How to connect an Android mobile phone to my puppy laptop?

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How to connect an Android mobile phone to my puppy laptop?

#1 Post by LeithR »

I'm using an HP G56 laptop with a copy of Slacko 5.9.3 onboard. I can connect my phone via a USB port on my laptop but Slacko doesn't see it. How do I arrange for it to be seen please?

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#2 Post by matchpoint »

Androids should be straight-up.

You want this if your camera app can't connect.

If your Slacko's 64, request a copy.

If it's an aftermarket cable you're trying to connect with, expect problems.

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#3 Post by LeithR »

Hi there matchpoint,
I've now tried this out on Slacko 5.9.3 and Slacko 6.9.9.9 both 32bit, both have failed to see my phone altho the phone itself sees a USB connection in both cases.

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#4 Post by matchpoint »

What did you install from the link I left?

How does "lsusb -vv" see your phone? Output here.

Is it a Samsung?

How about the cable, factory or aftermarket?

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#5 Post by rcrsn51 »

What Android version is this?

What connection protocol are you using? Simple-mtpfs, Jmtpfs, Camera?

With some Android devices, there is a menu to select the protocol.
phone itself sees a USB connection in both cases
.
Where are you seeing this? It may be for the purposes of tethering, not file transfer.
both have failed to see my phone
Be specific about what that means.

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#6 Post by ahoppin »

I was able to connect to my 2012-vintage Android phone with gtkam, even in Lucid 5.2.5.

However, I found that the easiest way to transfer files back and forth between Puppy and my Android mobile phone is via WiFi. I installed an FTP server on the phone, and use the FTP client gftp on Puppy.

https://f-droid.org/packages/be.ppareit.swiftp_free/

Hope this helps.

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#7 Post by matchpoint »

LeithR, answer Shakespeare for the moment and don't worry about the others. You can get back to them later.

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#8 Post by LeithR »

rcrsn51 wrote:What Android version is this?
Version 2.3.3 build GINGERBREAD.XWKPY

What connection protocol are you using? Simple-mtpfs, Jmtpfs, Camera?

Simple-mtpfs

With some Android devices, there is a menu to select the protocol.
phone itself sees a USB connection in both cases
.
Where are you seeing this? It may be for the purposes of tethering, not file transfer.
The phone indicates that its seeing USB connected - tethering is switched off.
both have failed to see my phone
Be specific about what that means.
On both my slacko 5.9.3 and my slacko 6.9.9.9 laptops. after selecting Simple-mtpfs - I get a splash screen with

libmtp version: 1.1.13

listing raw device(s)
No raw devices found.

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#9 Post by rcrsn51 »

You have an old version of Android that pre-dates the use of Media Transfer Protocol. So apps like Simple-mtpfs won't detect the phone.

Did you try Camera?

The early Androids may treat the phone as a USB mass storage device. In that case, you would get a USB drive icon on your desktop. But it sounds like that is NOT happening.

There may be a setting somewhere in the phone that enables this mode. Or it may need a special USB-OTG cable.

Google "Galaxy Ace GT-S5830 linux USB". You may get some ideas.

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#10 Post by matchpoint »

Yeah. If such a setting exists, maybe this is how you toggle it?

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#11 Post by smokey01 »

Rather than doing a direct connect I often use AirDroid.

You run AirDroid on your android device and access it via a web browser.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/deta ... roid&hl=en

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