CentOS - Oct 2012 - Samsung Galaxy 3 and Centos

My cell phone provider just sent me a letter stating that my 3 year contract is
up and they will give me a Samsung Galaxy 3 if I will sign a new contract.

I'm wondering how well (or if) that phone will work with Centos 6.   My
existing Samsung phone (can't remember the model number) doesn't
integrate well
or at all with Centos; whenever I plug it into the computer it finds the phone
but apparently can't actually communicate with it so I can't transfer
data back
and forth without having to remove the memory card from the phone and copy
information directly to and from that.  Which is a nuisance.



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On Oct 2, 2012, at 3:29 PM, Frank Cox wrote:
> My cell phone provider just sent me a letter stating that my 3 year
contract is
> up and they will give me a Samsung Galaxy 3 if I will sign a new contract.
> 
> I'm wondering how well (or if) that phone will work with Centos 6.   My
> existing Samsung phone (can't remember the model number) doesn't
integrate well
> or at all with Centos; whenever I plug it into the computer it finds the
phone
> but apparently can't actually communicate with it so I can't
transfer data back
> and forth without having to remove the memory card from the phone and copy
> information directly to and from that.  Which is a nuisance.
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the state of mobile devices and direct connect to linux is not so great.
Doesn't really matter whether you are talking about iPhone, Android or
WinPhone.

That said, the Galaxy S III has a slot for a mini-SD card and you should be able
to make it exchange files via the usb cable but to be honest, I don't
bother, even with my Fedora desktop system? I just use SSHDroid and exchange
files wirelessly using ssh (you can use rsync via ssh too if you want).

Also, FWIW, the Galaxy S III supports USB storage natively - just get an OTG
cable (On the Go) and you can plug in any USB device like a hard drive, an SD
card reader or get the SD version of an OTG and plug an SD card directly into
the phone and transfer from the phone itself. I ordered OTG cables from Amazon
and shipped from Hong Kong they were like $1.50 each. That OTG cable also allows
you to plug in a USB keyboard or mouse or whatever - not just storage.

Devices without an SD card (mini or otherwise) are relegated to trying to make
MTP work and that's not likely to be such a great option (ahem - like my
Google Nexus 7). SSHDroid works fine on the Nexus 7 and also, if you root it (or
any other Android phone), you can use 'Stickmount' and again, use the
OTG options.

Craig

On 02.10.2012 23:29, Frank Cox wrote:
> My cell phone provider just sent me a letter stating that my 3 year
> contract is
> up and they will give me a Samsung Galaxy 3 if I will sign a new 
> contract.
>
> I'm wondering how well (or if) that phone will work with Centos 6.   
> My
> existing Samsung phone (can't remember the model number) doesn't
> integrate well
> or at all with Centos; whenever I plug it into the computer it finds
> the phone
> but apparently can't actually communicate with it so I can't
transfer
> data back
> and forth without having to remove the memory card from the phone and 
> copy
> information directly to and from that.  Which is a nuisance.
Hi,

It should work fine; this phone I think supports native usb storage, 
just connect the phone with a usb cable and go in Settings somewhere and 
activate the usb storage feature. That's how I use my Samsung ave II and 
my better half's Galaxy Mini, at least.
There's also Bluetooth if you're looking at transferring files. In 
addition to that you can install apps on the phone that can talk CIFS 
and FTP..

So no need to really mess with the SD card.

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