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Re: Android phone access in Dolphin does not work

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On 02/02/17 08:03 AM, RLewis wrote:
> Hi Gary --
>
> Gary Dale wrote:
>
>> On 28/01/17 09:08 AM, RLewis wrote:
>>> Hello Ken and Gary --
>>>
>>> ken wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 01/24/2017 02:38 PM, Gary Dale wrote:
>>>>> I'm running stretch/AMD64 and I'm having extreme problems
> accessing
>>> my
>>>>> Samsung S5 phone from my Plasma5 desktop.
>>>>>
>>>>> When I plug the phone in, I get the notification with 2 suggested
>>>>> actions. They both read "Open with File Manager" but the first one
>>>>> opens Dolphin with "camera:..." while the second opens Dolphin with
>>>>> "mtp:..." in the location bar. When I actually try to navigate to the
>>>>> folder with my photos, I get a notification on the phone telling me a
>>>>> device is attempting mtp access... When I click "Allow", I get another
>>>>> notification pop-up on my desktop with the same two options...
>>>>>
>>>>> When I actually try to access the photos, I frequently get "process
>>>>> died" or "I/O error" messages, although sometimes I can actually see
> a
>>>>> photo (not just the file names) - persistence pays off. Moreover the
>>>>> phone will lock when connected, even if a file transfer is underway.
>>>>> This kills the transfer.
>>>>>
>>>>> To make matters worse, I have photos and videos that I have taken
>>>>> which show up in the Gallery on the phone and which I can view on
> the
>>>>> phone and see when I remove the SD card and read it directly but
> which
>>>>> don't show up in Dolphin.
>>>>>
>>>>> Clearly this is not the way the process is supposed to work. I can
>>>>> understand the phone requesting a verification for the connection,
> but
>>>>> everything on the desktop side seems wrong:
>>>>> - the two actions should be distinguishable by their description,
>>>>> - the process shouldn't die and if it does, it should relaunch,
>>>>> - the connection should block the phone from locking if locking will
>>>>> stop file transfers,
>>>>> - there should be a record of the error in a log somewhere. As it is,
>>>>> all I can find is a lot of systemd journal entries like "Jan 24
>>>>> 14:01:33 transponder kernel: usb 4-5: usbfs: process 20598 (mtp.so)
>>>>> did not claim interface 0 before use" which seem to occur before the
>>>>> device is actually recognized.
>>>>> - all the photos should show up
>>>> It sounds like you want to offload files from your android.  For a few
>>>> years now I've been using Software Data Cable to do this, free app, no
>>>> cable needed.  Launch the app and it sets up an ftp server on the
>>>> phone.  Then from my laptop I log in, navigate, up- and download files.
>>>> When done, I shut down the ftp server on the phone.  Easy-squeezy.
>>> Ken:  Thanks for the tip -- I'm going to give it a try,
>>>
>>> Gary:  I'm using KDE Connect right now.  Install the app[1] on your
> phone
>>> (I have an S4) and the software[2] on your computer (I'm using jessie,
>>> but I
>>> see that there is a newer version available for stretch).  It works well
>>> and is easy to use.
>>>
>>> Robert
>>>
>>> [1] https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.kde.kdeconnect_tp
>>> [2] https://packages.debian.org/stretch/kdeconnect
>>>
>> I went to install kdeconnect on my desktop but it was already installed.
>> I installed the app on my phone but it can't see anything to connect to.
>>
>> I reinstalled kdeconnect on my desktop but still nothing, whether the
>> phone is connected to USB or just attached wirelessly. Any ideas on
>> what's going wrong?
> Have you tried "Refresh" on the phone?  If not, then tap on either the
> three-dot menu on the upper right or the menu on the lower right.  If your
> desktop still isn't listed under Available Devices, and it has its own IP
> address, you can add it to KDE Connect on the phone -- press either menu,
> then "Add devices by IP".
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Regards,
> Robert
Verified my desktop's IP address and added it but when I go back to the 
KDE Connect Devices panel, it still isn't there even after a refresh.

I don't see a menu on the lower right. What I've got is something on the 
top left that when I press it, it shows me my phone and an option to 
"Pair new device" that simply takes me back to the Devices panel.

My desktop's IP address remains in the Custom device list panel but 
never shows up anywhere else.

I've verified that my phone is on my local network.

I found kdeconnect-cli on my desktop but it also shows no devices.

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Android phone access in Dolphin does not work Gary Dale <garydale@torfree.net> - 2017-01-24 20:50 +0100
  Re: Android phone access in Dolphin does not work ken <gebser@mousecar.com> - 2017-01-25 19:00 +0100
    Re: Android phone access in Dolphin does not work Tony Baldwin <tonybaldwin@gmx.com> - 2017-01-25 19:30 +0100
      Re: Android phone access in Dolphin does not work Gary Dale <garydale@torfree.net> - 2017-01-27 05:50 +0100
        Re: Android phone access in Dolphin does not work deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> - 2017-01-27 08:50 +0100
        Re: Android phone access in Dolphin does not work ken <gebser@mousecar.com> - 2017-02-02 21:40 +0100
          Re: Android phone access in Dolphin does not work Darac Marjal <mailinglist@darac.org.uk> - 2017-02-02 22:10 +0100
    Re: Android phone access in Dolphin does not work RLewis <lewis.r0516@rogers.com> - 2017-01-28 17:40 +0100
      Re: Android phone access in Dolphin does not work Gary Dale <garydale@torfree.net> - 2017-02-02 03:00 +0100
        Re: Android phone access in Dolphin does not work RLewis <lewis.r0516@rogers.com> - 2017-02-02 14:10 +0100
          Re: Android phone access in Dolphin does not work Gary Dale <garydale@torfree.net> - 2017-02-03 05:50 +0100
            Re: Android phone access in Dolphin does not work RLewis <lewis.r0516@rogers.com> - 2017-02-03 23:00 +0100
              Re: Android phone access in Dolphin does not work Gary Dale <garydale@torfree.net> - 2017-02-07 06:30 +0100
                Re: Android phone access in Dolphin does not work RLewis <lewis.r0516@rogers.com> - 2017-02-08 04:20 +0100

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