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RobertHall | # 21 | 2012-09-17, 19:44 | Report

$50usd for the taking

Last edited by RobertHall; 2012-09-18 at 03:06. Reason: update

AbsolutoCaos | # 22 | 2012-09-17, 19:54 | Report

Originally Posted by RobertHall View Post

navifim gave me 4 files...combined arm,signature,dcp and vpl...
never saw dcp,vpl....signature looks like the combined arm file (ie looks like it will flash in flasher)

Sorry... forgot to mention.
Navifirm is used on the gsm comunity to get all the flash files for nokias, as you could see as it opens and dumps a list from nokia care. Those are files that the oficial nokia generic flasher, phoenix, uses.
You only need the familiar files.

RobertHall | # 23 | 2012-09-17, 19:59 | Report

only the combined image would flash and no luck still the same,
can i use phoenix?

AbsolutoCaos | # 24 | 2012-09-17, 20:10 | Report

http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=81038

There is this discussion related to N9 and Phoenix. Instead, you have to create a RX-51 directory on the c:\Program FIles\Nokia\Phoenix\Products folder (yours should be c:\program files (x86)\...).
More about Phoenix its with you cause its a proprietary and not public program, that is available via Gsearch but cracked.

joerg_rw | # 25 | 2012-09-17, 22:28 | Report

quick advice: do NOT coldflash, since that is not root of your problems and won't fix anything.
Sorry short on time today, just a recommendations: read http://wiki.maemo.org/Updating_the_tablet_firmware THREE times, with 2h chillout break in between. It really has all, though scattered all over the place.

more tomorrow
/j

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RobertHall | # 26 | 2012-09-18, 03:03 | Report

$50usd to anyone who can help me boot my n900 successfully

reinob | # 27 | 2012-09-18, 08:09 | Report

@RobertHall,

Do as @joerg_rw says above. I would suggest you reflash again the fiasco image, and post here the exact output of the flashing session.

If you're N900 gets stuck while booting, it is at least booting

, meaning you have the bootloader in place. Forget cold flashing.

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RobertHall | # 28 | 2012-09-18, 08:33 | Report

@reinob interesting thing, LATEST versions of emmc and fiasco do not flash at all.
Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601]
Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

C:\Program Files (x86)\maemo\flasher-3.5>flasher-3.5 -F RX-51_2009SE_20.2010.36-
2_PR_COMBINED_MR0_ARM.bin -f
flasher v2.5.2 (Sep 24 2009)

SW version in image: RX-51_2009SE_20.2010.36-2_PR_MR0
Image 'kernel', size 1705 kB
Version 2.6.28-20103103+0m5
Image 'rootfs', size 185728 kB
Version RX-51_2009SE_20.2010.36-2_PR_MR0
FIASCO subimage data length mismatch

C:\Program Files (x86)\maemo\flasher-3.5>flasher-3.5 -F RX-51_2009SE_20.2010.36-
2_PR_COMBINED_MR0_ARM.bin -f -R
flasher v2.5.2 (Sep 24 2009)

SW version in image: RX-51_2009SE_20.2010.36-2_PR_MR0
Image 'kernel', size 1705 kB
Version 2.6.28-20103103+0m5
Image 'rootfs', size 185728 kB
Version RX-51_2009SE_20.2010.36-2_PR_MR0
FIASCO subimage data length mismatch

C:\Program Files (x86)\maemo\flasher-3.5>flasher-3.5 -F RX-51_2009SE_20.2010.36-
2.002_PR_COMBINED_002_ARM.bin -f
flasher v2.5.2 (Sep 24 2009)

SW version in image: RX-51_2009SE_20.2010.36-2.002_PR_002
Image 'kernel', size 1705 kB
Version 2.6.28-20103103+0m5
Image 'rootfs', size 185856 kB
Version RX-51_2009SE_20.2010.36-2.002_PR_002
FIASCO subimage data length mismatch

C:\Program Files (x86)\maemo\flasher-3.5>flasher-3.5 -F RX-51_2009SE_10.2010.13-
2.VANILLA_PR_EMMC_MR0_ARM.bin -f
flasher v2.5.2 (Sep 24 2009)

Image 'mmc', size 255947 kB
Version RX-51_2009SE_10.2010.13-2.VANILLA
FIASCO subimage data length mismatch

reinob | # 29 | 2012-09-18, 09:15 | Report

Looks like your files are corrupted?

Could you post the output of "DIR" run on your C:\Program files (x86)\maemo\flasher-3.5?

I happen to have those images here at work (hopefully correctly downloaded, but this is unconfirmed).

COMBINED is 200 174 197 bytes, and
VANILLA is 262 090 105 bytes

The actual size on disk may and will actually differ from the above. That is not a problem.

RobertHall | # 30 | 2012-09-18, 09:50 | Report

whatever the issue is with my phone is on the emmc. (which will not flash) I have my device in rd mode (but no info is showing) bright white screen and nokia logo usb icon top right.
the last time info showed up it stated hw revision 2101 and "no initfs \o/
(not showing any info now)
everytime i try to flash the emmc the phone disconnects immediately, and even pulling the cable and restarting does nothing.
but it is clear i need the emmc flashed