This comment on the upstream libmtp bug has indicated that this could be a distro config issue: http://sourceforge.net/p/libmtp/bugs/354/?limit=10&page=2#6dae
Unfortunately, it has also been closed due to lack of activity, despite there being many Galaxy S3 owners with no ability to interact with the media on their devices on Linux. I will try to test the given workaround if I can find the time. ** Summary changed: - Samsung Galaxy S / SII detected but cannot be connected to + Samsung Galaxy S / S2 / S3 detected but cannot be connected to -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/696301 Title: Samsung Galaxy S / S2 / S3 detected but cannot be connected to To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/banshee/+bug/696301/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs