On Friday 16 Jun 2017 14:35:21 Walter Dnes wrote: > On Fri, Jun 16, 2017 at 08:23:42AM -0700, Ian Zimmerman wrote > > > On 2017-06-16 14:23, Grant Edwards wrote: > > > This is not the first time I've seen somebody mention this "songs and > > > pictures" stuff. I don't understand. When I use mtpfs to mount my > > > Android devices, a "file-level view" is exactly what I get: I see the > > > device's root directory and everything underneath it the exact same > > > way I would if it were a USB-storage device. > > > > The last time I tried MTP was on Debian maybe 2 years ago or 3 years, > > using the jmtpfs package. IIRC this was what happened; yes, I could see > > individual files, but only certain types, and only in certain > > directories. > > That package is currently keyworded. Use sys-fs/simple-mtpfs instead. > It simply works; and it works simply. From the command line
Thanks for the instructions, Walter. > 1) create a working mount directory, e.g. $HOME/tablet $ mkdir ~/nexus > 2) attach smartphone/tablet/whatever to USB port > > 3) sudo simple-mtpfs -o allow_other $HOME/tablet $ sudo modprobe fuse $ sudo simple-mtpfs -o allow_other ~/nexus Device 0 (VID=18d1 and PID=4ee1) is a Google Inc (for LG Electronics/Samsung) Nexus 4/5/7/10 (MTP). Android device detected, assigning default bug flags (Actually it's a Nexus 6P phone.) > 4) cd $HOME/tablet $ ls -la total 8.0K drwxr-xr-x 2 prh prh 4.0K Jun 18 15:05 . drwxr-xr-x 36 prh prh 4.0K Jun 18 15:05 .. > 5) do whatever > > 6) cd > > 7) sudo fusermount -u $HOME/tablet $ sudo fusermount -u nexus fusermount: failed to unmount /home/prh/nexus: Invalid argument ...because it was never mounted - or if it was it was dropped immediately. Dmesg has no record of anything being mounted. I've tried two cables and both USB-2 and USB-3 ports on this box, and I've tried fuse as a module and built in. I have the sys-fs/fuse package installed. I also tried an older Nexus-7 with the same result, but when I tried a Samsung Galaxy Tab S I got this (as root): # simple-mtpfs -o allow_other /home/prh/nexus Device 0 (VID=04e8 and PID=6860) is a Samsung Galaxy models (MTP). LIBMTP ERROR: couldnt parse extension samsung.com/devicestatus:3 Well, Samsung do like to do their own thing. What else might I be missing? I'm not so bothered about the two tablets, but it would be good to be able to connect the phone and play with it. > 8) dettach smartphone/tablet/whatever from USB port -- Regards Peter
