Re: [Hampshire] file transfer, Android to Ubuntu

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Author: Gareth Evans via Hampshire
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To: Gareth Evans via Hampshire
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Subject: Re: [Hampshire] file transfer, Android to Ubuntu
Also, what problems do you have with Chrome on the website(s) concerned?
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On Sat, 4 Apr 2020, at 00:06, Gareth Evans via Hampshire wrote:
> Hi Peter,
>
> Not sure but I wonder if this may help you:
>
> https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/193132/unable-to-perform-file-operations-on-a-mtp-device-mounted-via-gvfs-operation-n
>
> gvfs-copy may be worth a look, or possibly
>
> https://github.com/hanwen/go-mtpfs
>
> The original question referred to a Walkman but both Android and issues
> supposedly fixed in Ubuntu 13.10 are mentioned in the first answer,
> which is also where the above are mentioned.
>
> Hope that helps.
> Gareth
>
>
> On Fri, 3 Apr 2020, at 23:33, Peter Alefounder via Hampshire wrote:
> > I have a laptop running Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. I find that I can transfer
> > photos from an Android phone connected by a USB cable using the file
> > browser. They are in
> >
> > XT1032/DCIM/Camera
> >
> > However, csv files in
> >
> > XT1032/Download
> >
> > are listed but can not be moved. I get an error message:
> > Error getting file: -6: Not Supported
> >
> > First question: what can I do about this? I have searched the internet
> > but the software suggested (android-file-transfer) does not appear to
> > exist. In any case, why should some files transfer with no problem,
> > but not others?
> >
> > Second question: the reason the files are on the phone is that the
> > website they are from does not work with Chrome on the laptop. Other
> > web sites are not happy with it either. Is there a better web browser
> > available for Ubuntu 14? If possible, I would like to prevent
> > automatic loading of images, and just select which ones to see. My
> > internet connction is slow (via the phone).
> >
> > I would be grateful for any advice.
> >
> > Peter Alefounder.
> >
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