At this point I am not sure if the phone operates with the standard usb mass storage protocol but you might be able to test that just by putting the usb cable into your gnu/linux machine and seeing if it is recognised automatically. I have another friend that has a very similar phone, that also runs on Symbian, so I will keep checking back to pass on what i learn about symbian with linux and your phone with your pc.
Because i use gnu/linux, like you do David, if i could afford one of
these smartfones i would want to seek out one that runs on linux
because i think it would be easier to work with and personalise.
This does not mean that you can't get good functionality on the Symbian
OS and it looks like some interconnectivity projects are getting some
traction, but i havn't had the chance to research that. It sounds
like you have made a good purchase, its just that a linux smartfone
would be a lot easier. For a number of reasons I think the best
solution is linux and i might blog something later about that.
There is a Symbian
Open Source project that is not connected with Symbian Ltd. and
this will, without doubt, be an important resource for people seeking
to use Gnu/Linux with Symbian.
According to this review, the N70 isn't a USB mass storage device, so the Windows-only software from Nokia is the only way to talk to it, and even then not terribly reliably according to the reviewer. He suggests using a memory card reader as a middle man, which sounds like a promising avenue for investigation.
hi I'm on Ubuntu Edgy and it's a no-brainer using obexftp to send files to the phone and gnome-bluetooth to receive files. The usb cable is useless but the bluetooth does rock most righteously
first step
At this point I am not sure if the phone operates with the standard usb mass storage protocol but you might be able to test that just by putting the usb cable into your gnu/linux machine and seeing if it is recognised automatically. I have another friend that has a very similar phone, that also runs on Symbian, so I will keep checking back to pass on what i learn about symbian with linux and your phone with your pc.
There is some documentation that talks about working between Symbian and Gnu/Linux, but i understand i haven't even scratced the surface. This doesn't really answer your question but this is how i would first touch base with the solution.
just for the record
There is a Symbian Open Source project that is not connected with Symbian Ltd. and this will, without doubt, be an important resource for people seeking to use Gnu/Linux with Symbian.
Doesn't look good...
According to this review, the N70 isn't a USB mass storage device, so the Windows-only software from Nokia is the only way to talk to it, and even then not terribly reliably according to the reviewer. He suggests using a memory card reader as a middle man, which sounds like a promising avenue for investigation.
re Nokia N70 and Linux
hi I'm on Ubuntu Edgy and it's a no-brainer using obexftp to send files to the phone and gnome-bluetooth to receive files. The usb cable is useless but the bluetooth does rock most righteously
Regards
Dave Jones