[HowTo] Mount Motorola V8 in Linux with MTPFS

[Supersaiyan.IV]

Hey all, I've got this phone and after playing about with all sorts of players etc.. with supposed MTP device support to get access to this device from ubuntu.

I think I've found a satisfactory solution as follows:

1) From the terminal type:

sudo aptitude install libfuse-dev libmad0-dev

2) Download MTPFS from here: http://www.adebenham.com/debian/mtpfs_0.7-1_i386.deb

3) Install it from the deb

4) Create a folder in your home directory, eg. MTPdevice

5) Add yourself to the "fuse" group: System > Administration > Users and Groups > Manage Groups > fuse > properties and then your username. Logout and login.

6) On your motorola go to Main menu > Settings > Connections > USB Setting and set this to 'Media Sync.'

7) Plug in and from the terminal type:

mtpfs ~/MTPdevice

You should now be able to access the phone via this folder and drag/drop music etc.. as you like.

ps...I found most of this from: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=2397682

Finally, when you're done, you can unmount from the terminal as follows:

fusermount -u ~/MTPdevice

Hope this is of some help, if anyone makes any better progress please let me know
Credit for this howto goes to dysphasi on ubuntuforums.

[maddentim]

thanks!

[frustschieber]

Hello
used this method on my V8. Worked, but only with mp3 Files.
all the other directories appeared empty. Searching did not detect an of existing jpg.
where is the problem?

[rasputin007]

If you use the Linuxmod firmware you can have full FTP access to the V8 with Linux.
Just connect with USB cable to PC and press the "Screenshot, FTP & USB-Lan" menu, wait for the 2 clicky-di-clack sounds and open a Terminal and enter this command
ifconfig usbl0 192.168.16.2
Now open gftp or whatever ftp client you have and enter
ftp server: 192.168.16.2
port: 21
username: root
password: root
click connect and that's all.

[frustschieber]

sounds good
but: where can I get the Linuxmod firmware?
is it for my PC or for the mobile?
where can I find "Screenshot, FTP & USB-lan" menu?
On the mobile?
sorry, but I did not understand what to do

[shatou]

Originally Posted by frustschieber

sounds good
but: where can I get the Linuxmod firmware?
is it for my PC or for the mobile?
where can I find "Screenshot, FTP & USB-lan" menu?
On the mobile?
sorry, but I did not understand what to do

go here
http://www.modmymoto.com/forums/showthread.php?t=136101

[pborman]

I can FTP into my razr2 from windows xp but not from linux (ubuntu intrepid). I guess it's a config problem somewhere, but any suggestions?
I do ifconfig usb0 192.168.16.2 but then ftp 192.168.16.2 opens the ftp server on the pc, not on the phone.

[anhvu2875]

pborman

lsusb

[pborman]

solved it - I need to ifconfig usb0 192.168.16.1
and then ftp to the razr2 on 192.168.16.2
Can someone edit rasputins instructions near the top of this thread so the usb interface doesn't have the same ip address as the razr.