Re: Android phone access in Dolphin does not work
Gary Dale wrote:
> On 02/02/17 08:03 AM, RLewis wrote:
>> Hi Gary --
>>
>> Gary Dale wrote:
>>
>>> On 28/01/17 09:08 AM, RLewis wrote:
>>>> Hello Ken and Gary --
>>>>
>>>> ken wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On 01/24/2017 02:38 PM, Gary Dale wrote:
>>>>>> I'm running stretch/AMD64 and I'm having extreme problems
>> accessing
>>>> my
>>>>>> Samsung S5 phone from my Plasma5 desktop.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> When I plug the phone in, I get the notification with 2 suggested
>>>>>> actions. They both read "Open with File Manager" but the first one
>>>>>> opens Dolphin with "camera:..." while the second opens Dolphin with
>>>>>> "mtp:..." in the location bar. When I actually try to navigate to the
>>>>>> folder with my photos, I get a notification on the phone telling me a
>>>>>> device is attempting mtp access... When I click "Allow", I get
>>>>>> another notification pop-up on my desktop with the same two
>>>>>> options...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> When I actually try to access the photos, I frequently get "process
>>>>>> died" or "I/O error" messages, although sometimes I can actually see
>> a
>>>>>> photo (not just the file names) - persistence pays off. Moreover the
>>>>>> phone will lock when connected, even if a file transfer is underway.
>>>>>> This kills the transfer.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> To make matters worse, I have photos and videos that I have taken
>>>>>> which show up in the Gallery on the phone and which I can view on
>> the
>>>>>> phone and see when I remove the SD card and read it directly but
>> which
>>>>>> don't show up in Dolphin.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Clearly this is not the way the process is supposed to work. I can
>>>>>> understand the phone requesting a verification for the connection,
>> but
>>>>>> everything on the desktop side seems wrong:
>>>>>> - the two actions should be distinguishable by their description,
>>>>>> - the process shouldn't die and if it does, it should relaunch,
>>>>>> - the connection should block the phone from locking if locking will
>>>>>> stop file transfers,
>>>>>> - there should be a record of the error in a log somewhere. As it is,
>>>>>> all I can find is a lot of systemd journal entries like "Jan 24
>>>>>> 14:01:33 transponder kernel: usb 4-5: usbfs: process 20598 (mtp.so)
>>>>>> did not claim interface 0 before use" which seem to occur before the
>>>>>> device is actually recognized.
>>>>>> - all the photos should show up
>>>>> It sounds like you want to offload files from your android. For a few
>>>>> years now I've been using Software Data Cable to do this, free app, no
>>>>> cable needed. Launch the app and it sets up an ftp server on the
>>>>> phone. Then from my laptop I log in, navigate, up- and download
>>>>> files.
>>>>> When done, I shut down the ftp server on the phone. Easy-squeezy.
>>>> Ken: Thanks for the tip -- I'm going to give it a try,
>>>>
>>>> Gary: I'm using KDE Connect right now. Install the app[1] on your
>> phone
>>>> (I have an S4) and the software[2] on your computer (I'm using jessie,
>>>> but I
>>>> see that there is a newer version available for stretch). It works
>>>> well and is easy to use.
>>>>
>>>> Robert
>>>>
>>>> [1] https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.kde.kdeconnect_tp
>>>> [2] https://packages.debian.org/stretch/kdeconnect
>>>>
>>> I went to install kdeconnect on my desktop but it was already installed.
>>> I installed the app on my phone but it can't see anything to connect to.
>>>
>>> I reinstalled kdeconnect on my desktop but still nothing, whether the
>>> phone is connected to USB or just attached wirelessly. Any ideas on
>>> what's going wrong?
>> Have you tried "Refresh" on the phone? If not, then tap on either the
>> three-dot menu on the upper right or the menu on the lower right. If
>> your desktop still isn't listed under Available Devices, and it has its
>> own IP address, you can add it to KDE Connect on the phone -- press
>> either menu, then "Add devices by IP".
>>
>> Hope this helps.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Robert
> Verified my desktop's IP address and added it but when I go back to the
> KDE Connect Devices panel, it still isn't there even after a refresh.
>
> I don't see a menu on the lower right.
Sorry, my mistake -- I meant lower left. It doesn't really matter since
it's the same menu as the upper right.
> What I've got is something on the
> top left that when I press it, it shows me my phone and an option to
> "Pair new device" that simply takes me back to the Devices panel.
>
> My desktop's IP address remains in the Custom device list panel but
> never shows up anywhere else.
>
> I've verified that my phone is on my local network.
>
> I found kdeconnect-cli on my desktop but it also shows no devices.
It sounds like you've done everything correctly. If both your phone and PC
are connected to the network, I think it should just work. The only other
suggestions I have are to add your hostname and/or your
<username>@<hostname> in the "Add devices by IP" screen.
The KDE Connect Community Wiki doesn't have much information, but does have
a troubleshooting tip if you're behind a firewall.
About your USB connection: Do you have kio-mtp installed? I can connect to
my phone that way, too. Just make sure that the phone's USB PC Connection
is set for MTP.
All the best,
Robert
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