linux mint 17.2 cinnaman and android phone

pappa_golf

mint 17.2 up and running , slight niggles but getting there apart from tonight when I needed to transfer some photo,s from a SAMSUNG galaxy6 running nougat to by PC , bluetooth will send FROM my phone but I cannot RECEIVE any photos from the phone , tried disabling the on board b/tooth on the PC (nuc) and used a generic one , still the same

so I connected a USB cable , in files I can see my phone but cannot read or see anything on it , when connecting thre phone just goes to charging

I have spent some time googling , but got nowhere , any ideas?

esuhl

I don't use Mint, but the Arch Linux wiki has some tips that might help.

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/MTP

pappa_golf

well after pondering about all evening , I cracked it !!!

so for posterity and google search the answer

Samsung Galaxy : Settings > About device > Build number

when you see "build number" starts to click consecutively on it until you see the message "You are now a developer"


after you are a developer go to developer option, enable Developing and check that "Debug USB" has "the green V " .

after you do this steps, connect your phone, and you should see it as a normal drive


after a lot of googling I found the answer!!!!!


I also solved a duplicated h/drive problem , multiple partition ex windows deive that ended up as 2 drives in linux Gparted to the rescue

will fine tune the bluetooth later

tronator

You could use Airdroid or Foldersync to avoid all problems with cables, connections etc.

Personally, I use Foldersync to sync to my Owncloud server, but it also supports FTP, SFTP, SMB/CIFS, WEBDAV and many cloud services. I never need to connect a cable to my phone, just set up a folder pair and schedule a daily sync or put a widget on your screen and sync manually.

pappa_golf

I dont want to sync with a cloud , I just want to take a photo off my phone and copy it to my computer?

can I have a owncloud for xmas if I ask nicely ,to the nice father christmas at the coop this saturday morning


KISS = a simple cable

S0litaire

I use "ES FileExplorer"

If you either set up "SSH" OR share a folder using "Samba" on your Linux machine, you can use the app to browse your local wifi network and then Cut/copy & paste items to and from your phone to the PC.

tronator

pappa_golf wrote: »

I dont want to sync with a cloud , I just want to take a photo off my phone and copy it to my computer?

That's why I also mentioned FTP, SFTP and Samba/CIFS. Just add a SFTP account for your PC to the app and create a folder pair for your phone/PC. That's it, no more cables.

pappa_golf

instruction booklet please ? ,

tronator

pappa_golf wrote: »

instruction booklet please ? ,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPFOfXs9KPc

Instead of using Samba/CIFS use SFTP with your PC's credentials.

pappa_golf

OTT , just a random photo every "x" days , all that is needed

pappa_golf

bluetooth now working in both directions

https://community.linuxmint.com/tutorial/view/2057