The Media Transfer Protocol (commonly referred to as MTP) is a devised set of custom extensions to support the transfer of music files on USB digital audio players and movie files on USB portable media players.
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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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Getting MTP to work with a Galaxy Nexus?
I am having quite a bit of problems getting file-transfers working over MTP with the Galaxy Nexus. I am using Kubuntu 11.10 64-bit, and this is what I have done and the results I get:
Added rule for ...
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Best way to sync music to Galaxy Nexus (MTP)?
The Galaxy Nexus uses MTP which makes general use a bit of a pain. Luckily, Ubuntu comes with some drivers preinstalled so I can access my phones memory easily through nautilus, however Rhythmbox and ...
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“Unable to mount Android, Error initialising camera: -60: Could not lock the device” when connecting a Samsung Galaxy S2 via MTP
Whenever I connect my Samsung Galaxy S2 phone (running Android 4.0) via USB using an MTP connection one of two messages always pops up, either:
Unable to mount Android: Error initialising camera: ...
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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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How to get a working mtp connection for Galaxy S2 in 12.04?
Any one able to get proper MTP connection setup for Galaxy S2?
Ubuntu 12.04 detects my device and automatically mounts it but it's only partial.
The problems are:
When I connect my device it ...
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Are there any plans to improve mtp support on future Ubuntu releases?
Even when I did manage to connect my Google Nexus to Ubuntu, I think it would be great to have mtp support right from the start.
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Sharing files with Android devices (How do I mount an HP Touchpad, Cyanogen Mod 9?)
I've recently installed Cyanogen Mod 9 on my HP Touchpad tablet, but I'm encountering problems when trying to access it from my Ubuntu laptop (Ubuntu 11.10, Gnome-Shell, Nautilus).
I've first tried ...
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Mounting Nexus 7 on Ubuntu 12.04 through USB? [duplicate]
Please help me troubleshoot. I would like to transfer files between my Ubuntu 12.04 and Nexus 7 (Android 4.2) I have first followed this link post carefully without success, rolled back all changed. ...
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Galaxy Note II MTP on Ubuntu 12.04
I bought a branding new Galaxy Note II and I tried to mount its storage to my ubuntu laptop.
As you know, Android 4.0+ uses MTP by default. Android 4.1 doesn't support USB Mass Storage anymore! So ...
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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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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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Ubuntu Nexus 7 as USB device does not work
I connected USB cable from Nexus 7 running Ubuntu to my Ubuntu laptop but there is no new USB device found when I run lsusb. Is this function supported?
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Some Ubuntu 13.04 applications cannot access files on MTP-mounted systems. Why?
Ubuntu 13.04 comes with MTP support to access files on newer Android devices. My Nexus 10 works OK: after plugging in, I can access the N10 files with Nautilus, and I can copy from and to the device. ...
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How can I install the latest version of libmtp?
In the latest version of the libmtp library there are fixes for my Android device so I would like to install the latest version I'm just not sure how! I would assume that this would pushed into the ...
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User friendly way to access an MTP device (Android 3.0 tablet)
Is there a user friendly way to access a MTP device from Ubuntu such as an Android 3.0 tablet?
Thanks.
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How to transfer files between Android and Ubuntu? [duplicate]
I have an Android phone (Samsung Galaxy S3) and I wish to take the music files I have off of it and store them on my laptop which is running Ubuntu 12.10. Upon connecting my phone to my computer I can ...
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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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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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Connecting a Samsung Galaxy S3 in Ubuntu 13.04
In 13.04, whenever I connect an Android device, one of three things happens:
1 . It mounts successfully (maybe once out of 3 attempts)
2 . It fails to mount with the following error message:
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Sony NWZ-E363 doesn't go in MTP-Mode
i want my mp3-Player to work as MTP.
Therefore I added a .config containing
options usb-storage quirks=054c:059b:i
file to /etc/modprobe.d. To prevent the device from beeing auto-mounted.
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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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How to browse the files on my Samsung Galaxy Discover?
I just bought a Samsung Galaxy Discover and eagerly connected it to my Kubuntu machine via the included USB cable. After selecting the option to "Open with file manager", I was redirected to the URI ...
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What MTP program to use for HTC One X+
Im running Xubuntu 12.10 and I'm trying to add files to my HTC One X+ but the programs I've used (gMTP, Qlix and MTPFS using http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2055563) haven't worked ...
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Copy files and folders to Nexus 7 from Kubuntu
when I connect my Nexus 7 to my Kubuntu laptop it shows up as a camera instead of a drive. I am running Kubuntu 12.10 and am fully up to date with my Nexus7.i would like to copy files over to it. On ...
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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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How to transfer files from Samsung Galaxy to Ubuntu 12.04?
I have a Samsung Galaxy GT-S7562 with Android 4.0.4 and Ubuntu 12.04 on a Dell Vostro 1510.
I have just found out I cannot transfer files from Android to Ubuntu with a USB connection because the ...
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“folder contents could not be displayed.” error when trying to plug in a Galaxy Nexus
Tried to connect Galaxy Nexus to Ubuntu 12.10 64bit, I choose open folder from a pop up dialog box and it says the following error:
The folder contents could not be displayed.
Sorry, could ...
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Philips GoGear detected by Rhythmbox but not Banshee
I got a Philips GoGear Vibe and wanted to use it in Ubuntu 12.04. I was also using Banshee instead of Rhythmbox, and wanted to keep doing that. The problem is that Banshee doesn't detect the device, ...
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Change MTP default action when connecting to Ubuntu
The first time I've connected my smartphone to Ubuntu, it asked me about the default action each time I'll connect it.
Now the default action is to open nautilus.
How do I change it to not do ...
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I am trying to build libmtp 1.1.14 but I cannot fix this error
I have run this in a terminal.
git clone git://libmtp.git.sourceforge.net/gitroot/libmtp/libmtp
cd libmtp
./autogen.sh
(answering yes to all questions)
But when I try to run the ./configure ...
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How can I connect my Samsung S3 Mini to Ubuntu 12.10
I have tried many things including the installation of gMTP from Ubuntu's PPA, and with it many other that include mtp-dev... I have forgotten now the bunch of files I have installed.
The problem is ...
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File transfer to smartphones from Ubuntu does not work properly [duplicate]
Modern smartphones are no longer USB based mass storage, MTP is used instead. This is not good. I want to move music and folders to my phone just normal filetransfers deleting renaming copy folders ...
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What is the best way to get MTP working properly?
Anyone have any news on the latest/best way to get Sony's proprietary MTP working properly on Ubuntu GNOME? Ubuntu GNOME Shell Remix 12.10 amd64. Sony Xperia U (no SD card support, only internal ...
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Windows Phone 8 detected as mass storage
From version 8 onwards Windows Phone supports MTP (media transfer protocol) to transfer audio and I thought I could use Rhythmbox to upload music onto my device.
Thing is Rhythmbox doesn't display ...
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Ubuntu needs to support Android / MTP devices [closed]
Ubuntu (community) has not done enough to solve MTP issue, for Android devices.
Even (Microsoft) Windows XP fully supports this.
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How to connect LG P 880 4x hd with PC?
I would like to connect my LG P 880 4x hd with my PC. I have Ubuntu 12.04. The MTP mode doesn't work and I don't know what to do? Can somebody help me?
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Getting my Walkman into mtp mode [closed]
I have a NWZ-e344 Walkman and I've created some .mpi files that can get the music player to read but it will only go into mtp mode when I'm logged into the root account. When I log into my regular ...
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How can I get the Creative Zen Touch to work? [closed]
I've tried using gnomad2 (too lazy to configure all the dependencies) and Amarok (segfaulted when I tried to do anything with it).
$ lsusb
Bus 002 Device 004: ID 041e:4131 Creative Technology, Ltd ...
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Connecting Galaxy Note: Unable to mount Android Error initializing camera: -53: Could not claim the USB device
I'm running cm9 ics on my Galaxy Note and i tried anything i could find googleing around but to no result, if i look on the phone in usb settings there is the option for mass storage but it's grey and ...
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Creative Zen does not work in Banshee or Rhythmbox
Neither Banshee nor Rhythmbox will see files on Creative Zen. Right Clicking on Zen Player and selecting "properties" causes both Banshee and Rhythmbox to exit.
All MTP plugins & libraries seem ...
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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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Can't connect Google Nexus in Ubuntu 13.04
After upgrading from 12.10 to 13.04 I am having issues with connecting my Google Nexus to my Ubuntu machine.
I have found this script somewhere on the Internet but it does not seem to work now :
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Ubuntu can't mount Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (Cyanogenmod 10.1)
When I connect the device, this error shows:
first: Error initializing camera: -60: Could not lock the device
and then:
Sorry, could not display all the contents of "store_00010001": DBus
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How do I change my Archos Vision A14 VG from MTP to MSC
I use Ubuntu 12.04, and it doesn't recognize my MP3-player. I've already figured out that I have to switch its USB mode from MTP to MSC - but: How exactly do I do that? I don't have the slightest idea ...
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gvfs-mtp stopped working Ubuntu 12.10 after update
Gvfs-mtp recently stopped working mounting my nexus 4 and nexus 7 following an Ubuntu GVFS update. The devices will connect in PTP mode but not MTP... Help? Ubuntu 12.10
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gvfs detects audio device as camera incorrectly
My Windows Phone 8 is getting detected incorrectly as a camera, while I require it to get detected as a portable audio device so that I could move songs through Rhythmbox.
gvfs-info -f ...
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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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Android Media sync LG Optimus L7 (P705) with ubuntu 12.04 LTS
I can't connect my Android LG Optimus L7 (P705) with Ubuntu via media sync (MTP), just to see or transfer file / media inside my internal / external memory from computer to handphone vice versa, ...
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How can I Connect My Nokia C6-01 to any music player?
I have a problem with Ubuntu 11.10. I can connect my Nokia C6-01 as a Massive Storage and Ubuntu will recognize it like a flash drive. But when I try to use Songbird, Rhythmbox, GMusic Browser and ...
