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George95 is offline George95
2012-08-05 , 17:21
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#21
Originally Posted by topet2k12001 View Post
We can't tell...yet. Can you click on the arrow icon beside "Wireless Communication Devices"?

I know I am jumping to conclusion here, but just to give some more tips:

1. When plugging in the N900 during the flashing process, make sure that (1) it is turned off, (2) you slide out the keyboard, and (3) you press and hold the "U" (letter U) key while plugging it in.

2. Make sure you have installed Nokia/Ovi Suite and have plugged in your N900 at least once, before flashing. This ensures that the needed drivers have been installed so that you can successfully do the flashing.
Here is the screenshot of Wireless communication devices :


That's what could cause flashing fail
I did 1st tip as you wrote, but not the second one, I didn't know if that was necessary.
 
topet2k12001 is offline topet2k12001
2012-08-05 , 17:35
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#22
Originally Posted by George95 View Post
Here is the screenshot of Wireless communication devices :


That's what could cause flashing fail
I did 1st tip as you wrote, but not the second one, I didn't know if that was necessary.
It is necessary, because there is a driver that is installed that is needed for flashing. Can you do this:

1. Device Manager should be open.
2. Turn off the N900.
3. Slide keyboard out.
4. Press and hold the "U" key while plugging it in.
5. Check Device Manager. You should see this under "Wireless Communication Devices":

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George95 is offline George95
2012-08-05 , 17:44
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#23
here my screens
firstly I saw this


then in device manager this :
 
topet2k12001 is offline topet2k12001
2012-08-05 , 17:48
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#24
Originally Posted by George95 View Post
here my screens
firstly I saw this


then in device manager this :
Alas, I was hoping you clicked on that bubble notification. But anyway, based on experience what it will tell you is that "the device is unplugged" (of course, because it is turned off).

Now, turn on the N900. Then plug it, both in Mass Storage Mode, and another time in PC Suite Mode; it should install the drivers correctly by that time. Lastly, try the flashing process as indicated in the video tutorial.
 
George95 is offline George95
2012-08-06 , 15:13
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#25
I forget to write here.
Before I decided to flash my device, it had some problems.
It was rebooting for several minutes when I clicked on boot button.
At last when I switched on phone it gave me notification in yellow string :
"Internal memory format unsupported"
So I had firstly to format it and after that tried to flash ?
 
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2012-08-08 , 06:29
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#26
Originally Posted by George95 View Post
I forget to write here.
Before I decided to flash my device, it had some problems.
It was rebooting for several minutes when I clicked on boot button.
At last when I switched on phone it gave me notification in yellow string :
"Internal memory format unsupported"
So I had firstly to format it and after that tried to flash ?
I see now.

Please read through this thread (read first)...I know it may take some time, but this seems to be very close to what you are experiencing: http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=44203
 

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George95 is offline George95
2012-08-08 , 13:26
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#27
Originally Posted by topet2k12001 View Post
I see now.

Please read through this thread (read first)...I know it may take some time, but this seems to be very close to what you are experiencing: http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=44203
Too late
I took it today to specialists and they flashed software with different way.
They told me it was Nokia's offiacial program or something like that.
He just chose the latest version of maemo 5 and started flashing process. in 5 mins phone was ready.
Costed about 9$
Anyway, thank you very much for help, I have got more knowledge about device and it's OS.
P.S
When I was to specialists they suggested me to get apple iphone, because it's OS is rather stable and has got many apps.
I would rather hear your suggestion, which is better Maemo or iOS ? frankly speaking I don't like Apple because of it's silly price.
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topet2k12001 is offline topet2k12001
2012-08-08 , 13:59
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#28
Originally Posted by George95 View Post
Too late
I took it today to specialists and they flashed software with different way.
They told me it was Nokia's offiacial program or something like that.
He just chose the latest version of maemo 5 and started flashing process. in 5 mins phone was ready.
Costed about 9$
Anyway, thank you very much for help, I have got more knowledge about device and it's OS.
P.S
When I was to specialists they suggested me to get apple iphone, because it's OS is rather stable and has got many apps.
I would rather hear your suggestion, which is better Maemo or iOS ? frankly speaking I don't like Apple because of it's silly price.
Oh, I see. That's okay.

There was a similar thread here that I read, where the specialists said that what they have is the "official" firmware (i.e. software for flashing). Most members here find it odd, because we are all practically using the official firmware which is from Nokia itself.

Though we were not able to resolve your issue on our end, it is good to know that you gained more knowledge about the N900's Operating System.

I would be biased if I would answer your question on Maemo versus iOS, because I never owned an Apple product. I was able to use one from my work colleagues, though. I found the response and graphics to be smooth, but...here are my reasons why I stay with Maemo (and Meego/Harmattan - for the Nokia N9):

1. I like to have that sense/feeling of "exclusivity". It's a selfish/vain reason. I like to be the owner of a "rare item".
2. I like to tinker around. Indeed, there are some other devices with more "stable" Operating Systems but that takes me away from having to tinker/hack and learn more. Tinkering around, making mistakes, and learning from them are the fun part because I get to learn more. Of course it would mean that one would have to invest time in all of this, though.

EDIT: Indeed, other Operating Systems have more apps, no doubt about it. But sometimes, quantity does not always equate to quality. Android OS, as an example, has tons of apps (about 400,000+ as of January 2012 and growing). Good thing the Nokia N900 has the ability to boot Android so I got to try it. There are really a lot of apps there, but to me they just seemed overwhelmingly redundant.

This is just me and my opinions based on short experiences with other mobile Operating Systems and may not present the opinions of others.
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George95 is offline George95
2012-08-08 , 14:31
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#29
Originally Posted by topet2k12001 View Post
Oh, I see. That's okay.

There was a similar thread here that I read, where the specialists said that what they have is the "official" firmware (i.e. software for flashing). Most members here find it odd, because we are all practically using the official firmware which is from Nokia itself.

Not about firmware, they told about the program they were using to flash Nokia n900 as other Nokia devices.
 
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2012-08-08 , 14:57
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#30
Originally Posted by George95 View Post
Not about firmware, they told about the program they were using to flash Nokia n900 as other Nokia devices.
I see. Well, if you can recall the installation wizard when you installed the flasher application, you might have noticed that it is also from Nokia and there is even a License Agreement of some sort that we had to agree to.
 
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