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Re: Flashing the Kernel got me locked out of my FreeRunner

xiangfu
Fri, 25 Jul 2008 20:37:29 -0700

i think you can try enter the uboot DFU-mode,
then do the follow step
1:
    1.1 nand erase kernel
    1.2 nand erase rootfs

2: download new kernel and rootfs to your FR use dfu-util

maybe work :-)
 
MR BROWN wrote:
> Greetings,
>
> Last weekend after receiving my new phone I tried to flash the Kernal.  The 
> DFU connection was made and the flash appeared to be going normally when I 
> suddenly stopped and sent me a message that there was not enough room to 
> update with the download.  I had been able to make incoming and outgoing 
> phone calls before that.  Now all I get when I use reboot from the boot 
> screen is the openmoko logo. I tried many different suggestions from this 
> forum but none of them would recognize the downloads anymore.  Perhaps I can 
> access my phone if I knew how to change to it's root user.  That happened 
> once but I don't no how or why it happened.  I dearlly want to work with this 
> phone but I'm totally at a loss to explain it's behavior and I'm not sure 
> what steps to take next.  Do I need to let the original vendor send me a new 
> phone with a clean update?  I'm afraid if I do not find a solution this 
> weekend that will be my only alternative.  Please help.  Sincerly, Oliver
>  Brown
>
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