Hi guys,
I'm new around here, so if this is not a good topic for this, please let me know (I saw people asking similar questions here).

I've been trying to install easy debian on my N900 tonight, and now it got to a state when I'm not sure if it's extracting the image or if it bricked my phone.

I was downloading the image over wi-fi, and had my phone connected to the PC whole time in PC Suite mode (but without actually doing anything with the phone via PC).

What happened:
1.) I installed Easy Debian
2.) I went into the menu and clicked on Debian Image Installer
3.) It started downloading the image...

The last I saw it was still downloading the image with 10 seconds remaining, then I went away for a bit and when I came back the screen was black. The LED was flashing with orange as if the phone was still being charged.

I read on the web that the extraction of the image can take a very long time (up to an hour). I expected to see this after the download, but I didn't see it:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/andrewc...7623428654651/

The phone is completely non-responsive now. I tried disconnecting it from the PC, and heard the classic disconnection beep (on the PC). When I plug it back, the orange LED starts flashing again (charge mode).

Thinking that the phone turned off / froze, I tried starting it with the power button, but there is no reaction.

Please do you think that the image extraction started without the confirmation and that the phone is so busy with the extraction that it just appears dead?

I'm still hoping that's the case, so I'll leave it be for an hour or so in order to give it time to finish the extraction. If it won't help, I'll try to remove the battery and boot it up again. If that won't work, I think that I'm about to try my first reflash

Any ideas / hints please?


Will sincerely appreciate any help / tips / guidance - thank you!