Originally Posted by Bernard Wei

I would suggest you try reflashing the phone with the official pr1.2 firmware when it is released. Once that is done, you should be able to flash the emmc.

As long as you can still flash the phone, there is hope. I would hang on the phone until then.

Originally Posted by pantera1989

I wouldn't say heat alone. But it is one of the biggest contenders. However if the device functions according to the manufactor's design, the device shouldn't overheat.

The biggest killer is without a doubt electrical damage such as a short circuit. Then there is water (humidity) and dust which is surprising how much damage it can do. Heat of course is also very dangerous but usually heat damage occurs due to the user meddling in. It is rare for a device to overheat by itself..unless the manufactorer is an idiot.

Originally Posted by f2thak

thats what Im gonna do.......

Originally Posted by johnel

if you consider how tightly packed the components are in a mobile device reducing operating heat is an important and relavant factor.

My n900 is "standard issue" (no firmware updates or overclocking) and it does get pretty warm when i play one of the many console emulators on it.

Maybe the 600mhz speed was selected because it offered the appropriate speed vs heat?

It's a shame his n900 is so messed up but he must have known the risks before he started.

The only thing he can do now is to reflash with older, stable firmware but not use the phone functionality (can't downgrade it).

Hopefully the 1.2 update will be soon. If you need a mobile phone you will just have to use an old one during the meantime.

This proves the risks are not theoretical but very real.

your n900 probably thinks this:
[img]http://media.ebaumsworld.com/picture/xg11/******ed.png[/img]

Originally Posted by sophocha

I have a 1994 Honda with a main relay with dry joints and it took it 15 years for the joints to become dry It was a designers fault of hooking the relay really close to the heater!....you are correct....dry joints will cause problems, but as all of us know next year we`ll be salivating for the N1000 so the argument of destroying our device will not be valid

Originally Posted by f2thak

I got the latest official f/w to work, takes AGES to load past the five dots.... phone disabled..