I also just use an SSH server on my Linux box and use either Termius, AndFTP, or ncftp in Termux to connect to it. I usually use Termius
On Fri, Jul 31, 2026 at 7:11 PM Vince Winter <[email protected]> wrote: > Which Android version is on the device? > > On the modern side, plug in the phone to the host, then on the phone, > settings, then search "USB Preferences". > setting "USB controlled by" to either "Connected device" or "This device" > > other setting "Use USB for" > (options from my phone) > "File transfer/Android Auto" > "USB tethering" > "MIDI" > "PTP" > "Webcam" > "No data transfer" > > I would suggest: > "USB controlled by": "This device" > "Use USB for": "File transfer/Android Auto" > > > side note: > ADB is challenging if you aren't familiar and your phone isn't rooted. > > > > On Fri, Jul 31, 2026 at 6:55 PM DJ Coertzen <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > I gave up on MTP fuse a few years ago when Android progressed. These > days I > > install SSH Server from playstore. Configure user credentials and paths > to > > device and SD-card storage. It works on old devices and new devices. > After > > starting SSH server on your phone, mount if with sshfs on your OS. You > may > > need to add older protocols for older device (eg. -o > > HostKeyAlgorithms=+ssh-dss) when mounting older devices on modern ssh > > implementations. > > > > Des. > > > > > > On Fri, Jul 31, 2026 at 8:59 PM Tomas Kuchta < > [email protected] > > > > > wrote: > > > > > I use number of solutions for this. The most universal and frequently > > used > > > is Total Comander with totalCmd-sftp and totalCmd-Lan plugins. This > > allows > > > me to reliably transfer files to/from linux hosts using ssh and to/from > > > windows and Mac using smb. > > > > > > Obviously you need sshd running and firewall ssh port open on linux > side > > > for this to work. Same allies to smb, if that is what you need. > > > > > > Other than that I also use KDE-connect - that is OK, though I find it > > > finicky at times. ... And nextcloud for file synchronization - that > needs > > > Nextcloud server which is its own work. > > > > > > Hope that helps, > > > Tomas > > > > > > On Thu, Jul 30, 2026, 17:22 Nat Taylor <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > LocalSend is a great way to share files between all devices. There > are > > > > Linux, Android, iOS, Windows and OSX versions. > > > > > > > > On Thu, Jul 30, 2026 at 9:11 AM George <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > I have to assume you're trying to 'mount' the phone as a drive or > > > access > > > > a > > > > > daemon on the phone for communication (like you would ssh into > > another > > > > > machine). Android has a system that says 'Linux machine X s trying > to > > > > > access me, is that ok?'. If your phone isn't prompting you, then > the > > > > > computer isn't granted access. 1st question 'does it work on > another > > > > phone > > > > > or USB thumb drive?'. This will tell you if the is on the phone or > on > > > the > > > > > computer. > > > > > > > > > > On Thu, Jul 30, 2026, 8:56 AM Dick Steffens <[email protected] > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > I've done this before, but the process is escaping me. > > > > > > > > > > > > I've plugged a USB cable into the phone and the computer. > > > > > > On the computer I can see a window with "SAMSUNG Android" on the > > left > > > > > > column. > > > > > > I click on it, but nothing happens. > > > > > > My recollection is that a permission request used to appear on > the > > > > > > phone. I get nothing. > > > > > > > > > > > > What am I forgetting? > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > Regards, > > > > > > > > > > > > Dick Steffens > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > Vince Winter, Technology Sorcerer of the Adept Circle >
