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mr_pingu | # 21 | 2013-02-08, 11:16 | Report

Originally Posted by legendracer View Post

i typed sudo gain root

now in /home/user #

when typed use --disable-rd-mode.

disable : not found

Originally Posted by Wiki

R&D Mode

You can enable R&D mode by passing the --enable-rd-mode flag to the flasher.

Note: This flag does not need to be passed to the EMMC image if you are flashing that as well.

You must use a Linux or a Mac OS X computer to enable R&D Mode, as the Windows update wizard will not allow you to enable/disable R&D Mode. Although, the Windows flasher will disable R&D Mode if you use it to reflash a device that has R&D Mode already enabled.

To switch back to production mode, use --disable-rd-mode.

Just read ^^
http://wiki.maemo.org/R&D_mode

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legendracer | # 22 | 2013-02-08, 11:23 | Report

Originally Posted by anthonie View Post

So, why did you simply take my code and paste it in the terminal where it doesn't belong? Look at the wiki first before you do something you don't know anything about.

Disabling R&D is done with the flasher tool.

im sorry...please be patient and help me learn..please...

phone not connected...flasher on

c:\Program Files\maemo\flasher-3.5>--disable-rd-mode
'--disable-rd-mode' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

ir.miringila | # 23 | 2013-02-08, 11:25 | Report

@legendacer
there are many sites that give details about how to hard reset or flashing n900. i think google is the answer for your problem. try it hard... you'll find the answer. i think our friends and i cannot give the best answer to you because the lack of your knowledge. i'm also very noob about this. i dont know how to help you with your problem. maybe your internal memory is broken? i dont know. i'm wishing that i'm your neighbour and can physically access your n900 and flash it for you. do the research and comeback.. please..

mr_pingu | # 24 | 2013-02-08, 11:29 | Report

Originally Posted by legendracer View Post

im sorry...please be patient and help me learn..please...

phone not connected...flasher on

c:\Program Files\maemo\flasher-3.5>--disable-rd-mode
'--disable-rd-mode' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

You need to call the flasher.exe first so it becomes
c:\Program Files\maemo\flasher-3.5>flasher-3.5.exe --disable-rd-mode

Read more here:
http://wiki.maemo.org/Documentation/...mo_Flasher-3.5

Now, read carefully and I won't answer another question that's explicit there in the links I gave you in the past few post.

Anyway as you seem to know how to flash as it stalls at 20%, use linux liveCD and flash. Don't know why but the flasher on linux is more stable than on wndows

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ir.miringila | # 25 | 2013-02-08, 11:40 | Report

http://mynokiablog.com/2010/01/03/ho...et-nokia-n900/

http://discussions.nokia.com/t5/Maem...ng/td-p/593949

legendacer, i google it for you maybe it'll help.

michaaa62 | # 26 | 2013-02-08, 11:52 | Report

Totally offtopic: Could we all please adjust tone and information to be more 'newby'-friendly. Oneliners are not going to lead anywhere. Please let talk.maemo.org not become some nerd-only debian forum replicant.

This is the content of my p.m. to @legendracer after he asked by p.m.

Originally Posted by

Hi legendracer,
there are rare cases, where the internal memory card is corrupted or even broken. Before doing any thing, you should backup the files you have on that memory card called N900!!!
You might check this by first checking the existing file system, you need rootsh installed for this to work:

Code:

sudo gainroot
umount /dev/mmcblk0p1

If there is an error here, you could neglect it and carry on

Code:

fsck -af /dev/mmcblk0p1
fsck -af /dev/mmcblk0p1
mkfs.vfat -n MyDocs /dev/mmcblk0p1

Any error those 3 commands produce are meaningful, thus do not describe them, but copy and paste them.

There could be an corruption of the optfs partition, which might not get cured from within the N900. Therefore you need backupmenu installed and export the partitions to a PC running linux, either natively (installed) or via Live-CD. You could ask easily for further instructions, if that really will be the way to go...

greetz
Micha

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ir.miringila | # 27 | 2013-02-08, 12:01 | Report

sorry, for being off topic. my bad

anthonie | # 28 | 2013-02-08, 12:14 | Report

Originally Posted by

Please let talk.maemo.org not become some nerd-only debian forum replicant.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't feel OP has had a RTFM in this thread so far. His troubles were acknowledged, and proper instructions were given, to start with.

After that, OP needs to start reading and following the proper protocols. That means not overlooking the existence of a md5 file if you have just been instructed to look for it. Not simply pasting lines to your terminal, without at least checking yourself what it does or is supposed to do.

For that reason, I point to a wiki, and do not write down a full set of commands (with the exception of the fsck instructions (and look where that ended)) as this is an exchange, not a dictate.

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dzano | # 29 | 2013-02-08, 12:32 | Report

Originally Posted by legendracer View Post

...i tried to flash vanilla normally,but at 20% it is struck...

I had this 20% problem 1000 times...solution is simple:

-remove Nokia Suite from startup list
-restart Windows
-open cmd as Admin (DON'T start Nokia Suite)
- flash it as mr_pingu sugested:

Originally Posted by mr_pingu View Post

Flash Rootfs, then eMMC and then Rootfs again.

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michaaa62 | # 30 | 2013-02-08, 13:04 | Report

Originally Posted by anthonie View Post

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't feel OP has had a RTFM in this thread so far. His troubles were acknowledged, and proper instructions were given, to start with.

After that, OP needs to start reading and following the proper protocols. That means not overlooking the existence of a md5 file if you have just been instructed to look for it. Not simply pasting lines to your terminal, without at least checking yourself what it does or is supposed to do.

For that reason, I point to a wiki, and do not write down a full set of commands (with the exception of the fsck instructions (and look where that ended)) as this is an exchange, not a dictate.

Now please do not get me wrong, also i did not want to belittle your help and links and all!
OP has no real experience in giving feedback the way 'we' need it.

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