[maemo-users] kind of off-topic, but not completely: some questions about the N800

[From: Frantisek Dufka]

andrei raevsky wrote:

> 6) system crashes: how does one reinstall/fix a N800 unit after a major 
> crash?  Assuming that I - as roo  - do something I should not, or that 
> by installing the wrong software I really screw-up my tablet 
> terminally.  How can I rescue/reinstall it? Is there a way to bootup the 
> unit in CLI to fix any X/GUI problems?

The best way for this is dual boot 
http://maemo.org/maemowiki/HowTo_EASILY_Boot_From_MMC_card
You can then mount and fix broken system from working one. You can also 
keep one system for experiments and second as a working stable backup.

BTW, generally it is good idea to search wiki [1] and list archive [2] 
before firing tons of questions

1. http://maemo.org/maemowiki/
2. http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/maemo/