<em><a href="Non-Sumou.html">Other Nokia N900 GNU mobile phone tips</a></em></p>

Nokia N900, available since November 2009 is the first GNU mobile phone running a Maemo GNU/Linux distribution.</p>

It however suffers from a poor desing whereby the / root is only 200 Mb, therefore you can end up filling it etc. That's where the need to reflash the device comes in.</p>

To fully reflash the device, if it is completely bricked:</p> <ol> <li><table bgcolor="#000000" border="1"><tr><td border="0"><font color="#FFFF00"><b>wget -c <a href="http://tablets-dev.nokia.com/maemo-dev-env-downloads.php?f=maemo_flasher-3.5_2.5.2.2_i386.deb">http://tablets-dev.nokia.com/maemo-dev-env-downloads.php?f=maemo_flasher-3.5_2.5.2.2_i386.deb</a></b></td></tr></table></li> <li><table bgcolor="#000000" border="1"><tr><td border="0"><font color="#FFFF00"><b>wget -c <a href="http://tablets-dev.nokia.com/nokia_N900.php?f=RX-51_2009SE_1.2009.41-1.VANILLA_PR_EMMC_MR0_ARM.bin">http://tablets-dev.nokia.com/nokia_N900.php?f=RX-51_2009SE_1.2009.41-1.VANILLA_PR_EMMC_MR0_ARM.bin</a></b></td></tr></table></li> <li><table bgcolor="#000000" border="1"><tr><td border="0"><font color="#FFFF00"><b>wget -c <a href="http://tablets-dev.nokia.com/nokia_N900.php?f=RX-51_2009SE_1.2009.42-11_PR_COMBINED_MR0_ARM.bin">http://tablets-dev.nokia.com/nokia_N900.php?f=RX-51_2009SE_1.2009.42-11_PR_COMBINED_MR0_ARM.bin</a></b></td></tr></table></li> <li>Extract flasher-3.5 from maemo_flasher-3.5_2.5.2.2_i386.deb.</li> <li>Unplug the N900 from the USB PC cable.</li> <li>Completely turn it off, not having it connected to a charger, so it powers down.</li> <li><table bgcolor="#000000" border="1"><tr><td border="0"><font color="#FFFF00"><b># ./flasher-3.5 -F RX-51_2009SE_1.2009.41-1.VANILLA_PR_EMMC_MR0_ARM.bin -f -R</b></td></tr></table></li> <li>You will see:</li> </ol> <pre class="example"> flasher v2.5.2 (Oct 21 2009)

Image 'mmc', size 241163 kB Version RX-51_2009SE_1.2009.41-1.VANILLA Suitable USB device not found, waiting. </pre>

<ol> <li>Plug the USB PC cable into the phone. It'll start flashing. It'll flash in around a minute. Then it'll reboot.</li> <li>It will not boot, turn it off completely again and disconnect from the USB cable.</li> <li><table bgcolor="#000000" border="1"><tr><td border="0"><font color="#FFFF00"><b># ./flasher-3.5 -F RX-51_2009SE_1.2009.42-11_PR_COMBINED_MR0_ARM.bin -f -R</b></td></tr></table></li> <li>You will see:</li> </ol> <pre class="example"> flasher v2.5.2 (Oct 21 2009)

SW version in image: RX-51_2009SE_1.2009.42-11_PR_MR0 Image 'kernel', size 1700 kB Version 2.6.28-20094102.3+0m5 Image 'rootfs', size 149376 kB Version RX-51_2009SE_1.2009.42-11_PR_MR0 Image 'cmt-2nd', size 81408 bytes Version 8.2.2009.34.3-2+0m5 Image 'cmt-algo', size 519808 bytes Version 8.2.2009.34.3-2+0m5 Image 'cmt-mcusw', size 5786 kB Version 8.2.2009.34.3-2+0m5 Image '2nd', size 14720 bytes Valid for RX-51: 2217, 2218, 2219, 2220, 2120 Version 1.4.13+0m5 Image 'xloader', size 14848 bytes Valid for RX-51: 2217, 2218, 2219, 2220, 2120 Version 1.4.13+0m5 Image 'secondary', size 109440 bytes Valid for RX-51: 2217, 2218, 2219, 2220, 2120 Version 1.4.13+0m5 Image '2nd', size 14720 bytes Valid for RX-51: 2101, 2102, 2103 Version 1.4.13+0m5 Image 'xloader', size 14848 bytes Valid for RX-51: 2101, 2102, 2103 Version 1.4.13+0m5 Image 'secondary', size 109440 bytes Valid for RX-51: 2101, 2102, 2103 Version 1.4.13+0m5 Image '2nd', size 14720 bytes Valid for RX-51: 2104, 2105, 2106, 2107, 2108, 2109, 2110, 2111, 2112, 2113, 2114, 2115, 2116, 2117, 2118, 2119 Version 1.4.13+0m5 Image 'xloader', size 14848 bytes Valid for RX-51: 2104, 2105, 2106, 2107, 2108, 2109, 2110, 2111, 2112, 2113, 2114, 2115, 2116, 2117, 2118, 2119 Version 1.4.13+0m5 Image 'secondary', size 109440 bytes Valid for RX-51: 2104, 2105, 2106, 2107, 2108, 2109, 2110, 2111, 2112, 2113, 2114, 2115, 2116, 2117, 2118, 2119 Version 1.4.13+0m5 Image '2nd', size 14720 bytes Valid for RX-51: 2201, 2202, 2203, 2204, 2205, 2206, 2207, 2208, 2209, 2210, 2211, 2212, 2213, 2214, 2215, 2216 Version 1.4.13+0m5 Image 'xloader', size 14848 bytes Valid for RX-51: 2201, 2202, 2203, 2204, 2205, 2206, 2207, 2208, 2209, 2210, 2211, 2212, 2213, 2214, 2215, 2216 Version 1.4.13+0m5 Image 'secondary', size 109440 bytes Valid for RX-51: 2201, 2202, 2203, 2204, 2205, 2206, 2207, 2208, 2209, 2210, 2211, 2212, 2213, 2214, 2215, 2216 Version 1.4.13+0m5 Suitable USB device not found, waiting. </pre>

<ol> <li>Connect the phone with the USB cable, it'll flash. After that it'll reboot.</li> </ol>

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