DS McGuire | # 1 | 2012-11-23, 17:20 | Report

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:

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

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

Dinho | # 2 | 2012-11-24, 07:37 | Report

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

DS McGuire | # 3 | 2012-11-24, 13:24 | Report

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

DS McGuire | # 4 | 2012-11-25, 17:18 | Report

Any way I can do this on windows? I am away from my Linux desktop for the week.

thedead1440 | # 5 | 2012-11-25, 17:21 | Report

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

DS McGuire | # 6 | 2012-11-25, 19:28 | Report

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

Thanks

DS McGuire | # 7 | 2012-11-26, 13:37 | Report

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

Schturman | # 8 | 2012-11-26, 13:44 | Report

You want flash into open mode or normal mode?

thedead1440 | # 9 | 2012-11-26, 13:44 | Report

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...

DS McGuire | # 10 | 2012-11-26, 13:51 | Report

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!