[SOLVED] Xubuntu Noble Minimal MTP support

rustico · 2024-07-03 06:36:33

In Xubuntu 24.04 minimal, when I connect an Android device via USB cable for file transfer, I see the prompt on the device, but nothing happens in Xubuntu. What do I need to install to get USB file transfer working?

Thanks.

Last edited by rustico (2024-07-23 03:56:49)

eriefisher · 2024-07-03 11:15:58

You may need to adjust the settings on the phone itself. Somewhere the should be a way to change what ever it is now to file transfer. The option are usually file transfer, midi, PTP or charge only. Once you select file transfer Xubuntu should see it as a usb thumb drive.

open settings, search for usb.

rustico · 2024-07-03 14:26:20

When the phone is connected with the cable, the phone presents a menu with radio buttons for charging, file transfer, or photo transfer. Under earlier versions, once file transfer was selected, an icon for the phone would appear on the desktop and the device could be mounted. With 24.04 (Minimal), no icon appears and the OS seems to be unaware that anything was connected.

mint4all · 2024-07-03 15:02:28

rustico wrote:

In Xubuntu 24.04 minimal, when I connect an Android device via USB cable for file transfer, I see the prompt on the device, but nothing happens in Xubuntu. What do I need to install to get USB file transfer working?
Thanks.

Greetings!

Ime, there are 3 things you can do:
1) verify that your "removable media" is properly being mounted (Settings Manager > "Hardware" section > "removable..." button" > uncheck then recheck options).
2) try a different USB-C / USB-A cable (the chips handling data in the connectors may have burned out)
3) try a different USB port on your PC / Laptop.
On my Galaxy phones (old A21, new A15) I get the "Allow" access pop-up when I connect the cable to my Mint 21 XFCE desktops (4.16 and 4.18). Then thunar auto-mounts it as an external drive. What version of XFCE and Android are you running?
Cheers, m4a

eriefisher · 2024-07-03 15:30:46

I would also check your cable. Some of them are charge only and don't carry data.

CwF · 2024-07-03 15:39:45

rustico wrote:

With 24.04 (Minimal), no icon appears and the OS seems to be unaware that anything was connected.

Check the OS sees it with

lsusb

rustico · 2024-07-03 16:05:17

Thanks for the help; it's working now. While I had tried different cables and ports last night, I tried again this morning and it's now OK. I'm perplexed because it now works regardless of cable or port. Let's declare victory and go home.

rustico · 2024-07-04 06:24:48

Testing some spare laptops tonight, I think I've found the solution. While the connected Android devices showed an entry in lsusb, the icon did not appear on the Desktop. This fixed it:

Install gvfs-backends and gvfs-fuse
Restart and connect the device. It may be necessary to enable USB file transfer (instead of charging or photo transfer), depending on the device manufacturer or Android version, but an icon for the device should appear on the desktop.

It appears that Xubuntu Minimal installs some gvfs components but not these two, which are needed for MTP support. After a Minimal install, Thunar (Edit > Preferences > Advanced > Enable volume management > Configure . . .) shows a message at the bottom of the dialog warning that gvfs is not installed. That should go away after the two components are installed and the system is restarted.

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[SOLVED] Xubuntu Noble Minimal MTP support

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