On Sat, 17 Dec 2022 at 12:06, Russell Coker <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Saturday, 17 December 2022 10:13:28 AEDT Tim Hamilton via luv-main > wrote: > > I've got an Android (LineageOS) phone that's suddenly stopped > > charging/connecting via usb. I've done the usual troubleshooting (lint > > removal, etc) and it looks like a hardware fault. > > > > Anyway, there's a few photos there that I'd like to copy off before it > goes > > completely flat. It's a bit too much data to push through KDE Connect, > > which seems pretty slow for large file transfers. > > > > Anyone have any suggestions about how to mount the phone over wifi? I do > > have access to a Win machine, but I'd prefer a linux solution. > > There are a range of FTP servers available. I used to use the Olive Tree > FTP > server on all phones, not because it's the best (I don't know how it > compares > to other recent ones), but because it was the first one I discovered that > worked well and there was no reason to change. > > For my latest phone (without Google Play) I used Primitive FTPd from > f-droid. > If your LineageOS install doesn't support Google Play then Primitive FTPd > is > the one to use. > Thanks, a couple of good options. I've got both Play and fDroid so either is easy enough to access. > > Does your phone support wireless charging? If so you can probably solder > the > power wires from a USB cable to the connectors for the wireless adaptor (I > know someone who did that with a Samsung Galaxy S3 and it worked for years > like that). > No wireless charging unfortunately. > > It is possible to replace the USB connector, any of the little phone > repair > stores can give you a quote on that. You should tell them that you don't > want > to lose photos, but probably none of the ways of fixing this would involve > changing the motherboard. > > The it's an Mi 5s Plus, about 5 years old and even then about a year after release, so it's probably not worth investing in a professional repair. > If you go to a maker space then you could probably find a soldering > station > you could use to try and fix it yourself along with some advice on how to > do > it. Getting USB data working again if you are doing it yourself is > probably > too difficult, but getting the USB power wires to work shouldn't be too > difficult. > I'm happy to have a tinker with it at home, if I can get it working again then it'll be a good second device. It's been well supported by LineageOS, so has served well as a daily driver. Retrieving the photos is my first step. > > Also for future reference KDEConnect has a huge range of ways of > interacting > between your phone and PC via the LAN (PC on Ethernet is fine as long as > it's > bridged to Wifi). > Something for future exploration. Thanks, Tim > -- > My Main Blog http://etbe.coker.com.au/ > My Documents Blog http://doc.coker.com.au/ > >
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