its been years since I used it but you can try this http://sourceforge.net/projects/libmtp/?source=navbar
it works to varying degrees with different devices. Ive usually been able to use it to do the things I've needed too without too much difficulty. I use to use it with my old MP3 payer ant it worked reasonably well. by the way libmtp-1.0.1 is included included in SL 6 if you want a newer version to support your device then you will have to compile it. By the way MTP for one device is not compatible with MTP for an other its a crazy non standard pseudo protocol. So every time a new device comes out the developers have to reverse engineer the support so if you have a new device you will probably need the latest greatest version. On Wed, Apr 16, 2014 at 12:01 PM, =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Stephen_Isard?= <7p03xy...@sneakemail.com> wrote: > On Tue, 15 Apr 2014 12:15:45 -0700, Yasha Karant <ykar...@csusb.edu> wrot > e: > >>For better or worse, I am forced to use an Android device under certain >>situations. This device does have a USB adapter. Under X86-64 SL6x, >>using VirtualBox and then MS Win 7 under Virtual Box, I can transfer >>files to and from the Android device, including to and from the Linux >>file system that is transparent (shared folder) under VB/MSW7 . I have >>"rooted" my Android device (violating the factory warranty -- but >>un"rooted" it was worthless for my needs). This is very inconvenient, >>as I normally use VB/MSW only to run enduser applications that I am >>required to use and that are not available for open systems. >> >>Android uses MTP to transfer files, and I have not been able to make MTP > >>work in SL6x (presumably it will work in SL7). However, I have found a >>URL that claims to have updated RPMs that support working MTP. The URL > is: >> >>http://nuxref.com/2013/10/15/upgrading-the-mtp-support-on-centos-6/comme > nt-page-1/ >> >>I have downloaded the RPMS but have not installed anything yet as these >>may introduce other unexpected effects. Has anyone tried the RPMs >>posted through the URL? Does anyone have any experience or other >>thoughts on the issue (other than the usual "do not do it" or "why use >>... " when the use of ... is in fact required in the real world of >>production end-user applications). >> >>If the above URL does not work, I have a PDF of the web page of the URL >>that I can email or post back to this list. >> >>Yasha Karant >>======================== > ========================= > ======================== > > Hi Yasha, > > I don't know whether this will be of use in your case, but I have found t > hat > I can get at some of the files on my android tablet if I go to the androi > d > settings and choose "mount device as a camera". I gather that this means > > mounting with ptp rather than mtp. As I say, this doesn't get me the who > le > android file system, but I can transfer at least pictures, and probably a > t > bit more. > > Stephen Isard