Hello
I've got a problem with my N900 that whole memory became ReadOnly. I cannot delete any files,I cannot format the storage, fsck does not find any problems, and I cannot connect it to PC in MassStorageDevice.
I cannot flash emmc as well I am getting the following Error when trying to do so:
Raw data transfer EP found at EP2.
SU_GET_UPDATE_STATUS_REQ terminated with error code 1.
well , since you didn't reply , I will assume maemo still boots
try unmounting the partition , then mounting it again with rw option
in x-terminal as root :
umount /home/user/MyDocs
mount /dev/mmcblk0p1 /home/user/MyDocs -o rw
and see if you can still copy anything into it , or if it can be exported for usb mass storage .
[Edit]
after some thought , the emmc is supposed to be flashed correctly no matter what condition the partitions are in ...
try to flash the fiasco image and then flash the emmc image , hope that works...
if you fail to fix the emmc by other means try the following :
first download ubuntu live cd image , burn it to a cd , insert it on your cd drive , and reboot your pc , ubuntu shall start without affecting your windows installation .
these instructions were intended for those who want to custom partition the emmc , while you aren't interested in repartitioning , follow these instructions , and when you get the emmc as a device in /dev/sd* start gparted , choose the correct device , delete all partitions , make one big ext3 partition.
after that , unplug the n900 from pc , remove the battery , reconnect the usb cable , press U , and put the battery back in, flash the pr1.3 fiasco image and then flash the emmc image
Thank you Ivyking,
First, the OS won't even boot, I had to flash fiasco image- worked fine, but then I noticed it is in read-only mode.
Trying to flash eMMC failed. OS still bootable and I was able to install rootsh. The Roofs is full 83% after reflashing.
I will try with livecd when I get home and report on my findings
PS: I can connect the N900 in Nokia PC suite mode and browse the contents, but again I cannot copy anything to N900
No, I did not start the OS in between.
On first attempt, I just flashed the fiasco image. When I found out, that the internal memory was corrupted, I decided to flash eMMC as well and did exactly the same steps you proposed- after flashing fiasco (no reboot -R key used), I started eMMC flash (the N900 had dots running on the lcd which frozen after a couple of seconds). and I've got the following error:
Raw data transfer EP found at EP2.
SU_GET_UPDATE_STATUS_REQ terminated with error code 1
At this point, the only way to reboot the N900 is to take the battery out.
