Problems detecting android tablet IView 788TPC with mtp-tools [closed]

Question

I installed mtp-tools on 14.04 "Trusty" through Software Center. No problems with install. Issuing `mtp-detect' results in

'Unable to open ~/.mtpz-data for reading, MTPZ disabled.libmtp version: 1.1.6

Listing raw device(s) No raw devices found.'

I did some research and found that mtpfs might be required. so installed that with

:~$ sudo apt-get install mtpfs

I still get the following result

:~$ mtp-detect Unable to open ~/.mtpz-data for reading, MTPZ disabled.libmtp version: 1.1.6

Listing raw device(s) No raw devices found.

My research indicates that the mtp-tools package is still under development.

source: http://libmtp.sourceforge.net/

and the documentation is not comprehensive.

source man mtp-tools as well as mtp-detect -h

I tried adding the PPA from Are there any plans to improve mtp support on future Ubuntu releases? but it seems this is already worked into trusty 14.04 and won't resolve the problem.

Can anyone provide a recommended course of action to resolve this problem?

Answer 1

The Iview 788TPC doesn't support MTP only USB storage.

Answer 2

I had a similar issue with HTC phone running Android 4.2.2. I would not mount under Ubuntu 14.04. I fixed it by turning on USB debugging on the phone under Developer Options. If you can't see developer options there is a way to turn it on - follow directions here http://www.androidcentral.com/how-enable-developer-settings-android-42