This might be related to bug #1015010 - the libmtp library isn't up-to- date enough to support the S3 (although in my case I still can't mount the phone, even with the latest libmtp library).
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gvfs in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1033512 Title: Cannot browse files through MTP on Galaxy S3 phone Status in “gvfs” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: When I plug in the phone, an error message pops up, usually this one: Unable to mount SAMSUNG_Android Error initializing camera: -60: Could not lock the device Nothing relevant appears in the system log: Aug 6 09:06:39 tadzim2 kernel: [42634.627632] usb 2-1.2: new high-speed USB device number 21 using ehci_hcd Aug 6 09:06:39 tadzim2 kernel: [42634.721800] cdc_acm 2-1.2:1.1: This device cannot do calls on its own. It is not a modem. Aug 6 09:06:39 tadzim2 kernel: [42634.721953] cdc_acm 2-1.2:1.1: ttyACM0: USB ACM device Although the newly mounted partitions (internal memory and SD card) do appear in Nautilus, only the first-level directories are listed; all appear empty, although I know there are actually files in there: gpothier@tadzim2:store_00010001$ tree . ├── Alarms ├── Android ├── Application ├── Bluetooth ├── Cut the Rope ├── DCIM ├── Download ├── media ├── Movies ├── Music ├── myalbum ├── Notifications ├── osmand ├── Pictures ├── Podcasts ├── print ├── Ringtones ├── Samsung └── test On the other hand, using gmtp does show the files, but it is extremely slow to connect to the device, and is not reliable (it starts to fail after downloading a few files). I've seen other MTP-related bug reports, but none with these exact symptoms (ie. showing first-level directories only). ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: nautilus 1:3.4.2-0ubuntu4 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-27.43-generic 3.2.21 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-27-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu11 Architecture: amd64 Date: Mon Aug 6 09:02:37 2012 GsettingsChanges: org.gnome.nautilus.window-state geometry '865x550+0+24' org.gnome.nautilus.window-state sidebar-width 218 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120425) ProcEnviron: PATH=(custom, user) LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: nautilus UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) --- ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu11 Architecture: amd64 DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120425) Package: gvfs 1.12.1-0ubuntu1 PackageArchitecture: amd64 ProcEnviron: TERM=xterm PATH=(custom, user) LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-27.43-generic 3.2.21 Tags: precise running-unity Uname: Linux 3.2.0-27-generic x86_64 UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) UserGroups: adm cdrom dip libvirtd lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gvfs/+bug/1033512/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
