F16: how to use MTP to transfer to Android Galaxy Nexus

[sean darcy]

On 01/14/2012 04:49 PM, Swapnil Bhartiya wrote:
> On 01/14/2012 10:30 PM, sean darcy wrote:
>> I'm trying to transfer files from F16 to my Galaxy Nexus. Ive rebuilt
>> libmtp for 1.1.2, whci supports the phone.
>>
>> mtp-detect finds it:
>>
>> mtp-detect
>> libmtp version: 1.1.2
>>
>> Listing raw device(s)
>> Device 0 (VID=04e8 and PID=6860) is a Samsung GT-P7510/Galaxy Tab
>> 10.1/S2/GT-N7000/Galaxy Nexus.
>> Found 1 device(s):
>> Samsung: GT-P7510/Galaxy Tab 10.1/S2/GT-N7000/Galaxy Nexus (04e8:6860) @
>> bus 2, dev 7
>> .........
>> libmtp supported (playable) filetypes:
>> Folder
>> Text file
>> HTML file
>> RIFF WAVE file
>> ISO MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3
>> MPEG video stream
>> JPEG file
>> GIF bitmap file
>> JFIF file
>> Portable Network Graphics
>> TIFF bitmap file
>> Microsoft Windows Media Audio
>> Ogg container format
>> Advanced Audio Coding (AAC)/MPEG-2 Part 7/MPEG-4 Part 3
>> MPEG-4 Part 14 Container Format (Audio+Video Emphasis)
>> ISO MPEG-1 Audio Layer 2
>> Abstract Playlist file
>> XML file
>> Free Lossless Audio Codec (FLAC)
>> OK.
>>
>> But nothing shows up as files. I can't find anything on yum that would
>> act as a file manager. How do I actually transfer files to the nexus?
>
> MTP is broken under GNU/Linux. I filed bug reports with the project but
> nothing happening there. You can use web-based apps to transfer data
> between the two devices. You don't need to install anything on your
> Linux box.
>
> http://www.muktware.com/articles/3115/how-connect-your-android-device-linux-ubuntu-opensuse
>
>
> This is for Ubuntu but since OS is irrelevant it will work with Fedora
> as well.
>
> Swapnil
That has the same problem as WiFi File Explorer: you can't copy folders, 
only files.

I'll probably just borrow a windows machine.

sean