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The Maemo Flasher-3.5 tool is used to flash data to the Maemo device internal 256 MB of NAND, which is where the bootloader, kernel, and rootfs (all of which make up the operating system) are stored. For N900 it is also used to format and flash the eMMC internal storage card (32GB). Flasher-3.5 can be used to upgrade to a new firmware, wipe the Maemo device and start from scratch, flash certain specific components, or change a number of hardware flags. It also can load and start a kernel and auxiliary system to RAM, e.g for recovery purposes, see [http://wiki.meego.com/ARM/N900/Using_Rescue_Initrd] | The Maemo Flasher-3.5 tool is used to flash data to the Maemo device internal 256 MB of NAND, which is where the bootloader, kernel, and rootfs (all of which make up the operating system) are stored. For N900 it is also used to format and flash the eMMC internal storage card (32GB). Flasher-3.5 can be used to upgrade to a new firmware, wipe the Maemo device and start from scratch, flash certain specific components, or change a number of hardware flags. It also can load and start a kernel and auxiliary system to RAM, e.g for recovery purposes, see [http://wiki.meego.com/ARM/N900/Using_Rescue_Initrd] | ||
- | Maemo Flasher-3.5 Tools | + | Maemo Flasher-3.5 Tools can be downloaded from the [http://tablets-dev.nokia.com/maemo-dev-env-downloads.php Maemo Development Environment Downloads] page. |
== Release details == | == Release details == | ||
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{{ambox|text=Never flash/reflash the eMMC content after you bootup the N900 device with new FIASCO image because all the optified content that gets automatically moved from rootfs to eMMC during first device bootup will be lost.}} | {{ambox|text=Never flash/reflash the eMMC content after you bootup the N900 device with new FIASCO image because all the optified content that gets automatically moved from rootfs to eMMC during first device bootup will be lost.}} | ||
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=== Command line options === | === Command line options === | ||
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To enable R&D mode for Maemo device, run: | To enable R&D mode for Maemo device, run: | ||
- | $ flasher-3.5 | + | $ flasher-3.5 –-enable-rd-mode |
To warm flash an image to the Maemo device, run: | To warm flash an image to the Maemo device, run: | ||
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== Tips & troubleshooting == | == Tips & troubleshooting == | ||
- | * It appears that Windows 7 64 bit doesn't handle USB in the same manner, and this causes problems (http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=489976&postcount=4). Workaround by using another PC, or creating a virtual machine of the appropriate type (http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=490152&postcount=5) | + | * It appears that Windows 7 64 bit doesn't handle USB in the same manner, and this causes problems (http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=489976&postcount=4). Workaround by using another PC, or creating a virtual machine of the appropriate type (http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=490152&postcount=5). |
* If you get a "Permission denied" error, then make sure you have execution rights to the Flasher-3.5 binary executable. | * If you get a "Permission denied" error, then make sure you have execution rights to the Flasher-3.5 binary executable. | ||
* You need to have administrator rights or run command with sudo in Linux if you get errors like this: ''Error claiming USB interface: Operation not permitted'' | * You need to have administrator rights or run command with sudo in Linux if you get errors like this: ''Error claiming USB interface: Operation not permitted'' |
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