The difference between power43 and power44 is only in a different version of u-boot. If some whose system hangs with power44 can try with power43 (after flashing the stock kernel, as per Kieron instructions), run in xterm as root: apt-get install kernel-power=2.6.28-maemo43 kernel-power-modules=2.6.28-maemo43 kernel-power-flasher=2.6.28-maemo43 And tell me if this version also hangs, it will help me in tracking the bug.
Nokia-N900:~# apt-get install kernel-power=2.6.28-maemo43 kernel-power-modules=2.6.28-maemo43 kernel-power-flasher=2.6.28-maemo43 Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Recommended packages: kernel-power-settings usbip iptables mtd-utils kexec-tools The following NEW packages will be installed: kernel-power kernel-power-flasher kernel-power-modules 0 upgraded, 3 newly installed, 0 to remove and 3 not upgraded. Need to get 5211kB of archives. After this operation, 10.7MB of additional disk space will be used. Get:1 http://repository.maemo.org fremantle/free kernel-power 2.6.28-maemo43 [2025kB] Get:2 http://repository.maemo.org fremantle/free kernel-power-modules 2.6.28-maemo43 [3018kB] Get:3 http://repository.maemo.org fremantle/free kernel-power-flasher 2.6.28-maemo43 [168kB] Fetched 5211kB in 7s (702kB/s) Selecting previously deselected package kernel-power. (Reading database ... 37836 files and directories currently installed.) Unpacking kernel-power (from .../kernel-power_2.6.28-maemo43_armel.deb) ... Selecting previously deselected package kernel-power-modules. Unpacking kernel-power-modules (from .../kernel-power-modules_2.6.28-maemo43_armel.deb) ... Setting up kernel-power (2.6.28-maemo43) ... Setting up kernel-power-modules (2.6.28-maemo43) ... Selecting previously deselected package kernel-power-flasher. (Reading database ... 38101 files and directories currently installed.) Unpacking kernel-power-flasher (from .../kernel-power-flasher_2.6.28-maemo43_armel.deb) ... Setting up kernel-power-flasher (2.6.28-maemo43) ... initctl: Job not changed: softupd Version 0.4.4 started Waiting for messages flasher v2.8.2 (Jan 8 2010) Image 'kernel', size 2007 kB Version 2.6.28-maemo43 Using flashing protocol Mk II. ISI message from new source (10, 00) Found device RX-51, hardware revision 2204 Entering update mode Beginning image update nand: Finishing % 1024 / 2007 kB 4102 kB/s] nand: Flashing kernel image 2007 kB 9202 kB/s] Image flashed successfully in 1.497 s (1340 kB/s)! Total flashing time 1.499 s Leaving update mode SIGTERM received Nokia-N900:~#