the phone wont go into the flashing mode if the battery isnt charged! so, the method which i gave you should work. if it doesnt then the battery will need chaarging secondly. this is the image which i use for flashing... RX-51_2009SE_20.2010.36-2_PR_COMBINED_MR0_ARM.bin 200174197 PR 1.3 version 20.2010.36-2 Latest Maemo 5 Global release for Nokia N900