Hey @ all!

I have the N900 since December and everything was fine, I tried a lot, had the last firmware, etc.

The way to the problem:

So my next big deal was to combine the PS3 Controller with my N900. I installed the kernel thing with joystick support out of the devel-section and it hasn't worked for me and the cell phone shut down by itself after some time but everything worked. So I decided to reinstalled it and shut the phone down.

The problem itself:

I removed the battery and pushed the power button etc.
Every time I start the phone, there is the Nokia Screen after that I see a linux console with booting up everything (tux in the upper left corner) and before the screens come up withe the shaking hands by nokia it tells me: "E: videoep: xcb connect failed" 3 lines with. After that it wastes a few seconds and shuts down by itself. I can't even charge the phone I guess (because there is only a white LED and when I plug in the charger, the phone starts booting).

I know it was stupid but I need help. I have no further clue for this situation.

I tried to connect under Win7 oder Ubuntu but nothing was shown up at all. I read the flash Wiki (but I can't download the things? Is there a mirror?). By pressing "u" nothing happens.

What would be lovely:

Maybe to backup my things especially contacts and sms. I guess there is no way, but maybe someone of you got work around for me?

And I would like to get my N900 back working without going to a CarePoint.

Thanks for reading and hopefully someone can help me out?! =(

Update:
Under Win7 I get a short notice now, that it a Nokia Flash Device afterwards it displays Unknown Device and the phone reboots. Maybe I can now access it but I need the software which is down =(

Wait patiently until you can download the flasher and fiasco images (this might be monday...), when you have them ready reflash the device according to the wiki instructions.

Do not run the battery to ground trying misc things meanwhile, you will need power in the battery to be able to reflash.

Alright, than I will wait until it is up again. Thx, so far

Update:
Software is back I downloaded Vanilla and Flasher but it only says "Suitable USB device not found, waiting." and the N900 reboots in a loop.

Image 'mmc', size 241163 kB
Version RX-51_2009SE_1.2009.41-1.VANILLA
Suitable USB device not found, waiting.
USB device found found at bus 001, device address 010.
Error claiming USB interface: Operation not permitted



Any suggestions?! =(

Is this on Linux? If it is, try running as root, i.e. run sudo ./flasher-3.5 <arguments>.

Weird, what machine and OS are you running the flasher on ? This seems to be a problem in the machine running the flasher.

I once had a problem on my linux box with flashing (can't remember specifics, not the same error as yours) and had to reboot before the flasher could do it's magic (the USB subsystem got confused somehow)

Rambo & gidoca, you made my day!!! Thanks a lot :-D

@ gidoca:
First I tried it with WinXP (x86) than I tried it finally with Ubuntu 9.10 (x86) and it worked pretty well with sudo

@ rambo:I used it on Ubuntu 9.10 (x86) and after a reboot it worked fine. It was a bit difficult because I had to run it with holding "u" and afterards I had to close the terminal and open a new one to do the same again and then it worked

Please help me reflash on a MAC. I looked at the wiki and I don't get it

Did you already got the Flasher to work? That it says: "Suitable USB device not found, waiting."?

If not download it from: http://tablets-dev.nokia.com/maemo-d...-downloads.php

So that someone could help you please at first help yourself by telling what you don't get and what have you already done.