I was just attempting to kill my Gmail account which had downloaded many hundreds of messages through POP filling the 770’s memory and …
This is so not good. I am not even sure how to try fixing it as there’s nothing to look at other than a nasty stripped screen. This sucks. I love this device and use it quite a few times each day - including a great deal of reading at night.
Anyone have a fix or suggested fix for something like this??? I know the N800 is out now and yeah it looks sweet, but this was not exactly something I was looking to buy at the moment as much as I would of course like to have it.
Update — I realized this afternoon that I actually purchased the protection plan from CompUSA - something I almost never do with gadgets. I believe I am entitled to a fresh new one or I might be able to upgrade to the N800 for the difference in cost, which is 50 bucks! I’ll be heading to CompUSA tomorrow…
Technorati Tags: Broken, Internet Tablet, Maemo, N770, Nokia, CompUSA
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1 atmaspheric | endeavors » N800 Continued Use // Jan 22, 2007 at 11:13 pm
[...] After some queries to the Maemo-Talk list it seemed that my tablet was down for the count needing to be sent to Nokia for repair. The white screen of death (WSOD) is apparently a hardware issue and not something that reflashing the firmware can handle. While reviewing the process to send a device in for repair I found my purchae receipt and realized that in fact I had also purchased the CompUSA device replacement “insurance.” Having smashed a few Palms in my time, I guess I thought it might be a good idea, though it’s not the sort of thing I usually purchase. [...]
2 Striped Screen of Death? | Maemo | Users // Jul 1, 2007 at 1:02 am
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