Hey guys, here's the thing I have the Nokia N9 phone, this is the first time am posting here seriously need professional help on this...
Here's the story.

I've been trying to get it launch the camera app to take a picture, but it did not respond. After several tries no respond. I tried the message app, it worked. Try the gallery it did not. So what happens next, I switched off my phone. And...up till now it wont start properly. Do reply here need your comments about this. And flashing, tried it up till the wrench icon. Couldnt get pass that.

Read this thread, but can anyone help pass the wrench icon? http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=85596


PS This happened the second time after getting a prompt to update software on an unstable internet connection (apparently), had it fixed at Nokia service centre eventually lost all my information. Simply need a secure way to restart the N9 to retain some contacts and photos.

download firmware and reflash with flasher

Yes thanks so much for the suggestion! As posted I have tried 'flashing' but stopped at the icon. Not sure what is firmware or what it does. More importantly I need the flashing or firmware option to restore the information I previously have. Can you guide me? Not the best at technology fixing but I'll do what I can

You should read this thread:
http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=82693

I can't and don't understand from this part.

SELECTING A FIRMWARE IMAGE (N9 SPECIFIC)

Are they the same? The thread / video tutorial? Does this video help the N9 reboot to the original without wiping out my information?

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rIlv2Tl...%3DrIlv2TlXU5U


PS realized I haven't update the status of my phone. Once started with the power on/off button on the side, I get a single vibration and a white led flash with the Nokia word displayed and that's it. Few seconds later, black screen and (I think) it's switched off / not responding.

After I tried flashing, using the flasher prompt (not sure if I did it right) I get a wrench icon after connecting phone to pc. But i think the pc couldnt detect my device, cause i get a unable to connect sign from the driver software update on pc. That's how far I got. Yeap néed all the help I can get.

if you need to rescue some data, then use rescue kernel and initrd to mount the drives in linux.

Do you get warning icon when you try boot few times.
If you do keep it on that screen and connect to pc with Nokia software updater.
It says you have latest version do you want reinstall.
Maybe its easier for you than using flasher.
You wont lose any contacts or messages but you will lose your apps.

Hi! Am using windows 7 to fix my Nokia N9. Nope I don't get a warning icon. I got up to the wrench icon and I don't know what to do after that

Mm rescue kernel and Intrid...where can I download it? I previously found the download but after downloading its not a program right cause I couldn't open it. It's codes for the flasher or something?

The warning icon...do I need to get to that point so it's easier?

What Rainisto suggested was getting into your N9 filesystem so you could copy/paste what you want to computer.
That wont fix your N9 and you need linux for that.

You should try using flasher.

Nokia Software updater would be easy to use but I dont know how you can get to warning screen.

You could go to local phone repair shop and tell em that you need your phone flashed but that costs money.

Ah I see, I don't have the Linux os. Haha stuck with this flasher thing with no proper coding background am so lost. Any suggestions for phone repair stores, will try to take it to them.