Upgrading N800 on Mac OS X

[tomsk]

I've just successfully upgraded the N800 to the v3 firmware
(2007 version 3.2007.10-7) so I thought I'd share what I did.

1) download RX-34_2007SE_3.2007.10-7_PR_COMBINED_MR0_ARM.bin
from the Maemo site
2) download flasher-2.0.macosx

3) do a backup on board the N800, and then turn off and remove the memory cards.

4) roughly following the instructions in
http://maemo.org/maemowiki/HOWTO_FlashLatestNokiaImageWithMacOSX

I got the following in my Terminal window:
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mac-mini:~ chris$ /Users/chris/Downloads/flasher-2.0.macosx -F /Users/chris/Downloads/RX-34_2007SE_3.2007.10-7_PR_COMBINED_MR0_ARM.bin -f -R
flasher v0.8.1 (Jun 22 2006)

SW version in image: RX-34_2007SE_3.2007.10-7_PR_MR0
Image 'kernel', size 1311104 bytes
Version 2.6.18-200710osso2
Image 'initfs', size 1689216 bytes
Version 0.93-40
Image 'rootfs', size 83886080 bytes
Version RX-34_2007SE_3.2007.10-7_PR_MR0
Image '2nd', size 8064 bytes
Valid for RX-34: 1301, 1302
Version 1.1.5-3
Image 'xloader', size 9088 bytes
Valid for RX-34: 1301, 1302
Version 1.1.5-3
Image 'secondary', size 95872 bytes
Valid for RX-34: 1301, 1302
Version 1.1.5-3
USB device found found at bus 002, device address 006-0421-0105-02-00
Found device RX-34, hardware revision 1301
NOLO version 1.1.3
Version of 'sw-release': RX-34_2007SE_2.2006.51-6_PR_MR0
Sending xloader image (8 kB)...
100% (8 of 8 kB, avg. 591 kB/s)
Sending secondary image (93 kB)...
100% (93 of 93 kB, avg. 835 kB/s)
Flashing bootloader... done.
Sending kernel image (1280 kB)...
100% (1280 of 1280 kB, avg. 856 kB/s)
Flashing kernel... done.
Sending initfs image (1649 kB)...
100% (1649 of 1649 kB, avg. 852 kB/s)
Flashing initfs... done.
Sending and flashing rootfs image (81920 kB)...
100% (81920 of 81920 kB, avg. 814 kB/s)
Finishing flashing... done
mac-mini:~ chris$
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took almost no time on 1st stages, maybe 2-3 mins on the "Sending and flashing rootfs image" stage (increasing % and count of bytes)
it rebooted and turned off.

restarted with power switch
normal boot progress bar
Setup screens 1/4 select language...
mobile phone pairing...Cancel
Desktop with new picture. - new system
(sounds are turned on, including the Nokia startup sound)

Switch off and reinsert cards
restore from backup
it reboots.
Sounds are now off, as I had selected pre-backup - good.
Bookmarks, network, desktop settings,application menu - all restored OK. good.
Downloaded applications such as Camera - now disappeared. not so good

So there you go.
I'll post again if I find something else, and I'll try to answer any questions, but please bear with me, I'm not at the computer all the time...

Tomsk.

[tomsk]

Update: re-downloaded the FM Radio, and it's picked up the previous saved radio stations, so it looks like my settings were saved even if the application wasn't

[Alec Hardie]

SDHC update :

I installed the SDHC update sdhc-kernel-3.2007.10 on my n800 using flasher-2.0.macosx on a PowerBook G4 running Tiger Mac OSX.

The n800 had previously been updated to 3.2007.10 using the Windows flasher on a borrowed PC.

The Mac OSX terminal session is listed below.

I attempted to rename a class 6 Kingston 8GB SDHC card using the memory control panel. A "corrupted" error message was produced. On formatting the card using the memory control panel - the card capacity reduced from 7.52 GB to 2GB - "fat 16".

On formatting the 8 GB SDHC card in the n800 using the Mac OSX Disk Utility and "Windows format" ( Fat 32 ) the card capacity returned to 7.52 GB.
I could rename the card using Disk Utility - but the n800 still used the default "internal memory" and " replaceable external memory" names.

I transferred 300 MB of files OK to 8GB Kingston SDHC cards in the internal and external slots. As yet no test of capacity beyond 2GB. Seems OK.

Questions : Anyone working on a flasher-3.0.macosx ?
Anyone working on a flasher for Intel based Macs ?

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alexander-hardies-powerbook-g4-15:~ alexanderhardie$ cd Nokia_n800_sdhc_kernel_update
alexander-hardies-powerbook-g4-15:~/Nokia_n800_sdhc_kernel_update alexanderhardie$ chmod +x sdhc-kernel-3.2007.10.bin
alexander-hardies-powerbook-g4-15:~/Nokia_n800_sdhc_kernel_update alexanderhardie$ ls -l
total 2960
-rwxrwxrwx 1 alexande alexande 193820 Aug 14 2006 flasher-2.0.macosx
-rwxr-xr-x 1 alexande alexande 1315816 Mar 31 01:16 sdhc-kernel-3.2007.10.bin
alexander-hardies-powerbook-g4-15:~/Nokia_n800_sdhc_kernel_update alexanderhardie$ sudo ./flasher-2.0.macosx -f -k ./sdhc-kernel-3.2007.10.bin

WARNING: Improper use of the sudo command could lead to data loss
or the deletion of important system files. Please double-check your
typing when using sudo. Type "man sudo" for more information.

To proceed, enter your password, or type Ctrl-C to abort.

Password:
flasher v0.8.1 (Jun 22 2006)

Suitable USB device not found, waiting
USB device found found at bus 004, device address 002-0421-0105-02-00
Found device RX-34, hardware revision 1301
NOLO version 1.1.6
Version of 'sw-release': RX-34_2007SE_3.2007.10-7_PR_MR0
Sending kernel image (1285 kB)...
100% (1285 of 1285 kB, avg. 14941 kB/s)
Flashing kernel... done.
alexander-hardies-powerbook-g4-15:~/Nokia_n800_sdhc_kernel_update alexanderhardie$

[bakerbaker]

do you know if the n800 can sync with mac calendar and contacts?

[tomsk]

You mean there's a calendar for N800? where did I miss that? Oh, just found it at http://fl0rian.wordpress.com/2007/01/08/gpe-pim-for-n800-maemo-30/