![]() |
2010-11-03
, 00:01
|
|
Posts: 168 |
Thanked: 58 times |
Joined on Aug 2010
@ Vienna
|
#22
|
Have you tried this:
1. Shutdown device.
2. Connect with usb to PC.
It should boot up in mass storage mode. At least with
a linux PC.
hope this helps
Nicolai
![]() |
2010-11-03
, 02:54
|
Posts: 12 |
Thanked: 3 times |
Joined on Nov 2010
|
#23
|
...or...
Order a screen from ebay for around €40 shipped (including tools) and repair the screen yourself by following this guide:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDQ81cahD1c
![]() |
2010-11-03
, 03:27
|
|
Posts: 44 |
Thanked: 24 times |
Joined on Oct 2010
@ Brussels, Belgium
|
#24
|
![]() |
2010-11-03
, 04:40
|
Posts: 18 |
Thanked: 18 times |
Joined on Mar 2010
@ Albuquerque US&A
|
#25
|
Considering that the TV out produces the same black screen, I'm afraid the problem is not limited to the screen, but deeper.
![]() |
2010-11-03
, 11:22
|
|
Posts: 623 |
Thanked: 289 times |
Joined on Jan 2010
@ UK
|
#26
|
sh /media/mmc1/back-me-up or sh /media/mmc1/back-me-up-mydocs
The Following User Says Thank You to JonWW For This Useful Post: | ||
![]() |
2010-11-03
, 13:48
|
|
Posts: 623 |
Thanked: 289 times |
Joined on Jan 2010
@ UK
|
#28
|
![]() |
2010-11-03
, 14:16
|
Posts: 474 |
Thanked: 283 times |
Joined on Oct 2009
@ Oxford, UK
|
#29
|
After you have gotten your data safely off, you might want to install openssh or x11vnc. Ssh will allow you to log into the phone from another computer and do stuff from the command line. You don't even need to have the top half connected to use the phone in this manner - the N900 boots up fine without the screen attached.
![]() |
2010-11-03
, 14:46
|
Posts: 12 |
Thanked: 3 times |
Joined on Nov 2010
|
#30
|
I have looked into one of my backup file and written a script to replicate what the backup process copies, hopefully this will be good enough for you. Somethings will not get copied as they have a colon in their paths and colons don't work with fat file systems, these are mainly bookmark images, so the least of your worries.
Download the attached file, if you need the contents of your MyDocs directory, and you have enough room on your SD card, use the mydocs version (this will save you from having to edit the file and introducing windows newline characters, which linux doesn't like), rename without the .txt extension.
Copy the file into the root directory of your SD card, put the SD card back into your phone. Power up the phone and wait until you are sure it has fully booted up (give it time), next press Ctrl+Shift+X to open XTerminal, let it open as it can take a few seconds.
Next type:
depending on the version you are using. The phone should buzz once to let you know you got things right, once it has finished it will buzz twice, assuming you havn't broken the vibrator as well.Code:sh /media/mmc1/back-me-up or sh /media/mmc1/back-me-up-mydocs
You will end up with (hopefully) a directory called backup and an error file which has a log of all the files that couldn't be copied.
Good luck
The Following User Says Thank You to FowG For This Useful Post: | ||
Order a screen from ebay for around €40 shipped (including tools) and repair the screen yourself by following this guide:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDQ81cahD1c