Re: [tlug] download files from cellphone

["Josh Glover" <jmglov@example.com>]

On 17/11/06, leon calvaud <enae95@example.com> wrote:

> I have a little problem with my cellphone.
> It's a toshiba W45T
> I wanted to download files from there, like photos,
> but it seems that it's only made for windows...

The easy but expensive way is to email the files you want from your
phone to your real email address.

Do you already have the USB cable for your phone? If so, run:

sudo tail -f /var/log/messages

then plug the USB cable into your phone and your computer. Does
/var/log/messages report anything? Look for something like /dev/sda.
If you see that, all you need to do is add a line like this:

/dev/sda1        /mnt/keitai      vfat user,noauto,ro  0 0

to your /etc/fstab, then run:

sudo mkdir /mnt/keitai
mount /mnt/keitai
find /mnt/keitai

That last command should produce a bunch of output, telling you where
every file on the keitai's flash is.

If you get no love from /var/log/messages when plugging in your phone,
you need to search the phone's labyrinth of menus for something called
"USB Mass Storage". Turn it on, then try the steps above again.

-Josh