The Media Transfer Protocol (MTP) is a protocol which purpose is to facilitate the transfer of media files and associated metadata to/from devices. Many devices and audio software applications support MTP. Latest versions of several operating systems, including AmigaOS, Android, AROS, Linux, Mac OS, ...
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Nexus 7 won't show up as a drive on Windows in MTP mode after update to Android 4.2
It used to work just fine then I upated to 4.2 and enabled developer options (one or the other must have broken it) and since then it has stopped working, it shows up as a camera device but if I ...
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How can I transfer photos to my Android Jelly Bean device while preserving the original timestamp?
I recently bought a Nexus 4 and I would like to transfer my photos of my previous device to it. My previous Android phone used the standard USB mass storage which gave 0 problems to copy back and ...
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What are my options for connecting my Android to Ubuntu?
I have a Samsung Galaxy S2 running rooted Jelly Bean 4.1.2. My computer is running Ubuntu 12.10.
Before, in Android 4.0, I simply plugged the USB in, and a notification would pop up, and I was ...
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How can I get back access to the media interface drivers?
After much waiting and tribulation, I've finally successfully unlocked tethering and installed Paranoid Android on my Nexus 7 3G device.
In the progress, I had to tell Windows to ignore its default ...
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Can't explore files on my Sony Xperia U using my Ubuntu 12.10 laptop
I previously used Ubuntu 12.04. When I connected my phone (Sony Xperia U) in MTP mode, I would be able to see it in Nautilus as a "SEMC HSUSB device" and browse files, copy files, and so on.
Now, I ...
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Unable to connect my Nexus 7 to a PC
I searched a lot over the Internet and tried all the advice I found.
I have installed drivers from the ASUS site and changed C:\Windows\inf\wpdmtp.inf so it now contains
; Nexus 7
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I mounted Android on Ubuntu. Can I create subdirectories using mtpfs?
I use Android 4.0 and followed a tutorial to mount my tablet on Ubuntu using mtpfs when the device is connected via cable.
It works almost perfectly. I can copy files and even whole directories to ...
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Xperia Play MTP driver fails to install
When trying to update my Xperia Play with PC Companion, it fails to install the drivers for my device. I plug it in, it tries up until it says a problem has occured installing the hardware. My screen ...
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MTP file transfer: request to proceed, because “device can't play this” - how to fix permanent?
I have Nexus 7 and often copy vide to see on it, but every time windows asks for proceed with reason "device can't play this file format".
Supported file formats is declared by media device, but when ...
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UMS protocol on Android Tabs
I'd like to have a android tablet on ics which allow UMS (usb mass storage)
I saw that some of the current models didn't propose UMS (like galaxy tab 2 or google nexus), only MTP. It sounds like a ...
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Why does the manta (nexus 10) not “mount” with MTP selected?
Two android (nexus 4, and nexus 10) devices with cyanogenmod (nightly) are connected to windows 7. When the nexus 4 is connected windows shows it in explorer and it is possible to transfer files ...
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MTP sync on LG Spectrum — kill with extreme prejudice
I have an LG Spectrum, running ICS, and I always keep the USB Connection Type on Charge Only. Lately, for some evil reason, whenever I connect the USB cable to a computer, it bloody ignores my setting ...
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MTP mounts vs USB storage - restrictions
Just got a nexus 4, and tried to copy files from my nexus one to it. Copying the N1 SD data to my linux box was a breeze, but the N4 doesn't offer simple mounting. Shows up as a USB Camera, with ...
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How can I fix phone corruption when using USB mass storage mode?
It used to happen in stock ICS and remains in CyanogenMod 9. Whenever I connect my phone to computer through USB using mass storage mode (MSC), my phone gets crazy. In ICS, I remember it used to mess ...
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MTP Driver fails to install for CM 10.1 on Samsung Galaxy Note II
The nightly builds of CyanogenMod 10.1 for the Samsung Galaxy Note II was just released.
I have been using CM on my devices since the G1 (ADP1) days so I decided to give it a try.
I have only had 2 ...
