Originally Posted by Pietro22

Please me lock code is: root: mDSywSWPYJuoc:

Originally Posted by danielpublic

I had this problem as well, that the N900 default code did not work.
Guess its due to the fact I bought it second hand.

Anyway, this is what I did and you should do in five steps!

1: First of all, we need to get into the device. Lets ssh into it!
Install the ssh's client and server. Now ssh into it with a ssh client for your OS. The user to use is: root

2: Now you should be inside your N900 device, once there we want to get the so called DES hash of the password.

Code:

echo root:$(grep -A 13 lock_code /dev/mtd1|tail -1):

Now you get a output something like this:
root:63NCRYqE75Us0:

3: Copy the output and put it in a file on your computer, named: old_maemo_lock_code

4: Make a search for John the ripper and install it.

5: Open up a terminal and write:

Code:

john -format:DES -i:digits /path/to/old_maemo_lock_code

There, now just wait 5-10 minutes
Thanks to however wrote the post with grep part above!

Originally Posted by toastncoffeh

hi, I recently purchased an n900 from ebay and found this website, I followed the reflash methods and it was successful but as it was rebooting it came to the lock code screen. I never set a lock code, the defaults codes don't work. I contacted the ebay seller who quoted the default codes saying they never reset any lock codes. none of them have worked.

I came to this thread and after hours upon hours of trying to learn (complete tech n00b) what everything means I tried ... I reflashed expecting to gain access "once" but no, it came back to the lock screen.

So now what?

Am I doing something wrong?


I haven't been able to find any info on how to do this. I think once I gain access to my phone "once" I should be able to get into the app thing and do the rest. unless I have to connect to wifi to do anything as I never set that up before flashing and have no idea how to do that (not sure if I could figure that out - smartphone n00b).
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location: australia

RX-51_2009SE_20.2010.36-2_PR_COMBINED_MR0_ARM.bin

even tried this

RX-51_2009SE_10.2010.13-2.VANILLA_PR_EMMC_MR0_ARM.bin

Originally Posted by murik

you have to reflash both images without rebooting between, and after that follow instructions at the beginning of this thread (download archive file, etc.)

Originally Posted by toastncoffeh

I tried that last night and I just tried again but still boots up to teh code screen.

this is what I am doing..

1) run flasher 3.5 as admin

2) cut n paste:-
flasher-3.5.exe -F RX-51_2009SE_10.2010.13-2.VANILLA_PR_EMMC_MR0_ARM.bin -f

3) hold U key and plug usb in. [note I am using a 32 bit laptop, usb cable direct] wait for usb symbol and then let go of U and hit enter on laptop.

4) process runs and is successful

5) unplug usb, cut n paste:-
flasher-3.5.exe -F RX-51_2009SE_20.2010.36-2_PR_COMBINED_MR0_ARM.bin -f -R
in flasher 3.5 and hold U, plug in usb, wait for usb symbol let go on U then press enter on laptop.

6) process runs and is successful, phone reboots to code screen.

what am I doing wrong here? .-.


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edit: also tried swapping step 2 and 5 around (with FIASCO first then eMMC) with the -R only on the eMMC, the second of the two.

still only boots to lock screen.