[gentoo-user] KDE 5 MTP failure

[Daniel Frey]

Well, did I just have an exercise in frustration.

I needed to get a couple pictures off my phone (using MTP) so I plugged
it into my computer. It asked for permission on my phone, I allowed it -
then KDE reports the MTP process died.

So I tried a second time but faster tapping 'allow' on my phone and got
it to list directory contents.

I selected the five pictures I needed, and dragged and dropped them to
their destination (Pictures folder).

The phone then asked for permission five time in about 500ms - not
enough to allow them.

So the MTP process crapped out again.

I repeated this three times and cursed at KDE (it used to work, I
haven't had to copy files off my phone in more than six months) and
emailed them to myself.

Does anyone know why KDE/mtp would exhibit this type of behaviour?

Dan