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Re: MTP and Android phones



On Tue, Jan 07, 2014 at 12:23:47PM -0500, Paul Cartwright wrote:
> On 01/07/2014 11:50 AM, Dr. Jennifer Nussbaum wrote:
> > On Tuesday, January 7, 2014 11:43 AM, Vincent Lefevre <vincent@vinc17.net> wrote:
> >
> > On 2014-01-07 15:46:10 +0000, Darac Marjal wrote:
> >>> MTPFS is only available in Squeeze and Sid.
> >>> http://packages.debian.org/search?keywords=mtpfs 
> >> But it doesn't work with Android phones.
> > Wait, so explain how i can get my phone connected to my computer? There have now been several different and contradicting explanations :-(
> >
> >
> what do you get when you type the command:
> $lsusb
> ..... (SNIP a bunch of entries)
> Bus 001 Device 027: ID 04e8:6860 Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd GT-I9100
> Phone [Galaxy S II], GT-P7500 [Galaxy Tab 10.1]
> 
> 
> and that is wrong, it is showing my galaxy tab 3, which isn't plugged
> in. My Galaxy S3 is plugged in..

Just be aware that the only reliable information lsusb gets from the
device is the manufacturer/device id (04e8:6860 in your case). It then
looks up what that device is in a database on your computer. If the
database is out of date (hint: sudo update-usbids), then the
human-readable description will be wrong. Basically, it's possible that
the S2, the Tab 10.1 and the S3 all share the same device id.

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