From owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Wed Jan 13 09:09:49 2016 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 018C8A801B4 for ; Wed, 13 Jan 2016 09:09:49 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd@edvax.de) Received: from mx02.qsc.de (mx02.qsc.de [213.148.130.14]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id BCD31187D for ; Wed, 13 Jan 2016 09:09:48 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd@edvax.de) Received: from r56.edvax.de (port-92-195-101-208.dynamic.qsc.de [92.195.101.208]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mx02.qsc.de (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 53AE2278CE; Wed, 13 Jan 2016 10:09:45 +0100 (CET) Received: from r56.edvax.de (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by r56.edvax.de (8.14.5/8.14.5) with SMTP id u0D99jK5006001; Wed, 13 Jan 2016 10:09:45 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from freebsd@edvax.de) Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2016 10:09:45 +0100 From: Polytropon To: Manish Jain Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, kraduk@gmail.com Subject: Re: Is it possible to mount my microSD ? Message-Id: <20160113100945.1974319e.freebsd@edvax.de> In-Reply-To: References: <20160112124503.2db376c9.freebsd@edvax.de> <20160112143640.1e6e1c68.freebsd@edvax.de> <20160113022953.4f025345.freebsd@edvax.de> Reply-To: Polytropon Organization: EDVAX X-Mailer: Sylpheed 3.1.1 (GTK+ 2.24.5; i386-portbld-freebsd8.2) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.20 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2016 09:09:49 -0000 On Wed, 13 Jan 2016 14:12:23 +0530, Manish Jain wrote: > > > On 01/13/16 06:59, Polytropon wrote: > > On Tue, 12 Jan 2016 21:26:02 +0530, Manish Jain wrote: > >> << > >> > >> Is such a driver available for FreeBSD (or at least for Linux)? > >> > >> >> > >> > >> No, AFAIK. But I do wish ... > > There are probably alternatives, such as using MTP, and as I said: > > There are several settings that you need to check in the device itself. > > The key procedures are: > > > > a) enable regular USB direct access storage - will then work as expected > > > > b) enable MTP USB storage - use corresponding tools > > > > I can't imagine that smartphone vendors make it artificially hard to > > access USB storage to a point where they require proprietary programs > > and drivers... but you never know; I don't trust those shaving mirrors > > any further than I can throw them. ;-) > > > > Maybe this can help: > > > > http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-doc/2012-November/020801.html > > > > I wasn't able to locate the mentioned section in the current version > > of the handbook. :-( > > > > Also check The FreeBSD Forum (the web forum) for posts regarding how > > to mount a smartphone, this will probably be helpful. As I mentioned, > > there are also MTP-related tools for FUSE (sysutils/fusefs-simple-mtpfs) > > which might actually work as intended. > > > > > > > > My phone is not a smartphone. I belong to the eccentric variety with a > strong preference for traditional, buttoned handsets. Okay, in this case, the use of the internal storage is probably not as easy as it should be. I fought with a Motorola "flip-phone" via USB and finally gave up: The manufacturer doesn't seem to be interested in following established standards and procedures. :-( Anyway, checking out MTP and reviewing the device's settings can't make things worse. Maybe it's still possible to access it somehow. (If not - why not remove the micro SD card and use it in an adapter or internal reader? I'm doing this with my digital camera and my "MP3 player shift-phone".) > I so much wish > with nostalgia for the old days when Sony Ericsson and Nokia made such > fantastic handsets. Now everything is lousy touchscreen. Looking at it is mandatory, and the things you need to look at are beneath your fingers. :-) -- Polytropon Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ...