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2011-03-05 , 12:14
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I am not sure what I did, but I recently restarted my n900 and it got stuck in a boot loop. It will vibrate, show the NOKIA sign, go blank and then repeat the cycle. To correct the problem, I tried flashing the firmware but can't seem to get past the "Program Files\maemo\flasher 3.5" command prompt. Maybe someone can help me get past this point? I really need to get my n900 up and running again. Here is a picture of how far I go with flashing the machine:

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shardul is offline shardul
2011-03-05 , 12:43
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Put the firmware in the maemo flasher folder.
then open maemo flasher,switch off your n900 then fold the u button and connect it to your cumputer.then type -F firmware version -f -R then try
 
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2011-03-05 , 12:53
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How about the exe command...
flasher-3.5.exe -F RX-51_2009SE_20.2010.36-2.002_PR_COMBINED_002_ARM.bin -f -R

leave the -R off if your going to flash the emmc..
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2011-03-05 , 15:50
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Make sure your battery is fully charged then follow these instructions very carefully

http://wiki.maemo.org/Updating_the_tablet_firmware
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shardul is offline shardul
2011-03-05 , 17:51
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Don't type -R in the end
 
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2011-03-05 , 18:23
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Originally Posted by SavageBrat View Post
How about the exe command...
flasher-3.5.exe -F RX-51_2009SE_20.2010.36-2.002_PR_COMBINED_002_ARM.bin -f -R

leave the -R off if your going to flash the emmc..
Thanks so much for your assistance.

This is the command I used. There was an attempt to flash, but then it returned to the flasher prompt with the cursor constantly blinking at the end
 
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2011-03-05 , 18:44
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Originally Posted by cfh11 View Post
Make sure your battery is fully charged then follow these instructions very carefully

http://wiki.maemo.org/Updating_the_tablet_firmware
I tried to follow the instructions from wiki.maemo to the letter, but still couldn't get my n900 to flash. Could the problem be Vista?
 
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2011-03-06 , 07:00
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Try with windows xp or 7
 
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2011-03-06 , 07:26
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If it is 64bit Windows (Vista or Windows 7) then flasher does not work.
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2011-03-07 , 13:13
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Originally Posted by SavageBrat View Post
How about the exe command...
flasher-3.5.exe -F RX-51_2009SE_20.2010.36-2.002_PR_COMBINED_002_ARM.bin -f -R

leave the -R off if your going to flash the emmc..
Thanks everyone. As SavageBrat noted, I was leaving out the flasher-3.5 exe command. I included that and my n900 flashed successfully.
 
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