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*** Kernel Panic: Can't reflash anymore after Backupmenu ***

Hi folks,

Could anyone of you give me hints on how to solve the following issue.
I wanted to give a try to Nitdroid on my N900, and everything worked fine.
After that, I wanted to restore a previous backup, using Backupmenu, (which I've already performed successfully in the past).
This time however, I did not realized my battery was almost empty, and the restore process suddenly interrupted.

When I tried to reboot the phone, it gave me the following kernel panic upon the boot process:

Code:

...

Mounted root (ubifs filesystem)

Freeing init memory: 140K

Warning: Unable to open an initial console

Failed to execute /sbin/preinit. Attempting defaults

kernel panic - not syncing: no init found. Try passing init= option to kernel

Anyway, the big problem is I cannot flash anymore the device:

This is the ouput of the flasher:

Code:

slashme@rm3l-LINUX:~/Desktop/N900$ sudo  flasher-3.5 -F RX-51_2009SE_20.2010.36-2_PR_COMBINED_MR0_ARM.bin -f -R

[sudo] password for slashme: 

flasher v2.5.2 (Oct 21 2009)



SW version in image: RX-51_2009SE_20.2010.36-2_PR_MR0

Image 'kernel', size 1705 kB

        Version 2.6.28-20103103+0m5

Image 'rootfs', size 185728 kB

        Version RX-51_2009SE_20.2010.36-2_PR_MR0

Image 'cmt-2nd', size 81408 bytes

        Version BB5_09.36

...

Image '2nd', size 14848 bytes

        Valid for RX-51: 2601, 2602, 2603, 2604, 2605, 2606

        Version 1.4.14.9+0m5

Image 'xloader', size 14848 bytes

        Valid for RX-51: 2601, 2602, 2603, 2604, 2605, 2606

        Version 1.4.14.9+0m5

Image 'secondary', size 109440 bytes

        Valid for RX-51: 2601, 2602, 2603, 2604, 2605, 2606

        Version 1.4.14.9+0m5

Suitable USB device not found, waiting.

It remains stuck at this point, the phone keeps rebooting and showing the kernel panic message and it appears it is not recognized anymore as a new device in my linux laptop.

Anyone can help? What can I do? Is there any other way to reflash the device?

Thanks y'all.

Re: *** Kernel Panic: Can't reflash anymore after Backupmenu ***

Quote:

Originally Posted by rm3l (Post 1179078)

This is the ouput of the flasher:

Code:

Image 'mmc', size 255947 kB

        Version RX-51_2009SE_10.2010.13-2.VANILLA

Suitable USB device not found, waiting.

USB device found found at bus bus-0, device address \\.\libusb0-0001--0x0421-0x0

105.

Found device RX-51, hardware revision 2204

NOLO version 1.4.14

Version of 'sw-release': RX-51_2009SE_20.2010.36-2_PR_MR0

Booting device into flash mode.

Suitable USB device not found, waiting.

Was getting this self same message when trying to reflash 2 weeks ago.
I was following the wiki and reflashing the EMMC first, but as indicated by the message, it wouldn't boot into flash mode.

Eventually I found a small paragraph in the wiki that tells you if you get problems with the EMMC flash, flash the O/S image first without the reboot switch (-R) and then flash the EMMC afterwards, again without the (-R). Then follow up with another flash of the O/S image. Doing it this way solved the problem.

Re: *** Kernel Panic: Can't reflash anymore after Backupmenu ***

Hi,

I finally managed to reflash the device by making use of a fully-charged battery instead.

Thanks anyway for your hints.

Re: *** Kernel Panic: Can't reflash anymore after Backupmenu ***

Quote:

Originally Posted by rm3l (Post 1180387)

Hi,

I finally managed to reflash the device by making use of a fully-charged battery instead.

Thanks anyway for your hints.

thank u alot bro

Re: *** Kernel Panic: Can't reflash anymore after Backupmenu ***

Quote:

Originally Posted by pali (Post 1213519)

Also see this thread: http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=83094

Please help me..i was tried to remove power kernel with original nokia kernel..but that instant i removed the power kernel and forgot to install nokia kernel..then i reboot the device...now i think there is no kernel in my device to operate device and i try to flash the device via usb with flasher 3.5 but my device ignores the usb connection...so what can i do....??????? Please help me...whenever i try to connect the device it was just blinking the lights and only shows nokia symbol...please help me how can i flash the device?????plz...