This sounds similar to the issue described here: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/banshee/+bug/1178179
A workaround that solved the issue for me was to disable the MTP plugin. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to banshee in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/869995 Title: banshee crashes when I connect my android 2.3 phone Status in Banshee Music Player: Confirmed Status in “banshee” package in Ubuntu: Triaged Bug description: When I connect my Samsung Galaxy S2 phone banshee crashes immediately. Additionally, Ubuntu does not ask me to report the problem. I manually ran ubuntu-bug banshee ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10 Package: banshee 2.2.0-1ubuntu2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-12.19-generic 3.0.4 Uname: Linux 3.0.0-12-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu2 Architecture: amd64 Date: Fri Oct 7 15:39:40 2011 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Beta amd64 (20110906) ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=en_US:en PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: banshee UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/banshee/+bug/869995/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp