Ok for all those that are having battery issues, i do to. But i realizes why, i use this device so much more than i use a phone. This eats up battery.

I used to use my G1 for phones and very light browsing but since the n900 is so much more and has a perfect browser i use it much more than the G1 hence the battery drain. Try using it only for phone calls and see how long it will last.

Also the wifi range is amazing for a phone this eats up battery too.

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I still don't get it.. I see mixed signals here about the battery.. does reflashing the firmware fix the battery issue or no!?!?

Maybe there should be a poll about this..

its a speculation right now, but so far, for user like me and some out there, reflashing seem to did the trick with the battery issue, ^^ so i think it just up to your opinion if you just want to try it out and see if you really annoy with your battery life right now

I think I will suggest re-installing our customers servers (AIX/Linux etc.) at work first thing today... Gotta give some major performance bonus...

I am going to reflash-probably over this weekend sometime. I've only had my n900 about a month. There's no problems with shutting itself down or being overly slow or anything like that. Battery seems to be OK too. As long as I tell it not to connect to wifi or 3g internet then I can take it to work and the battery level is still near the top when I get home. Using it a lot, surfing over wifi etc drains the battery a lot quicker ( which you'd obviously expect) and it wont last half a day when I leave it on like that.
The reason I am going to do it is because I've installed a few things from the devel and testing repos and there's 2 or 3 that seem to be a bit funny. When you un-install them the icons do not dissapear from the apps list, and stray files seem to be hiding all over the place. I am sure there must be some in the rootfs as well, because I am sure that there is less space returned when the apps are uninstaslled, compared to where it was before they were installed, I've also been learning the xterminal and I think I might have made a few things manual instead of automatic, which I think means they wont update automatically now. Certain apps wont load for me either when other people seem to be having a great time with them. It's not a huge problem. It mostly gets used for web surfing etc, but I'd like to be able to do the same things everyone else can and don't get why something works for one person and wont work for another.
So, that's the reason- Maemo is completely new to me (until I got my n900) and I have been on a very steep learning curve, so now I just want to put everything back the way it was when I got the device and create backup/restore points before doing anything with it again. I'll also be able to test the reported battery thing. It'd certainly be a nice bonus if it lasted longer.

Could someone just confirm( preferably someone who has done it already), that be reflashing the n900 will return to the point like where I took it out of the box? - same programs installed/not installed and all that? I don't want to flash the hard drive area, just the root area ( which I believe you can do) and I have found the guide on how to do it. It even looks like I can re-install the apps I want very easily. I just want to put my mind at ease that it does work like I think it does before I go ahead and do it really.

ps sorry about the HUGE post lol- wrote more than I thought I was writing

i want to ask u ..
i have a lock code, and somehow i have forgotten the lock code..now i cant enter the phone..cuz i switched it off.and now i have to type the lock code then the pin code..to get in to the device..can i fix the problem..by usin the usb cabel..or by refleshin the phone.?? and if i can fix it at anyway..pls tell me how i hope ur gonna help me..its urgent..i need my phoneeeeee.

What's with the font size?
What's with the thread hijacking?
Have you tried the default lock code?
Have you searched the forums on viewing the lock code?

and whats with u.

Font sizes like these are really annoying, especially when you require help from others..It does not matter how you use it, unless you are trying to make a point in a busy thread (which this one apparently was a more quiet one) please refrain from using large font sizes.Thread hijacking (asking something else which is not related to this thread) is annoying. It would only prevent you from getting any help (as you have you revived an old thread that discusses something else and not everyone would assume someone would ask a random question in that very thread).

Now that you have posted your queries in the right place, there would be no need to discuss this further.