i'd like to keep chinook on flash for testing out an app, etc that might not be working well or at all in diablo. i've only been using diablo for a week or so now and most seems to be working well. i'm also trying to understand the n810 and linux/maemo in more detail.

oh, and i also like to try to brick newly acquired things

i've read through the threads and saw that you put together a custom install .deb. looks good, tho i didn't try it out. that's some skills putting that .deb together.

thanks matan, i'm currently testing my n810 now, and if it still doesn't work i'll give your suggestion a try.

first, it sounds like you have a n800. i've not ever used a n800 so i can't be sure if my problem would be similar on your n800. i think your internal flash and sd cards are setup slightly different than a n810... i don't think it would matter much in the long run, but i can't say as i don't have a n800 to test on.

second, and most importantly, you have diablo in flash. with diablo in flash the bootloader, kernel, initfs, etc are as they should be to get your nit up and running after a diablo update. but when chinook is in flash and diablo is in mmc1 and you run diablo's OS2008 feature upgrade, it rewrites/updates the kernel, initfs, etc and also wipes the boot menu. so when your nit reboots after the diablo update, it has a new initfs, etc that is looking for a default diablo install on flash. when it finds chinook on flash it freezes up and won't boot.

if you start application manager, from the "main view" window, click the "check for updates" selection. if it says "no updates available" click the small circle in the bottom right of the window and that will "refresh" and it should list the 2008.36-5 feature upgrade. then you can simply SSU it.

scared? i guess i can kinda understand?

ok. i think i found a way to get around my original question... all seems to be working good now. i'll post my install notes and see if anyone wants to give it a try or give pointers, etc.

jbk