I have just purchased a new bq Aquaris E4.5 Ubuntu edition and I am not able to read or write on my SD-card. The smartphone recognizes the external drive, but neither the ubuntu touch file manager nor any other app gives me the opportunity to access the SD-card. How can this be achieved?
Ubuntu – How to access SD-card within Aquaris E4.5 (Ubuntu edition)
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Ubuntu touch does not allow USB interaction as long as the phone screen is locked. Even if it is only locked by slide, this can block the interaction. I also made sure my screen doesn't lock after idleness, so this locking doesn't happen halfway through a transfer.
Also, ~/.android/adb_usb.ini on your computer is a list of valid vendorIDs that are allowed to connect. I found that list empty (or non existent, don't remember, doesn't matter). Just add a new line with the vendorID for your phone: If you have MX4, add 0x2a45, if Aquaris E4.5, the ID is 0x2a47. Otherwise look it up by using lsusb. You can of course also add both to be sure ;)
~/.android/adb_usb.ini :
0x2a45
0x2a47
A comment before recommended linking your SDCard from your home directory. This is how it goes.
- SSH into your phone or open the terminal app. Stay in your home folder.
- Find the mountpoint of your SD-Card:
ls /media/phablet/. In my caseAC5D-91D7 - Create a symbolic link. You have to replace
AC5D-91D7with the output of the command in step 2:ln -s /media/phablet/AC5D-91D7 SDCard
Now you can simply click on the SDCard folder in the File Manager App to see the contents of your SDCard.
Additional:
In case you want to keep your files on your SDCard rather than the internal storage you may consider (example for Music):
rmdir Music
ln -s /media/phablet/AC5D-91D7/Music Music
Your Music Folder is now located on the SDCard.
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In File Manager, click the menu in the top right of the screen and choose "Unlock full access". This should ask for your passcode/pin.
Once unlocked swipe up from the bottom to reveal "Places" and you should be able to navigate to the SD Card, which may have an obscure volume label as mine does.