On Sun, 2013-08-11 at 22:14 -0700, Craig White wrote:
> Presumably this is Android, but which version? If it's 4.x,
stock
> Android doesn't support direct mass storage access (unless you root
it).
> This has been the case for over a year and is unrelated to the Linux
> kernel on your machine. You're supposed to use MTP, for which there
are
> several apps in the Fedora repos, e.g. simple-mtpfs. Just don't
expect
> it to be a substitute for a real filesystem (no random access for
one
> thing).
>
> Or use wireless access via FTP, SSH, Rsync etc., for which there are
> apps in the Google Play Store.
----
In the interest of accuracy...
Android phones with SD cards do support usb storage - that's actually
how SD cards work on android phones. USB storage on Android phones
actually unmounts the SD card on the phone so you can mount it on your
computer.
The built-in memory is not accessible via usb storage and phones like
the Nexus 4 which don't have an SD card slot can only be accessed
directly using MTP. The built-in memory cannot be unmounted on a
telephone so usb storage isn't an option for this storage area -
that's
why you need to use MTP which allows simultaneous access to both the
phone and the host computer.
You're quite right Craig. I was forgetting that some phones have real SD
cards. Mine is a Nexus so the "SD Card" is simulated and hence mass
storage access is not available.
poc