Upgrading the N800 to OS 2008 on Ubuntu Linux
Apr 30 2008 - By George Webster
Upgrading the n800 Internet tablet to the latest OS 2008 from the previous OS 2007 from a Linux desktop is pretty straightforward following the instructions at maemo . That is unless you are running the Ubuntu distribution. I've add the following based on the excellent tutorial on the maemo site for fellow Ubuntu users who are stuck banging their heads against the wall trying to figure this out.
First download the Linux flasher-3.0. If your running 7.10 like me you should be fine. They have a ubuntu drapper release also if you are running that distribution.
Then make sure you change the permissions on the binary download file othewise you will get a command not found error:
sudo chmod 775 flasher-3.0
Then in the same directory download the firmware image from tablets-dev.nokia.com. Note that you will be asked to locate the WLAN MAC address in Control Panel > Device > About Product and input it in the from to receive a one hour access to the download.
The downloads listing contain several verions of the OS 2007 and OS 2008. You will need to scroll the bottom to grab the latest OS 2008 image.
Before you run the upgrade make sure the battery of your n800 is fully charged.
Unplug charger (from the n800) and switch off the Nokia n800. Connect the tablet to your computer via USB
Then execute the following (replacing the bin file name with the version of the OS image you downloaded):
sudo ./flasher-3.0 --reboot --flash --fiasco RX-34_2008SE_3.2007.10-7_PR_COMBINED_MR0_ARM.bin
If it runs correctly you should get "Suitable USB device not found, waiting" displayed on the console.
Now plug in the charger to switch on the N800 or switch it on using the power button WHILE holding the Home-button
It should find the n800 the watch the messages as the image loads to the N800 after which it reboots automatically.
You're done now, go enjoy the new nokia OS 2008!