a bit more tinkering and i've managed to get it to work, but you have to put the phone into usb debug mode.
on the phone, go to settings | applications | development. check 'usb debugging'. go back to your home screen. connect the phone to the computer. swipe down to open the notifications panel. press 'usb connected'. you should see a screen with a green android. press the 'connect usb storage' button. the android should turn orange. when i use this method dmesg has the following: [19402.127887] usb 2-1.3: new high speed USB device number 8 using ehci_hcd [19402.222023] scsi8 : usb-storage 2-1.3:1.0 [19402.222644] cdc_acm 2-1.3:1.1: This device cannot do calls on its own. It is not a modem. [19402.222745] cdc_acm 2-1.3:1.1: ttyACM0: USB ACM device [19403.218746] scsi 8:0:0:0: Direct-Access Android UMS Composite 00 PQ: 0 ANSI: 2 [19403.219122] scsi 8:0:0:1: Direct-Access Android UMS Composite 00 PQ: 0 ANSI: 2 [19403.372025] sd 8:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg5 type 0 [19403.372400] sd 8:0:0:1: Attached scsi generic sg6 type 0 [19403.388841] sd 8:0:0:0: [sde] Attached SCSI removable disk [19403.389744] sd 8:0:0:1: [sdf] Attached SCSI removable disk -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/815055 Title: Samsung Galaxy SII not detected To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/libmtp/+bug/815055/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
