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2010-05-27
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Originally Posted by silvermountain
classic quotage!!!
I agree with you. Way too much 'fear-mongering' and even blatant trolling about how the N900 can be bricked.
Just some quick examples:
Etc, etc, etc...
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its a sad day when i can't slip at least one hitchhiker reference in somewhere.
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2010-05-27
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I don't know the difference between N810 and N900. But I indeed bricked my N810 by doing
warning: please don't try it, if you don't know for sure.
/dev/mtdblock0 is for bootloader
/dev/mtdblock1 is for config
Now there are nothing show on screen when do firmware flashing or firmware cold flashing by using USB.
I know there are Serial Console connector under the battery which perhaps can be used for cold flashing.
TTL level converter is needed and tools to access pad connector also needed. I have found this
I haven't try to unbricked it because I haven't bought these tools.
Under Nokia label, other pad connectors can be found perhaps for JTAG port. But no function for each pad connector can be found.
N810 don't have ROM/BootRom let user choose booting from NAND or from MMC/SD, when all code on NAND is zeroed, it will be bricked. That's all I know about this situation.
warning: please don't try it, if you don't know for sure.
Code:
dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/mtdblock0 dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/mtdblock1
/dev/mtdblock1 is for config
Now there are nothing show on screen when do firmware flashing or firmware cold flashing by using USB.
I know there are Serial Console connector under the battery which perhaps can be used for cold flashing.
TTL level converter is needed and tools to access pad connector also needed. I have found this
I haven't try to unbricked it because I haven't bought these tools.
Under Nokia label, other pad connectors can be found perhaps for JTAG port. But no function for each pad connector can be found.
N810 don't have ROM/BootRom let user choose booting from NAND or from MMC/SD, when all code on NAND is zeroed, it will be bricked. That's all I know about this situation.
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2010-05-27
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no need to mock abill_uk...
each thread should be judged fairly and this one is very good.
there may be one way to brick the N900. im not sure if i use the terms correctly now, but if u manage to manipulate/overwrite the bootloader flash rom on the n900 it may get ugly.
it would be comparable to playing with overwriting the bios on a pc, with the purpose of adding features but it may turn out that the bios is incompatible and ends in disaster.
if the N900 boot loader (if it has one) is overwriteable it can create some situations where more complicated hardware approaches is needed... maybe thats where the JTAG writer comes in?
each thread should be judged fairly and this one is very good.
there may be one way to brick the N900. im not sure if i use the terms correctly now, but if u manage to manipulate/overwrite the bootloader flash rom on the n900 it may get ugly.
it would be comparable to playing with overwriting the bios on a pc, with the purpose of adding features but it may turn out that the bios is incompatible and ends in disaster.
if the N900 boot loader (if it has one) is overwriteable it can create some situations where more complicated hardware approaches is needed... maybe thats where the JTAG writer comes in?
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2010-05-27
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Yes, I'm happy to see someone bring back proper usage of "brick".
If it is bricked it is like a brick. It doesn't light up. It doesn't charge. It just sits there like a brick.
Unfortunately, so many people use it incorrectly that you may as well assume that a phone reported as bricked isn't bricked till proven otherwise.
If it is bricked it is like a brick. It doesn't light up. It doesn't charge. It just sits there like a brick.
Unfortunately, so many people use it incorrectly that you may as well assume that a phone reported as bricked isn't bricked till proven otherwise.
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2010-05-27
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Originally Posted by S0urcerr0r
Oh, there was no mocking intended. I was simply agreeing with him
no need to mock abill_uk...
each thread should be judged fairly and this one is very good.
Seeing some of abill_uk's posts I'm pretty sure he has a good sense of humor.
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.N810 experience: Since 6/2009
My Twenty Favorite OS2008 Applications:
AutoScan, Diablo5 Theme, Dialcentral, DragLock, EmelFM2, FlipClock, gPodder, Headphoned, Knots 2, Maemo Mapper, mPlayer, openNTPD, OpenSSH, Panucci, Personal Launcher, QuickNote, Seqretary, SlideLock, Telescope, YellowNotes
.N810 experience: Since 6/2009
My Twenty Favorite OS2008 Applications:
AutoScan, Diablo5 Theme, Dialcentral, DragLock, EmelFM2, FlipClock, gPodder, Headphoned, Knots 2, Maemo Mapper, mPlayer, openNTPD, OpenSSH, Panucci, Personal Launcher, QuickNote, Seqretary, SlideLock, Telescope, YellowNotes
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2010-05-27
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Oh man... you guys are so overlooking the incredible rate at which better "idiots" are being created in order to break better technology.
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2010-05-27
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Originally Posted by PradaBrada
it's over 9000!
overclock to 9GHz
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2010-05-27
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Mine goes to 11GHz.
I agree with you. Way too much 'fear-mongering' and even blatant trolling about how the N900 can be bricked.
Just some quick examples:
.N810 experience: Since 6/2009
My Twenty Favorite OS2008 Applications:
AutoScan, Diablo5 Theme, Dialcentral, DragLock, EmelFM2, FlipClock, gPodder, Headphoned, Knots 2, Maemo Mapper, mPlayer, openNTPD, OpenSSH, Panucci, Personal Launcher, QuickNote, Seqretary, SlideLock, Telescope, YellowNotes