[HOW-TO] Working MTP in Ubuntu

kiwi_mat · Nov 7, 2012

I got ubuntu working with MTP on my Galaxy Nexus (and A500) using instructions for the Nexus 7. I have documented these at my website.

http://www.winters.org.nz/android-hints-tips-stuff/working-mtp-on-ubuntu

This setup is the only one I have managed to get working, I am using Ubuntu 12.10, and it should work for earlier versions.

j3r3myp · Nov 7, 2012

Thanks mate, I'll have a look. Also got Gnex, A501 and Ubuntu 12.10 :laugh:

kiwi_mat · Nov 8, 2012

j3r3myp said:
Thanks mate, I'll have a look. Also got Gnex, A501 and Ubuntu 12.10 :laugh:

I found that connecting more than one device at a time didnt work - could be something in how the udev config is..

If you post the device ids for the 501 (i guess they are different), then I can add that to my page..

dustrho · Nov 8, 2012

I'll have to give this a try as well, as I've had no luck connecting my gnex to Windows XP, Windows 7, Ubuntu or Linux Mint. I'll be trying it out today on Ubuntu 12.10, and will report back later. Fingers crossed!

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus

Dri94 · Nov 9, 2012

dustrho said:
I'll have to give this a try as well, as I've had no luck connecting my gnex to Windows XP, Windows 7, Ubuntu or Linux Mint. I'll be trying it out today on Ubuntu 12.10, and will report back later. Fingers crossed!

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus

It automatically works in windows

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dustrho · Nov 9, 2012

Dri94 said:
It automatically works in windows

Well, it may work for you, but it has never worked for me in XP or 7. Others have experienced this as well.

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus

rezoundness · Nov 10, 2012

Use web based few manager...

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zac68 · Nov 10, 2012

This method works great on Ubuntu 12.04.
Works for me in Windows XP and Windows 7 as long as I turn off USB Debugging

techie.raj · Nov 10, 2012

kiwi_mat said:
I got ubuntu working with MTP on my Galaxy Nexus (and A500) using instructions for the Nexus 7. I have documented these at my website.

http://www.winters.org.nz/android-apps/working-mtp-on-ubuntu

This setup is the only one I have managed to get working, I am using Ubuntu 12.10, and it should work for earlier versions.

First of all thanks a lot for solving this long pending issue.

Everything worked for me mounting, data transfer through MTP, but while unmounting I am getting an error saying that "umount: /media/Nexus mount disagrees with the fstab"

I am using Ubuntu 12.04, Nexus 4.1.2

rezoundness · Nov 10, 2012

use wifi explorer pro its web based....

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dooblou.WiFiFileExplorerPRO&hl=en

kiwi_mat · Nov 11, 2012

techie.raj said:
First of all thanks a lot for solving this long pending issue.

Everything worked for me mounting, data transfer through MTP, but while unmounting I am getting an error saying that "umount: /media/Nexus mount disagrees with the fstab"

I am using Ubuntu 12.04, Nexus 4.1.2

when the nexus is connected issue the mount command in a terminal, you should see something like..

Code:

DeviceFs(Galaxy Nexu on /media/GalaxyNexus type fuse.DeviceFs(Galaxy Nexu (rw,nosuid,nodev,allow_other,user=username)

its possable your device name is different, so check the fstab line,

Code:

DeviceFs(Galaxy\040Nexu)    /media/GalaxyNexus    fuse.DeviceFs(Galaxy\040Nexu)    allow_other,rw,user,noauto    0    0

the DeviceFS (both) must match above except the space in the mount listing has to be replaced with \040 as space is the field separator in fstab..

dustrho · Nov 11, 2012

zac68 said:
Works for me in Windows XP and Windows 7 as long as I turn off USB Debugging

Does USB Debugging have to be turned off in order for this to work in XP and 7? I haven't tried that before, so that's something else I'll have to try.

zac68 · Nov 11, 2012

dustrho said:
Does USB Debugging have to be turned off in order for this to work in XP and 7? I haven't tried that before, so that's something else I'll have to try.

In XP I have to do it. Windows 7 with Service Pack 1, from memory might not of be as fussy. I could be wrong though. I use Ubuntu these days.

frippad · Nov 11, 2012

Am I misssing something here? It connects automatically with my Ubuntu 12.10 without having to configure anything. It does not in fastboot state though.

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PanzerGeist · Nov 24, 2012

Sucks... between myself and my room mate, we've tried this on three different systems (lubuntu, xubuntu, ubuntu - 12.10 in each case) and had no luck with it. Neither with the Nexus 7 or the G Nex.

gnustomp · Nov 25, 2012

Works perfectly -- EXCEPT when multiple devices are connected. Is it possible to make go-mtpfs recognise the devices and mount them correctly? Right now when there are multiple devices it just gives up.

techie.raj · Nov 26, 2012

kiwi_mat said:
when the nexus is connected issue the mount command in a terminal, you should see something like..

Code:

DeviceFs(Galaxy Nexu on /media/GalaxyNexus type fuse.DeviceFs(Galaxy Nexu (rw,nosuid,nodev,allow_other,user=username)

its possable your device name is different, so check the fstab line,

Code:

DeviceFs(Galaxy\040Nexu) /media/GalaxyNexus fuse.DeviceFs(Galaxy\040Nexu) allow_other,rw,user,noauto 0 0

the DeviceFS (both) must match above except the space in the mount listing has to be replaced with \040 as space is the field separator in fstab..

Hi Thanks for your reply. Sorry for the delay in replying....

Your suggestion couldn't solve my problem.

My fstab entry is as follows

DeviceFs(Galaxy\040Nexu) /media/Nexus/ fuse.DeviceFs(Galaxy\040Nexu) allow_other,rw,user,noauto 0 0

and the mount command that I executed are (command and corresponding output are )

DeviceFs(Galaxy Nexu on /media/Nexus type fuse.DeviceFs(Galaxy Nexu (rw,nosuid,nodev,allow_other,user=raj)
bash: syntax error near unexpected token `Galaxy'

Second attempt

DeviceFs(Galaxy\040Nexu on /media/Nexus type fuse.DeviceFs(Galaxy\040Nexu (rw,nosuid,nodev,allow_other,user=raj)
bash: syntax error near unexpected token `Galaxy\040Nexu'

Could you understand where the problem lies.

Am I doing any thing wrong....

Thanks a lot for your efforts...

emmerich1234 · Dec 27, 2012

Error in /etc/fstab

1st: thanks for your work doing it for all

2nd: I use an Acer Iconia Tab A501 running Android 4.xy

I followed the instruction. I did the following line in my /etc/fstab

DeviceFs(A501) /media/A501 fuse.DeviceFs(A501) allow_other,rw,user,noauto 0 0

-----------> it comes an error message "/bin/sh: 1: DeviceFs(A501): not found"

(The id_modell=Acer_Iconia_Tab_A501. I tried, but the same error.)

------- snip ---(28.12.2012-thk)------> usb-devices:
T: Bus=01 Lev=01 Prnt=01 Port=02 Cnt=01 Dev#= 14 Spd=480 MxCh= 0
D: Ver= 2.00 Cls=00(>ifc ) Sub=00 Prot=00 MxPS=64 #Cfgs= 1
P: Vendor=0502 ProdID=3345 Rev=99.99
S: Manufacturer=Acer
S: Product=Acer Iconia Tab A501
S: SerialNumber=1234567890
C: #Ifs= 1 Cfg#= 1 Atr=c0 MxPwr=100mA
I: If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 3 Cls=ff(vend.) Sub=ff Prot=00 Driver=usbfs
------- snap ---------

Where is my fault?

emmerich1234 · Dec 29, 2012

Next step

emmerich1234 said:
1st: thanks for your work doing it for all

2nd: I use an Acer Iconia Tab A501 running Android 4.xy

I followed the instruction. I did the following line in my /etc/fstab

DeviceFs(A501) /media/A501 fuse.DeviceFs(A501) allow_other,rw,user,noauto 0 0

-----------> it comes an error message "/bin/sh: 1: DeviceFs(A501): not found"

(The id_modell=Acer_Iconia_Tab_A501. I tried, but the same error.)

------- snip ---(28.12.2012-thk)------> usb-devices:
T: Bus=01 Lev=01 Prnt=01 Port=02 Cnt=01 Dev#= 14 Spd=480 MxCh= 0
D: Ver= 2.00 Cls=00(>ifc ) Sub=00 Prot=00 MxPS=64 #Cfgs= 1
P: Vendor=0502 ProdID=3345 Rev=99.99
S: Manufacturer=Acer
S: Product=Acer Iconia Tab A501
S: SerialNumber=1234567890
C: #Ifs= 1 Cfg#= 1 Atr=c0 MxPwr=100mA
I: If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 3 Cls=ff(vend.) Sub=ff Prot=00 Driver=usbfs
------- snap ---------

Where is my fault?

Try to understand the source code (go langualge) and may be append the A501?

tiny4579 · Dec 29, 2012

Has anyone had an issue accessing it?

Could not display "/media/GalaxyNexus".

Error: Error when getting information for file '/media/GalaxyNexus': Transport endpoint is not connected
Please select another viewer and try again.

I know the udev configuration looks fine and adb works fine and it tries to mount the device for MTP but I get the above error. I'm not using Ubuntu but my go-mtps install has been updated on git and I have the latest version of fuse and followed the instructions.

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