Thread: Thoughts on 770 to N800 Upgrade
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2008-04-10 , 06:05
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Originally Posted by mk500 View Post
I shut down and hooked up my USB cable, then attempted to power up. Nothing. I unplugged the USB and attempted to power up again. Nothing. Now I'm worried that this baby may be dead. I removed/re-inserted the battery; tried a fully charged battery from 770, etc....no dice. Finally I started searching online for others with this problem.
For anybody who finds this thread in the future, the exact steps you need to follow to solve this issue are here:

http://www.internettablettalk.com/fo...32&postcount=2

Originally Posted by mk500 View Post
It's caused by some sort of software issue regarding a thermal sensor, and is fixed when RX-34_2008SE_2.2007.51-3 is installed.
It actually has nothing to do with sensors. It's a race issue in the boot timings for the OMAP, it's just that thermal conditions can have an affect on these timings.

Originally Posted by mk500 View Post
Having to hold the home button wasn't something I had to do on my 770s.
The flashing procedure is no different than the 770's, it's just that holding down the Home key makes it a sure thing, rather than a function of lucky timing.

Originally Posted by mk500 View Post
Now to decide what to do about AIM. I see that there is a beta update to Nokia's integrated chat solution that supports AIM. In order to use this, I would need to do some hacking. I'll probably install Pigeon first and try it both ways.
*Pidgin

You can actually install the Collabora repository (available from http://www.gronmayer.com/it) and get the telepathy add-ons for rtcomm without going the beta route.

Originally Posted by mk500 View Post
Two final notes: Nokia should probably strongly consider trying to get existing inventory flashed to OS2008 or some kind of big warning sticker regarding the power on issue. I think a lot of people who are less technical than I am would simply return the device or send it in for repair. This is a pretty lousy first experience. At least it shouldn't be effecting the N810 owners.
I'm surprised that they haven't updated the packaging to a version 2 like they did with the 770 and OS2006.

Originally Posted by mk500 View Post
Regarding my screen? I'm trying to ignore it as best I can. We'll see how I feel in a week.
Fortunately it seems to improve with age, and it's not really noticeable after a week or so of use. Either way, the screen is a lot brighter and clearer than the 770.
 

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