Thread: Problems with the Maemo 5 (SYSTEM) N900
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ade is offline ade
2012-03-07 , 21:00
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02-01-11 , 11:42 AM
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install backupmenu, and you can acces all your mass storage data and repair it from a linux live cd.

see this

http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php...titioning&page =2

- just install backupmenu.
- restart your phone with keyboard open.
- when backupmenu appears connect the n900 to the pc with the live cd.
- then press w and you would get usb mass storage access and SD card storage access too.
- then you can use gparted if you have ubuntu for repair, delete, resize and do anything with your phone partitions.
you can use fsck from there too, that is more useful than do it from maemo

I can use the information in this thread?
backupmenu is a good tool to use. I have used it in the past this way, also for operations like this. But I hope you can still install it if you don't have it installed already (considering the filesystem problems).

edit:
rescue_Initrd is also usable. This has the advantage you do not have to install anything on the phone afaik and still can use it for this purpose.
Last edited by ade; 2012-03-07 at 21:03.