Thread: Where to buy a Nokia N900?
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robert37
2011-12-21 , 10:42
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Originally Posted by vi_ View Post
...oh god...

wobbly USB! I beg you, TEST IT NOW. If there is ANY doubt over how solid the USB plug is SEND IT BACK RIGHT NOW. Holy **** man. Wobbly USBs is what kills N900s and it would be a real bummer if your 'refurbed' unit had a 'ready to break' USB port. I cannot stress this enough, CHECK THE USB PORT while you are still in the 10 day return period.

If the USB goes you will have a very expensive electronic disappointment.

Also, before you get to attached to your current set up, do a complete FULL reflash. I have never come across a vendor who understands how to properly flash an n900. Even if you connect it to PC suite and click 'reload software' or whatever it is called, this is not a complete flash. You need to flash emmc & rootfs (you will understand when you read the link above).

So in conclusion:

1. COMPLETE RE-FLASH!
2. Check USB port.

If problems still persist, get that **** sent back!
Yes, I have read that the usb port can be a major problem. However, I seem to have used the wrong wording --- from another post, I learned that you should file down the nibs on the usb cable, in order to make a not-too-tight fit into the N900's usb socket, in order to avoid putting undue stress on that socket. So I filed it a bit too much, so that the plug is possibly a bit too loose. And this is what I meant about the wobble that possibly caused a momentary disconnect, which possibly caused the N900 to freeze up.

The N900's usb socket itself seems to be quite solid and secure, no wobble whatsoever.

And thanks for the reminder about reflashing --- I was avoiding it, not yet confident about my own skills, and not wanting my N900 to become a brick. But I will read the instructions carefully and see about it.