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  • Committer: Bazaar Package Importer
  • Author(s): Jonathan Riddell
  • Date: 2009-12-14 22:32:10 UTC
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  • mto: This revision was merged to the branch mainline in revision 24.
  • Revision ID: james.westby@ubuntu.com-20091214223210-vekc5340wzmz54bw
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data, which is usually where the problems appear.
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Devices does not work - last resort:
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Dual-mode devices does not work - last resort:
 
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Some devices that are dual-mode are simply impossible to get
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to work under Linux because the usb-storage(.ko) kernel
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at the USB mass storage interface AGAIN because it 
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enumerates.)
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Here is what some people do:
 
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 1. Plug in the device.
 
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 2. USB-mass storage folder will open automatically.
 
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 3. Unmount the device.
 
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 4. Run mtp-detect. It will most likely fail the first time.
 
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 5. Run mtp-detect again, it might work this time, or fail. Keep running
 
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    till it works. 99% it works by the third try.
 
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 6. Once mtp-detect gives you an "Ok", open either Rhythmbox or Gnomad2,
 
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    everything should work.
 
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Linux: Try this, if you have a recent 2.6.x Linux kernel,
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run (as root) something like:
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