• can't read android phone

    From faeychild@2:250/1 to All on Wed Sep 22 04:16:37 2021


    I normally plug the phone into a USB socket
    tap file transfer on
    And the contents of the phone will show in Dolphin

    But not any more Now I get

    "The file or folder udi=/org/kde/solid/udev/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb1/1-1
    does not exist."

    I believe that it used to work fine and maybe a recent update had
    trashed it.

    Fortunately it still works in Mageia 6. So not all is lost.


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  • From Leo@2:250/1 to All on Thu Sep 23 10:39:24 2021
    On 22/9/21 1:16 pm, faeychild wrote:


    I normally plug the phone into  a USB socket
    tap file transfer on
    And the contents of the phone will show in Dolphin

    But not any more Now I get

    "The file or folder udi=/org/kde/solid/udev/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb1/1-1
    does not exist."

    I believe that it used to work fine and maybe a recent update had
    trashed it.

    Fortunately it still works in Mageia 6. So not all is lost.


    I gave up using cables for this operation a long time ago.
    I use "WiFi FTP Server" on my Samsung phone and Filezilla on Mageia 8.
    Also need "gmtp" and "mtpfs" on Mageia 8, both in the repositories.
    I also installed "android-file-transfer" on Mageia 8.
    Not sure if all 3 are needed but I installed them years ago and have
    just followed on from this.

    Phone and computer should be on the same network and files can be
    transferred both to and from the computer with Filezilla.

    Leo Kavanagh

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  • From Doug Laidlaw@2:250/1 to All on Thu Sep 23 13:09:33 2021
    On 23/9/21 7:39 pm, Leo wrote:
    I gave up using cables for this operation a long time ago.
    I use "WiFi FTP Server" on my Samsung phone and Filezilla on Mageia 8.
    Also need "gmtp" and "mtpfs" on Mageia 8, both in the repositories.
    I also installed "android-file-transfer" on Mageia 8.
    Not sure if all 3 are needed but I installed them years ago and have
    just followed on from this.

    Phone and computer should be on the same network and files can be transferred both to and from the computer with Filezilla.

    I do what Leo does. For a while, I used Airplay, from the Google Store,
    and there is at least one person still using it.

    Some time ago, there was a basic change to the Android operating system
    that made all the existing methods stop working. There is an Android
    helper RPM in the Mageia repos, but using FTP, you don't need it.

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  • From faeychild@2:250/1 to All on Fri Sep 24 09:03:47 2021
    On 22/9/21 13:16, faeychild wrote:

    Thanks Leo and Doug
    When I get pissed off enough booting Mag6 I will give it a whirl

    At one time I did attempt to try using the router WiFi to connect the
    phone to the network but it got involved with Samba and that was route I didn't want to explore at that time

    I've pasted the advice in the brain file

    regards


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  • From faeychild@2:250/1 to All on Thu Sep 30 23:08:57 2021
    On 23/9/21 22:09, Doug Laidlaw wrote:

    Some time ago, there was a basic change to the Android operating system
    that made all the existing methods stop working.  There is an Android helper RPM in the Mageia repos, but using FTP, you don't need it.


    I would challenge your claim a little, Doug!

    My phone has been running Android 10 for most of the year and until the
    recent Mageia update file transfers worked fine. I suspect a management decision..

    Lotto has just done the same thing.
    Once you could open the "Congratulations" email and discover how much
    you had won. Now, instead, there is a "Check your Ticket" button
    Then enter your ticket number
    All 24 digits - no chance of error there of course.

    Management decision?


    regards
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  • From faeychild@2:250/1 to All on Fri Oct 1 01:40:00 2021
    On 23/9/21 22:09, Doug Laidlaw wrote:



    Some time ago, there was a basic change to the Android operating system
    that made all the existing methods stop working.  There is an Android helper RPM in the Mageia repos, but using FTP, you don't need it.

    I discovered that flash memory can still be read when plugged into the
    phone, but to connect the computer now requires FTP.
    It is manufactured incompatibility

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  • From TJ@2:250/1 to All on Sat Oct 2 01:22:53 2021
    On 9/30/21 18:08, faeychild wrote:
    On 23/9/21 22:09, Doug Laidlaw wrote:

    Some time ago, there was a basic change to the Android operating
    system that made all the existing methods stop working.  There is an
    Android helper RPM in the Mageia repos, but using FTP, you don't need it.


    I would challenge your claim a little, Doug!

    My phone has been running Android 10 for most of the year and until the recent Mageia update file transfers worked fine.  I suspect a management decision..

    My phone uses Android 9, and until recently I didn't think it would work
    with Mageia 8 Plasma, either. My much older Android tablet had no problems.

    But maybe a month ago I stumbled onto what was needed, so now if I want
    to access my phone with usb I use the following steps, in order:

    1. Boot computer and phone without the cable connection.
    2. Make sure the phone is unlocked.
    3. Plug the usb cable into the computer and phone.
    4. The device notifier will recognize the phone. Click on the "Open with
    file manager" option.
    5. The phone will ask to allow MTP communication, which I OK. In the
    meantime, Dolphin has opened with an error that it can't access the phone.
    6. Close Dolphin, then open it again. You should be able to access the
    phone from the listing under "Devices."

    If you click on that listing without closing Dolphin, you will get an
    error message. Closing it and opening it again resets something so that
    access works. At least, it does for me.

    TJ

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  • From faeychild@2:250/1 to All on Tue Oct 5 21:58:17 2021
    On 2/10/21 10:22, TJ wrote:

    But maybe a month ago I stumbled onto what was needed, so now if I want
    to access my phone with usb I use the following steps, in order:

    1. Boot computer and phone without the cable connection.
    2. Make sure the phone is unlocked.
    3. Plug the usb cable into the computer and phone.
    4. The device notifier will recognize the phone. Click on the "Open with file manager" option.
    5. The phone will ask to allow MTP communication, which I OK. In the meantime, Dolphin has opened with an error that it can't access the phone.
    6. Close Dolphin, then open it again. You should be able to access the
    phone from the listing under "Devices."

    If you click on that listing without closing Dolphin, you will get an
    error message. Closing it and opening it again resets something so that access works. At least, it does for me.

    TJ

    You're a genius TJ

    I also added

    turn left counterclockwise 13 times while stamping your left foot after
    each complete turn. Because you never know :-)

    thanks TJ I wont ask how you stumbled across that method.

    regards
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  • From marchugo@2:250/1 to All on Thu Oct 21 17:50:25 2021
    On 9/22/21 05:16, faeychild wrote:


    I normally plug the phone into  a USB socket
    tap file transfer on
    And the contents of the phone will show in Dolphin

    But not any more Now I get

    "The file or folder udi=/org/kde/solid/udev/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb1/1-1
    does not exist."

    I believe that it used to work fine and maybe a recent update had
    trashed it.

    Fortunately it still works in Mageia 6. So not all is lost.



    My ten years old Android Samsung Note 4 always transported files fine to
    and fro any of the Mageia versions on my pc, until about three years
    ago. From then USB cable connections were refused.

    As I didn't get any system software updates from Samsung since many
    years, the problem must be located in the Linux/Mageia software updates.

    My data are stored on an SD card in my phone.

    I solved the connection problem in this way: I take out my SD card from
    the phone and put it into a usb card reader that I connect to my pc,
    then copy the files to my pc per Dolphin.

    Recently I bought an Intel NUC pc and formatted its SSD hard disk for
    Mageia 8. The NUC has an SD card reader. Plug the SD card in, and copy
    files into the Linux system. It's fast, 700 photo files in a few minutes
    are transported into Mageia.

    Marc.

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  • From marchugo@2:250/1 to All on Thu Oct 21 17:58:20 2021
    On 9/22/21 05:16, faeychild wrote:


    I normally plug the phone into  a USB socket
    tap file transfer on
    And the contents of the phone will show in Dolphin

    But not any more Now I get

    "The file or folder udi=/org/kde/solid/udev/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb1/1-1
    does not exist."

    I believe that it used to work fine and maybe a recent update had
    trashed it.

    Fortunately it still works in Mageia 6. So not all is lost.



    My ten years old Android Samsung Note 4 always transported files fine to
    and fro any of the Mageia versions on my pc, until about three years
    ago. From then USB cable connections were refused.

    As I didn't get any system software updates from Samsung since many
    years, the problem must be located in the Linux/Mageia software updates.

    My data are stored on an SD card in my phone.

    I solved the connection problem in this way: I take out my SD card from
    the phone and put it into a usb card reader that I connect to my pc,
    then copy the files to my pc per Dolphin.

    Recently I bought an Intel NUC pc and formatted its SSD hard disk for
    Mageia 8. The NUC has an SD card reader. Plug the SD card in, and copy
    files into the Linux system. It's fast, 700 photo files in a few minutes
    are transported into Mageia.

    Marc.

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  • From faeychild@2:250/1 to All on Thu Oct 21 21:49:16 2021
    On 22/10/21 03:50, marchugo wrote:


    My ten years old Android Samsung Note 4 always transported files fine to
    and fro any of the Mageia versions on my pc, until about three years
    ago. From then USB cable connections were refused.

    As I didn't get any system software updates from Samsung since many
    years, the problem must be located in the Linux/Mageia software updates.

    My data are stored on an SD card in my phone.

    I solved the connection problem in this way: I take out my SD card from
    the phone and put it into a usb card reader that I connect to my pc,
    then copy the files to my pc per Dolphin.


    Correct! Taking out the SD card was an option
    But taking the phone from wallet, remove SIM tray and SD card was a
    bit of a pain

    TJ's solution works fine

    .. One day I will try Leo's FTP arrangement

    regards


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