Date: Sat, 13 Jul 2019 19:36:08 -0400 From: "Vlad D. Markov" <dvoich@aim.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Cc: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> Subject: Re: How to explore Android device files under FreeBSD ? Message-ID: <20190713193608.adf7c51756b972c1626ad9dd@aim.com> In-Reply-To: <20190714011013.ffd240ce.freebsd@edvax.de> References: <AM0PR03MB45946F28AAF9A2F51F97A589F6CD0@AM0PR03MB4594.eurprd03.prod.outlook.com> <20190713224753.f5e51166.freebsd@edvax.de> <AM0PR03MB4594E7C881E6534336204BF1F6CD0@AM0PR03MB4594.eurprd03.prod.outlook.com> <20190714011013.ffd240ce.freebsd@edvax.de>
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I gave up on connecting via cabling. I installed an app that made my phone an ftp server then I ftped the files onto my computer. On Sun, 14 Jul 2019 01:10:13 +0200 Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> wrote: > On Sat, 13 Jul 2019 22:41:12 +0000, Manish Jain wrote: > > No matter how hard I try, no da0 turns up. > > Does _nothing_ turn up? Maybe you need to enable USB on the > phone first. Check your settings. In some cases, the device > files are being created after a specific interaction on the > phone, i. e., it detects that some USB contact has been > established, and then asks as if USB mass storage or MTP > compatible device is desired; after making that selection, > the appropriate devices are being created according to the > "self-identification" of the phone. > > > > > I found a couple of solutions, both Linux based : > > > > > > 1) Connect with USB and put your phone in PTM (Picture Tranfer) mode > > rather than the default MTP. > > > > Now you can download the pictures. > > This is possible on FreeBSD with programs based on libgphoto2, > the gphoto2 CLI and gtkam GUI tool. Just make sure you have > the device permissions set (or call the program with "sudo"); > this of course requires a /dev/ugen* entry, and sometimes > you need to enable / set this in the phone, too: they can act > both as USB mass storage (/dev/da* device(s)) or MTP device > (/dev/ugen* device). > > Again, check the phone's settings. It's possible that all > USB access has been turned off. > > > > > 2) Send the files over Bluetooth. > > Does your system have BT capabilities? > > Personally, I find it a lot easier to deal with a real cable > connection, no stupid apps, 3rd party "cloud" services and > other nonsense... ;-) > > > -- > Polytropon > Magdeburg, Germany > Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 > Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ... > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" --
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