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scy	2014-08-19 , 15:31
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HOWTO possibly recover MYDOCS from N900 using rescueOS

THIS MIGHT WORK OR NOT -
IT WORKED FOR ME, MAYBE NOT FOR YOU!
ALWAYS TEST AND THINK YOURSELF!

First, you might want to read this as well (posted as follow message to this one):
(a) HOWTO possibly recover MYDOCS from N900 using rescueOS
(b) HOWTO possibly FIND N900 FIRMWARE RX-51* ON THE WEB
(c) HOWTO possibly flash N900 and get it maybe get it working_again

(0) Have flasher-3.5 installed
download Package (DEB,...) for your Linux System

Alternatively here:
http://web.archive.org/web/201311170...env_downloads/

(1) Download rescueOS
http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=75369
http://n900.quitesimple.org/rescueOS/
https://github.com/NIN101/N900_RescueOS

(2) On your Linux PC
REPLACE AND THINK
flasher-3.5 -k zImage -n initrd.img -l -b"rootdelay root=/dev/ram0"
DO NOT SIMPLY FOLLOW THIS EXAMPLE
flasher-3.5 -k 2.6.37 -n rescueOS-1.1.img -l -b"rootdelay root=/dev/ram0"

Code:

OUTPUT SHOWS:
# flasher-3.5 -k 2.6.37 -n rescueOS-1.1.img -l -b"rootdelay root=/dev/ram0"
flasher v2.5.2 (Oct 21 2009)

Suitable USB device not found, waiting.

(3)
(a) HOLD the "u"-key on the N900
(b) press the Power Button on N900
(c) PLUGIN the USB-Cable to the N900

Code:

OUTPUT SHOWS:
USB device found found at bus 001, device address 020.
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
Sending kernel image (1901 kB)...
100% (1901 of 1901 kB, avg. 34575 kB/s)
Sending initfs image (5568 kB)...
100% (5568 of 5568 kB, avg. 33341 kB/s)
Using kernel command line: "rootdelay root=/dev/ram0"

-> N900 Boots UP into rescueOS

(4) ANSWER QUESTIONS AS YOU LIKE (FTP-Server, telnetd, usb-networking)

(5) On Root-Prompt type:
/rescueOS/mass-storage-enable.sh

(6) ON Linux-System (or possibly other OS) two drives show up

(7) IF THIS WORKED (AS IT DID FOR ME) ->
COPY AND BACKUP your files

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scy	2014-08-19 , 15:34
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HOWTO possibly FIND N900 FIRMWARE RX-51 ON THE WEB

First, you might want to read this as well:
(a) HOWTO possibly recover MYDOCS from N900 using rescueOS
(b) HOWTO possibly FIND N900_FIRMWARE_RX-51 ON THE WEB
(c) HOWTO possibly flash N900 and get it maybe get it working again

(0) Have flasher-3.5 installed
download Package (DEB,...) for your Linux System

Alternatively here:
http://web.archive.org/web/201311170...env_downloads/

(1) Download Firmware - Images and MD5SUMS (EXAMPLE ONLY for global version)

DOWNLOAD md5sums
http://web.archive.org/web/201311170...a_N900/MD5SUMS

N900 VANILLA FIRMWARE (eMMC)
http://web.archive.org/web/201311170...ev/nokia_N900/
follow to LATEST VANILLA and download
http://web.archive.org/web/201311170...MC_MR0_ARM.bin

VANILLA version completely empties your device (SO NO MYDOCS ANYMORE, all GONE ...)
flashing VANILLA always REQUIRES COMBINED THEREAFTER (without reboot)

N900 COMBINED FIRMWARE (rootfs)
http://web.archive.org/web/201311170...ev/nokia_N900/
follow to LATEST COMBINED and download
http://web.archive.org/web/201311170...ED_MR0_ARM.bin

(alternatively there is an unofficial 38 version WITH MD5SUMS FROM THREAD
http://nds2.fds-fire.nokia.com/fdp/i...ED_MR0_ARM.bin
http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p...&postcount=180

Other Links:
http://wiki.maemo.org/Updating_the_firmware
http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=89049

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scy	2014-08-19 , 15:39
Posts: 65 \| Thanked: 113 times \| Joined on Mar 2011 @ Austria	#3

HOWTO possibly flash N900 and get it maybe working again

First, you might want to read this as well:
(a) HOWTO possibly recover MYDOCS from N900 using rescueOS
(b) HOWTO possibly FIND N900 FIRMWARE RX-51 ON THE WEB
(c) HOWTO possibly flash N900 and get it maybe get it working again

THIS MIGHT WORK OR NOT - IT WORKED FOR ME,
MAYBE NOT FOR YOU!
ALWAYS TEST AND THINK YOURSELF!
YOUR DEVICE WILL BE COMPLETELY EMPTIED - SO RESCUE DATA FIRST!

(0) Have flasher-3.5 installed, have firmwares ready (vanilla and combined)

Code:

ln -s <YOUR_VANILLA_IMAGE_eg_RX-51_2009SE_10.2010.13-2.VANILLA_PR_EMMC_MR0_ARM.bin> vanilla
ln -s <YOUR_COMBINED_IMAGE_eg_RX-51_2009SE_21.2011.38-1_PR_COMBINED_MR0_ARM.bin> combined

ON YOUR PC, in LINUX TERMINAL:
(1) flasher-3.5 -F vanilla -f

N900 switched off, then HOLD "u"-key on N900, CONNECT USB-CABLE
(2) flashing of vanilla will start

Code:

-> # flasher-3.5 -F vanilla -f
flasher v2.5.2 (Oct 21 2009)

Image 'mmc', size 255947 kB
	Version RX-51_2009SE_10.2010.13-2.VANILLA
Suitable USB device not found, waiting.
USB device found found at bus 001, device address 009.
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
Booting device into flash mode.
Suitable USB device not found, waiting.
USB device found found at bus 001, device address 010.
Raw data transfer EP found at EP2.
Image(s) flashed successfully in 27.471 s (9316 kB/s)!

(3) REMOVE BATTERY to power off, detach USB-CABLE

(4) flasher-3.5 -F combined -f -R

Code:

# flasher-3.5 -F combined -f -R
flasher v2.5.2 (Oct 21 2009)

SW version in image: RX-51_2009SE_21.2011.38-1_PR_MR0
Image 'kernel', size 1705 kB
	Version 2.6.28-20103103+0m5
Image 'rootfs', size 185728 kB
	Version RX-51_2009SE_21.2011.38-1_PR_MR0
[...]
Suitable USB device not found, waiting.

N900 switched off, then HOLD "u"-key on N900, CONNECT USB-CABLE
(5) flashing of combined will start

Code:

USB device found found at bus 001, device address 013.
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
Sending xloader image (14 kB)...
100% (14 of 14 kB, avg. 3625 kB/s)
Sending secondary image (106 kB)...
100% (106 of 106 kB, avg. 13359 kB/s)
Flashing bootloader... done.
Sending cmt-2nd image (79 kB)...
100% (79 of 79 kB, avg. 13250 kB/s)
Sending cmt-algo image (507 kB)...
100% (507 of 507 kB, avg. 28201 kB/s)
Sending cmt-mcusw image (5826 kB)...
100% (5826 of 5826 kB, avg. 36190 kB/s)
Flashing cmt-mcusw... done.
Sending kernel image (1705 kB)...
100% (1705 of 1705 kB, avg. 32802 kB/s)
Flashing kernel... done.
Sending and flashing rootfs image (185728 kB)...
100% (185728 of 185728 kB, avg. 14215 kB/s)
Finishing flashing... done
CMT flashed successfully

(6) System Reboots (it takes a couple of minutes)

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