On Thu, 30 May 2013 14:04:33 -0700, sms wrote: > I thought that the Galaxy S3 has PTP mode. > If so, put the phone in PTP mode. > https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=671906 The bug report doesn't show *how* to put the Samsung Galaxy S3 in "PTP" mode (which I know nothing about). Googling "How to put samsung galaxy s3 in ptp mode", I find: http://www.samsunggalaxys3forum.com/forum/samsung-galaxy-s3-help/1619-can-someone-tell-me-how-put-my-phone-ptp-mode.html Which says: 1. Connect the phone (in that case, to the Mac) 2. Pull down the notification bar (in that case, on the Samsung phone) 3. Tap on the connection (in that case, the same USB connection) 4. Select PTP mode (to transfer photos) When I tried that on Linux: 1. Connect the phone by USB to Centos 6 (this pops up first): http://www3.picturepush.com/photo/a/13198631/img/13198631.png 2. Pull down the notification bar (Connected as a media device): http://www3.picturepush.com/photo/a/13199411/img/13199411.png 3. Tap on the Ongoing connection: http://www4.picturepush.com/photo/a/13199412/640/13199412.png 4. Select PTP mode: http://www3.picturepush.com/photo/a/13199481/img/13199481.png 5. The Samsung Galaxy S3 is now in "Connected as a camera": http://www1.picturepush.com/photo/a/13199514/img/13199514.png Hmmm... this pops up again, on the Desktop: http://www3.picturepush.com/photo/a/13198631/img/13198631.png But, wait! This then shows up in the menus in a few seconds: http://www5.picturepush.com/photo/a/13199313/img/13199313.png And, for the first time, the folders are no longer zero size: http://www5.picturepush.com/photo/a/13199358/img/13199358.png Pensively, I click on the DCIM folder, hoilding my breath: http://www1.picturepush.com/photo/a/13199374/img/13199374.png Voila! Success at last! It's so simple, once you already know the answer! PS: I'm not sure if there is a graceful way to disconnect; and, I'm not sure if I should leave the phone in PTP mode; but, the good news is that single and multiple photo transfer by USB wire now works, in PTP mode, on the Samsung Galaxy S3!
