I seem to have completely bricked my n800.

I had the OS2007.26-8 and flashed to OS2008, since I needed to use it, for maemo maps I went back to OS2007.38.2.

I decided I had to dual boot to MMC and tar cvf - -C all the rootfs to mmc.
Then I ran initfs_flasher from fanoush, thru ssh from my ibm laptop.
It asked press return to reboot and never have switched on back again. I had initially thought the battery was down or the charger had a problem, but I tried with another charger with no effect.
Even when I connect a charger, it does not show the charging icon. No lights blinking or not even a squeek. I have also tried, putting the USB cable first, then connecting charger, home key+power, removing the battery for a day, different pc's usb slots, nothing seems to work..

Is there anything else I should check before I give it to Nokia? I heard it will take at least 6-8 weeks to get it repaired. Thats bad for me since I am leaving US in 3 weeks and means I will have to have some body courier it to me afterwards.

1. Does doing the initfs through ssh by wireless, that could have caused this problem? While I was running initfs_flash, the N800's display was blanked due to inactivity & the charger was connected. would this have anything to do with it?
2. Did anyone have a totally bricked state for N800? If not I can probably claim to be the owner of first bricked N800...

The delay in the N810 device program means, I probably will have to go back without any device in hand
Suggestions appreciated.