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diff --git a/blog/mtp-linux/index.org b/blog/mtp-linux/index.org new file mode 100644 index 0000000..1163e63 --- /dev/null +++ b/blog/mtp-linux/index.org @@ -0,0 +1,73 @@ +#+title: How to Mount an MTP Mobile Device on Fedora Linux +#+date: 2022-10-04 +#+description: Learn how to mount an MTP mobile device on Fedora Linux. +#+filetags: :linux: + +I recently ran into trouble attempting to mount my GrapheneOS phone to +my laptop running Fedora Linux via the +[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Media_transfer_protocol][Media Transfer +Protocol]] (MTP) and discovered a simple and effective solution. + +* Use a USB 3.0 Port +First, ensure that the device was plugged in to the laptop through a USB +3.0 port, if possible. From a brief glance online, it seems that USB 2.0 +ports may cause issues with dropped connections over MTP. This is purely +anecdotal since I don't have any evidence to link showing that USB 2.0 +causes issues, but I can confirm that switching to a USB 3.0 port seemed +to cut out most of my issues. + +* Switch USB Preferences to MTP +Secondly, you need to ensure that the phone's USB preferences/mode is +changed to MTP or File Transfer once the phone is plugged in. Other +modes will not allow you to access the phone's file system. + +* Install =jmtpfs= +Next, I used the =jmtpfs= package to mount my phone to my laptop. There +are other packages that exist, but this one worked perfectly for me. On +Fedora Linux, you can install it like this: + +#+begin_src sh +sudo dnf install jmtpfs -y +#+end_src + +* Create a Mount Point +Once you have the package installed, you just need to create a folder +for the device to use as a mount point. In my case, I used =/mnt/pixel=: + +#+begin_src sh +sudo mkdir /mnt/pixel +sudo chown -R $USER:$USER /mnt/pixel +#+end_src + +* Mount & Access the Phone's File System +Finally, plug-in and mount the device, and you should be able to see all +storage (internal and external) inside your new folder! + +#+begin_src sh +jmtpfs /mnt/pixel +#+end_src + +The output should look something like this: + +#+begin_src sh +Device 0 (VID=18d1 and PID=4ee1) is a Google Inc Nexus/Pixel (MTP). +Android device detected, assigning default bug flags +#+end_src + +Now you are mounted and can do anything you'd like with the device's +files: + +#+begin_src sh +cd /mnt/pixel +ls -lha +#+end_src + +From here, you will be able to see any internal or external storage +available on the device: + +#+begin_src sh +total 0 +drwxr-xr-x. 3 user user 0 Jan 1 1970 . +drwxr-xr-x. 1 root root 10 Oct 4 13:29 .. +drwxr-xr-x. 16 user user 0 Apr 21 4426383 'Internal shared storage' +#+end_src |