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Author: Tim via Hampshire
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To: hampshire
CC: Tim
Subject: Re: [Hampshire] How to connect Android phone to Debian system
Hi Peter

I found this a while ago

https://tomsalmon.eu/2020/01/mounting-android-phone-over-usb-on-debian/

Not sure how relevant it is now a days


Tim H


On 27/04/2023 12:38, Peter Alefounder via Hampshire wrote:
> I have a computer running Debian 11 and a new phone with Android
> 13. How do I access the Android file system from the computer via
> USB? A web search suggests MTP, but I have not been able to get
> that to work. I can use tethering via USB, so there is nothing
> wrong the connection.
>
> I have go-mtpfs, lib-mtp-common, lib-mtp-runtime and libmtp9
> installed.
>
> If I plug in the phone it is recognised as a Portable Media Player,
> moto g23, but selecting "Browse Files with File Manager" just gives
> a small window with the title "Er..ec ?" containing a red dialog
> box with a large X, the text /moto 23, and an OK button.
>
> Selecting "View Photos with File Manager" produces a similar small
> window except the title is "Erro...Exec ?" and the text is "Unknown
> error Bad Parameters"
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Peter Alefounder.
>
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