the emmc with both the 5GB version, and the stock vanilla version. note that ive renamed the .bin files to make the typing easier
VANMMC.bin = RX-51_2009SE_10.2010.13-2.VANILLA_PR_EMMC_MR0_ARM.bin 5GBMMC.bin is the hex edited version of this vanilla emmc above PR13.bin = RX-51_2009SE_20.2010.36-2.002_PR_COMBINED_002_ARM.bin. heres what i get when flashing under XP (n900 is damn near fully charged, i am in purely 32 bit mode, and it finds the device in usb mode and for the most part it works, but it doesnt really flash the rootfs, it goes way too fast. Multiboot is still enabled but it wont boot any of those selections at all. maybe i need to clear the bootloader? would r&d mode help at all? Code:
Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600] |
Re: HELP! bricked N900 while flashing
when i try to cold flash after vanilla flashing i get:
Code:
C:\Program Files\maemo\flasher-3.5>flasher-3.5 -F VANMMC.bin -f |
Re: HELP! bricked N900 while flashing
I get the same error when i try to flash rootfs only
Code:
C:\Program Files\maemo\flasher-3.5>flasher-3.5 -F VANMMC.bin -f |
Re: HELP! bricked N900 while flashing
I can get into backup menu via multiboot. when i FSCK all partitions it gives
Code:
Errors may have been encountered: code: 8 |
Re: HELP! bricked N900 while flashing
if u can get into backupmenu via multiboot perhaps try loading a backup
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Re: HELP! bricked N900 while flashing
i dont have a backup, perhaps i can make one with my other n900?
FWIW, i booted into linux to try to see if it was any different. it does the same thing (hangs after 'Raw data transfer EP found at EP2. Using flashing protocol Mk II.') |
Re: HELP! bricked N900 while flashing
woohoo! success.
under linux: Flashed emmc removed battery flashed fiasco image worked this time! pretty sure i tried this under windows and it DID NOT work |
Re: HELP! bricked N900 while flashing
You've got BM, so there's a solution!
1. Load your PC into linux and install Gparted (if you don't already have it. 2. Load your into Backupmenu, Plug it in bia USB to your PC. 3. Hit "w" on the n900 for read/write usb mass storage mode. 4. Open up gparted. You should see all of the eMMC partitions - you can then make appropriate changes and be done. 5. Once that's done, flash the rootfs or load an optfs backup image via Backupmenu. Your N900 should work again! |
Re: HELP! bricked N900 while flashing
well im a bit past that but was wondering how i could utilize your strategy for other uses. For example, could i use BM in USB mode to copy entire partitions (without the OS being booted - thus as close to an 'image' as im gonna get?)
can you see rootfs as well from gparted, or just the emmc home and mydocs partitions? |
Re: HELP! bricked N900 while flashing
Just the emmc/home/mydocs.
But you can connect via ssh mode and edit the Rootfs from there - BackupMenu runs off a ramdisk so editing anything is acceptable. |
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