Thread: Very Frustated! Please help - N900 does not boot even after flashing using live CD.
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2012-11-06 , 12:14
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Originally Posted by vicvanceind View Post
What I am using now on N900 is of 157 MB (renamed file,nokia_N900.bin) while the one which is 'latest image' in repositories has title : RX-51_2009SE_20.2010.36-2.004_PR_COMBINED_004_ARM.bin (i.e. For India). I did not use this image (190 MB) for flashing for some unknown reasons.

But I want to use the same,later,191 MB image as my OS without flashing N900 through commands.

Please guide me.
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Microsoft Windows users who wish to update their N900 can use the Nokia Software Updater (aka NSU)... The Nokia Software Updater can now be used when updating from a previous firmware to a new one or re-flashing.
I am absolutely sure that it is possible to update from one version of firmware to another by using Nokia Software Updater (I have done it once, long ago). However, I cannot guarantee that it would be able to replace a non-India variant of firmware with a variant of firmware for India. I suppose it will not hurt to try using NSU, though; if, after updating the device through NSU, it still has any problems, you may have to use the flasher and command-line, again.
First, make sure your Nokia N900 is completely, fully charged.
Second, connect the N900 to the PC, using a USB data cable, in PC Suite Mode, and open the Nokia Software Updater application.
Then, use the NSU. I am not sure what its interface looks like, because I haven't used it for a long time, and right now it is updating itself (very slowly, at excruciating pace).
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If you still have problems connecting Nokia N900 to PC in PC Suite mode, describe them?
Best wishes.
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