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Larswad	2010-11-10 , 16:35
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Well, as I had kernel power installed first, and never installed the beta usb host mode kernel, and since that kernel features landed in titans power kernel, this is what I did to install usb-hostmode gui.

Maybe it's obvious for most people, but for some it isn't.

First I installed the i2c-tools from the terminal using:

Code:

root
apt-get install i2c-tools

I then downloaded the latest hostmode gui package from here (currently 0.2-3).
Put that file on the N900 using usb.
Then to get it installed (without letting in the dependencies, host mode kernel, modules and flash) using x-terminal

Code:

root
cd /home/user/MyDocs
dpkg  --ignore-depends kernel-hostmode,kernel-hostmode-flasher,kernel-hostmode-modules -i hostmode-gui_0.2-3_armel.deb

That's it, it will install without errors. Guess we all should be highly aware that this usb host mode feature is still beta, even if it has landed inside titans kernel.

Last edited by Larswad; 2010-11-10 at 16:38.

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	Kieron	2010-11-10 , 16:36
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I'll post what mine says exactly for diagnosis:

Getting NOLO supploised boot parameters...
Die ID ---------------------------
Booting NOLO supplied kernel ...
## Booting kernel from Legacy image at 80539010 ...
Image name: kernel-power
image type: ARM linux kernel image (uncompressed)
data size: 1.7MiB
load address ..
entry point ...
verifiying checksum... OK
loading kernel image... OK
OK
Using existing atags at 0x80000100

Starting kernel ....

There might be a few typos in there, but you get the gist of it.

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	Kieron	2010-11-10 , 16:43
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To get back to the nokia kernel, I had to boot into update-mode holding U and then run this command:

flasher-3.5 -F /Users/kieron/Downloads/RX-51_2009SE_20.2010.36-2_PR_COMBINED_MR0_ARM.bin --flash-only=kernel -f -R

obviously replacing the location where your update is

this will update only the kernel

more info in the wiki

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	Kieron	2010-11-10 , 16:53
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Originally Posted by Surstroemming

Did it work for you?

By work, you mean did it restore the nokia kernel? then yes.

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Matan	2010-11-10 , 16:56
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The difference between power43 and power44 is only in a different version of u-boot. If some whose system hangs with power44 can try with power43 (after flashing the stock kernel, as per Kieron instructions), run in xterm as root:

apt-get install kernel-power=2.6.28-maemo43 kernel-power-modules=2.6.28-maemo43 kernel-power-flasher=2.6.28-maemo43

And tell me if this version also hangs, it will help me in tracking the bug.

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Larswad	2010-11-10 , 17:02
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@Matan: I managed to upgrade from 42 to 44 (did not end up like some of the guys in here).

Didn't succeed with meego though (yet), but maybe I did something wrong with that 1.1 codedrop image (did I need to put the kernel image in that separate vfat partition that was included in that image?).
Well anyway, Maemo boots up just fine.

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	Kieron	2010-11-10 , 17:10
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Originally Posted by Matan

The difference between power43 and power44 is only in a different version of u-boot. If some whose system hangs with power44 can try with power43 (after flashing the stock kernel, as per Kieron instructions), run in xterm as root:

apt-get install kernel-power=2.6.28-maemo43 kernel-power-modules=2.6.28-maemo43 kernel-power-flasher=2.6.28-maemo43

And tell me if this version also hangs, it will help me in tracking the bug.

Code:

Nokia-N900:~# apt-get install kernel-power=2.6.28-maemo43 kernel-power-modules=2.6.28-maemo43 kernel-power-flasher=2.6.28-maemo43
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
Recommended packages:
  kernel-power-settings usbip iptables mtd-utils kexec-tools
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  kernel-power kernel-power-flasher kernel-power-modules
0 upgraded, 3 newly installed, 0 to remove and 3 not upgraded.
Need to get 5211kB of archives.
After this operation, 10.7MB of additional disk space will be used.
Get:1 http://repository.maemo.org fremantle/free kernel-power 2.6.28-maemo43 [2025kB]
Get:2 http://repository.maemo.org fremantle/free kernel-power-modules 2.6.28-maemo43 [3018kB]
Get:3 http://repository.maemo.org fremantle/free kernel-power-flasher 2.6.28-maemo43 [168kB]                                                                                      
Fetched 5211kB in 7s (702kB/s)                                                                                                                                                    
Selecting previously deselected package kernel-power.
(Reading database ... 37836 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking kernel-power (from .../kernel-power_2.6.28-maemo43_armel.deb) ...
Selecting previously deselected package kernel-power-modules.
Unpacking kernel-power-modules (from .../kernel-power-modules_2.6.28-maemo43_armel.deb) ...
Setting up kernel-power (2.6.28-maemo43) ...
Setting up kernel-power-modules (2.6.28-maemo43) ...
Selecting previously deselected package kernel-power-flasher.
(Reading database ... 38101 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking kernel-power-flasher (from .../kernel-power-flasher_2.6.28-maemo43_armel.deb) ...
Setting up kernel-power-flasher (2.6.28-maemo43) ...
initctl: Job not changed: softupd
Version 0.4.4 started
Waiting for messages
flasher v2.8.2 (Jan  8 2010)

Image 'kernel', size 2007 kB
	Version 2.6.28-maemo43
Using flashing protocol Mk II.
ISI message from new source (10, 00)
Found device RX-51, hardware revision 2204
Entering update mode
Beginning image update
nand: Finishing %    1024 /    2007 kB  4102 kB/s]
nand: Flashing kernel image    2007 kB  9202 kB/s]
Image flashed successfully in 1.497 s (1340 kB/s)!                    
Total flashing time 1.499 s
Leaving update mode
SIGTERM received
Nokia-N900:~#

Works fine. Hangs a little at starting kernel, for mere seconds, and then boots fine. Must be something to do with the new version of uboot then?

Hope I helped. If you need anything else, don't hesitate to PM.

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Bingley Joe	2010-11-10 , 17:23
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FWIW, I updated from .39 to .44 via FAPMAN today without any trouble. I get the UBoot screen for a brief second or two, and then the N900 boots as normal.

I did have to install the recompiled FCam drivers from Titan's post before any camera apps would work, however -- including the stock camera.

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olympus	2010-11-10 , 17:28
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well, after i updated enhanced linux kernel for power users through fapman i got kernel panic after reboot and i don't know what to do with this:

"Nevermind. Downloaded the new v42 deb, extracted the fiasco image, extracted the kernel, copied to N900, setup a new multiboot item. Reboot, looks like I'm up and running on v42 kernel"

little help plz? ty

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	Kieron	2010-11-10 , 17:39
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Originally Posted by olympus

well, after i updated enhanced linux kernel for power users through fapman i got kernel panic after reboot and i don't know what to do with this:

"Nevermind. Downloaded the new v42 deb, extracted the fiasco image, extracted the kernel, copied to N900, setup a new multiboot item. Reboot, looks like I'm up and running on v42 kernel"

little help plz? ty

Read my earlier post.