This is due to the limitations in non-Google mtp stacks. You cannot do direct file access, which makes it impossible to do low level file copies like this. The file managers use the gvfs api that allows file copies. From the command line you can use the gvfs-copy utility.
You could also install cyanogenmod on the phone to get the Google mtp stack. ** Package changed: coreutils (Ubuntu) => gvfs (Ubuntu) ** Changed in: gvfs (Ubuntu) Status: New => Invalid ** Changed in: gvfs (Ubuntu) Assignee: (unassigned) => Philip Langdale (langdalepl) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gvfs in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1389001 Title: Can not copy files by cp from Samsung S5 Mini in GVFS in MTP mode To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gvfs/+bug/1389001/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs