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    F2thaK | # 1 | 2010-01-11, 04:44 | Report

    Changing Themes and Rebooting Can Brick Youre N900





    Changing themes to new buggy themes will brick youre device




    This was the reason for me having to flash my N900 for the 1st time...

    oh, and the 2nd time!!




    But I have found that phone may be recoverable from this!

    If it is only stuck while booting:
    * (*) * * *

    Go here and try this! http://wiki.maemo.org/User:Jebba/Flash
    I am yet to try this, so cannot say myself if it works
    so be careful!!

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    BrentDC | # 2 | 2010-01-11, 04:51 | Report

    I wish people would stop using the word "brick" when they really mean "cause you to reflash".

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    HRZ | # 3 | 2010-01-11, 04:51 | Report

    thanks for the heads up!

    ps - anyone install the "extra decoders support"...i did but then my device was lagging a lot so i uninstalled it. plus i couldnt see my media - hmmm, perhaps i didnt restart?? is that working well with you guys?

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    F2thaK | # 4 | 2010-01-11, 04:57 | Report

    Originally Posted by BrentDC View Post
    I wish people would stop using the word "brick" when they really mean "cause you to reflash".

    its quicker *to write* and a well known term

    plus i thought mine was bricked when it happened the 1st time..

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    F2thaK | # 5 | 2010-01-11, 04:59 | Report

    Originally Posted by HRZ View Post
    thanks for the heads up!

    ps - anyone install the "extra decoders support"...i did but then my device was lagging a lot so i uninstalled it. plus i couldnt see my media - hmmm, perhaps i didnt restart?? is that working well with you guys?

    ive had it installed but no idea if it added extra media support etc..

    no real noticable lagging for me..

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    dick-richardson | # 6 | 2010-01-11, 05:03 | Report

    Do you have the output from dmesg before you reflashed? Which themes do you feel were the problem. How did you install them? Had you installed any third party apps? Were any from the testing or devel repos?

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    F2thaK | # 7 | 2010-01-11, 05:05 | Report

    Originally Posted by dick-richardson View Post
    Do you have the output from dmesg before you reflashed? Which themes do you feel were the problem. How did you install them? Had you installed any third party apps? Were any from the testing or devel repos?

    no idea wat dmesg is

    themes i was trying: marina, matrix, other themes made with theme maker and some N800 ones

    and apps from all repos i think

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    andrewfblack | # 8 | 2010-01-11, 05:06 | Report

    this is why I'm trying to get people to stop posting themes that are not in proper packages.

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    F2thaK | # 9 | 2010-01-11, 05:07 | Report

    Originally Posted by andrewfblack View Post
    this is why I'm trying to get people to stop posting themes that are not in proper packages.
    half of them were in deb

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    andrewfblack | # 10 | 2010-01-11, 05:09 | Report

    Originally Posted by f2thak View Post
    half of them were in deb
    I still wouldn't install them in deb format right now since Theme Maker isn't working right. I would only get them from extras since those have all be repackaged after theme maker did its thing.

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