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teroyk 2022-04-13 06:24

Help! Have to read last SMS with broken touch screen
 
I get SMS message to phone, but touch screen stops working and I know that message has valuable information from people that I have contact information only in that phone.

Any hints to read that message?

So far:
I restart device to see if touch screen come back...bad mistake..I have to take SIM out for start, because skip SIM code asking (you cannot write code with keyboard!)

I tried to connect to PC with Nokia PC Suite 7 and tried read it with that, but know luck..it doesn't show any messages from N900. Is that wrong version for N900?

Then I tried to back up that N900 with Nokia PC Suite 7 and yes it backups messages, but not let put messages to another N900. Should that PC Suite 7 support N900?

I found info how to write SMS from terminal, but can I read from terminal?

Luckily I have installed working setup for USB-mouse (not Bluetooth-mouse), but can I setup USB H-E-N from terminal to activate it? Or can I start use bluetoot mouse without need to touch touch screen (I ask this because I have to go and buy it if needed).

Is there any way to activate cursors keys for mouse (like in AtariST)?

Lot of questions, but any hints are now welcome.

nonsuch 2022-04-13 06:48

Re: Help! Have to read last SMS with broken touch screen
 
Can you still see the screen, and interact via keyboard?

Then I don't see the problem.

Just search around TMO for how to read or export sms via terminal, and/or see here: https://wiki.maemo.org/Terminal
https://www.pittnerovi.com/jiri/hobby/electronics/n900/

teroyk 2022-04-13 07:05

Re: Help! Have to read last SMS with broken touch screen
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by nonsuch (Post 1573938)
Can you still see the screen, and interact via keyboard?

Yes, I can see screen...only touch doesn't work.

Quote:

Originally Posted by nonsuch (Post 1573938)
Just search around TMO for how to read or export sms via terminal, and/or see here: https://wiki.maemo.org/Terminal
https://www.pittnerovi.com/jiri/hobby/electronics/n900/

Thanks..let see...

pichlo 2022-04-13 13:50

Re: Help! Have to read last SMS with broken touch screen
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by teroyk (Post 1573937)
I tried to connect to PC with Nokia PC Suite 7 and tried read it with that, but know luck..it doesn't show any messages from N900. Is that wrong version for N900?

In short, yes. The last verson of Nokia PC Suite that worked well with the N900 was 3.8.x.
DuckDuckGo is your friend: https://duckduckgo.com/?q=nokia+pc+s...&t=ffcm&ia=web

ric9K 2022-04-13 21:14

Re: Help! Have to read last SMS with broken touch screen
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by teroyk (Post 1573937)
...
I found info how to write SMS from terminal, but can I read from terminal?
...
.

So an ssh access from your PC is set up and working?

Your SMS are stored in the N900 into
Code:

/home/user/.rtcom-eventlogger/el-v1.db
Copy that db file on your PC and go marraud a bit inside with a sqlite3 GUP program. I don't know under Windows but under Linux exists sqlitebrowser.
Go to the "Events" table and look into the free_text field.
Here are all your mesages.
In the remote_uid will you find all the phone numbers.

teroyk 2022-04-14 09:54

Re: Help! Have to read last SMS with broken touch screen
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by ric9K (Post 1573944)
Your SMS are stored in the N900 into
Code:

/home/user/.rtcom-eventlogger/el-v1.db

I could read it easily with Nano. I Just go to end of file and that SMS was in 3th last line with phone number.

I just like more and more Maemo...You can image if I had iOS or Android phone with broken touch.

biketool 2022-04-14 12:51

Re: Help! Have to read last SMS with broken touch screen
 
Mouse and KB should work with a microUSB adapter.

nonsuch 2022-04-15 10:14

Re: Help! Have to read last SMS with broken touch screen
 
FWIW we had a very simlar convo about searching SMS on SailfishOS here recently - there are apps that do it for both OSs. The one I installed is called SearchNemo. It's essentially a sqlite3 frontend.

teroyk 2022-04-16 09:06

Re: Help! Have to read last SMS with broken touch screen
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by pichlo (Post 1573941)
In short, yes. The last verson of Nokia PC Suite that worked well with the N900 was 3.8.x.

I take little time and make testings with Suites with N900 and I made separate thread about that:
https://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?p=1573962

teroyk 2022-04-16 09:31

Re: Help! Have to read last SMS with broken touch screen
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by biketool (Post 1573949)
Mouse and KB should work with a microUSB adapter.

But how to active mouse to work without touch the screen?

biketool 2022-04-18 08:14

Re: Help! Have to read last SMS with broken touch screen
 
OK, yea you need H-E-N or USBcontrol to get that working, this is not USB OTG.....
Is there a keyboard shortcut to open and navigate the settings tray?
I think there is but I cant get my N900 to boot right now.
try these form https://www.fonearena.com/blog/9398/...shortcuts.html
Code:

General

    Ctrl + Backspace: From within an application this will take you back out to the visual task manager. (Thanks to Chanse for that one.)
    Ctrl + C: Copy text
    Ctrl + V: Paste text
    Ctrl + X: Cut text
    Ctrl + A: Select all
    Ctrl + O: Open (if available)
    Ctrl + N: Create a new item (if available)
    Ctrl + S: Save (if available)
    Ctrl + Z: Undo (if available)
    Ctrl + Y: Redo (if available)
    Ctrl + F: Open search bar (if available)
    Ctrl + Right arrow: Move the insertion point to the end of the word
    Ctrl + Left arrow: Move the insertion point to the beginning of the word

Web browser

    Ctrl + N: Open a new window
    Ctrl + R: Reload the current page
    Ctrl + B: Open a bookmark
    Ctrl + D: Add a bookmark

Email

    Ctrl + Enter: Send a message
    Ctrl + R: Reply to a message

RSS Reader

    Ctrl + R: Refresh the feed

Screenshots

    Ctrl + Shift + P: Capture a screenshot. Warm up those fingers first to try this out. (Thanks Nokia Experts reader Matti for the tip.)

Maybe try to pair a bluetooth mouse and use keyboard to tab to accept the pairing? It is a real problem to get input here, especially since I am not sure how to get into the settings tray with a keyboard assuming you have USB OTG installed.

teroyk 2022-04-19 09:24

Re: Help! Have to read last SMS with broken touch screen
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by biketool (Post 1573978)
OK, yea you need H-E-N or USBcontrol to get that working, this is not USB OTG.....
Is there a keyboard shortcut to open and navigate the settings tray?

I have installed H-E-N and I had used it with usb-mouse some years ago, but how to active it without touch now?

Quote:

Originally Posted by biketool (Post 1573978)
I think there is but I cant get my N900 to boot right now.
try these form https://www.fonearena.com/blog/9398/...shortcuts.html

Best keyboard shortcut wasn't listed there:
Ctrl + Shift + X Starts Xterm.

Quote:

Originally Posted by biketool (Post 1573978)
Maybe try to pair a bluetooth mouse and use keyboard to tab to accept the pairing? It is a real problem to get input here, especially since I am not sure how to get into the settings tray with a keyboard assuming you have USB OTG installed.

If somebody find a way to pair without touch then I would go to shop and I buy bluetooth mouse.


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