Hi,
I recently installed easy-debian on my N900 and after doubled the image size using this command:
dd if=/dev/zero bs=1M count=1048576 >> /path/to/image.ext3
(i am sure i wrote the command correct [ in /path/to/image.ext3 i entered /home/user/MyDocs/filename........ext2 ])
So after a long w8 to accomplish the command, the n900 suddently did some weird things and closed.
Since then i didn't manage to open it.
It can't boot, and it continues to loop displaying either yellow or white light in led.
I tried removing the battery, boot with charger connected. But nothing.
I found the solution (have to reflash), but i want to keep some files (images,contacts).
How is that possible?

May be the crash caused a corrupted kernel in the N900's memory. Did you try to flash just the kernel of the fiasco image. http://wiki.maemo.org/Updating_the_t...rt_topic.21.29

So with this flash will all my data (images + contacts) remain untouched?
I am asking because i dont want to lose them.
Thank again for your answer!

Yes, they will be kept.
If you do it like this, only kernel:

Or like this if you do not have the kernel zImage, but have downloaded the firmware image from the Nokia servers

Hi,
i face a problem.
when trying
flasher -F <firmware-image> --flash-only=kernel -f -R
[where on image = RX-51_2009SE_20.2010.36-2.203.1_PR_COMBINED_203_ARM]
on flasher 3.12
i get
"Found device RX-51, hardware revision 2101
NOLO Version 1.4.14
Version of "sw-release": RX-51_2009SE_21.2011.38-1_PR_MR0"
Image SW version: RX-51_2009SE_20.2010.36-2_PR_MR0"
Error: APE Algorithm has to be provided to flash all the subimages.
I found an RX-51_2009SE_21.2011.38-1_PR_MR0 for indonisia phones ( mine is EU)
The same error apears.

On flasher 3.5
i get.
A lot of info for the image
And then
Suitable usb device not found, waiting.

What am i doing wrong?

I found by searching on google that Harmatan flasher does not work for the n900.
I have win 7 x64. The drivers for n900 are installed (only on usb2 slot), which my laptop has only one.
Unfortunatelly on usb3.0 the n900 doesnt work.
So i will try on a windows xp and i hope it will works.

Use rescueOS ...

A++

Or try from a Linux-Live-Cd, like Debian- or Ubuntu-based. Usually this gives best results.

Hi,
i used VMware player to run Windows Xp.
I flashed the kernel using:
flasher-3.5 -F <firmware-image> --flash-only=kernel -f -R
unfortunately that didn't solved the problem. My phone still dont boot.
After flashing i got.
Found device RX-51, hardware revision 2101
NOLO version 1.4.13
Version of "sw-release": RX-51_2009SE_21.2011.38-1_PR_MR0
Sending kernel image (1705 kb)...
100% (1705 of 0 kb, avg. 1705kb/s)
Flashing kerne... done.
What else can i do?

As for rescueOS
after
flasher-3.5 -k 2.6.37 -n initrd.img -l -b"rootdelay root=/dev/ram0
the phone boot to rescueOS
i run /rescueOS/mass-storage-enable.sh
on N900 screen
[165.316589] g_file_storage gadget : No serial-number string provided!
[165.317871] g_file_storage gadget-lun0 : unable to open backing file: /dev/mmcblk1p2
modprobe: 'kernel/drivers/usb/gadget/g_file_storage.ko' : unknown symbol in module ori invalid parameter.
In the PC nothing happens.

I dont have prob copying files from storage to mmc.
but i do not know how.
Also i would like to know where the contacts folder is.