Yes I've used fuse to do things with past phones like reinstall firmware or boot settings flash jailbreak etc. It works well & is in most repos.
On Thu, Jul 30, 2026, 23:13 elainatj--- via PLUG <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi All, > > I'm coming here late but I believe Android is an MTP (Media Transfer > Protocol) device which is supported by FUSE-based filesystems like jmtpfs. > The command I use for accessing my phone is jmtpfs ~/mnt/mtp after setting > my phone to "Transfer Files". I use ~/mnt/mtp as the mountpoint under my > user home due to permissions and can simply unmount it later from the GUI > or use fusermount -u ~/mnt/mtp to unmount. > > I have this command set to a bash alias but I'm sure you can write a udev > rule or something (I'm just not sure how to do that myself). This works on > XFCE with a FUSE supported kernel (I'm using a custom one for my Thinkpad > X13). > > Hope this helps! Cheers! > Health and Peace, > Elaina Jones > > > > Jul 30, 2026, 21:06 by [email protected]: > > > I did not write LocalSend, but it's open source, here's the source code: > > https://github.com/localsend/localsend > > To check if your software is up to date on Xubuntu run: sudo apt update > && > > sudo apt upgrade > > I would tend to agree with George about developer usb settings, and there > > is also something in there about MTP mode? I think if you swipe down on > > your phone and look for the USB Connection notification and tap on it > for > > options you'll find it in there. Maybe one of the other modes would work > > better if MTP doesn't work. > > > > On Thu, Jul 30, 2026 at 3:29 PM Dick Steffens <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > >> On 7/30/26 14:42, George wrote: > >> > Hi Nat, i'm not a big fan of "install this software" solutions. No > >> offence > >> > if you wrote LocalSend, I'm just paranoid like that. I DM'd Dick to > >> adjust > >> > his developer options USB settings, but he didn't say if it worked. My > >> > phone is ancient. :-) -gbk > >> > >> I took my phone in to the TCI store and the guy took one look at my > >> Lenovo X200 laptop and concluded that my software must be out of date, > >> based on what he saw as an "old" machine. I'm pretty sure I'm up to date > >> with Xubuntu. What do I need to check to be certain? > >> > >> -- > >> Regards, > >> > >> Dick Steffens > >> > >
