I just received my brand new N9 yesterday. Purchased brand new on ebay for $165 w/ shipping included. I live in the US but the phone came from a Hong Kong vendor so the phone came with Chinese fw 003.

I followed the guide exactly as written...downloaded everything I needed from skeiron.com (flasher 3.12.1)& mrcrab.net (German fw 009 & rest of world eMMC). The flash went smooth but said that it failed due to the CMT failing. Followed the guide on how to fix the CMT issue and rebooted.

I now have an N9 that works perfectly! Just wanted to say thanks to itsnotabigtruck for his excellent guide!

SB