Re: Transferring files between Samsung tablet and a Debian box

[Miles Fidelman <mfidelman@meetinghouse.net>]

Kushal Kumaran wrote:
> Ken Heard <kenslists@teksavvy.com> wrote:
>
> > Can anyone tell me how I can transfer files between my Samsung tablet
> > with Honeycomb and my Debian boxes with Lenny or Squeeze, using either
> > a
> > USB or Bluetooth connection between them?  I know I can transfer them
> > by
> > e-mail, but that method is cumbersome.
> I hear newer versions of android no longer support the usb mass storage protocol. They use something called Media Transfer Protocol. The libmtp package (and associated utility packages) should help, but I think they are still in debian unstable only.
amazing what one can find with a little googling:
http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2011/12/how-to-connect-your-android-ice-cream-sandwich-phone-to-ubuntu-for-file-access

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