Gary Dale wrote: > On 02/02/17 08:03 AM, RLewis wrote: >> Hi Gary -- >> >> Gary Dale wrote: >> >>> On 28/01/17 09:08 AM, RLewis wrote: >>>> Hello Ken and Gary -- >>>> >>>> ken wrote: >>>> >>>>> On 01/24/2017 02:38 PM, Gary Dale wrote: >>>>>> I'm running stretch/AMD64 and I'm having extreme problems >> accessing >>>> my >>>>>> Samsung S5 phone from my Plasma5 desktop. >>>>>> >>>>>> When I plug the phone in, I get the notification with 2 suggested >>>>>> actions. They both read "Open with File Manager" but the first one >>>>>> opens Dolphin with "camera:..." while the second opens Dolphin with >>>>>> "mtp:..." in the location bar. When I actually try to navigate to the >>>>>> folder with my photos, I get a notification on the phone telling me a >>>>>> device is attempting mtp access... When I click "Allow", I get >>>>>> another notification pop-up on my desktop with the same two >>>>>> options... >>>>>> >>>>>> When I actually try to access the photos, I frequently get "process >>>>>> died" or "I/O error" messages, although sometimes I can actually see >> a >>>>>> photo (not just the file names) - persistence pays off. Moreover the >>>>>> phone will lock when connected, even if a file transfer is underway. >>>>>> This kills the transfer. >>>>>> >>>>>> To make matters worse, I have photos and videos that I have taken >>>>>> which show up in the Gallery on the phone and which I can view on >> the >>>>>> phone and see when I remove the SD card and read it directly but >> which >>>>>> don't show up in Dolphin. >>>>>> >>>>>> Clearly this is not the way the process is supposed to work. I can >>>>>> understand the phone requesting a verification for the connection, >> but >>>>>> everything on the desktop side seems wrong: >>>>>> - the two actions should be distinguishable by their description, >>>>>> - the process shouldn't die and if it does, it should relaunch, >>>>>> - the connection should block the phone from locking if locking will >>>>>> stop file transfers, >>>>>> - there should be a record of the error in a log somewhere. As it is, >>>>>> all I can find is a lot of systemd journal entries like "Jan 24 >>>>>> 14:01:33 transponder kernel: usb 4-5: usbfs: process 20598 (mtp.so) >>>>>> did not claim interface 0 before use" which seem to occur before the >>>>>> device is actually recognized. >>>>>> - all the photos should show up >>>>> It sounds like you want to offload files from your android. For a few >>>>> years now I've been using Software Data Cable to do this, free app, no >>>>> cable needed. Launch the app and it sets up an ftp server on the >>>>> phone. Then from my laptop I log in, navigate, up- and download >>>>> files. >>>>> When done, I shut down the ftp server on the phone. Easy-squeezy. >>>> Ken: Thanks for the tip -- I'm going to give it a try, >>>> >>>> Gary: I'm using KDE Connect right now. Install the app[1] on your >> phone >>>> (I have an S4) and the software[2] on your computer (I'm using jessie, >>>> but I >>>> see that there is a newer version available for stretch). It works >>>> well and is easy to use. >>>> >>>> Robert >>>> >>>> [1] https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.kde.kdeconnect_tp >>>> [2] https://packages.debian.org/stretch/kdeconnect >>>> >>> I went to install kdeconnect on my desktop but it was already installed. >>> I installed the app on my phone but it can't see anything to connect to. >>> >>> I reinstalled kdeconnect on my desktop but still nothing, whether the >>> phone is connected to USB or just attached wirelessly. Any ideas on >>> what's going wrong? >> Have you tried "Refresh" on the phone? If not, then tap on either the >> three-dot menu on the upper right or the menu on the lower right. If >> your desktop still isn't listed under Available Devices, and it has its >> own IP address, you can add it to KDE Connect on the phone -- press >> either menu, then "Add devices by IP". >> >> Hope this helps. >> >> Regards, >> Robert > Verified my desktop's IP address and added it but when I go back to the > KDE Connect Devices panel, it still isn't there even after a refresh. > > I don't see a menu on the lower right. Sorry, my mistake -- I meant lower left. It doesn't really matter since it's the same menu as the upper right.
> What I've got is something on the > top left that when I press it, it shows me my phone and an option to > "Pair new device" that simply takes me back to the Devices panel. > > My desktop's IP address remains in the Custom device list panel but > never shows up anywhere else. > > I've verified that my phone is on my local network. > > I found kdeconnect-cli on my desktop but it also shows no devices. It sounds like you've done everything correctly. If both your phone and PC are connected to the network, I think it should just work. The only other suggestions I have are to add your hostname and/or your <username>@<hostname> in the "Add devices by IP" screen. The KDE Connect Community Wiki doesn't have much information, but does have a troubleshooting tip if you're behind a firewall. About your USB connection: Do you have kio-mtp installed? I can connect to my phone that way, too. Just make sure that the phone's USB PC Connection is set for MTP. All the best, Robert
