Is it possible to mount my microSD ?

[Polytropon]

On Wed, 13 Jan 2016 14:12:23 +0530, Manish Jain wrote:
> 
> 
> On 01/13/16 06:59, Polytropon wrote:
> > On Tue, 12 Jan 2016 21:26:02 +0530, Manish Jain wrote:
> >> <<
> >>
> >> Is such a driver available for FreeBSD (or at least for Linux)?
> >>
> >>   >>
> >>
> >> No, AFAIK. But I do wish ...
> > There are probably alternatives, such as using MTP, and as I said:
> > There are several settings that you need to check in the device itself.
> > The key procedures are:
> >
> > a) enable regular USB direct access storage - will then work as expected
> >
> > b) enable MTP USB storage - use corresponding tools
> >
> > I can't imagine that smartphone vendors make it artificially hard to
> > access USB storage to a point where they require proprietary programs
> > and drivers... but you never know; I don't trust those shaving mirrors
> > any further than I can throw them. ;-)
> >
> > Maybe this can help:
> >
> > http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-doc/2012-November/020801.html
> >
> > I wasn't able to locate the mentioned section in the current version
> > of the handbook. :-(
> >
> > Also check The FreeBSD Forum (the web forum) for posts regarding how
> > to mount a smartphone, this will probably be helpful. As I mentioned,
> > there are also MTP-related tools for FUSE (sysutils/fusefs-simple-mtpfs)
> > which might actually work as intended.
> >
> >
> >
> 
> My phone is not a smartphone. I belong to the eccentric variety with a 
> strong preference for traditional, buttoned handsets.

Okay, in this case, the use of the internal storage is probably
not as easy as it should be. I fought with a Motorola "flip-phone"
via USB and finally gave up: The manufacturer doesn't seem to be
interested in following established standards and procedures. :-(

Anyway, checking out MTP and reviewing the device's settings
can't make things worse. Maybe it's still possible to access
it somehow. (If not - why not remove the micro SD card and use
it in an adapter or internal reader? I'm doing this with my
digital camera and my "MP3 player shift-phone".)



> I so much wish 
> with nostalgia for the old days when Sony Ericsson and Nokia made such 
> fantastic handsets. Now everything is lousy touchscreen.

Looking at it is mandatory, and the things you need to look at
are beneath your fingers. :-)



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