Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2016 14:12:23 +0530 From: Manish Jain <bourne.identity@hotmail.com> To: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, kraduk@gmail.com Subject: Re: Is it possible to mount my microSD ? Message-ID: <BLU436-SMTP211CB15D773C4C0B9425333F6CB0@phx.gbl> In-Reply-To: <20160113022953.4f025345.freebsd@edvax.de> References: <mailman.119.1452513602.23021.freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> <BLU436-SMTP622117D271ECB27C834252F6CA0@phx.gbl> <20160112124503.2db376c9.freebsd@edvax.de> <BLU436-SMTP120BCEB04CC8A208712A9ECF6CA0@phx.gbl> <20160112143640.1e6e1c68.freebsd@edvax.de> <BLU437-SMTP77842431D108172C931579F6CA0@phx.gbl> <20160113022953.4f025345.freebsd@edvax.de>
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On 01/13/16 06:59, Polytropon wrote: > On Tue, 12 Jan 2016 21:26:02 +0530, Manish Jain wrote: >> << >> >> Is such a driver available for FreeBSD (or at least for Linux)? >> >> >> >> >> No, AFAIK. But I do wish ... > There are probably alternatives, such as using MTP, and as I said: > There are several settings that you need to check in the device itself. > The key procedures are: > > a) enable regular USB direct access storage - will then work as expected > > b) enable MTP USB storage - use corresponding tools > > I can't imagine that smartphone vendors make it artificially hard to > access USB storage to a point where they require proprietary programs > and drivers... but you never know; I don't trust those shaving mirrors > any further than I can throw them. ;-) > > Maybe this can help: > > http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-doc/2012-November/020801.html > > I wasn't able to locate the mentioned section in the current version > of the handbook. :-( > > Also check The FreeBSD Forum (the web forum) for posts regarding how > to mount a smartphone, this will probably be helpful. As I mentioned, > there are also MTP-related tools for FUSE (sysutils/fusefs-simple-mtpfs) > which might actually work as intended. > > > My phone is not a smartphone. I belong to the eccentric variety with a strong preference for traditional, buttoned handsets. I so much wish with nostalgia for the old days when Sony Ericsson and Nokia made such fantastic handsets. Now everything is lousy touchscreen. -- Regards, Manish Jain +91-70731-76333
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