Thread: Can't connect to AP; now can't add connections, either
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2006-03-01 , 18:39
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Originally Posted by llywrch
By "reflashing", do you mean that you upgraded to the latest firmware image? (It is rev. 3.2005.51-13; you can find which version you are currently running under Control panel -> Device.)
Well, I reinstalled that firmware image; it was actually what my N770 shipped with.

The original firmware revision that the Nokias were shipped with were notorious for spontaneous reboots & other odd behavior. If you are still running the 2005.45 firmware Beowabbit, upgrade!
Interestingly, although I am absolutely certain my device shipped with 3.2005.51-13, it's been less flaky since I reflashed the OS. My suspicion at this point is that it was an out-of-space issue, and that the problems with the network configuration and the tendency to reboot when I was running Opera were both related to space issues. (Actually, I'm not sure that makes sense, since on a device with flash, I'm sure Opera isn't caching to flash -- that would be stupid.)

The first thing I did after reflashing was remove the Ice Age video clip, and I haven't gotten close to filling onboard flash since. I will be very cautious about that. :-)

I had tried to install Doom and then removed it, so my best-guess theory (although I'm not at all confident about this) is that I filled flash at that point, and that when I uninstalled it I got some space back, but that some files in flash were already corrupted at that point. (That, or that whatever filesystem Nokia uses isn't good about reclaiming space when you delete files if the flash is full.)