[SOLVED] please help me enable my new Samsung phone to accept file transfers in Thunar

newbiesforever · 02-04-2024, 01:36 PM

My last several phones were LG, and they easily accepted file transfers over Thunar in my distro, MX. My new phone, a Samsung Galaxy A53, won't. It makes me remember that I'had this problem with the last Samsung I owned. It wouldn't take any files through Thunar, period. It simply won't mount. I don't think I ever solved it any way other than just loading the files onto a memory card and using the card as the go-between. Do I just have to change some setting on the phone?

Do I have to use some MTP client?

rokytnji · 02-04-2024, 02:27 PM

I am on my antiX box right now. In my Icewm menu. I have Android Device usb connect.

It mounts my Samsung S10 OK. MX should have something similar I would think.

https://mxlinux.org/manuals/

"MX Users Manual. This full manual is aimed for the beginning and intermediate user of MX Linux. Installed with the OS, press Alt-F1 to launch it."

As far as mtp goes. Just enable it on your samsung phone. Nothing needed in MX.

biker_rat · 02-04-2024, 10:58 PM

On my phone MTP selection in android menu for usb connection type will no longer connect to thunar, but PTP works. Thunar think my phone is camera and I can move whaterver I want in android DCIM folder to or from computer with thunar. Android phone's file manager can relocate in android file system, so works. Not as good MTP, but ok.

newbiesforever · 02-05-2024, 08:44 AM

Okay, I feel pretty foolish. I think I've been through this solution with a Samsung phone and simply forgot: the Samsung will ask you clearly whether you want to allow files from the machine in question. You just have to say yes, always allow.