Hi guys,

Im in desperate need of advice. My nokia is in constant reboot mode ( i get to the 5 dots then it reboots again.) This all happend after deinstalling titans power kernel.

Now Ive probably did something wrong...

I deinstalled the enhanced kernels, then booted the devide. and since then its on constant reboot mode.

I tried flashing like they did here :
http://discussions.europe.nokia.com/...ing/m-p/593949
(downloaded the maemo flasher 3.5.2.5.22 and installed it.
ran cmd : then the command. it said the device was found, did the rd command, unplugged device ( it now had some weird green letetrs on the nokia screen saying which kernel version etc. ) then plugged the device again and disabled rd mode).

rebooted, i get the nokia start up screen again ( with white notification light), then the five dots.. then.. nothing... the dvice is black.

When i put it in the charger theres the constant reboot again...

Please help what should i do ( step by step please)!

Thanks in advance...

btw i still had the old firmware sine i havent updated to pr 1.2 yet

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I have a VF N900.
VF have to Approve the software update 1.2. and it will take them some time 2 do so.

remmebr they have not even approved the 1.1.1 update yet and that come out around the 16 of feb

I just flashed my n900 today for the 1st time. this might void you VF warranty but not you Nokia one

My step by step on how to Flash the N900 on windows XP SP3+
This will format the whole phone so everything will be lost unless you back it up.
Formats eMMC images and flashes the phone to 1.2 Global Release.

1. Downloaded (http://tablets-dev.nokia.com/nokia_N900.php)
• flasher-3.5.exe
• RX-51_2009SE_10.2010.19-1_PR_COMBINED_MR0_ARM.bin
(http://tablets-dev.nokia.com/nokia_N...ED_MR0_ARM.bin)
• RX-51_2009SE_10.2010.13-2.VANILLA_PR_EMMC_MR0_ARM.bin
(http://tablets-dev.nokia.com/nokia_N...MC_MR0_ARM.bin)

2. I installed the "flasher-3.5.exe"
3. I then moved
"RX-51_2009SE_10.2010.19-1_PR_COMBINED_MR0_ARM.bin"
"RX-51_2009SE_10.2010.13-2.VANILLA_PR_EMMC_MR0_ARM.bin"
To the directory where I installed the flasher (Default is C:\Program Files\maemo\flasher-3.5).
4. I then done a full backup of my N900 using the backup tool on the phone and moved all my stuff on to the memory card.
5. Ensure the battery is at least half full.
6. Unplug charger cable and switch off the device.
7. Open the Command Prompt (Start then Run or Windows Logo key + R) and type "cmd" then press Enter (this will open a black window).
8. Change the directory to the Flasher's path by typing in "cd "%ProgramFiles%\maemo\flasher-3.5"
9. Hold the u key on the device keyboard and connect the USB cable at the same time.
10. Run the following command by typing:
"flasher-3.5.exe -F RX-51_2009SE_10.2010.19-1_PR_COMBINED_MR0_ARM.bin -f"

After this completes

11. Run the following command by typing:
"flasher-3.5.exe -F RX-51_2009SE_10.2010.13-2.VANILLA_PR_EMMC_MR0_ARM.bin -f -R"

The flash will take around 1 minute after which the device will reboot.
The bright Nokia screen will come up on the screen with the USB icon on the top right followed by progression dots with yellow LED blinking for a few seconds
And you’re done. Welcome to the world on 1.2

Here is my step by step.
This was the 1st time i flashed my phone. only took me about 5mins in total after i had downloaded all the things i needed.

and using copy and past (in CMD bit u can have right click to copy)

Hope this helps
Last edited by mackan1; Today at 06:05 AM.

step 10 worked, then when i get to step 11 i just type : flasher-3.5.exe -F RX-51_2009SE_10.2010.13-2.VANILLA_PR_EMMC_MR0_ARM.bin -f -R

at the end it says : Suitable usb device not found, waiting.. it then just stays there...

if pluged,unplug from usb.
Hold 'u' key on N900 keyboard, plug usb.
Screen should be dark with Nokia and USB
good luck

uhm now it wont even turn on, i dont even get a white led notification...

got it to turn back on .

then pressed u again, reconnected the device again : then :


did the command : flasher-3.5.exe -F RX-51_2009SE_10.2010.13-2.VANILLA_PR_EMMC_MR0_ARM.bin -f -R

yet again the same error saying the usb device is not found, waiting..

does it got something to do with windows saying that the hardware is not found?

somehow after waiting for 5 minutes my nokia works again, weird since it still didnt seem to be able to install the vanilla software.

A Major thanks to everybody!

now lets see what pr 1.2 has to offer

mine does the same thing at step 11, just says suitable usb device not found, waiting.

did you just unplug your phone and remove the battery and let it sit for 5 minutes before rebooting and it worked?

just figured out what the problem is..you have to reboot your computer between step 10 and 11 for it to recognize the installation of the usb device...worked like a charm after that.

yep that indeed seemed to do the trick. One question though, is it a problemm if the vanilla file wasnt installed, because i think it wasnt installed..