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How the heck do I mount my Android phone?

I'm super puzzled because my phone used to just appear when I plugged it in. It doesn't anymore and The development options are definitely set to allow USB debugging. The phone is charging via USB but ...
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Connect Ubuntu raring ringtail to android 4.0.4 tablet

I have a 'LePan' tablet (android 4.0.4) that plugs into a USB port on my laptop, and it charges the tablet. So I know there is a connection. But Ubuntu does not see it. No sign of it in Nautilus. ...
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About powering USB device on Linux: Android camera app recognizes USB camera but Ubuntu doesn't

On my notebook, I have a USB camera, 32-bit Ubuntu 10.04 running on SD Card and Android Jelly Bean on flash memory. Ubuntu doesn't recognize the camera (even the USB port), cause it doesn't offer any ...
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1answer
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Ubuntu doesn't see my phone (Sony Xperia Tipo)

When I connect my phone Xperia Tipo to my Ubuntu 12.04, the USB icon does not appear in a launcher. lsusb gives me following results: Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub ...
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adb devices shows no connected devices, but phone shows up via dmesg and lsusb

I'm trying to root my Motorola Photon Q (XT897) but I cannot see it via adb no matter what. USB Debugging is turned on. Here is my 51-android.rules SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="22b8", ...
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Phone not getting detected in DDMS in Ubuntu 12.04 - 32bit

I am using Ubuntu 12.04 32 bit. I have a Micromax Ninja A87 Android phone running GB 2.3.5. My problem is the phone does not get detected. When I try on a Windows 7 PC, it does get detected. Here are ...
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1answer
701 views

Ubuntu can't see my Android phone!

I'm on Ubuntu 12.04, and trying to connect my Samsung galaxy Gio (Model # GT-S5660M) with Android 2.3.4 (GINGERBREAD_MR1). When I plug my phone in,via USB, it will charge, however Ubuntu will not ...
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1answer
439 views

Ubuntu 12.10 not recognizing android phone

I have a Samsung transform ultra smartphone and I am running Ubuntu 12.10. when I plug my phone in and set it to mass storage mode nothing happens on the Linux end. I was under the impression that it ...
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Downgrading back to Android [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Can’t return to stock Android Hi I recently just changed my Nexus 7 Android into Ubuntu 13.04 and I wanted to go back to it just being a normal Android device before ...
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3answers
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How do I access the files in a Samsung Galaxy S II?

I have a Samsung Galaxy S II but my Ubuntu 10.04 laptop, although it recognizes the phone when I connect it with a USB. won't allow me to get into the phone. Do I need special drivers?
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3answers
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How to mount an Android Jelly Bean phone if there's no option?

I can't mount the LG Optimus P700 (running the Android Jelly Bean OEM image) on my Ubuntu 12.10. Other phones always have a selectable "Mass Storage" menu, but this one has no menu option for it when ...
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MTP unknown device LG Optimus L5

I followed all the instructions reported here: http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2011/12/how-to-connect-your-android-ice-cream-sandwich-phone-to-ubuntu-for-file-access/ in order to connect my Android ICS ...
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1answer
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I can't get Ubuntu (12.10 Desktop) to recognize my Galaxy S3

I Plug my gs3 into my laptop, and nothing happens. I went to terminal, typed "lsusb" command, and the return print was, for one of the usb ports, "Bus 002 Device 015: ID 04e8:6860 Samsung Electronics ...
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Android phone (Samsung GSIII) not detected

I'm currently having an issue with Ubuntu 12.10 not seeing my Android phone. I plug it in, and nothing happens. My phone charges, but it doesn't detect a USB connection, and neither does Ubuntu. They ...
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Samsung phone not recognized in Ubuntu 12.10 using USB cable

I use Ubuntu 12.10 ,when i connect Samsung Galaxy Ace plus to PC it is not recognized by Ubuntu and USB icon does not appear in phone screen, so i cannot connect my phone to PC. Please help about it. ...
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Internet connection sharing from PC to My Android Phone [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How to share a wired Internet connection with an Android phone? I have an laptop with OS Ubuntu 12.04. I am using an internet dongle(data card) for internet connection. ...
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How to connect a Nexus 10 to transfer files?

This is a similar question to How to connect Nexus 7 with Ubuntu , But the solution given there doesnt work. How can I connect Nexus 10 on ubuntu. It gives me an error (actually tries to access the ...
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Android not going to usb mode when using ubuntu

I just recently did a install for Ubuntu and I cant get it to go into usb mode after connecting the usb cable. usb debugging is on, is there anything else I need to do to get it to connect?
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7answers
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How do I connect a Nexus 7 to transfer files?

I want to move some files from my PC to Nexus 7. The tablet is connected to my PC's USB port and it is successfully charging. Unfortunately, the PC is not detecting the devices - what I expected is to ...
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Virtual Box: Problems using USB Phone [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Can not connect Android SGSII via USB after ICS upgrade I'm not completely sure if this is the right part of stackexchange to ask this question, so if I'm in the wrong ...
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Ubuntu stops recognizing my Android device

I used to access my Android device through nautilus, but suddenly my Ubuntu stops recognizing the usb port. (Yes, I switched usb ports already!) I type lsusb on console but my Android doesn't appear ...
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5answers
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Connecting Android 4 (Ice Cream Sandwich / Jelly Bean) phone to Ubuntu 12.04

I'm using the US Model 16GB version of the Samsung Galaxy S3 (I747), however, I cannot mount it to my laptop from some reason. I have tried using both FTP and MTP connections, but neither work. What ...
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Getting MTP to work with a Galaxy tab 2 7.0?

I'm trying to get MTP with the galaxy tab 2 7.0 working on my ubuntu installation. Such that I can access the files. I tried to do what is described here: ...
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Connection between an Android device and Ubuntu host using USBnet

Is it possible to establish a USB connection between an Android device and Ubuntu host using USBnet?
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Getting photos and music on/off samsung/google galaxy nexus (ice cream sandwich) phone

I am having trouble to access the filesystem on my phone. It just worked in previous version of Ubuntu, but now it appears empty whether it is mounted with MTP or PTP. I have followed a few guides ...
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3answers
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How do I browse pictures and files on an android phone via USB?

I've got an android LG P690 mobile phone. I would like to know how to browse its pictures, videos, and music files from my Ubuntu Desktop system. I've figured out how to do this with Blutooth, but ...
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2answers
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Is there any way to use Ubuntu with an Android phone?

Could I plug in my Android phone into my Ubuntu PC via USB cable and have text messages and such appear in my Ubuntu notifications? Or something like that (similar to the Ubuntu for Android ...
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72k views

How to connect MTP devices via USB? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How to transfer files from/to an Android device via a GUI? How does one connect an MTP device to Ubuntu via USB? Many popular devices, such as all Android 4.0 phone, ...
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3answers
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USB tethering from Android

I used a friend's Android (2.3) phone that allows USB tethering, subheading: "share phone's mobile network with PC." Android lets me set 2 tethering settings, under "USB tethering type": ...
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Can not connect Android SGSII via USB after ICS upgrade

I got OTA update for my Samsung Galaxy S2 - Android 4 (ICS). However, the adb devices does not show the device. Neither does lsusb. I am using ubuntu inside vmware Fusion on a Mac. If I disconnect the ...
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1answer
455 views

Android device not recognized in eclipse

I tried to plug my Samsung Galaxy S to my Ubuntu box for developing applications in Android, but the problem is that lsusb doesn't recognize the device. I tried with a friend smartphone and it is ...
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1answer
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device shows up in lsusb + adb but not in ifconfig

I'm running Ubuntu in the VMWare Player under Windows 7: root@ubuntu:/# uname -a Linux ubuntu 3.0.0-17-generic #30-Ubuntu SMP Thu Mar 8 17:34:21 UTC 2012 i686 \ i686 i386 GNU/Linux I'm trying to ...
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2answers
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How do I get Ubuntu to connect to my Android tablet?

What I'm doing is trying to run a software called gMTP, which is apparently what I need to do to transfer files back and forth to my Android Galaxy 10.1 Tab device. I've asked about it on the Android ...
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1answer
68 views

Why is this text red when I check to see if a USB device is connected?

I am trying to get my Galaxy Tab 10.1 to connect to my Ubuntu 11.04 computer. It's not working, and I've asked about it on the Android SE site. However, it seems there might be issues on the Ubuntu ...
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1answer
947 views

File transfers by USB stalling and failing [closed]

I connect to my Samsung Galaxy S2 by USB from my Ubuntu 11.10 computer. It was working fine up until a few days ago. Now, for reasons I can't determine, whenever I try to copy any files using the ...
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1answer
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HTC Android device mounted as USB drive is read-only unless I'm root

When I connect my HTC Incredible S to my Ubuntu 10.10 system as a USB drive, the device seems to mount OK, but is read-only unless I access it as root. For example, if I run nautilus, I can't drag and ...
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1answer
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Do all Android phones tether?

Can I pick up any android phone and connect it to my ubuntu laptop via a usb cable and tether to the internet using the data allowance on my phone contract? I already know that my contract allows ...
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0answers
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USB Tethering (over USB) with Android 2.2 not working [closed]

It's working with Maverick, but it breaks with Natty. OS detect device, network-manager tries to connect (1), but fails (2): Output of dmesg, lshw, lsusb, lspci, nm-tool, ifconfig and lsmod on ...
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2answers
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Samsung Galaxy S2 in download mode breaks lsusb

I have a Samsung Galaxy S2. To update it the official way, you need Windows and Samsung Kies (an application that does the updating). The unofficial way lets you do it with a Linux-native application ...
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2answers
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Is there a way to share my computer's Internet connection with my Android 2.2.1 through USB?

Is there a way to share my desktop Internet connection with my Android 2.2.1 using the phone data cable?
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1answer
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Why can I not see my USB connected Android device over SSH?

I have a computer running Mythbuntu 11.04, and it has Banshee 2.0 installed on it. I also have an Android phone that I use as a music player. I want to get Banshee and Android talking to each other ...
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3answers
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How to access the SD card through my Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc Phone?

I have a Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc phone and I cannot access its SD card through the USB cable provided. I have set the USB connection mode to MSC yet when I connect the phone to my computer I cannot ...
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1answer
564 views

Problems transferring great amount of data to SD card of Android phone [closed]

I have a HTC Desire rooted with CyanogenMod 7 and a 16GB microSD card. When I copy great amount of data from Ubuntu 10.04 64 bits to this phone via USB, the speed is low (~1'2 MiB/seg) and sometimes ...
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1answer
776 views

USB tethered connection via Nexus One not showing on NetworkManager

When plugging my Nexus One (Android 2.3.3) via USB and activating the "USB Tethering" option, I cannot enable the connection via Network Manager, because I just see a gray "Disconnected" option. If I ...
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How can I tether my android phone with pdanet to my laptop via usb?

For my iphone I was using this with pdanet to tether via usb. Now I have an android phone, also with pdanet. I'd appreciate any help. Edit My phone is a droid x. I'm using the latest OS officially ...