Many thanks for the fast reply. I will study your blog. I stumbled on the following thread, so i thougt it would be better to ask first ... http://maemo.org/pipermail/maemo-users/2006-January/000474.html In the mentioned thread reflashing does not help. Regards Christian Am Fr 20.01.2006 08:58 schrieb Karoliina.T.Salminen at nokia.com: > Hi, > > I am upgrading my device all the time to the latest release allthough > I > am using > a internal rootimage that has xterm already installed and gaining root > haven't been > a problem so far, it always works. We have 4 of these devices in > active > use in our household (2 prototypes and two final retail devices) and > never encountered any problem you described. > Just follow the instructions, the worst you can end up is need to > reflash the device, > but that you can do anyway assuming if you are seeking for root. I > have > some additional > instructions in my blog allthough those are already covered in the > maemo > wiki nowadays (I just checked what is told in maemo wiki and it seems > to > describe everything). Have fun with > root :). > > Best Regards, > Karoliina Salminen > http://www.karoliinasalminen.com/blog > > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: maemo-users-bounces at maemo.org > >[mailto:maemo-users-bounces at maemo.org] On Behalf Of ext Christian > >Lange > >Sent: 20 January, 2006 09:44 > >To: maemo-users > >Subject: Re: [maemo-users] risk of gain root on new devices > > > >Sorry, i was too fast. There were two lines missing ... > > > >> Hello, > >> > >> after wating about 5 weeks i now have my 770. I read that > >there might > >> be problems (hardware failure) when trying to become root > >> (http://maemo.org/maemowiki/HowDoiBecomeRoot). > >> > >> I have firmware version 3.2005.51-13, now my question: > >> > >> Has anyone successfully become root as desribe in the wiki > > > >- with a new 770 (from January 2006) > > > >- with this firmware version: 3.2005.51-13 > > > >I don't want to risk to kill the 770 knowingly the existing problems. > >But: no root, no fun > > > >Regards > > > >Christian > > > > > > > > > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> maemo-users mailing list > >> maemo-users at maemo.org > >> https://maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users > > > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > >maemo-users mailing list > >maemo-users at maemo.org > >https://maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users > > --------------------- Christian Lange Siegfriedweg 13 D-30455 Hannover Tel.: +49 511 4583233 Fax: +49 511 1234418 ---------------------
