If you want to connect your Samsung s3 to Porteus I found the easiest way to do this is with gMTP. It allows you to access files on devices using mtp such as android and cyanogenmod.
You will need these packages:
gMTP-1.3.4-i386-x86_64-1_KSS.xzm
libmtp-1.1.5-x86_64-1_KSS.xzm
mtpfs-1.1-x86_64-1_KSS.xzm
scons-2.1.0-x86_64-1_SBo.xzm
libid3tag0-0.15.1b-x86_64-1.xzm
You will also need to add a udev rule:
Create a file called 51-android.rules in folder /lib/udev/rules.d/
With a text editor paste the following:
# adb protocol on Galaxy S3
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTR{idVendor}=="04e8", ATTR{idProduct}=="685c", MODE="0666"
Now reboot your computer, connect device and open gMTP. You should be able to access your phone
If it doesn't work or you have a different device (I'm using Samsung s3 with cyanogenmod) you probably have different ID's than mine so run 'lsusb’ from terminal to get a result like:
Bus 001 Device 006: ID 04e8:685c Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
04e8 = Your Vendor ID (idVendor)
685c = Your Device ID (idProduct)
If your figures are different than these, just paste them into the appropriate places in '51-android.rules' and it should work.
Enjoy.
[HOWTO] Samsung s3 Galaxy phone MTP file access
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[HOWTO] Samsung s3 Galaxy phone MTP file access
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Re: [HOWTO] Samsung s3 Galaxy phone MTP file access
Hi freestyler,
I am using 64 bit KDE but I am haing problem starting gmtp.
I have added these 2 modules:-
1. gnome-desktop-3.2.1-x86_64-1gsb.xzm
2. gsettings-desktop-schemas-3.2.0-x86_64-1gsb.xzm
Error:-
Any idea?
I am using 64 bit KDE but I am haing problem starting gmtp.
I have added these 2 modules:-
1. gnome-desktop-3.2.1-x86_64-1gsb.xzm
2. gsettings-desktop-schemas-3.2.0-x86_64-1gsb.xzm
Error:-
Code: Select all
gmtp
(process:12378): Gdk-WARNING **: locale not supported by C library
(gMTP:12378): Gtk-WARNING **: Locale not supported by C library.
Using the fallback 'C' locale.
Error: Unable to open ~/.mtpz-data for reading.
GConf Error: Failed to contact configuration server; the most common cause is a missing or misconfigured D-Bus session bus daemon. See http://projects.gnome.org/gconf/ for information. (Details - 1: GetIOR failed: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.UnknownMethod: Method "GetIOR" with signature "" on interface "org.gnome.GConf" doesn't exist
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GConf Error: Failed to contact configuration server; the most common cause is a missing or misconfigured D-Bus session bus daemon. See http://projects.gnome.org/gconf/ for information. (Details - 1: GetIOR failed: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.UnknownMethod: Method "GetIOR" with signature "" on interface "org.gnome.GConf" doesn't exist
)
WARNING: gconf schema invalid, reverting to defaults. Please ensure schema is loaded in gconf database.
Device 0 (VID=04e8 and PID=6860) is a Samsung Galaxy models (MTP).
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Re: [HOWTO] Samsung s3 Galaxy phone MTP file access
Sorry about the late reply...
Is the gmtp window opening? It should still work even with GConf errors.
Does it work without gnome-desktop-3.2.1-x86_64-1gsb.xzm and gsettings-desktop-schemas-3.2.0-x86_64-1gsb.xzm?
libGConf-3.2.6-x86_64 will help if you are missing libgconf-2.so.4
Is the gmtp window opening? It should still work even with GConf errors.
Does it work without gnome-desktop-3.2.1-x86_64-1gsb.xzm and gsettings-desktop-schemas-3.2.0-x86_64-1gsb.xzm?
libGConf-3.2.6-x86_64 will help if you are missing libgconf-2.so.4
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Re: [HOWTO] Samsung s3 Galaxy phone MTP file access
Hi freestyler,
All good now after I upgraded to Porteus v3.0 RC2.
The phone is detected automatically and I can access the files on it without any problem.
Thank you.
All good now after I upgraded to Porteus v3.0 RC2.
The phone is detected automatically and I can access the files on it without any problem.
Thank you.

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