[maemo-developers] [maemo-developers] Still problems with Linux flasher tool...

[From: Adam Laurie]

Karoliina.T.Salminen at nokia.com wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> 0. Use some Linux distribution that is not too ancient, the latest ones work flawlessly at least.
> 1. run the flasher as root
> 2. do not press home key, the Linux-flasher gets out of the endless loop immediately
> you turn on the power in the device.
> 3. start the device with the power button alone
> 4. the flashing starts
> 
> If this doesn't help, you may have a usb problem in either in your Linux installation
> or a hardware problem in your computer. This should work with all Linux distributions.
> I have been using Ubuntu Breezy, prior to that, Ubuntu Hoary and Ubuntu Warty have worked
> flawlessly too. Also I have tested with Suse Linux 9.3 Professional and it works there too.
> Some use Fedora Core (4?) and have reported it working also Debian unstable should work, 
> so I am guessing that you are having something else wrong. 

I can confirm it works fine with Debian Sarge.

cheers,
Adam
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