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rivode 2012-03-05 12:21
Can I always reflash an n800?
 
I recently bought an n800, and I'd like to mess around with kernels, the initrd etc. It looks like even if I scrubbed all of the internal memory or somehow made it unbootable, it can still be reflashed, but I haven't found a definitive statement about this. Is this right?

Den in USA 2012-04-02 18:56
Re: Can I always reflash an n800?
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by rivode (Post 1174586)
I recently bought an n800, and I'd like to mess around with kernels, the initrd etc. It looks like even if I scrubbed all of the internal memory or somehow made it unbootable, it can still be reflashed, but I haven't found a definitive statement about this. Is this right?
For reflashing instructions:

http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=53639

lma 2012-04-02 19:01
Re: Can I always reflash an n800?
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by rivode (Post 1174586)
I recently bought an n800, and I'd like to mess around with kernels, the initrd etc. It looks like even if I scrubbed all of the internal memory or somehow made it unbootable, it can still be reflashed, but I haven't found a definitive statement about this. Is this right?
Reflashing over USB should be able to recover from most situations (there are some where serial flashing would be required, but I don't think you can trigger that kind of thing simply by playing with the kernel and initrd). Just be careful not to damage the contents of the "config" mtd partition (or make a backup). It contains calibration data unique to your device and is not part of the firmware image.


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