Nokia N950 Beta2 firmware is out

[chenliangchen]

The OneClickFlasher is updated today.

You can find it here. (http://www.developer.nokia.com/info/sw.nokia.com/id/db230178-aa63-4c73-ba7f-20930da13cad/Nokia_N950_OneClickFlashers.html)

Here is the news from Nokia:

The Beta2 firmware release is now provided in the OneClickFlashers. The Beta2 release provides a number of bug fixes and functional changes, along with the addition of a number of features and applications (Nokia Store, a Twitter client, and a WiFi hotspot application among others). 'Developer Edition' marking and the SDK installer have been removed.

I wish it can turn my brick N950 on again...

[marxian]

stuart@stuart-desktop:~/Harmattan$ sudo ./Linux_OCF_34-2_EMMC_RM680-OEM1-916.bin
This is OneClickFlasher for release 34-2
- it will erase previous EMMC from the device
- install the RM680 OEM image
- install the EMMC RM680 content

Extracting the archive from OneClickFlasher ...
Extracting started at 20:01:21
tar: Unexpected EOF in archive
tar: Unexpected EOF in archive
tar: Error is not recoverable: exiting now
Extracting finished at 20:01:45

./Linux_OCF_34-2_EMMC_RM680-OEM1-916.bin: line 48: /tmp/selfextract.larrle/installer: No such file or directory
stuart@stuart-desktop:~/Harmattan$


Anyone else used the Linux flasher? I noticed some others at meego.com have faced the same error.

[chenliangchen]

I have no problem in my device. There is an arrow on the screen after flash. You just need to wait for 20 mins for it to disappear.

[mr id]

Anyone else used the Linux flasher? I noticed some others at meego.com have faced the same error.

used the flasher on linux 64bit machine (debian based). all went smoothly. did you make it work in the end?

[F2thaK]

"'Developer Edition' marking and the SDK installer have been removed."

Interesting...

[zehjotkah]

"'Developer Edition' marking and the SDK installer have been removed."

Interesting...

The "Developer Edition" branding was not needed anymore because it was too easy to remove it. Also there are just minimal differences between the N950 firmware and the N9 firmware (some preinstalled Games, mostly) so there is no need to brand it as dev edition anymore.

The SDK installer was just the SDK installer file on the memory of the device. It is totally possible to download it now (wasn't the case when the devices were handed out) and that means that there is no need to distribute it using the firmware/devices.

[F2thaK]

oh. :(

..........

[mece]

the linux image on developer site is sometimes broken. Many people have had problems with it. Windows file works.

Be careful when flashing, backups made with backup tool will not get you your contacts back. You need to export to vcards and back them up. If you restore from backup the twitter client will not work anymore.

[mr id]

Be careful when flashing, backups made with backup tool will not get you your contacts back. You need to export to vcards and back them up.

Definitely wise to advise caution, but I had no problem restoring contacts from a backup made immediately before re-flashing - just took a while for them to get 're-indexed' and appear in the contacts application.

[immi.shk]

any chances of porting this img to N900 :(

[zehjotkah]

I'm using Mail for Exchange with my Google account. Nearly no need to do any backups. All my contacts, emails and calendars were back seconds after I set up my account again.

Does anyone know why Splode (on MyMeeGo (http://www.my-meego.com/software/applications.php?fldAuto=257&faq=3) / in Nokia Store (http://store.ovi.com/content/189246)) is not in the Nokia Store anymore?

[mece]

Definitely wise to advise caution, but I had no problem restoring contacts from a backup made immediately before re-flashing - just took a while for them to get 're-indexed' and appear in the contacts application.

You managed to restore contacts with the backup tool from a backup made with the original firmware? Could you give the exact steps?

[ossipena]

The "Developer Edition" branding was not needed anymore because it was too easy to remove it. Also there are just minimal differences between the N950 firmware and the N9 firmware (some preinstalled Games, mostly) so there is no need to brand it as dev edition anymore.

In addition the showcase N9s have the same firmware in them so anyone who can travel to a place where they have showcase devices, can freely test the functionality with no NDA...

[Scorillo]

This is what I've got .. any help appreciated. It is a dev. device and I've got same error on Mac and Win. MD5 checks are OK.
Thanks in advance.

NOLO version 2.0.49
Version of 'sw-release': DFL61_HARMATTAN_10.2011.34-1_PR_RM680

flasher 3.12.0 (Jun 30 2011) Harmattan

Ping attempt 1 (250 ms)
Server application: 1.5.26
Found product RM-680 rev. 1124
Server implements softupd protocol version 1.8
Success
Status: 0
flasher 3.12.0 (Jun 30 2011) Harmattan

Picked ape-algo from a FIASCO file
Ping attempt 1 (250 ms)
Server application: 1.5.26
Found product RM-680 rev. 1124
Server implements softupd protocol version 1.8

Battery level 98 %, continuing.
Erasing, this may take a while.
Erase done.
Success
Status: 0
flasher 3.12.0 (Jun 30 2011) Harmattan

Ping attempt 1 (250 ms)
Server application: 1.5.26
Found product RM-680 rev. 1124
Server implements softupd protocol version 1.8
Image SW version DFL61_HARMATTAN_1.2011.34-2_PR_RM680
Image moslo not present
Image tar skipped
Image config skipped

Battery level 95 %, continuing.

image [state progress transfer flash speed]
---------------------------------------------------------------------
[_] cert-sw [init 0 % 0 / 0 kB NA ]
[ ] cmt-2nd [pending 0 % 0 / 0 kB NA ]
[ ] cmt-algo [pending 0 % 0 / 0 kB NA ]
[ ] cmt-mcusw [pending 0 % 0 / 0 kB NA ]
[ ] xloader [pending 0 % 0 / 0 kB NA ]
[ ] secondary [pending 0 % 0 / 0 kB NA ]
[ ] kernel [pending 0 % 0 / 0 kB NA ]
[ ] rootfs [pending 0 % 0 / 0 kB NA ]
[ ] mmc [pending 0 % 0 / 0 kB NA ]
ERROR: SU_GET_UPDATE_STATUS_REQ terminated with error code 10: Security failure

image [state progress transfer flash speed]
---------------------------------------------------------------------
[f] cert-sw [init 0 % 1 / 1 kB NA ]
[ ] cmt-2nd [pending 0 % 0 / 0 kB NA ]
[ ] cmt-algo [pending 0 % 0 / 0 kB NA ]
[ ] cmt-mcusw [pending 0 % 0 / 0 kB NA ]
[ ] xloader [pending 0 % 0 / 0 kB NA ]
[ ] secondary [pending 0 % 0 / 0 kB NA ]
[ ] kernel [pending 0 % 0 / 0 kB NA ]
[ ] rootfs [pending 0 % 0 / 0 kB NA ]
[ ] mmc [pending 0 % 0 / 0 kB NA ]
Fetching error list:
========================================
bb5_rdc_cert_read failed
bb5_rdc_cert_read failed
bb5_rdc_cert_read failed
bb5_rdc_cert_read failed
bb5_rdc_cert_read failed
bb5_rdc_cert_read failed
bb5_rdc_cert_read failed
Downgrade disallowed (1314779550)
[Pipe 0] Finishing in error state with status 10
========================================

ERROR: Failed to flash images

:confused:

[chenliangchen]

This is what I've got .. any help appreciated. It is a dev. device and I've got same error on Mac and Win. MD5 checks are OK.
Thanks in advance.

NOLO version 2.0.49
Version of 'sw-release': DFL61_HARMATTAN_10.2011.34-1_PR_RM680

flasher 3.12.0 (Jun 30 2011) Harmattan

Ping attempt 1 (250 ms)
Server application: 1.5.26
Found product RM-680 rev. 1124
Server implements softupd protocol version 1.8
Success
Status: 0
flasher 3.12.0 (Jun 30 2011) Harmattan

Picked ape-algo from a FIASCO file
Ping attempt 1 (250 ms)
Server application: 1.5.26
Found product RM-680 rev. 1124
Server implements softupd protocol version 1.8

Battery level 98 %, continuing.
Erasing, this may take a while.
Erase done.
Success
Status: 0
flasher 3.12.0 (Jun 30 2011) Harmattan

Ping attempt 1 (250 ms)
Server application: 1.5.26
Found product RM-680 rev. 1124
Server implements softupd protocol version 1.8
Image SW version DFL61_HARMATTAN_1.2011.34-2_PR_RM680
Image moslo not present
Image tar skipped
Image config skipped

Battery level 95 %, continuing.

image [state progress transfer flash speed]
---------------------------------------------------------------------
[_] cert-sw [init 0 % 0 / 0 kB NA ]
[ ] cmt-2nd [pending 0 % 0 / 0 kB NA ]
[ ] cmt-algo [pending 0 % 0 / 0 kB NA ]
[ ] cmt-mcusw [pending 0 % 0 / 0 kB NA ]
[ ] xloader [pending 0 % 0 / 0 kB NA ]
[ ] secondary [pending 0 % 0 / 0 kB NA ]
[ ] kernel [pending 0 % 0 / 0 kB NA ]
[ ] rootfs [pending 0 % 0 / 0 kB NA ]
[ ] mmc [pending 0 % 0 / 0 kB NA ]
ERROR: SU_GET_UPDATE_STATUS_REQ terminated with error code 10: Security failure

image [state progress transfer flash speed]
---------------------------------------------------------------------
[f] cert-sw [init 0 % 1 / 1 kB NA ]
[ ] cmt-2nd [pending 0 % 0 / 0 kB NA ]
[ ] cmt-algo [pending 0 % 0 / 0 kB NA ]
[ ] cmt-mcusw [pending 0 % 0 / 0 kB NA ]
[ ] xloader [pending 0 % 0 / 0 kB NA ]
[ ] secondary [pending 0 % 0 / 0 kB NA ]
[ ] kernel [pending 0 % 0 / 0 kB NA ]
[ ] rootfs [pending 0 % 0 / 0 kB NA ]
[ ] mmc [pending 0 % 0 / 0 kB NA ]
Fetching error list:
========================================
bb5_rdc_cert_read failed
bb5_rdc_cert_read failed
bb5_rdc_cert_read failed
bb5_rdc_cert_read failed
bb5_rdc_cert_read failed
bb5_rdc_cert_read failed
bb5_rdc_cert_read failed
Downgrade disallowed (1314779550)
[Pipe 0] Finishing in error state with status 10
========================================

ERROR: Failed to flash images

:confused:

Exactly what happened to me last time. seems that some of the image in your device is newer than the RX-51.bin packed in the flasher.

You have 2 choices: 1 send it back to finland for reflashing 2 wait for the official release (the next firmware should be the official N9)

[zehjotkah]

have you verified the checksum is correct?
the firmware shouldn't be a problem. 34-1 vs. 34-2

[evil_m0nkey]

Heyyyo.

Just flashed my Nokia N950 and now for some odd reason, the keyboard light doesn't switch on. No matter what.

Anyone know what should I do?

Thunks!

[m4r0v3r]

am curious to the changelog? anybody got a copy?

[mmlado]

am curious to the changelog? anybody got a copy?

http://www.developer.nokia.com/dp?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fsw.nokia.com%2Fid%2F3744886f-69c1-4544-8ad3-72b352b4a832%2FNokia_N950_OneClickFlashers_Release _Notes

[mdengler]

Exactly what happened to me last time.

I had similar error messages but the failure was reported at the "rootfs" stage, like: http://forum.meego.com/showpost.php?p=32541&postcount=162

Do I really have to send the device back?

[abbra]

I had similar error messages but the failure was reported at the "rootfs" stage, like: http://forum.meego.com/showpost.php?p=32541&postcount=162

Do I really have to send the device back?

First try to use flasher from Beta1 package (3.11.5 if I remember correctly). I had success reflashing with it.

[mdengler]

First try to use flasher from Beta1 package (3.11.5 if I remember correctly). I had success reflashing with it.

Do you still have the flasher (usr/bin/flasher) binary around? I can't finxed the Beta1 package anywhere, and that's the only file I need.

[abbra]

Do you still have the flasher (usr/bin/flasher) binary around? I can't finxed the Beta1 package anywhere, and that's the only file I need.

Made this tarball with 3.11.5.
22908

[mdengler]

Made this tarball with 3.11.5.
22908

Thank you very much. I managed to get the 3.11.5 flasher from another helpful person on #harmattan, and wrote up my solution (http://www.martindengler.com/proj/n950-flasher-beta1/) so hopefully nobody else has to go through what I did.

[jalyst]

Would any of the flasher app/s used for the N950 be usable for the N9?
I suppose we need images 1st anyway....

[abbra]

Yes, you need to get images. Flashers, at least, 3.11.5 and onwards currently work for both device types.

[jalyst]

Thanks.

Hopefully images will be available in the next week or so.
They really are needed NOW.

[Mohammad]

How do you guys getting N950 ? i see multiple noobs having it !!!
is it for sell now ? perhaps at black market ?

[jalyst]

Who cares, the N9 is better overall anyway, & you'll be guaranteed support.
You'll get nothing but snickers if you want official/non-official support for your black-market N950.

Most who have it, have it as part of Nokia's dev. programs.
The rest? Who knows, it has nothing to do with this thread.

[chenliangchen]

Who cares, the N9 is better overall anyway, & you'll be guaranteed support.

If the N9 does better than N950, why on earth there are SO MANY people seeking for N950? Even if you go to some info page of N950 such as engadget or nokia dev forum you will find dozens of people begging for N950. Are these all mad?!

I personally prefer the Al metal body of N950 to the polycarbon of N9. And the physical keyboard ROCKS! We care!

Since we have the community I don't really care about support from nokia.

[Creamy Goodness]

How do you guys getting N950 ? i see multiple noobs having it !!!
is it for sell now ? perhaps at black market ?

lol who are you calling a n00b?

[marxian]

lol who are you calling a n00b?

Hehe. I was about to post a similar comment. :)

http://img708.imageshack.us/img708/1601/20111009009.jpg (http://img708.imageshack.us/i/20111009009.jpg/)

[sjgadsby]

And the physical keyboard ROCKS!

Is your opinion based on your use of that keyboard and its slider?

[marxian]

Is your opinion based on your use of that keyboard and its slider?

I still prefer the N900 keyboard. :o The distance that my thumbs have to travel between each keypress is much further on the N950 keyboard, which reduces my typing speed quite a bit. I don't have any issue with the slider, although I did find it slightly awkward at first.

[jalyst]

If the N9 does better than N950, why on earth there are SO MANY people seeking for N950?
Even if you go to some info page of N950 such as engadget or nokia dev forum you will find dozens of people begging for N950.
Are these all mad?!

Popular opinion /= Better

I personally prefer the Al metal body of N950 to the polycarbon of N9.

Really? You prefer more interference to your phone signal?

And the physical keyboard ROCKS! We care!

And keyb is the only other reason why you think it's "teh awesomest"?
There's tiny/portable BT qwerty's that are far better than any built-ins for serious typing.
The N9's VKB is excellent for less serious typing, supports everything a modern VKB should.

Read a bucket-load more about every single hw/sw aspect of each device.
Then you'll come to realise that the N9 is a better device overall.
I'm tired of typing them all up for every single person that comes along.

Since we have the community I don't really care about support from nokia.

You won't be saying that in 12mth, guaranteed!
You will need/want at least some support from Nokia.
You're suggesting release something like the N900, but with zero support.
N900 lack of support was bad enough, zero suport for 950 would be hugely frustrating.
"The community" alone can't do **** without some help from Nokia.

Please don't respond to me in this thread.
This post of mine is totally off-topic. If you must respond, PM me.

[chenliangchen]

Popular opinion /= Better



Really? You prefer more interference to your phone signal?



And keyb is the only other reason why you think it's "teh awesomest"?
There's tiny/portable BT qwerty's that are far better than any built-ins for serious typing.
The N9's VKB is excellent for less serious typing, supports everything a modern VKB should.

Try reading a ****-load more about every single hw/sw aspect of each device.
Then you'll come to realise that the N9 is a better device overall.
I'm tired of typing them all up for every single person that comes along.


Why you think you know everything and everyone is idiot?!

I don't need you to "teach" me again. Sorry! I know N9 has better battery life, Amoled, better sensor, NFC etc but I DON'T CARE! And how about the screen size and material?

I don't want you to believe N950 is as good as or better than N9, but everyone has his own opinion, why you want everyone to believe what you believe?!

And what will you do if your "guarantee" is NOT working?!

Cheers!

[chenliangchen]

I still prefer the N900 keyboard. :o The distance that my thumbs have to travel between each keypress is much further on the N950 keyboard, which reduces my typing speed quite a bit. I don't have any issue with the slider, although I did find it slightly awkward at first.

Yes I even prefer the E90 keyboard. But it's better than nothing.

[jalyst]

It's Pentile AMOLED, so it's actually SAMOLED (not the + flavour though)

I don't think you're an idiot, that wasn't my impression.
I said PM me if you want to discuss things further.
Don't derail the thread please. Thank-you.

[chenliangchen]

Popular opinion /= Better



So what is better? Less popular? terrorist is not very popular.

[chenliangchen]

It's Pentile AMOLED, so it's actually SAMOLED (not the + flavour though)

I don't think you're an idiot, that wasn't my impression.
I said PM me if you want to discuss things further.
Don't derail the thread please. Thank-you.

Is pentile AMOLED AMOLED?

It's you who started about this topic.

And all forums are for discussion - I don't think this is too far from N950's topic! If you have other opinion why not you PM me?!

[jalyst]

You seem to be getting hyper defensive...
I suggest re-reading my OP, it's intent was not to offend.

Fact remains, this is not the thread for what you want to discuss.

If you want to start a thread lamenting about there being no N950.
Feel free to do so....

Response to your AMOLED Qn

There may be some difference between Samsung's SAMOLED & Nokia's AMOLED (aside from CBD).
But the basic sub-pixel arrangement is the same...

As I understand it, SAMOLED is just a fancy name for Pentile AMOLED.
However, there may be some other subtle differences that I'm not aware of.

SAMOLED+ however, is definitely different to the N9's AMOLED.
It has a higher no. of sub-pixels....

http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/27/nokia-n9-begins-shipping-at-not-inexpensive-prices/#comment-330919978
http://www.tested.com/news/pentile-vs-real-stripe-amoled-displays-whats-different/1868/

Cheers.

[don_falcone]

keyb is the only other reason why you think it's "teh awesomest"?
There's tiny/portable BT qwerty's that are far better than any built-ins for serious typing.
The N9's VKB is excellent for less serious typing, supports everything a modern VKB should.

...BT keyboards, which cost an premium (easily $40 if they should not be total rubbish) and then almost all of them do not even provide HID and SPP profiles. I easily pay $100 or more for a good mechanical (i.e. with Cherry MX or ALPS switches) PC keyboard, but not $40 to $60 for such plastic crap; which sucks extra juice by the way - I'm not the type that leaves his BT on all the time for power and for security reasons.

So, that plastic crap has to be better included.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but the screenshots I've seen look like the N9 VKB does not provide a 4th row, and you have to use a mode switch to enter digits.

That alone would make this and any other VKB crap. Guess you have passwords with digits (how unusual, eh?)... that's why I find the VKB of my TouchPad quite ok (it's slow as molasses for me nonetheless to type "virtual"), it gives me a separate digits row. It even has CTRL and ESC simulations if you know how-to. If I succeed some day altering the layout to include cursor keys (seriously, it's friggin' pain using text fields without shift/ctrl/arrow/tab combinations, for cursor positioning), I would be even considering myself happy somehow.

So much for N950 vs. N9...

[jalyst]

I PM'd him & all's cool, but since you want to carry it on.

...BT keyboards, which cost an premium (easily $40 if they should not be total rubbish) and then almost all of them do not even provide HID and SPP profiles. I easily pay $100 or more for a good mechanical (i.e. with Cherry MX or ALPS switches) PC keyboard, but not $40 to $60 for such plastic crap.
So, that crap has to be better included..

Personal opinion I guess. I'm happy with BT or USB portables.
I've found them better to use than buit-ins for heavy typing.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but the screenshots I've seen look like the N9 VKB does not provide a 4th row, and you have to use a mode switch to enter digits.
That alone would make this and any other VKB crap. Guess you have passwords with digits (how unusual, eh?)... that's why I find the VKB of my TouchPad quite ok (it's slow as molasses for me nonetheless to type "virtual"), it gives me a separate digits row. It even has CTRL and ESC simulations if you know how-to. If I succeed some day altering the layout to include cursor keys (seriously, it's friggin' pain using text fields without shift/ctrl/arrow/tab combinations, for cursor positioning), I would be even considering myself happy somehow.

Dunno, still learning about all it's aspects, yet to be all confirmed/doco'd in the one spot.
From what I've seen though, it seems roughly as good as iOS/Android handsets.
I don't have a feature-count list handy to say definitively that harmattan's VKB is better or worse.

So much for N950 vs. N9...

If you consider no hw qwerty as the main reason why the N950's better.
I'm not sure how many could, but each to his own.

Off-topic here anyways :)