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=Overview= | |||
Get the flasher: | This is brief how to to show how the N900 can be reflashed using Ubuntu. Tested with Ubuntu Xenial 16.04.2.<br> | ||
NOTICE: All data from the Nokia N900 will be erased. | |||
=Steps= | |||
Get the flasher:<br> | |||
http://www.fladnag.net/downloads/telephone/n900/tools/maemo_flasher-3.5_2.5.2.2.tar.gz | http://www.fladnag.net/downloads/telephone/n900/tools/maemo_flasher-3.5_2.5.2.2.tar.gz | ||
Get the firmware: | Get the firmware:<br> | ||
http://www.fladnag.net/downloads/telephone/n900/RX-51_2009SE_20.2010.36-2.203.1_PR_COMBINED_203_ARM.bin | http://www.fladnag.net/downloads/telephone/n900/RX-51_2009SE_20.2010.36-2.203.1_PR_COMBINED_203_ARM.bin | ||
Get the EMMC: | Get the EMMC:<br> | ||
http://www.fladnag.net/downloads/telephone/n900/RX-51_2009SE_10.2010.13-2.VANILLA_PR_EMMC_MR0_ARM.bin | http://www.fladnag.net/downloads/telephone/n900/RX-51_2009SE_10.2010.13-2.VANILLA_PR_EMMC_MR0_ARM.bin | ||
Deflate the flasher and save both firmware and EMMC inside the flasher folder. | |||
Turn the phone off. | |||
Hold down the '''u''' button on the keyboard of the phone and while holding it plug in the USB cable. (A very DIM Nokia screen with a little USB symbol in the top right corner will appear). | |||
From inside the flasher folder issue this command below: | |||
sudo ./flasher-3.5 -F RX-51_2009SE_10.2010.13-2.VANILLA_PR_EMMC_MR0_ARM.bin -f -R | |||
Wait until the phone reboots. Then force shutdown straight away. Do the '''u''' button start up again. | |||
Then issue the command below: | |||
sudo ./flasher-3.5 -F RX-51_2009SE_20.2010.36-2.203.1_PR_COMBINED_203_ARM.bin -f -R | |||
When the phone reboots you are all done now. | |||
Latest revision as of 13:05, 13 November 2017
Overview
This is brief how to to show how the N900 can be reflashed using Ubuntu. Tested with Ubuntu Xenial 16.04.2.
NOTICE: All data from the Nokia N900 will be erased.
Steps
Get the flasher:
http://www.fladnag.net/downloads/telephone/n900/tools/maemo_flasher-3.5_2.5.2.2.tar.gz
Get the firmware:
http://www.fladnag.net/downloads/telephone/n900/RX-51_2009SE_20.2010.36-2.203.1_PR_COMBINED_203_ARM.bin
Get the EMMC:
http://www.fladnag.net/downloads/telephone/n900/RX-51_2009SE_10.2010.13-2.VANILLA_PR_EMMC_MR0_ARM.bin
Deflate the flasher and save both firmware and EMMC inside the flasher folder.
Turn the phone off.
Hold down the u button on the keyboard of the phone and while holding it plug in the USB cable. (A very DIM Nokia screen with a little USB symbol in the top right corner will appear).
From inside the flasher folder issue this command below:
sudo ./flasher-3.5 -F RX-51_2009SE_10.2010.13-2.VANILLA_PR_EMMC_MR0_ARM.bin -f -R
Wait until the phone reboots. Then force shutdown straight away. Do the u button start up again.
Then issue the command below:
sudo ./flasher-3.5 -F RX-51_2009SE_20.2010.36-2.203.1_PR_COMBINED_203_ARM.bin -f -R
When the phone reboots you are all done now.