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DS McGuire	2012-11-23 , 17:20
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Right, I edited a theme file using N9 Qtweak and the phone is now stuck in reboot loop!!

I get as far as this on the guide (http://wiki.maemo.org/N9QTweak#Troubleshooting) :

fdisk -l
1. Download the following files from their links and save to /home/$USER/Downloads/ where $USER is your username on the PC

flasher (download 32/64-bit according to your system)

N950 kernel

N950 rescue initrd

2. Open terminal on your PC and type:

sudo su
{enter your password}
cd /home/$USER/Downloads
flasher --load -k vmlinuz-2.6.32.20112201-11.2-adaptation-n950-bootloader -n initrd.img-rescue-2.6.32.20112201-11.2-n950 --boot

3. A message will pop-up saying Suitable Device/Phonenet not found...

4. After the above message appears, plug in your POWERED-OFF N9/50 to the PC. Make sure your phone is switched off beforehand; to be sure press the power button for 8 seconds to switch it off

5. Wait 1-3 minutes and your N9 should appear as 3 removable partitions on the system:

/dev/sdX1 which is MyDocs, /dev/sdX2 which is rootfs and /dev/sdX3 which is the home directory (userfs).

6. If the partitions are not mounted, you can check for their presence either by using GParted Partition Editor or typing the following in terminal:

fdisk -l

This is what I have in my terminal:

Code:

Disk /dev/sda: 163.9 GB, 163928604672 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 19929 cylinders, total 320173056 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x000ec790

   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
/dev/sda1   *        2048   311785471   155891712   83  Linux
/dev/sda2       311787518   320172031     4192257    5  Extended
/dev/sda5       311787520   320172031     4192256   82  Linux swap / Solaris

Disk /dev/sdb: 82.3 GB, 82348277760 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 10011 cylinders, total 160836480 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x00011f7d

   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
/dev/sdb1   *        2048   152449023    76223488   83  Linux
/dev/sdb2       152451070   160835583     4192257    5  Extended
/dev/sdb5       152451072   160835583     4192256   82  Linux swap / Solaris

I don't know what to do next... Can somebody explain or point me to a video?
Thanks in advance

Last edited by DS McGuire; 2012-11-26 at 15:12. Reason: Update

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Dinho	2012-11-24 , 07:37
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Had the same problem. Try this: http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=87930

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DS McGuire	2012-11-24 , 13:24
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Originally Posted by Dinho

Had the same problem. Try this: http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=87930

I will try this in the next 24 hours and I will post my results back, thank you?

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DS McGuire	2012-11-25 , 17:18
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Any way I can do this on windows? I am away from my Linux desktop for the week.

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thedead1440	2012-11-25 , 17:21
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RD-mode can be done on a Windows PC; fix MALF state on a Linux installation...

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DS McGuire	2012-11-25 , 19:28
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Originally Posted by thedead1440

RD-mode can be done on a Windows PC; fix MALF state on a Linux installation...

I will be trying this : http://wiki.meego.com/N950/Fixing_MALF_state

Thanks

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DS McGuire	2012-11-26 , 13:37
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Hey guys. I got my phone into R&D mode but I am stuck on the wretch icon... Anyhelp?

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	Schturman	2012-11-26 , 13:44
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You want flash into open mode or normal mode?

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thedead1440	2012-11-26 , 13:44
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Originally Posted by DS McGuire

Hey guys. I got my phone into R&D mode but I am stuck on the wretch icon... Anyhelp?

If after plugging out the USB cable RD-mode doesn't proceed other than being stuck on that wrench icon it means RD-mode can't fix it and you need to fix via the other malf state method...

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DS McGuire	2012-11-26 , 13:51
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Originally Posted by thedead1440

If after plugging out the USB cable RD-mode doesn't proceed other than being stuck on that wrench icon it means RD-mode can't fix it and you need to fix via the other malf state method...

I disconnected the device and it booted. The device is going nuts but it is staying on so I am going to us Nokia Suite to reinstall the OS as the phone is stable as long as I don't go to the menu :L

I will let you know how I get on, thanks a lot The Dead, I can see you help out a lot of people on TMO so thank you so much!