How to restore Maemo?
Here's how to restore the Maemo operating system:
- off its N900 (must be fully charged)
- install Maemo-flash
- download the desired firmware
Linux, open a terminal as root and use the following commands (replace firmware.bin the good name of the file):
flasher-3.5-firmware-F name-f-R-telecharge.bin
Example:
flasher-3.5-F RX-51_2009SE_1.2009.42-11_PR_COMBINED_MR0_ARM.bin-f-R
In Windows, open the Command prompt MS-DOS, then run the following command (replace firmware.bin the good name of the file):
flash-3.5.exe-F name-firmware-telecharge.bin-f-R
- Press the "U" and then plug the N900
- wait 2 or 3 minutes, reboot the N900, and now with the factory settings
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