Package that will install in Fedora to view files on Android Phones.

[Mickey]

Isn't there a Package on Fedora repo that you can install so as to view 
files on Android Phones by USB ??

[Reindl Harald]

Am 28.10.2013 23:09, schrieb Jim:
>  Isn't there a Package on Fedora repo that you can install so as
> to view files on Android Phones by USB?? 
you mount a phone via MTP and use your ordinary filebrowser
and whatever applications are assigned with a mime-type

so why would you need a "special application"?

[Ian Malone]

On 28 October 2013 22:09, Jim <binarynut(a)comcast.net&gt; wrote:
>  Isn't there a Package on Fedora repo that you can install so as
> to view
>  files on Android Phones by USB ?? 
Some will show up as USB mass storage (or at least let you access an
attached sd card by that method). I've got a samsung which is locked
down for that (and I don't want to have to root it), in which case you
have to use MTP. For access in KDE I've got kio_mtp installed.
simple-mtpfs works for me if I need command line access. The phone
needs to be unlocked while accessing it.

-- 
imalone
http://ibmalone.blogspot.co.uk

[Patrick O'Callaghan]

On Mon, Oct 28, 2013 at 10:31 PM, Ian Malone <ibmalone(a)gmail.com&gt; wrote:

>  On 28 October 2013 22:09, Jim <binarynut(a)comcast.net&gt; wrote:
>  > Isn't there a Package on Fedora repo that you can install so as to view
>  > files on Android Phones by USB ??
>
>  Some will show up as USB mass storage (or at least let you access an
>  attached sd card by that method). I've got a samsung which is locked
>  down for that (and I don't want to have to root it), in which case you
>  have to use MTP. For access in KDE I've got kio_mtp installed.
>  simple-mtpfs works for me if I need command line access. The phone
>  needs to be unlocked while accessing it.
>  
+1

Just be aware that MTP doesn't give you a "real" filesystem, e.g. IIRC
there's no seeking and files cannot be modified in place or even directly
overwritten, just read, written and deleted. simple_mtpfs does some caching
to try to disguise this but it's useful to know.

poc

[Mickey]

On 10/29/2013 05:49 AM, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote:
>  On Mon, Oct 28, 2013 at 10:31 PM, Ian Malone <ibmalone(a)gmail.com 
>  <mailto:[e-mail]>> wrote:
>
>      On 28 October 2013 22:09, Jim <binarynut(a)comcast.net
>      <mailto:[e-mail]>> wrote:
>      > Isn't there a Package on Fedora repo that you can install so as
>      to view
>      > files on Android Phones by USB ??
>
>      Some will show up as USB mass storage (or at least let you access an
>      attached sd card by that method). I've got a samsung which is locked
>      down for that (and I don't want to have to root it), in which case you
>      have to use MTP. For access in KDE I've got kio_mtp installed.
>      simple-mtpfs works for me if I need command line access. The phone
>      needs to be unlocked while accessing it.
>
>
>  +1
>
>  Just be aware that MTP doesn't give you a "real" filesystem, e.g. IIRC 
>  there's no seeking and files cannot be modified in place or even 
>  directly overwritten, just read, written and deleted. simple_mtpfs 
>  does some caching to try to disguise this but it's useful to know.
>
>  poc
>
>  
Patrick, where does one get simple-mtpfs.

[Reindl Harald]

Am 29.10.2013 15:24, schrieb Jim:
>  Patrick, where does one get simple-mtpfs 
seriously?

yum install simple-mtpfs

[Ian Malone]

On 29 October 2013 14:24, Jim <binarynut(a)comcast.net&gt; wrote:
>  On 10/29/2013 05:49 AM, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: 
>  Just be aware that MTP doesn't give you a "real"
> filesystem, e.g. IIRC
>  there's no seeking and files cannot be modified in place or even directly
>  overwritten, just read, written and deleted. simple_mtpfs does some caching
>  to try to disguise this but it's useful to know. 
>  Patrick, where does one get simple-mtpfs. 

You should just be able to get this via yum, or the software centre
(or whatever the gui package manager is called these day

-- 
imalone
http://ibmalone.blogspot.co.uk

[Michael Cronenworth]

Jim wrote:
>  Patrick, where does one get simple-mtpfs. 
If you have Fedora 19 (and Gnome) just plug in your phone. There is nothing to 
download. Your phone will be displayed and you can browse it.

Gnome 3.8 picked up MTP support (gvfs-mtp).

[Darryl L. Pierce]

On Mon, Oct 28, 2013 at 06:09:14PM -0400, Jim wrote:
>  Isn't there a Package on Fedora repo that you can install so as
> to
>  view files on Android Phones by USB ?? 
I know of no special package: I just use Nautilus to brown the device as
just another disk, granted one that speaks MTP.

-- 
Darryl L. Pierce <mcpierce(a)gmail.com&gt;
http://mcpierce.fedorapeople.org/
"What do you care what people think, Mr. Feynman?"

[Mickey]

On 10/29/2013 04:46 PM, Darryl L. Pierce wrote:
>  On Mon, Oct 28, 2013 at 06:09:14PM -0400, Jim wrote:
> > Isn't there a Package on Fedora repo that you can install so as to
> > view files on Android Phones by USB ??
>  I know of no special package: I just use Nautilus to brown the device as
>  just another disk, granted one that speaks MTP.
>
>
>  
http://www.samsung.com/uk/support/usefulsoftware/KIESAIR/JSP

At this location, I have found out how to connect my Linux PC to my 
Galaxy Mega Phone/Tablet, But I can't find howto  copy/move Videos from 
the Phone to PC, using Drag, Copy, or Upload. Using Firefox Browser on PC.

If anyone can figure how to do this please let me know.

Thank You

[Martin S]

On Tuesday, October 29, 2013 05:30:02 PM Jim wrote:
>  On 10/29/2013 04:46 PM, Darryl L. Pierce wrote:
>  > On Mon, Oct 28, 2013 at 06:09:14PM -0400, Jim wrote:
>  >> Isn't there a Package on Fedora repo that you can install so as to
>  >> view files on Android Phones by USB ??
>  > 
>  > I know of no special package: I just use Nautilus to brown the device as
>  > just another disk, granted one that speaks MTP.
>  
>  http://www.samsung.com/uk/support/usefulsoftware/KIESAIR/JSP
>  
>  At this location, I have found out how to connect my Linux PC to my
>  Galaxy Mega Phone/Tablet, But I can't find howto  copy/move Videos from
>  the Phone to PC, using Drag, Copy, or Upload. Using Firefox Browser on PC.
>  
>  If anyone can figure how to do this please let me know. 
I prefer Airdroid if you are using a Wifi. It fairly straightforward there.

/M.