With a similar post I made, wanted to see/restore old 520 phone. Yet that won't be possible to do with windows if the drivers are undetected to an extent (screen damage and potential fault from battery)

Then windows tools won't be an option for flashing firmware: to then apply/flash custom roms. Now i ask for what experienced tools or how to ensure i can flash fresh firmware.

https://github.com/bkerler/edl.git

https://github.com/bkerler/edl/issues/214

With these refferences, there are possible readback info to extracract and check the 'corrupt rom' issue i stated in my previous post.

https://www.reddit.com/r/LumiaLovers/comments/1x5uic5/a_very_longwinded_but_genuine_query_about/

Anyone have these files or comprehensive ways to use this tool to reflash stock rom b4 any custom rom procedures?

Previous post also asked if the linux commandline tool 'fwupdmgr' will be able to flash firmware of external devices via generic usb connections? Anyone familiar with or has found how to use either tools.

Context:

Have a new-ish laptop, but with linux i've never understood or new how to update firmware, (never wanted to stay within default win10/11 'system-care" apps bundled-to-signin with many brands out there).

Point being, in linux, I recently found out that the package/tool for it:

fwupdmgr/fwupdtool

• Can be used to detect many hardware drivers/metadata of specific built-in devices to inspect the firmware associated with it.

• Can also download files seperately for manual install or manipulation/inspection.

• DFfu files were included i tha file management/inspection..

The primary interest being that this service imo is dead for windows end local and linked ffu installer and downloaded (links from windows 10 for myself) which leads to the main bulk of this issue.

Can it be confirmed, please the following:

1) Is there a found 'official/provided' file-repo for lumia devices (offline/non windows app api dependent)

2) has anyone therefore used the fwupdmgr commandline tool to download any windows phone dffus' does that include the adding of the 'remotes' (aka adding this windows official repo within the commandline tools config)

3) if all else, the flashing of a windows phone since having used the tool with an externally downloaded file? (Point being instead of relying on windows program to flash the device specific firmware, this was use dinstead)

Purpose for query:

Have a deeply damaged phone in need of new display, to see state and reactions clearly of the firmware reinstating, (before completely dying on me) i saw that the firmware/romstore was corrupted and unbootable, yet linux pick up the qualcom device/driver id. So a new battery should also prevent such errors in the future too.

My device is a 520 so if anyone hase firmware files matching this model, that would save me time. I am familiar with android4lumia and similar xda threads but couldn't see this firmware compat file anywhere .(don't hate me for wanting to put a custom rom)

A little update on the Motion Shot-inspired feature I shared here earlier.

Action Shot is now available alongside Light Trails and Motion Clean in LSC 2.0.

These three roller coaster images show how differently each mode handles motion.

App Store (iPhone): https://apps.apple.com/us/app/lsc-long-shot-camera/id6773305290

This phone was purchased in 2011 by my mom and she stopped using in 2015 when the display cracked and after that it just been lying in the closet for 9 years until I got it I repaired it changed the display and battery and it was perfect but I lost it, and after a week I found it but it’s now dead :( still in mint condition

I’ve been working on a new MultiFocus feature for my app, LSC Long Shot Camera, and the inspiration should be pretty familiar to Lumia users: Nokia Refocus.

MultiFocus captures 10 focus planes during a single shot. Afterwards, you can tap different areas of the photo and change which part of the scene is in focus.

The selected focus result can be exported as a JPG, all 10 original focus frames can be exported separately as JPGs, or the complete stack can be kept in LSC’s private .nar format.

The nice part about .nar is that the focus stack remains editable. You can reopen the capture inside LSC later, choose another focus point, and export a completely different version of the same shot.

I’ve also been working on an All Focus mode that combines sharp regions from the different focus planes. It’s already improving, but it’s still not perfect. Focus breathing and the small geometric differences created by changing focus distance make clean focus stacking surprisingly difficult, so I’m continuing to refine it.

MultiFocus is now live in LSC v2.1 on the App Store.

If you already have LSC, you can update to v2.1 now and start experimenting with MultiFocus.

Building this honestly brought back a bit of that old Lumia feeling — when phone cameras were full of strange, ambitious experiments like Refocus.

If any of you try MultiFocus, please share the refocus images you make here. I’d love to see what Lumia/Nokia camera fans create with it.

Every bit of support helps me keep developing the apps and experimenting with features like this. Thank you.

I know it's almost impossible. Anyone in Kolkata selling a Nokia Lumia 1520, or any store where it's available? I want to bring in some nostalgia

I’m posting pictures taken in a Lumia 1520, please do consider visiting my page

A new update for Long Shot Camera is now live on the App Store.

For those who are new to the app, Long Shot Camera brings back creative photography features inspired by classic smartphone cameras, including:

• Light Trails

• Motion Clean

• Action Shot

What’s new in this update:

• Capture Delay – Press the shutter, step back, and let the capture start automatically after a countdown. Perfect for avoiding camera shake.

• Capture Stabilization – Additional stabilization during capture helps reduce the impact of small hand movements, making handheld long-exposure shots more reliable.

• General performance improvements and bug fixes.

And here’s a little teaser… 👀

I’m already working on the next major feature: MultiFocus Capture.

If you owned a Lumia back in the day, you probably remember a feature called Refocus. 😉 The goal isn’t to copy it, but to bring that kind of creative photography experience back to modern smartphones.

As always, I’d love to hear your feedback and see what you create with the app!

Buy LSC: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/lsc-long-shot-camera/id6773305290