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Re: MTP devices leave multiple copies under Devices in file managers

From Ben Caradoc-Davies <ben@transient.nz>
Newsgroups linux.debian.user
Subject Re: MTP devices leave multiple copies under Devices in file managers
Date 2018-01-06 21:10 +0100
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On 07/01/18 03:54, Carl Fink wrote:
> I have a couple of Android devices that mount using MTP. Recently I was
> trying to install LineageOS on one (which failed because the USB port on
> the phone physically failed halfway through, but that's a side-issue).
> As a result, apparently, both caja and thunar now show 21 separate
> entries under "Devices", of which 19 or 20 are dead and useless. (I
> can't test the Samsung Galaxy Note links because, well, the physical
> USB port is broken.)

What kernel version? Do the entries disappear on reboot?

With kernel 4.14, and stale entries disappearing on reboot, see these 
reports (one by me):
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=883425
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=882353
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=884067

Kind regards,

-- 
Ben Caradoc-Davies <ben@transient.nz>
Director
Transient Software Limited <https://transient.nz/>
New Zealand

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MTP devices leave multiple copies under Devices in file managers Carl Fink <carlf@panix.com> - 2018-01-06 16:00 +0100
  Re: MTP devices leave multiple copies under Devices in file managers Cindy-Sue Causey <butterflybytes@gmail.com> - 2018-01-06 17:40 +0100
  Re: MTP devices leave multiple copies under Devices in file managers Ben Caradoc-Davies <ben@transient.nz> - 2018-01-06 21:10 +0100
    Re: MTP devices leave multiple copies under Devices in file managers Carl Fink <carlf@panix.com> - 2018-01-06 21:50 +0100
    Re: MTP devices leave multiple copies under Devices in file managers Carl Fink <carlf@panix.com> - 2018-01-07 14:30 +0100
      Re: MTP devices leave multiple copies under Devices in file managers Ben Caradoc-Davies <ben@transient.nz> - 2018-01-07 23:50 +0100

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