Mounting Android Tablet

[Swapnil Bhartiya]

On 02/01/2012 01:34 PM, Jared Norris wrote:
> On 1 February 2012 21:44, Swapnil Bhartiya<swapnil.bhartiya at gmail.com>  wrote:
>> On 02/01/2012 12:41 PM, DEF wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> On Feb 1, 2012 11:54 AM, "Swapnil Bhartiya"<swapnil.bhartiya at gmail.com
>>> <mailto:swapnil.bhartiya at gmail.com>>  wrote:
>>>   >
>>>   >  On 02/01/2012 11:45 AM, DEF wrote:
>>>   >>
>>>   >>
>>>   >>  On Feb 1, 2012 10:31 AM, "Swapnil Bhartiya"
>>> <swapnil.bhartiya at gmail.com<mailto:swapnil.bhartiya at gmail.com>
>>>   >>  <mailto:swapnil.bhartiya at gmail.com
>>>
>>> <mailto:swapnil.bhartiya at gmail.com>>>  wrote:
>>>   >>  >
>>>   >>  >  Hi,
>>>   >>  >
>>>   >>  >  I have Samsung Galaxy 10.1 tablet and I can't mount it on my Ubuntu
>>>   >>  system. When I connect it, all I see is a folder with numbers like
>>> 0000.
>>>   >>  There is no content in these folders. I did file a bug report with
>>> gMPTP
>>>   >>  project but no progress as such. Is there any way to easily mount my
>>>   >>  tablet to Ubuntu and transfer data -- some of my users are also facing
>>>   >>  the similar problem.
>>>   >>  >
>>>   >>
>>>   >>  Yes.
>>>   >>  First on your galaxy tablet: Settings -->  Wireless and network -->  USB
>>>   >>  settings(Set USB cconnection) -->  Mass storage.
>>>   >
>>>   >
>>>   >  Galaxy 10.1 doesn't have the USB mount option.
>>
>>
>> Android 3.2
>>
>> Swapnil
>>
>>>
>>> Which software version is it using.?
>>>
>>> My Nexus S which runs on Android 4.0 has this option. Galaxy is using
>>> MTP protocol which doesn't allow it to mount as USB storage device. I
>>> can mount it on Windows though, but I don't use Windows. So, Ubuntu
>>> should be able to mount as well.
>>>   >
>>>   >  Thanks.
>>>   >
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>
> I don't own one so can't test it but there appears to be 2 methods
> that generally work for most people I've seen in a quick online
> search.

Tried both methods, none worked. mtp has some bugs and I filed the bug 
reports but no progress so far.

>
> 1 - Install MTP - "sudo apt-get install mtp-tools" - a lot of users
> advise this works and allows them to mount the device.
> 2 - Change the device to turn USB debugging on. This reportedly makes
> it function as a mass storage device.
>
> Short of getting my hands on one, which doesn't appear likely, let us
> know those 2 options go.

If you live in Brussels you can play with my Tablet ;-)

Swapnil


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