Files <-> Samsung Galaxy S4

[Joshua Judson Rosen]

Ben Scott <dragonhawk at gmail.com> writes:
>
>   It appears the Galaxy really wants to speak MTP (Media Transfer
> Protocol).  I've been playing with MTP stuff on Linux.  My desktop is
> running Debian 7.4 "wheezy", kernel 3.2.0-4 package version 3.2.54-2.
[...]
>   I could, of course, take the mem card out of the handheld, plug it
> into my desktop's card reader, and do the I/O that way.  Problem there
> is, I've got a fancy sealed protective case for the handheld.  Opening
> it repeatedly is bad for it.  And annoying.  And exposes the handheld
> to damage.
>
>    I've seen some suggestions of using "cloud" storage, like Dropbox
> or Google Music, etc.  It seems silly to have to send many gigabytes
> out my netfeed only to have to immediately download it again, on the
> same feed, just to copy between devices which are six inches apart and
> connected via USB cable.

It's nice to hear someone other than myself say that; I've felt like
I must have been losing my mind....

>   Anyone got a better idea?  Bluetooth?  Wifi?  Floppy disk?

Bluetooth.

If that doesn't work for some reason (don't have Bluetooth?), or if you
want to take this opportunity to explore new things (or if you just want
something more elaborate for some reason)..., here's a selection of
relevant-looking ideas available on F-Droid (not that I actually
use them myself, but since nobody's suggested any of them yet...):

You could install ownCloud on your computer and run the android client:











    https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdid=com.owncloud.android

You could use sparkleshare/git:

    https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdid=org.sparkleshare.android

You could drive the transfers from the Android device, and download
from the computer via scp/sftp:

    https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdid=sk.vx.connectbot
    https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdid=com.ghostsq.commander.sftp

... or maybe upload to the Android device via FTP:

    https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdid=be.ppareit.swiftp_free

-- 
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