Reflashed, but wont go into flash mode

[YvesT]

Hi All

I Just reflashed my N900 to
RX-51_2009SE_10.2010.19-1.203.1_PR_COMBINED_203_ARM
and wanted to clear it completely by flashing
RX-51_2009SE_10.2010.13-2.VANILLA_PR_EMMC_MR0_ARM

Though the first 1 flashes just fine, but the vanilla file wont flash.
I entered this command
flasher-3.5 -F RX-51_2009SE_10.2010.13-2.VANILLA_PR_EMMC_MR0_ARM.bin -f -R

It detects the device, then it says "booting device into flash mode"
But then nothing happens anymore, phone does not show usb icon anymore
And i just see


flasher v2.5.2 <sep 24 2009>

Image 'mmc', size 255947 kB
version RX-51_2009SE_10.2010.13-2.VANILLA
USB device found found at bus bus-0, device address \\.\libusb0-0001--0x0421-0x0105.
Found device RX-51, hardware revision 2101
NOLO version 1.4.14
Version of 'sw-release': RX-51_2008SE_10.2010.19-1.203.1_PR_203
Booting device into flash mode
Suitable USB device not found, waiting.


Can anybody explain me why it wont do this?

EDIT: Tried a few times to start over.
Sometimes it reboots, and i see the low power mode 5fots moving.
Then after a few seconds, it freezes on the 2nd dot.

[Wikiwide]

Reflash the fiasco without "-R", then run the eMMC command, _do_not_boot_up_the_device_in_between_ (unplugging it causes it to boot, too, just as the "-R" option).
So basically, run first command (without "-R"), second command (maybe, with "-R"), then unplug it if you wish.

Does it help?

http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=57653

[YvesT]

I tried doing it without the -R but the same problem occured.
Phone would not go into flash mode.
This only happens when i try to flash the eMMC.

Guess i wait a few months and take my chances with meego

[atilla]

which desktop you are usin?under windows xp there are some probs.do you have xp sp2?
i had the same problem with xp sp2 then i updated my xp to sp3 and everythink was ok.

[YvesT]

i am using W7, but did it under virtualPC XP Mode.

Could be the reason, though find it odd it will flash the FW but not the eMMC.
Gonna try to setup linux on a old laptop

[atilla]

yes many users have probs with win7.try ubuntu or a linux boot cd