On Sun, 2013-08-11 at 22:14 -0700, Craig White wrote: > > Presumably this is Android, but which version? If it's 4.x, stock > > Android doesn't support direct mass storage access (unless you root > it). > > This has been the case for over a year and is unrelated to the Linux > > kernel on your machine. You're supposed to use MTP, for which there > are > > several apps in the Fedora repos, e.g. simple-mtpfs. Just don't > expect > > it to be a substitute for a real filesystem (no random access for > one > > thing). > > > > Or use wireless access via FTP, SSH, Rsync etc., for which there are > > apps in the Google Play Store. > ---- > In the interest of accuracy... > > Android phones with SD cards do support usb storage - that's actually > how SD cards work on android phones. USB storage on Android phones > actually unmounts the SD card on the phone so you can mount it on your > computer. > > The built-in memory is not accessible via usb storage and phones like > the Nexus 4 which don't have an SD card slot can only be accessed > directly using MTP. The built-in memory cannot be unmounted on a > telephone so usb storage isn't an option for this storage area - > that's > why you need to use MTP which allows simultaneous access to both the > phone and the host computer. You're quite right Craig. I was forgetting that some phones have real SD cards. Mine is a Nexus so the "SD Card" is simulated and hence mass storage access is not available. poc -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
