[maemo-users] [maemo-users] flasher: usb_bulk_write: Broken pipe

[From: Oskar Welzl]

Am Mittwoch, den 05.04.2006, 11:40 +0300 schrieb Kimmo Hämäläinen:
> > A) If I hadnt kept the old file, which options are there? More
> > precicely: If flashing fails because of such an error, will there be any
> > chance to ever re-boot the device or give it one more try with a new
> > image after powering down? Is there something like a protected "BIOS"
> > that will always allow flashing, no matter how insanely broken the
> > current software is?
> 
> Yes, I think so. It does not matter even if you flash a broken image --
> you can always reflash.

OK, so I *will* try the next update ;-)

> > B) Whats the reason for the "usb_bulk_write: Broken pipe"-error? Is
> > there something wrong with the flasher? With the USB-setup on my
> > Linux-PC? With the image I'm trying to transfer? Unfortunately I deleted
> > the seemingly "broken" image file so I would never touch it again by
> > mistake; now I cant compare it to the one that worked. I remember them
> > being equal in size, but I was always told its not size that matters ;-)
> 
> At least I heard that flashing using USB hub in the middle was not
> possible, so maybe this error case because of that?

No, I dont use a hub. Cable goes from PC straight to the 770.

Thank you for your reply,

Oskar