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J4ZZ	2012-04-13 , 18:47
Posts: 539 \| Thanked: 518 times \| Joined on May 2010 @ nanaurbusiness	#31

I think in both cases no coldflashing is/was needed.

It's just that flasher is a bit touchy under any microsoft environment...

I never had problems under Linux
so, try to download Ubunutu 11.04 from here
burn it, boot from CD and run it as "live"-version (remember your set password, you'll need it for sudo)
Then under ubuntu get maemo_flasher-3.5_2.5.2.2_i386.deb from http://tablets-dev.nokia.com/
Install *.deb by double clicking it...
Finally open Terminal in Ubuntu and run:

Code:

sudo flasher-3.5 -F <your firmwareimage> -f -R

Hold U on N900 and connect it...

DONE!

Source: Updating the tablet firmware

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	pusak gaoq	2012-04-13 , 19:00
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Originally Posted by aamir8810

Greetings,

I cannot boot my n900. After I press the power button, it always boots with nokia logo and blue led, then turns off .. And everytime I try to charge it, it always vibrates and yellow led turns on for a longer time than usual charge and with the nokia logo without the back light on it..

Someone had exactly same problem I read in post
(Reference : http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=71276 )

I learnt from that post that flashing would solve the problem.

However, when I tried to flash I cannot go in flash mode. I have flashed before it worked perfectly fine back then. When I insert USB cable I see dim light BUT NO USB SIGN ON THE TOP RIGHT CORNER OF THE SCREEN.

Please help.

actually you don't need to re-flash your devices....i got the same problem as your before...i solved it without re-flashing my devices....

the problem is not your devices but its your battery....remove your battery & re-charged the battery it using external charger....put the battery back after a full charge...turn your device on & it will boot like normal....

i know this because i have three N900 (2 works fine, 1 damage on internal drive).... i got the same problem as above so i swap the battery & my devices boot like normal....

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ijAcK	2012-04-13 , 20:19
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Originally Posted by pusak gaoq

actually you don't need to re-flash your devices....i got the same problem as your before...i solved it without re-flashing my devices....

the problem is not your devices but its your battery....remove your battery & re-charged the battery it using external charger....put the battery back after a full charge...turn your device on & it will boot like normal....

i know this because i have three N900 (2 works fine, 1 damage on internal drive).... i got the same problem as above so i swap the battery & my devices boot like normal....

Hi all

Thanks for the response

I think it could be a battery issue. Now pressing the power button didn't do anything. But if I plug a charger the Nokia Logo comes up every 40 seconds and then vibrate. I will try charging with external charger. If nothing happen I will try flashing using unbuntu.

I will keep on updating, please keep on updating too. I can't think of when I bought this mobile cause I spent my whole one month salary. Its not much but for me its like a diamond.

Thank you so much.

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ijAcK	2012-04-15 , 20:17
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Hi all
Thanks God now I think I am stepping forward.

I bought an external charger. After fully charge I put the battery into my n900. When I switched on it shows me the Nokia Logo with a blue led and then off. So I tried flashing using the following.

Here is the log from command prompt.

Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

C:\Program Files\maemo\flasher-3.5>flasher-3.5.exe -F RX-51_2009SE_20.2010.36-2.
003_PR_COMBINED_003_ARM.bin -f
flasher v2.5.2 (Sep 24 2009)

SW version in image: RX-51_2009SE_20.2010.36-2.003_PR_003
Image 'kernel', size 1705 kB
Version 2.6.28-20103103+0m5
Image 'rootfs', size 185856 kB
Version RX-51_2009SE_20.2010.36-2.003_PR_003
Image 'cmt-2nd', size 81408 bytes
Version BB5_09.36
Image 'cmt-algo', size 519808 bytes
Version BB5_09.36
Image 'cmt-mcusw', size 5826 kB
Version rx51_ICPR82_10w08
Image '2nd', size 14720 bytes
Valid for RX-51: 2217, 2218, 2219, 2220, 2120
Version 1.4.14.9+0m5
Image 'xloader', size 14848 bytes
Valid for RX-51: 2217, 2218, 2219, 2220, 2120
Version 1.4.14.9+0m5
Image 'secondary', size 109440 bytes
Valid for RX-51: 2217, 2218, 2219, 2220, 2120
Version 1.4.14.9+0m5
Image '2nd', size 14720 bytes
Valid for RX-51: 2101, 2102, 2103
Version 1.4.14.9+0m5
Image 'xloader', size 14848 bytes
Valid for RX-51: 2101, 2102, 2103
Version 1.4.14.9+0m5
Image 'secondary', size 109440 bytes
Valid for RX-51: 2101, 2102, 2103
Version 1.4.14.9+0m5
Image '2nd', size 14848 bytes
Valid for RX-51: 2307, 2308, 2309, 2310
Version 1.4.14.9+0m5
Image 'xloader', size 14848 bytes
Valid for RX-51: 2307, 2308, 2309, 2310
Version 1.4.14.9+0m5
Image 'secondary', size 109440 bytes
Valid for RX-51: 2307, 2308, 2309, 2310
Version 1.4.14.9+0m5
Image '2nd', size 14848 bytes
Valid for RX-51: 2407, 2408, 2409, 2410
Version 1.4.14.9+0m5
Image 'xloader', size 14848 bytes
Valid for RX-51: 2407, 2408, 2409, 2410
Version 1.4.14.9+0m5
Image 'secondary', size 109440 bytes
Valid for RX-51: 2407, 2408, 2409, 2410
Version 1.4.14.9+0m5
Image '2nd', size 14848 bytes
Valid for RX-51: 2301, 2302, 2303, 2304, 2305, 2306
Version 1.4.14.9+0m5
Image 'xloader', size 14848 bytes
Valid for RX-51: 2301, 2302, 2303, 2304, 2305, 2306
Version 1.4.14.9+0m5
Image 'secondary', size 109440 bytes
Valid for RX-51: 2301, 2302, 2303, 2304, 2305, 2306
Version 1.4.14.9+0m5
Image '2nd', size 14848 bytes
Valid for RX-51: 2401, 2402, 2403, 2404, 2405, 2406
Version 1.4.14.9+0m5
Image 'xloader', size 14848 bytes
Valid for RX-51: 2401, 2402, 2403, 2404, 2405, 2406
Version 1.4.14.9+0m5
Image 'secondary', size 109440 bytes
Valid for RX-51: 2401, 2402, 2403, 2404, 2405, 2406
Version 1.4.14.9+0m5
Image '2nd', size 14720 bytes
Valid for RX-51: 2104, 2105, 2106, 2107, 2108, 2109, 2110, 2111, 2112, 2
113, 2114, 2115, 2116, 2117, 2118, 2119
Version 1.4.14.9+0m5
Image 'xloader', size 14848 bytes
Valid for RX-51: 2104, 2105, 2106, 2107, 2108, 2109, 2110, 2111, 2112, 2
113, 2114, 2115, 2116, 2117, 2118, 2119
Version 1.4.14.9+0m5
Image 'secondary', size 109440 bytes
Valid for RX-51: 2104, 2105, 2106, 2107, 2108, 2109, 2110, 2111, 2112, 2
113, 2114, 2115, 2116, 2117, 2118, 2119
Version 1.4.14.9+0m5
Image '2nd', size 14848 bytes
Valid for RX-51: 2501, 2502, 2503, 2504, 2505, 2506
Version 1.4.14.9+0m5
Image 'xloader', size 14848 bytes
Valid for RX-51: 2501, 2502, 2503, 2504, 2505, 2506
Version 1.4.14.9+0m5
Image 'secondary', size 109440 bytes
Valid for RX-51: 2501, 2502, 2503, 2504, 2505, 2506
Version 1.4.14.9+0m5
Image '2nd', size 14848 bytes
Valid for RX-51: 2607, 2608, 2609, 2610
Version 1.4.14.9+0m5
Image 'xloader', size 14848 bytes
Valid for RX-51: 2607, 2608, 2609, 2610
Version 1.4.14.9+0m5
Image 'secondary', size 109440 bytes
Valid for RX-51: 2607, 2608, 2609, 2610
Version 1.4.14.9+0m5
Image '2nd', size 14848 bytes
Valid for RX-51: 2507, 2508, 2509, 2510
Version 1.4.14.9+0m5
Image 'xloader', size 14848 bytes
Valid for RX-51: 2507, 2508, 2509, 2510
Version 1.4.14.9+0m5
Image 'secondary', size 109440 bytes
Valid for RX-51: 2507, 2508, 2509, 2510
Version 1.4.14.9+0m5
Image '2nd', size 14720 bytes
Valid for RX-51: 2201, 2202, 2203, 2204, 2205, 2206, 2207, 2208, 2209, 2
210, 2211, 2212, 2213, 2214, 2215, 2216
Version 1.4.14.9+0m5
Image 'xloader', size 14848 bytes
Valid for RX-51: 2201, 2202, 2203, 2204, 2205, 2206, 2207, 2208, 2209, 2
210, 2211, 2212, 2213, 2214, 2215, 2216
Version 1.4.14.9+0m5
Image 'secondary', size 109440 bytes
Valid for RX-51: 2201, 2202, 2203, 2204, 2205, 2206, 2207, 2208, 2209, 2
210, 2211, 2212, 2213, 2214, 2215, 2216
Version 1.4.14.9+0m5
Image '2nd', size 14848 bytes
Valid for RX-51: 2601, 2602, 2603, 2604, 2605, 2606
Version 1.4.14.9+0m5
Image 'xloader', size 14848 bytes
Valid for RX-51: 2601, 2602, 2603, 2604, 2605, 2606
Version 1.4.14.9+0m5
Image 'secondary', size 109440 bytes
Valid for RX-51: 2601, 2602, 2603, 2604, 2605, 2606
Version 1.4.14.9+0m5
Suitable USB device not found, waiting.
USB device found found at bus bus-0, device address \\.\libusb0-0001--0x0421-0x0
105.
Found device RX-51, hardware revision 2204
NOLO version 1.4.14
Version of 'sw-release': RX-51_2009SE_21.2011.38-1.004_PR_004
Sending xloader image (14 kB)...
100% (14 of 0 kB, avg. 14 kB/s)
Sending secondary image (106 kB)...
100% (106 of 0 kB, avg. 106 kB/s)
Flashing bootloader... done.
Sending cmt-2nd image (79 kB)...
100% (79 of 0 kB, avg. 79 kB/s)
Sending cmt-algo image (507 kB)...
100% (507 of 0 kB, avg. 507 kB/s)
Sending cmt-mcusw image (5826 kB)...
100% (5826 of 0 kB, avg. 5826 kB/s)
Flashing cmt-mcusw... done.
Sending kernel image (1705 kB)...
100% (1705 of 0 kB, avg. 1705 kB/s)
Flashing kernel... done.
Sending and flashing rootfs image (185856 kB)...
100% (185856 of 0 kB, avg. 185856 kB/s)
Finishing flashing... done
CMT flashed successfully

C:\Program Files\maemo\flasher-3.5>
But when I switched on the n900. Its shows me the Nokia Logo and then the loading dot .... and then off.

So what shall I do now. Do I need to flashing using this command
flasher-3.5.exe -F RX-51_2009SE_10.2010.13-2.VANILLA_PR_EMMC_MR0_ARM -f

Please help I am almost there.. Good Luck to me.

Last edited by ijAcK; 2012-04-15 at 20:25.

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ijAcK	2012-04-16 , 18:07
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Hello Anyone still there or am I just alone here
My Mokia N900 still won't boot. I have successfully flash here is the log. When I switch on the device shows up the ..... and then turn off. I am flashing using Ubuntu 9.04 Please help help help....

isaac@isaac-desktop:/media/PENDRIVE/maemo$ sudo flasher-3.5 -F RX-51_2009SE_20.2010.36-2.003_PR_COMBINED_003_ARM.bin -f
flasher v2.5.2 (Oct 21 2009)

SW version in image: RX-51_2009SE_20.2010.36-2.003_PR_003
Image 'kernel', size 1705 kB
Version 2.6.28-20103103+0m5
Image 'rootfs', size 185856 kB
Version RX-51_2009SE_20.2010.36-2.003_PR_003
Image 'cmt-2nd', size 81408 bytes
Version BB5_09.36
Image 'cmt-algo', size 519808 bytes
Version BB5_09.36
Image 'cmt-mcusw', size 5826 kB
Version rx51_ICPR82_10w08
Image '2nd', size 14720 bytes
Valid for RX-51: 2217, 2218, 2219, 2220, 2120
Version 1.4.14.9+0m5
Image 'xloader', size 14848 bytes
Valid for RX-51: 2217, 2218, 2219, 2220, 2120
Version 1.4.14.9+0m5
Image 'secondary', size 109440 bytes
Valid for RX-51: 2217, 2218, 2219, 2220, 2120
Version 1.4.14.9+0m5
Image '2nd', size 14720 bytes
Valid for RX-51: 2101, 2102, 2103
Version 1.4.14.9+0m5
Image 'xloader', size 14848 bytes
Valid for RX-51: 2101, 2102, 2103
Version 1.4.14.9+0m5
Image 'secondary', size 109440 bytes
Valid for RX-51: 2101, 2102, 2103
Version 1.4.14.9+0m5
Image '2nd', size 14848 bytes
Valid for RX-51: 2307, 2308, 2309, 2310
Version 1.4.14.9+0m5
Image 'xloader', size 14848 bytes
Valid for RX-51: 2307, 2308, 2309, 2310
Version 1.4.14.9+0m5
Image 'secondary', size 109440 bytes
Valid for RX-51: 2307, 2308, 2309, 2310
Version 1.4.14.9+0m5
Image '2nd', size 14848 bytes
Valid for RX-51: 2407, 2408, 2409, 2410
Version 1.4.14.9+0m5
Image 'xloader', size 14848 bytes
Valid for RX-51: 2407, 2408, 2409, 2410
Version 1.4.14.9+0m5
Image 'secondary', size 109440 bytes
Valid for RX-51: 2407, 2408, 2409, 2410
Version 1.4.14.9+0m5
Image '2nd', size 14848 bytes
Valid for RX-51: 2301, 2302, 2303, 2304, 2305, 2306
Version 1.4.14.9+0m5
Image 'xloader', size 14848 bytes
Valid for RX-51: 2301, 2302, 2303, 2304, 2305, 2306
Version 1.4.14.9+0m5
Image 'secondary', size 109440 bytes
Valid for RX-51: 2301, 2302, 2303, 2304, 2305, 2306
Version 1.4.14.9+0m5
Image '2nd', size 14848 bytes
Valid for RX-51: 2401, 2402, 2403, 2404, 2405, 2406
Version 1.4.14.9+0m5
Image 'xloader', size 14848 bytes
Valid for RX-51: 2401, 2402, 2403, 2404, 2405, 2406
Version 1.4.14.9+0m5
Image 'secondary', size 109440 bytes
Valid for RX-51: 2401, 2402, 2403, 2404, 2405, 2406
Version 1.4.14.9+0m5
Image '2nd', size 14720 bytes
Valid for RX-51: 2104, 2105, 2106, 2107, 2108, 2109, 2110, 2111, 2112, 2113, 2114, 2115, 2116, 2117, 2118, 2119
Version 1.4.14.9+0m5
Image 'xloader', size 14848 bytes
Valid for RX-51: 2104, 2105, 2106, 2107, 2108, 2109, 2110, 2111, 2112, 2113, 2114, 2115, 2116, 2117, 2118, 2119
Version 1.4.14.9+0m5
Image 'secondary', size 109440 bytes
Valid for RX-51: 2104, 2105, 2106, 2107, 2108, 2109, 2110, 2111, 2112, 2113, 2114, 2115, 2116, 2117, 2118, 2119
Version 1.4.14.9+0m5
Image '2nd', size 14848 bytes
Valid for RX-51: 2501, 2502, 2503, 2504, 2505, 2506
Version 1.4.14.9+0m5
Image 'xloader', size 14848 bytes
Valid for RX-51: 2501, 2502, 2503, 2504, 2505, 2506
Version 1.4.14.9+0m5
Image 'secondary', size 109440 bytes
Valid for RX-51: 2501, 2502, 2503, 2504, 2505, 2506
Version 1.4.14.9+0m5
Image '2nd', size 14848 bytes
Valid for RX-51: 2607, 2608, 2609, 2610
Version 1.4.14.9+0m5
Image 'xloader', size 14848 bytes
Valid for RX-51: 2607, 2608, 2609, 2610
Version 1.4.14.9+0m5
Image 'secondary', size 109440 bytes
Valid for RX-51: 2607, 2608, 2609, 2610
Version 1.4.14.9+0m5
Image '2nd', size 14848 bytes
Valid for RX-51: 2507, 2508, 2509, 2510
Version 1.4.14.9+0m5
Image 'xloader', size 14848 bytes
Valid for RX-51: 2507, 2508, 2509, 2510
Version 1.4.14.9+0m5
Image 'secondary', size 109440 bytes
Valid for RX-51: 2507, 2508, 2509, 2510
Version 1.4.14.9+0m5
Image '2nd', size 14720 bytes
Valid for RX-51: 2201, 2202, 2203, 2204, 2205, 2206, 2207, 2208, 2209, 2210, 2211, 2212, 2213, 2214, 2215, 2216
Version 1.4.14.9+0m5
Image 'xloader', size 14848 bytes
Valid for RX-51: 2201, 2202, 2203, 2204, 2205, 2206, 2207, 2208, 2209, 2210, 2211, 2212, 2213, 2214, 2215, 2216
Version 1.4.14.9+0m5
Image 'secondary', size 109440 bytes
Valid for RX-51: 2201, 2202, 2203, 2204, 2205, 2206, 2207, 2208, 2209, 2210, 2211, 2212, 2213, 2214, 2215, 2216
Version 1.4.14.9+0m5
Image '2nd', size 14848 bytes
Valid for RX-51: 2601, 2602, 2603, 2604, 2605, 2606
Version 1.4.14.9+0m5
Image 'xloader', size 14848 bytes
Valid for RX-51: 2601, 2602, 2603, 2604, 2605, 2606
Version 1.4.14.9+0m5
Image 'secondary', size 109440 bytes
Valid for RX-51: 2601, 2602, 2603, 2604, 2605, 2606
Version 1.4.14.9+0m5
Suitable USB device not found, waiting.
USB device found found at bus 002, device address 010.
Found device RX-51, hardware revision 2204
NOLO version 1.4.14
Version of 'sw-release': RX-51_2009SE_20.2010.36-2.003_PR_003
Sending xloader image (14 kB)...
100% (14 of 14 kB, avg. 3625 kB/s)
Sending secondary image (106 kB)...
100% (106 of 106 kB, avg. 8906 kB/s)
Flashing bootloader... done.
Sending cmt-2nd image (79 kB)...
100% (79 of 79 kB, avg. 6625 kB/s)
Sending cmt-algo image (507 kB)...
100% (507 of 507 kB, avg. 6592 kB/s)
Sending cmt-mcusw image (5826 kB)...
100% (5826 of 5826 kB, avg. 6466 kB/s)
Flashing cmt-mcusw... done.
Sending kernel image (1705 kB)...
100% (1705 of 1705 kB, avg. 14334 kB/s)
Flashing kernel... done.
Sending and flashing rootfs image (185856 kB)...
100% (185856 of 185856 kB, avg. 12585 kB/s)
Finishing flashing... done
CMT flashed successfully
isaac@isaac-desktop:/media/PENDRIVE/maemo$ sudo flasher-3.5 -F RX-51_2009SE_10.2010.13-2.VANILLA_PR_EMMC_MR0_ARM.bin -f -R
flasher v2.5.2 (Oct 21 2009)

Image 'mmc', size 255947 kB
Version RX-51_2009SE_10.2010.13-2.VANILLA
USB device found found at bus 002, device address 010.
Found device RX-51, hardware revision 2204
NOLO version 1.4.14
Version of 'sw-release': RX-51_2009SE_20.2010.36-2.003_PR_003
Booting device into flash mode.
Suitable USB device not found, waiting.
USB device found found at bus 002, device address 011.
Raw data transfer EP found at EP2.
Image(s) flashed successfully in 41.351 s (6189 kB/s)!
isaac@isaac-desktop:/media/PENDRIVE/maemo$

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ijAcK	2012-04-16 , 22:29
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Guys please help

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J4ZZ	2012-04-16 , 23:08
Posts: 539 \| Thanked: 518 times \| Joined on May 2010 @ nanaurbusiness	#37

Did you read my source link?

When flashing the eMMC content, the safe way is flash the eMMC/VANILLA image first, then remove battery for a moment, and then flash the FIASCO/Rootfs image. Do not boot up the device between the two i.e do NOT use the -R parameter at the end!

the recommended flash sequence then is rootfs, eMMC, rootfs *again*.
For users familiar with flashing and interested in a smooth fast process: you can flash combined first, and then *immediately* after that - without one 10th of a second of booting - directly continue with flashing the vanilla. The other way round doesn't work due to a bug in NOLO - so after flashing vanilla you need to remove battery to recover

Note that flashing eMMC will delete the /opt directory, so you *always* need to reflash your rootfs (the COMBINED image) after - or same time as - flashing eMMC (VANILLA img)

Or follow the troubleshooting again.

Greetz,

J4ZZ