N900 not starting up at ALL
 

Hey there. So, my N900 has stopped working, *again*. I have no idea why, but it's not starting up at all. I can hold the power button for a day, or try to put it in update mode all I want, but it won't turn on. The only sign that the battery isn't bad is that when I connect it to my laptop, I can always see an orange light. But nothing other than that. How do I fix it?

Re: N900 not starting up at ALL
 

check your battery connectors. I had similar behaviour and after thightening them up everything is fine.

Re: N900 not starting up at ALL
 

Thanks, but how exactly do I do that?

Re: N900 not starting up at ALL
 

take out the battery and scratch the pins with a needle and pull them if required

Re: N900 not starting up at ALL
 

Thanks, but that doesn't help.I pulled them so close they were almost touching (all three of them). On connecting a charger, same as before behavior.

Re: N900 not starting up at ALL
 

With nothing else to go with than that, I would say that the battery is completely flat and needs recharging. I won't insult you by asking if you've tried that but... have you perhaps tried an offline charger or another battery?

Another question: Does it respond to flasher? You don't need to actually flash anything, just try one of the query commands.

Re: N900 not starting up at ALL
 

The damned thing doesn't even get into Update Mode. As for another battery, can I order and use this? http://tinyurl.com/n900bl5j The model's the same, but the phone model is something else.
PS: What's an offline charger? The one you plug into the wall outlet? Didn't try that yet. *facepalm*

EDIT: With the wall charger, it turns on for a few seconds! I get a super-dim Nokia screen, like the one on the Update Mode.
EDIT 2: The exact thing that happens is like this:
Connect charger >few seconds> Dim Nokia Screen + Orange light fades off >few seconds> Nokia screen fades off.

Re: N900 not starting up at ALL
 

get a new battery :)

Re: N900 not starting up at ALL
 

Thanks. Does the battery I linked to work in the N900?

Re: N900 not starting up at ALL
 

Yes, BL-5J is what you want.