Re: Transferring files between Samsung tablet and a Debian box
On Thursday 12 July 2012 1:47:14 pm Miles Fidelman wrote:
> 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-sa
> ndwich-phone-to-ubuntu-for-file-access
Thanks. I carried out these steps yesterday even though I'm not using ubuntu.
Didn't work yesterday, does today (go figure). Problem may be solved.
Mark
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