Transfering files to a Samsung Galaxy III

[Robert Moskowitz]

On 12/11/2012 04:04 PM, Jared K. Smith wrote:
> On Tue, Dec 11, 2012 at 3:46 PM, Robert Moskowitz <rgm at htt-consult.com> wrote:
>> Anyway, I have mp4 lessons on this system that I would want to view on the
>> Galaxy.  Is there any 'eazy' way to do this?  I plug the Galaxy into my
>> notebook and it only goes into charging mode.
> I don't have a Galaxy SIII, but I do have a couple of android devices
> -- typically they have a setting that lets you change the "USB Mode"
> from "None" to "USB Mass Storage" mode.  If you change that and then
> plug in a USB cable, it'll appear as a giant USB key.

I found the USB teather option.  It was greyed out until I connected to 
my notebook.  Then Fedora recognized the device.  Got my mp4s into the 
movie directory and were able to view them with the player.  All right, 
this phone might actually be useful!

thanks