I'm using the US Model 16GB version of the Samsung Galaxy S3 (I747), however, I cannot mount it to my laptop from some reason. I have tried using both FTP and MTP connections, but neither work.
What should I do?
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I'm using the US Model 16GB version of the Samsung Galaxy S3 (I747), however, I cannot mount it to my laptop from some reason. I have tried using both FTP and MTP connections, but neither work.
What should I do?
Best Answer
There have been several projects to bring MTP support to Linux during the recent months. Here is a quick overview:
GVFS
The best solution would be to use GVFS via the recently released GVFS-MTP-backend to mount your Android phone. There are two PPAs with a newer GVFS version.
ppa:langdalepl/gvfs-mtp
ppa:webupd8team/gvfs-libmtp
Source:
go-mtpfs
You could use go-mtpfs to mount your Android phone.
Install needed packages and get the source:
Add yourself to the group fuse (after that log out and log in again):
Create a folder for your Android phone and mount it with go-mtpfs into that folder:
Unmout your Android phone (wait for the end of file operations):
Source: https://linuxundich.de/de/android/mit-go-mtpfs-unter-linux-auf-android-handys-via-mtp-zugreifen/
jmtpfs
You could use jmtpfs to mount your Android phone.
Download jmtpfs, unpack and change into directory:
Add yourself to the group fuse (after that log out and log in again):
Install needed packages, compile and install (for checkinstall questions hit enter) jmtpfs:
Create a folder for your Android phone and mount it with jmtpfs into that folder:
Unmout your Android phone (wait for the end of file operations):
Source: https://linuxundich.de/de/ubuntu/mit-jmtpfs-mtp-gerate-wie-das-galaxy-nexus-oder-das-samsung-galaxy-siii-in-ubuntu-mounten/