Ok, I'm an idiot, i found out that the utility is installed right now...but I am unsure of how to point to the .bin files i have...

I am going off of directions found here

http://wiki.maemo.org/Updating_the_t...firmware#Linux

ASSUMING the phone is recognized and found by the utility, how do i point to the .bin files that i currently have on a flash drive connected to my comp for lines like this...in terminal;

sudo flasher-3.5 -F <firmware-image> -f -R

EDIT: Is this true???

If the USB logo does not appear, and the device turns off - ensure the battery is charged by connecting to the wall charger for an hour and try again. Bear in mind that neither the wall charger nor the USB cable will charge the N900 battery if the N900 cannot boot the OS.

I have had the phone plugged into the wall all night...does this mean that it hasnt been charging at all?