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few tips/notes | == few tips/notes == | ||
=== 5 dot syndrome (no boot to desktop), possible reasons === | |||
1/ missing /home/user | 1/ missing /home/user | ||
2/ initscripts fail for hildon-desktop (happened to me when there was an error in /home/user/.profile *doh*) | 2/ initscripts fail for hildon-desktop (happened to me when there was an error in /home/user/.profile *doh*) | ||
=== irc wisdom === | |||
==== ~flatbatrecover ==== | |||
Remove battery for 1 minute. Insert battery. Plug powered ***NOKIA WALLCHARGER*** to device. Watch steady amber. Let sit and charge. Do NOT try to boot. After 30 min, you got either: | |||
* a booted up N900, | |||
* flashing amber which means you can boot, | |||
* steady amber shut off -> start over again with ~flatbatrecover while already searching for a new battery. CAVEAT! Only works when ~rootfs OK (no ~bootloop) </pre> | |||
==== ~flashing ==== | |||
http://wiki.maemo.org/Updating_the_tablet_firmware, or (on linux PC) download&extract http://maemo.cloud-7.de/maemo5/patches_n_tools/maemo-my-private-workdir.tgz, cd into it, do sudo ./flash-it-all.sh</pre> | |||
Revision as of 11:31, 19 September 2015
few tips/notes
5 dot syndrome (no boot to desktop), possible reasons
1/ missing /home/user
2/ initscripts fail for hildon-desktop (happened to me when there was an error in /home/user/.profile *doh*)
irc wisdom
~flatbatrecover
Remove battery for 1 minute. Insert battery. Plug powered ***NOKIA WALLCHARGER*** to device. Watch steady amber. Let sit and charge. Do NOT try to boot. After 30 min, you got either:
- a booted up N900,
- flashing amber which means you can boot,
- steady amber shut off -> start over again with ~flatbatrecover while already searching for a new battery. CAVEAT! Only works when ~rootfs OK (no ~bootloop)
~flashing
http://wiki.maemo.org/Updating_the_tablet_firmware, or (on linux PC) download&extract http://maemo.cloud-7.de/maemo5/patches_n_tools/maemo-my-private-workdir.tgz, cd into it, do sudo ./flash-it-all.sh
