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On Tue, 20 Mar 2012 23:45:49 +0000 Julian Hall wrote: > On 20/03/2012 16:51, Gordon Henderson wrote: > > On Tue, 20 Mar 2012, Neil Winchurst wrote: > > > >> Can anyone on the list suggest any way to recover all this please? > >> The data are not encrypted, and not corrupted in any way as far as > >> we know. Possibly the fall did some damage, but we have no way of > >> knowing. > > > > It would be easy to say something like "that'll teach her for not > > having a backup", however having been in a similar situation with a > > family member, it's hard... > > > > So... I'd see if the phone powers up - and plug in a USB cable > > (assuming USB) and see if the host detects it. That'll likely get > > you the photos, but not the phone numbers - you might need Nokia > > data suite for that (on a Win PC) > > > > Failing that, is the internal memory card (micro-sd?) removable? > > Some are - take the battery out and see what you can see. > > > > Although 6 years old... They'll be 1.3MP images of dubious > > quality... > > > > But start googling for results - you can probably get new screen > > for it and DIY the replacement... > > > > Gordon > > > > > Assuming the phone powers up and can be connected by USB I found this: > > http://tareqalam.wordpress.com/2008/07/11/connect-your-nokia-phone-with-linux-without-pc-suite/ > > According to this it is possible to read a Nokia phone's content in > Linux - actually I do recall a discussion on this list a few years > ago on this very subject. It may be in the list archive if it goes > back that far. > > Julian That may well have been me. I used to have an oldschool Nokia. Was good fun! Grant. -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq