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libmtp 1.1.6 in 12.10

Asked by Laurent B. on 2013-03-02

Currently in Ubuntu 12.10, libtmp is in version 1.1.4-1 and therefore does not recognize my Nexus 4 (VID=18d1 and PID=4ee2). There is a thread about this on sourceforge (http://sourceforge.net/p/libmtp/bugs/708/), and the fix may be released with version libmtp-1.1.6.

Is there any chance we see that library version 1.1.6 in 12.10 ?
I see that 1.1.4 is considered as stable in 12.10 and for the time being, 1.1.5 is planned to be released in 13.04 (https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libmtp) which is now worrying me a bit.

I was really expecting a Nexus 4 to work out the box. Previously I owned a Nexus S which was working like a charm.

Thank you in advance & best regards,

- Laurent -

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said on 2013-03-02:

I suggest you report a bug. Have you tried looking for a PPA..

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Laurent B. (lbnetid+lp) said on 2013-03-02:

Thank you for your answer, I don't think it is really a bug, more a change request... The following PPA seems to provide everything needed:

https://launchpad.net/~langdalepl/+archive/gvfs-mtp

Even if strangely it provides the version 1.1.5 of the library instead of the 1.1.6 as expected, it is said in the following post that Nexus 4 are supported. Last but not least there is as well an update of nautilus...

http://www.adminreseau.fr/upgrade-to-gvfs-with-mtp-support-in-ubuntu-12-10-or-12-04-to-easily-connect-android-4-0-devices/

I will provide feedback as soon as I will have tried.

Best regards,

- Laurent -

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Laurent B. (lbnetid+lp) said on 2013-03-08:

Another interesting workaround is:

http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2011/12/how-to-connect-your-android-ice-cream-sandwich-phone-to-ubuntu-for-file-access/