I can confirm the problem on Xubuntu 17.10. I think the problem is caused by braces "()" in file names. [1] The MTP backend does not seem to like them.
It can be reproduced as follows: 1. Check that mtp works in general 2. create a regular file with only "a-z0-9" chars in a dir on your MTP device 3. mount and access it from Linux. This should work in most cases. 4. Now try the error case 5. create file with braces "()" in a dir on your MTP device. 6. mount and access it from Linux using `thunar`, `nautilus`, or even using `ls` or `cd` on the command line. This should produce the file manager (or console) to hang and no longer respond to user input, etc. I also suspect this bug to be the cause for other bugs, e.g. in `gvfs` [2] [1] related error report at askubuntu https://askubuntu.com/questions/995383/nautilus-hangs-on-accessing-dcim-camera-on-android/1013351 [2] maybe related gvfs bug https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gvfs/+bug/1314556 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1263355 Title: Unable to directly access files of any smartphone from Ubuntu To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libmtp/+bug/1263355/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
