Gary Dale wrote: > On 03/02/17 04:52 PM, RLewis wrote: >> Gary Dale wrote: >> >>> On 02/02/17 08:03 AM, RLewis wrote: >>>> Hi Gary -- >>>> >>>> Gary Dale wrote: >>>> >>>>> On 28/01/17 09:08 AM, RLewis wrote: >>>>>> Hello Ken and Gary -- >>>>>> >>>>>> ken wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> On 01/24/2017 02:38 PM, Gary Dale wrote: >>>>>>>> I'm running stretch/AMD64 and I'm having extreme problems >>>> accessing >>>>>> my >>>>>>>> Samsung S5 phone from my Plasma5 desktop. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> When I plug the phone in, I get the notification with 2 suggested >>>>>>>> actions. They both read "Open with File Manager" but the first one >>>>>>>> opens Dolphin with "camera:..." while the second opens Dolphin with >>>>>>>> "mtp:..." in the location bar. When I actually try to navigate to >>>>>>>> the folder with my photos, I get a notification on the phone >>>>>>>> telling me a device is attempting mtp access... When I click >>>>>>>> "Allow", I get another notification pop-up on my desktop with the >>>>>>>> same two options... >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> When I actually try to access the photos, I frequently get "process >>>>>>>> died" or "I/O error" messages, although sometimes I can actually >>>>>>>> see >>>> a >>>>>>>> photo (not just the file names) - persistence pays off. Moreover >>>>>>>> the phone will lock when connected, even if a file transfer is >>>>>>>> underway. This kills the transfer. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> To make matters worse, I have photos and videos that I have taken >>>>>>>> which show up in the Gallery on the phone and which I can view on >>>> the >>>>>>>> phone and see when I remove the SD card and read it directly but >>>> which >>>>>>>> don't show up in Dolphin. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Clearly this is not the way the process is supposed to work. I can >>>>>>>> understand the phone requesting a verification for the connection, >>>> but >>>>>>>> everything on the desktop side seems wrong: >>>>>>>> - the two actions should be distinguishable by their description, >>>>>>>> - the process shouldn't die and if it does, it should relaunch, >>>>>>>> - the connection should block the phone from locking if locking >>>>>>>> will stop file transfers, >>>>>>>> - there should be a record of the error in a log somewhere. As it >>>>>>>> is, all I can find is a lot of systemd journal entries like "Jan 24 >>>>>>>> 14:01:33 transponder kernel: usb 4-5: usbfs: process 20598 (mtp.so) >>>>>>>> did not claim interface 0 before use" which seem to occur before >>>>>>>> the device is actually recognized. >>>>>>>> - all the photos should show up >>>>>>> It sounds like you want to offload files from your android. For a >>>>>>> few years now I've been using Software Data Cable to do this, free >>>>>>> app, no >>>>>>> cable needed. Launch the app and it sets up an ftp server on the >>>>>>> phone. Then from my laptop I log in, navigate, up- and download >>>>>>> files. >>>>>>> When done, I shut down the ftp server on the phone. Easy-squeezy. >>>>>> Ken: Thanks for the tip -- I'm going to give it a try, >>>>>> >>>>>> Gary: I'm using KDE Connect right now. Install the app[1] on your >>>> phone >>>>>> (I have an S4) and the software[2] on your computer (I'm using >>>>>> jessie, but I >>>>>> see that there is a newer version available for stretch). It works >>>>>> well and is easy to use. >>>>>> >>>>>> Robert >>>>>> >>>>>> [1] >>>>>> [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.kde.kdeconnect_tp >>>>>> [2] https://packages.debian.org/stretch/kdeconnect >>>>>> >>>>> I went to install kdeconnect on my desktop but it was already >>>>> installed. I installed the app on my phone but it can't see anything >>>>> to connect to. >>>>> >>>>> I reinstalled kdeconnect on my desktop but still nothing, whether the >>>>> phone is connected to USB or just attached wirelessly. Any ideas on >>>>> what's going wrong? >>>> Have you tried "Refresh" on the phone? If not, then tap on either the >>>> three-dot menu on the upper right or the menu on the lower right. If >>>> your desktop still isn't listed under Available Devices, and it has its >>>> own IP address, you can add it to KDE Connect on the phone -- press >>>> either menu, then "Add devices by IP". >>>> >>>> Hope this helps. >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> Robert >>> Verified my desktop's IP address and added it but when I go back to the >>> KDE Connect Devices panel, it still isn't there even after a refresh. >>> >>> I don't see a menu on the lower right. >> Sorry, my mistake -- I meant lower left. It doesn't really matter since >> it's the same menu as the upper right. > I don't see any menu on the lower part of the screen. Everything is at > the top. There's a 3-bar symbol top-left that bring out the "pair new > device" dialog and there is the 3-dotmenu top-right that allows me to > refresh, rename device or add devices by IP.
The lower left menu I mentioned is the phones Menu key, left of the Home key. It has the same dialogue as the top right. > >> >>> What I've got is something on the >>> top left that when I press it, it shows me my phone and an option to >>> "Pair new device" that simply takes me back to the Devices panel. >>> >>> My desktop's IP address remains in the Custom device list panel but >>> never shows up anywhere else. >>> >>> I've verified that my phone is on my local network. >>> >>> I found kdeconnect-cli on my desktop but it also shows no devices. >> It sounds like you've done everything correctly. If both your phone and >> PC >> are connected to the network, I think it should just work. The only >> other suggestions I have are to add your hostname and/or your >> <username>@<hostname> in the "Add devices by IP" screen. >> >> The KDE Connect Community Wiki doesn't have much information, but does >> have a troubleshooting tip if you're behind a firewall. >> >> About your USB connection: Do you have kio-mtp installed? I can connect >> to >> my phone that way, too. Just make sure that the phone's USB PC >> Connection is set for MTP. >> > Thanks Robert but even adding the username@ didn't help. I'm sorry to hear that you're still unable to get KDE Connect working. I tried another jessie desktop, installed KDE Connect, connected to the network, launched KDE Connect on the phone, and that desktop (displaying my <username>@<hostname>) just showed up under Available Devices. I hope I don't run into the same problem you're having when I upgrade to stretch. I just checked the KDE Connect depends and see that sshfs is listed. Do you have openssh-server and/or openssh-client installed? Just a thought. > still > re. kio-mtp: I installed it and it seems to make the phone behave > better. However I'm still getting mtp protocol died messages. As for > setting the USB PC connection to MTP, how do I do that? I can't find > anything in the settings that looks like it controls that. On my S4, with OS v. 5.01, after I connect the phone with the USB cable, when I use the pull-down menu there is a notice that says: "Connected as a media device. Touch for other USB options." Tapping that notice takes me to the USB PC connection page where I can choose between MTP or PTP connections. All the best, Robert
