[PLUG] Cannot access cell from USB (Chuck Hast)

Sun Mar 4 13:57:48 UTC 2018

Yes that would be a solution as this machine is my desktop machine, and I am
figuring that as soon as I update the whole OS it will probably go away,
given
that none of my other machines have this issue.

And to a certain point that is kind of how I am doing it now. I just plug
the phone
into a laptop, the laptop has a file manager window open with split pane,
one
side is the target desktop, the other side is the phone, I just drag and
drop, it
works and at this stage I will probably just continue to do it that way
until I do
the upgrade thing on this when 18.04 comes out.

On Sun, Mar 4, 2018 at 2:13 AM, Tomas Kuchta <tomas.kuchta.lists at gmail.com>
wrote:

> While this is not direct answer to your question about fixing the USB
> access on the phones. I too, run into the same problems, especially with
> newer phoneOS versions. I could not solve it reliably myself by USB, PTP or
> the other nasty protocols phone makers implement to push people to their
> clouds, literally.
>
> My solution is  my own ownCloud/nextCloud instance running in the other
> people's clouds. Pun intended.
>
> I sync the phone with local storage through that. I also use it to host own
> calendar and contacts, but that is beside the point.
>
> It works reliably, without USB and it adds value to me.
>
> Tomas
>
> On Mar 4, 2018 9:08 AM, "Chuck Hast" <wchast at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > kp4djt at kp4djt64:~$ gsettings get org.gnome.desktop.media-handling
> > automount-open
> > true
> >
> > Looks like it is true.
> >
> >
> > On Sat, Mar 3, 2018 at 4:38 PM, Carl Karsten <carl at personnelware.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > What do you get for this:
> > >
> > > carl at twist:~$ gsettings get org.gnome.desktop.media-handling
> > > automount-open
> > > true
> > >
> > > if false:
> > >
> > > $ gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.media-handling automount-open false
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On Sat, Mar 3, 2018 at 4:21 PM, Chuck Hast <wchast at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > > That is already selected on the phone. I have several other machines
> > > that I
> > > > use
> > > > this phone on, all running Ubuntu Mate 16.04 with the updates done
> when
> > > > they
> > > > come down the pike.
> > > >
> > > > This one machine stopped accepting the phone, the others are just
> fine
> > > with
> > > > the machine. Indeed I just did a transfer using another machine and
> > doing
> > > > it
> > > > that way.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks for the info though, I am continuing to look.
> > > >
> > > > On Sat, Mar 3, 2018 at 10:51 AM, Carl Karsten <
> carl at personnelware.com>
> > > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > plug in usb cable - if you get a notification, there may be a
> shorter
> > > way
> > > > > to get here.. otherwise:
> > > > >
> > > > > Settings
> > > > > Connected Devices
> > > > > USB
> > > > > Use USB to
> > > > > * Transfer Files
> > > > >
> > > > > https://photos.app.goo.gl/aQFZtXv6NfS36BSG3
> > > > >
> > > > > When I select that, Ubuntu/Natulus? mounts and opens a gui file
> > > browser.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > On Fri, Mar 2, 2018 at 5:19 PM, Chuck Hast <wchast at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > It was back in the latter half of last year. I remember that
> there
> > > was
> > > > an
> > > > > > update,
> > > > > > some days later I tried to pull some data off of my cell and it
> > > > refused.
> > > > > At
> > > > > > that
> > > > > > time I just plugged it into another machine pulled them off and
> > > dropped
> > > > > > them
> > > > > > onto this machine, I have been doing that since when I need to
> > (most
> > > > > times
> > > > > > I
> > > > > > just pull them onto a laptop where I am going to use them)
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I wish I had taken note of the upgrade but at the time I was busy
> > > doing
> > > > > > some-
> > > > > > thing else and did not take the time to do so. The other computer
> > let
> > > > me
> > > > > > get by
> > > > > > if it had all NOT worked I would certainly have noticed but it
> was
> > > only
> > > > > the
> > > > > > one
> > > > > > machine.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > The upgrade, or actually update, was the only thing of note that
> > had
> > > > > taken
> > > > > > place
> > > > > > that I could account for. I had not added any software, nor had
> the
> > > > phone
> > > > > > gone
> > > > > > through an upgrade/update so the action on the PC was the only
> > thing
> > > > > that I
> > > > > > was
> > > > > > able to think of as the cause. Prior to that point it had worked
> > > great,
> > > > > > plug in
> > > > > > phone, phone ask if I want to allow file sharing, I OK it and a
> > file
> > > > > > manager screen
> > > > > > opens on the PC showing files in my phone. Now the phone ask if I
> > > want
> > > > to
> > > > > > share the files, but on the Linux machine it opens an empty file
> > > > manager
> > > > > > screen
> > > > > > when I touch the allow access to device data on the phone it
> fails
> > > and
> > > > > > starts over
> > > > > > again.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > One way or another I will find it.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > On Fri, Mar 2, 2018 at 5:07 PM, Mke C> <mconnors1 at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > On 03/02/2018 12:00 PM, plug-request at pdxlinux.org wrote:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >> I used to be able to access my cell when I plugged it into
> this
> > > > > machine.
> > > > > > >> There
> > > > > > >> was and upgrade some time back and after that it would not
> allow
> > > > > > access. I
> > > > > > >> am trying to figure out what is going on but no joy.
> > > > > > >>
> > > > > > > When is "some time back"? A day, week, month?
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Did this problem occur immediately after the upgrade?
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Was the upgrade on the phone or computer?
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > To even begin a somewhat informed search, I'd start with the
> list
> > > of
> > > > SW
> > > > > > > updates that are related to usb, mobile phone, etc and then
> read
> > > > > through
> > > > > > > the release notes to see if you can find something that's in
> the
> > > > > ballpark
> > > > > > > at least. Then you can ask a better formed question on a forum
> or
> > > > maybe
> > > > > > > even to the developer.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
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> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > --
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Chuck Hast  -- KP4DJT --
> > > > > > I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.
> > > > > > Ph 4:13 KJV
> > > > > > Todo lo puedo en Cristo que me fortalece.
> > > > > > Fil 4:13 RVR1960
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> > > > Chuck Hast  -- KP4DJT --
> > > > I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.
> > > > Ph 4:13 KJV
> > > > Todo lo puedo en Cristo que me fortalece.
> > > > Fil 4:13 RVR1960
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> >
> > Chuck Hast  -- KP4DJT --
> > I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.
> > Ph 4:13 KJV
> > Todo lo puedo en Cristo que me fortalece.
> > Fil 4:13 RVR1960
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-- 

Chuck Hast  -- KP4DJT --
I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.
Ph 4:13 KJV
Todo lo puedo en Cristo que me fortalece.
Fil 4:13 RVR1960