Mount internal storage (eMMC) on another computer

By being able to access the Librem 5’s internal storage from another computer, you can back up important files or fix a broken installation.

Download and extract Jumpdrive

Follow these instructions on a Linux host computer:

  1. Download the latest build of Jumpdrive.

  2. Open the Files app, and select Downloads on the left side bar.

  3. Find purism-librem5.tar.xz and right-click it to show the menu.

  4. Select Extract Here.

  5. Open the new folder, purism-librem5.

  6. Right-click in the blank space and select Open in Terminal.

  7. In the terminal, run this command to install uuu:

    sudo apt install -y uuu

  8. If prompted for your password, type it and press Enter. Nothing will be shown while typing your password for security reasons.

  9. Leave the terminal open and proceed to the next steps.

Put the phone in flash mode

Note

This does not affect your stored data on the phone.

  1. Fully power off the phone.

  2. Disable all hardware kill switches.

  3. Remove the battery from the phone.

  4. Plug in the USB cable to your Linux PC.

  5. Hold the volume-up button on the phone.

  6. Plug in the USB cable to the phone. The notification LED should blink red. A green notification LED should not appear.

  7. Reinsert the phone battery. The notification LED will appear solid red.

  8. Release the volume-up button on the phone.

Start Jumpdrive and open the Librem 5 disk on your PC

  1. On your Linux PC, in the terminal you opened, run this command:

    sudo ./boot-purism-librem5.sh

  2. Type your password if prompted and press Enter. Nothing will be shown while typing your password. For security reasons, just type it and press Enter.

  3. After a few seconds, the Librem 5 will show an image and say “Jumpdrive is running”

  4. Your PC will prompt for a passphrase to access the Librem 5. Enter the passphrase you use when booting the Librem 5 to decrypt the disk encryption, then click Unlock.

    See also

    Default phone password

Retrieve Files

  1. Open the file manager/explorer (Named Files).

  2. Look for the Librem 5 disk in the left sidebar. For Librem 5 and Librem 5 USA, you will see 31 GB Volume. For Liberty Phone, you will see 127 GB Volume. Select that volume.

  3. Open the home folder, then the purism folder (Path: /home/purism/).

  4. This is your home directory on the Librem 5. Locate any files you would like to save, and copy them to your PC.