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/