Thread: Problems with N900 USB port becoming broken / loose and resulting warranty & repair issues
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Rob1n is offline Rob1n
2011-02-25 , 10:14
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Originally Posted by viralata View Post
I just bought a used n900 that seems to have the usb problem:
-charging is fine with the 220v adapter
-no way to connect it through usb on a computer, "not enough power", it's not mounting on the computer. Tried Ubuntu, Mac, XP, laptop and desktop.
-sometimes freezes the xp, comes back to normal when unplugged.
-no way to fash the phone

I bought a new usb cable to check, it's my last hope. Anyway, I use ssh for file transfer, but is there hope I can flash the phone without usb to restore it to factory ?
I don't think there's any way to do a full flash without USB, no. Have you tried plugging it in when the N900 is switched off? A software problem could be causing the "not enough power" and not mounting issue. When the N900 is switched off, plugging it in via USB should cause it to boot up into a special charging mode. If this works okay, then so should reflashing.