| thus, you can only run binaries and scripts if they are in root (227mb; physically, they are on a 256MB OneNAND chip) or in /home (2gb) and not in /home/user/MyDocs (28gb)! (Physically, the latter plus the swap partition reside in a 32GB EMMC, which is capable of [http://mobipre.com/n900-partitions-management-rootfs/ about a third] the reading speed of the OneNAND.) | | thus, you can only run binaries and scripts if they are in root (227mb; physically, they are on a 256MB OneNAND chip) or in /home (2gb) and not in /home/user/MyDocs (28gb)! (Physically, the latter plus the swap partition reside in a 32GB EMMC, which is capable of [http://mobipre.com/n900-partitions-management-rootfs/ about a third] the reading speed of the OneNAND.) |
- | what to do about that? you could [http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=35122&page=6 repartition] the whole device. or just [http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=425224&postcount=20 format your microsd card] as ext2 or ext3. problem with the last option is that it will not be automounted. you could, [http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=438325&postcount=25 of course], [http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=438339&postcount=27 mount it manually], or modify the etc init scripts to do it upon every reboot. if you go for manual mount, you might also want to restart tracker (see below), as it would not scan the sdcard otherwise.
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| * [http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=457128&postcount=3 add a] [http://my-maemo.com/faq/showquestion.php?faq=5&fldAuto=2 reboot button] | | * [http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=457128&postcount=3 add a] [http://my-maemo.com/faq/showquestion.php?faq=5&fldAuto=2 reboot button] |
- | first of all, you DID JUST BACKUP all your things on you n900, didn't you (using nokia content copier, e.g.)?! now, as was often the case, the nokia software update (nsu) will in lots of cases prove to be total crap. it will probably complain "Nokia Software Updater has attempted to connect to the internet but has failed three times. This could be because of a poor-quality, slow or intermittent internet connection, or restrictions due to a firewall." actually, it is because of the programmers' incompetence. so help yourself. check your imei under settings / device information or below you battery. go to http://tablets-dev.nokia.com/nokia_N900.php and provide this number. then download a file like RX-51_2009SE_10.2010.19-1_PR_COMBINED_MR0_ARM.bin (this one is 187.721.717 bytes in size, but size differs for different localisations). while it downloads, find the place to then put it, probably C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Nokia\Nokia Service Layer\A\nsl_service_module_00001\vpls\www.dsut.online.nokia.com.oti.caresuite\Products\rx-51\ . of course, the path will differ if you don't have an english version of windows or installed it anywhere else than on c: . now you can restart nsu and test your luck, or rather other corrupt routines of nsu. for example, experiment with the right sequence of starting nsu / connecting cable / processing nsu's dialogs. for me, after several retries, involving removing the battery etc, it worked after first having connected with all those n900 devices auto-recognized (usb modem etc), then removing usb cable, then putting it back, not (!) selecting "pc suite mode" but not selecting any of both options, just clicking "try again", after which it loaded a certain Nokia Service Layer A driver. you can realize that it actually does work when on your n900 there begins a green line on the bottom of the white NOKIA start screen, which will be finished after about 3min. oh, and you DID backup all your stuff, didn't you?!
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