FlashN770

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title: FlashN770
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Flashing the Nokia 770 internet tablet on Linux PPC.

# Flasher 3.5

## Download flasher

*   <http://tablets-dev.nokia.com/maemo-dev-env-downloads.php>

## Download image

*   [http://tablets-dev.nokia.com/os2008\_hacker\_edition.php][1]

## Flash procedure

*   Run flasher `sudo flasher-3.5  -F ./SU-18_2008HACKER_4.2007.50-6_PR_F5_MR0_ARM.bin -f -R` 
*   Plug in USB cable 
*   Plug in power cable

# Old Method

### Status

Download and build 0xFFFF.

*   <http://www.nopcode.org/0xFFFF>

wget http://www.nopcode.org/0xFFFF/get/0xFFFF-0.3.1.tar.gz
    tar -xzvf 0xFFFF-0.3.1.tar.gz

### Install dependencies

`sudo apt-get install libusb-dev`

### Compile

cd 0xFFFF-0.3.1
    make

### Prepare FIASCO image

1.  Download image from Nokia site 
2.  Extract FIASCO image: 
        0xFFFF -u /path/to/SU-18_2007HACKER_4.2008.7-1_PR_F5_MR0_ARM.bin -e .

### Flash

1.  Turn off N770, disconnect power 
2.  Connect USB 
3.  On the N770 hold the Home key and press the Power button, keep holding the Home key until the "NOKIA" splash screen appears with the configuration icon below it. 
4.  run 0xFFFF as root to show settings: 
        sudo 0xFFFF -i

5.  Flash new root filesystem: 
        sudo 0xFFFF -R -p rootfs

6.  Check that it boots

Repeat the flashing process for the kernel piece. Same as above, except:

sudo 0xFFFF -R -p rootfs

[1]: http://tablets-dev.nokia.com/os2008_hacker_edition.php

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