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On Thu, July 19, 2012 2:04 am, Allan Gottlieb wrote: |
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> I just purchased a new smartphone (samsung galaxy S III), which runs |
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> android ice cream sandwitch 4.0.4). I would like to copy files |
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> to and from the phone. The phone manual describes how to do this for |
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> windows (nothing needed) and Mac (a program to download), but not for |
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> gnu-linux. Apparently the phone supports MTP (media transfer protocol) |
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> and PTP (picture transfer protocol) |
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> I did some googling and there are a number of comments but no clear |
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> recommendations. Has anyone here performed file transfer |
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> gentoo <--> samsung S3. |
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> I run amd64, but I don't think that is very relevant. |
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> Just mounting or ftp would be enough; I really just want to move some |
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> files. |
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> I don't have an SD card on the phone, but would be willing to get one if |
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> that is needed. |
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> thanks, |
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> allan |
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Allan, |
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Aside from installing an FTP-server, you can also install "AirDroid", it |
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lets you control the phone via a webbrowser over a WIFI-connection. |
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It lets you backup nearly everything from your phone, including the |
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applications you installed. When downloading multiple files at once, it |
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zips them first. |
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I also like the option to transfer the clipboard to/from the phone and |
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type text messages (SMS) in a webbrowser to be sent out by the phone. |
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