On Thu, July 19, 2012 2:04 am, Allan Gottlieb wrote: > I just purchased a new smartphone (samsung galaxy S III), which runs > android ice cream sandwitch 4.0.4). I would like to copy files > to and from the phone. The phone manual describes how to do this for > windows (nothing needed) and Mac (a program to download), but not for > gnu-linux. Apparently the phone supports MTP (media transfer protocol) > and PTP (picture transfer protocol) > > I did some googling and there are a number of comments but no clear > recommendations. Has anyone here performed file transfer > gentoo <--> samsung S3. > > I run amd64, but I don't think that is very relevant. > > Just mounting or ftp would be enough; I really just want to move some > files. > > I don't have an SD card on the phone, but would be willing to get one if > that is needed. > > thanks, > allan
Allan, Aside from installing an FTP-server, you can also install "AirDroid", it lets you control the phone via a webbrowser over a WIFI-connection. It lets you backup nearly everything from your phone, including the applications you installed. When downloading multiple files at once, it zips them first. I also like the option to transfer the clipboard to/from the phone and type text messages (SMS) in a webbrowser to be sent out by the phone. -- Joost -- Joost
