OK, I did something stupid. I am a 'trying to learn' newbie.

I was trying to use flasher-2.0 and the instructions in the "How to section" regarding getting flasher to work. I enabled "rd" mode in VMWare Browser Appliance:

./flasher-2.0 --enable-rd-mode --reboot

It rebooted and threw up some stuff on the screen as it rebooted and then went to the normal Home screen.

Now everytime I switch the machine off, this stuff is still on screen (OS version etc) but Ubuntu will not recognise the 770 as a USB device anymore so I can't disable the rd mode!

Please help! Have I screwed it up ?

lol <--Those are bricks lol

make sure it's not plugged in to the recharger.
make sure vmware is in control of the usb port.

ravi-

When I get desperate, I take the battery out of the back of the 770, wait a minute, and put it back. Has solved problems for me in the past.

Hope it helps,

Brad.

Wow, Coolty, grow some tact or sensitivity.

ravi, if Ubuntu in VMWare won't work, try using a Windows box or the Ubuntu LiveCD. I think you'll need to get the device to turn off first, though, so make the AC Adapter is not plugged into the device, and use bradb's battery suggestion if necessary.

Why is that Funny?

The 770's just stuck inR&D mode.
It's working fine apart from the fact that the Nokia updater will not recognise it. Windows will not browse the device but if I load up VMware, that will allow be to browse the device if it is allowed to get to home. If I hold the home key while switching on, Ubuntu will not see it even though the USB symbol is in the top right of theboot screen.
I've taken the battery out and let it for 10 mins. No difference.

Coolty, I don't appreciate the bricks comment. Just be thankful it's not your device after all, I just followed the instructions posted in the FAQ's on this site, nothing more.

Joshua, how do I make sure that VMware has control of the USB port?

Many thanks everyone else for trying to help.

Ravi

it sounds like you figured out the usb port in vmware thing. is the 770 unplugged from the power adaptor when you turn it on with the home key presed?

Yes, the 770 is unplugged and running on batteries.
Curiously, I installed the Nokia web updater on my laptop and that recognised the 770 and updated it's firmware / bios but it STILL in rd mode!
My original machine, which used to see & update the 770 cannot see it.
Ubuntu, running on the original machine see it but only when it's fully booted to the home page.
I just cant figure it out.

Ravi

WooHoo!
Crisis over.
Somehow XP had locked the usb port when the IT was in R&D mode and Ubuntu wasn't seeing it. I installed VMware on my Vaio laptop instead and when I ran that,it immediately saw the IT and quick as a flash (crap pun intended), I ran flasher and de activated the R&D mode. It worked perfectly and quickly.
Inspired by this 'de-bricking', I applied the 2gb card patch and that works too, so now I have a fully working IT and a system recognised 2gb card!
WooHoo indeed!

All I have to do now is to get a Stowaway keyboard and get that to work without screwing up the device. (small & slightly more nervous WooHoo!)

Ravi