On 10/3/2012 7:17 AM, Nux! wrote: > On 02.10.2012 23:29, Frank Cox wrote: >> My cell phone provider just sent me a letter stating that my 3 year >> contract is >> up and they will give me a Samsung Galaxy 3 if I will sign a new >> contract. >> >> I'm wondering how well (or if) that phone will work with Centos 6. >> My >> existing Samsung phone (can't remember the model number) doesn't >> integrate well >> or at all with Centos; whenever I plug it into the computer it finds >> the phone >> but apparently can't actually communicate with it so I can't transfer >> data back >> and forth without having to remove the memory card from the phone and >> copy >> information directly to and from that. Which is a nuisance. > Hi, > > It should work fine; this phone I think supports native usb storage, > just connect the phone with a usb cable and go in Settings somewhere and > activate the usb storage feature. That's how I use my Samsung ave II and > my better half's Galaxy Mini, at least. > There's also Bluetooth if you're looking at transferring files. In > addition to that you can install apps on the phone that can talk CIFS > and FTP.. > > So no need to really mess with the SD card. The S3 also comes with "Kies air". This allows you to access almost everything on the phone through a web browser. There is a java applet that it uses for file transfers, although I think you can still transfer single files even without the applet. I haven't tried it on Linux, but it works just fine with the Windows version of Chrome and I don't think it is doing anything that would cause any cross-platform issues. -- Bowie