just restart your phone when its waiting for the usb (dont disconnect it though). It works everytime for me.

after flashing n900 i've tired the emmc. mine is corrupted ( does not save nor format from file manager and so on ). flashing vanilla stops in the middle with error code 1. is there anyway to format the emmc from xterminal as root?

If it's corrupted so that flashing fails, then formatting won't help. Take it back & get it replaced under warranty.

Limited Warranty does not cover a spanish-bought mobile on brazilian territory... sux...

Would anyone have any other idea?!?

you mentioned here there's only the one version - how can i know which version i have? which version i need to have?
pls see my problem described below.
right now i can see my Nokia N900 file in my PC with the mass storage mode.

Hello

downloaded the last update from Nokia (116.3 m for maemo) and my N900 cannot start (black screen - blue nokia logo - black screen again and again).

i understood the reflashing the device will solve the probelm.
in the documentation i saw the following command:
flasher-3.5.exe -F RX-51_2009SE_2.2009.51-1_PR_COMBINED_MR0_ARM.bin -f –R

but in some posts i saw i need to do in with other .bin file
such as:
flasher-3.5.exe -F RX-51_2009SE_1.2009.41-1.VANILLA_PR_EMMC_MR0_ARM.bin -f –R

my question is what is the difference?
what can go wrong if i give the wrong .bin file?
what .bin file i need to specify to solve the continuous rebooting problem?
do i missed other steps for solving it?

thank you!

Copy the files from the mass storage that you wan't to keep images,music,video's...
this all can be copied back later.
[turn device off for automatic usb storage mode]

Command line looks like this windows7-64bit XP-Mode,
Example C:\Program Files\maemo\flasher-3.5>

Hold the u key on the device keyboard and connect the USB cable (release u key when usb icon seen in upper right corner)
[after that attach USB connection in XP-Mode!]

[Global version]
flasher-3.5.exe -F RX-51_2009SE_10.2010.19-1_PR_COMBINED_MR0_ARM.bin -f

Removed the ''-R'' means reboot after flash, you don't want to because you want to flash the VANILLA after.

flash done, now VANILLA.
[attach usb connection again in XP-Mode!]

flasher-3.5.exe -F RX-51_2009SE_10.2010.13-2.VANILLA_PR_EMMC_MR0_ARM.bin -f -R

with -R because you need to reboot and after that you have a fresh N900

I think this thread needs to be merged with the thread titled "Continuous rebooting after over the air PR1.2 update".

[QUOTE=nonodu69;531898]Hi,

I have a big problem with the last firmware update.
N900 keeps rebooting.

I've tried previous firmware but I have the same issue.

I've tried flasher-3.5.exe --enable-rd-mode --set-rd-flags=no-lifeguard-reset
and rebooting while pressing repeatedly crtl-maj-x but I can't access xTerm
(I would like to remove applications that may have caused this crash)

Do you have an idea?

I have the same problem now..
" flasher-3.5.exe --enable-rd-mode --set-rd-flags=no-lifeguard-reset" worked 1 time...but after security update problem pop up again..now above option doesn't work..if u fixed that problem plz help me..I also tried flashing with a different firmware...