Due to the AT&T/Alltel buy-out, I was forced to upgrade to the Samsung Eternity II (SGH-A597 ). I'm actually quite happy with the phone, after I learned to unlock it so I could install custom apps. The issue I'm having is how to mount the phone to read the minisd card as a USB mass storage device.
There are two ways to go about it with the phone, it can prompt you when you plug it in to a USB port, if you want it to run as a modem, USB storage device or PC Studio (for backing up contacts etc). The other method is to set the phone to always act as a USB mass storage device.
I've tried it both ways when connecting it to my Ubuntu box but Ubuntu can't see it either way. It doesn't pop up in the device notifier and I can't mount it manually either. If I set the phone to prompt me for what mode when I plug it in and then choose “USB mass storage”, it does create a device, /dev/sdi1, but when I go to mount that device it isn't there. An ls of /dev shows no sdi* devices at all. So it seems to create the device and then immediately destroy it.
I'm running Kubuntu 10.10, 64 bit. Fully updated as of last night.
These outputs are with the phone set to USB mass storage before plugging it in.
dmesg output:
[ 6907.593861] usb 2-6: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 12
[ 6907.747739] scsi15 : usb-storage 2-6:1.0
/var/log/messages:
Apr 9 12:05:39 deadtom kernel: [ 6907.593861] usb 2-6: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 12
Apr 9 12:05:39 deadtom kernel: [ 6907.747739] scsi15 : usb-storage 2-6:1.0
Apr 9 12:05:40 deadtom usb_modeswitch: switching 04e8:f000 (Samsung Electronics: SGH-A597)
lsusb output:
Bus 007 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 006 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 005 Device 002: ID 04d9:1603 Holtek Semiconductor, Inc.
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 004 Device 004: ID 050d:0815 Belkin Components Nostromo n52 HID SpeedPad Mouse Wheel
Bus 004 Device 003: ID 1532:0002 Razer USA, Ltd
Bus 004 Device 002: ID 046d:0870 Logitech, Inc. QuickCam Express
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 002 Device 012: ID 04e8:f000 Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
Bus 002 Device 004: ID 0644:0200 TEAC Corp. All-In-One Multi-Card Reader CA200/B/S
Bus 002 Device 003: ID 050d:705a Belkin Components F5D7050 Wireless G Adapter v3000 [Ralink RT2573]
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Thanks!
There are two ways to go about it with the phone, it can prompt you when you plug it in to a USB port, if you want it to run as a modem, USB storage device or PC Studio (for backing up contacts etc). The other method is to set the phone to always act as a USB mass storage device.
I've tried it both ways when connecting it to my Ubuntu box but Ubuntu can't see it either way. It doesn't pop up in the device notifier and I can't mount it manually either. If I set the phone to prompt me for what mode when I plug it in and then choose “USB mass storage”, it does create a device, /dev/sdi1, but when I go to mount that device it isn't there. An ls of /dev shows no sdi* devices at all. So it seems to create the device and then immediately destroy it.
I'm running Kubuntu 10.10, 64 bit. Fully updated as of last night.
These outputs are with the phone set to USB mass storage before plugging it in.
dmesg output:
[ 6907.593861] usb 2-6: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 12
[ 6907.747739] scsi15 : usb-storage 2-6:1.0
/var/log/messages:
Apr 9 12:05:39 deadtom kernel: [ 6907.593861] usb 2-6: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 12
Apr 9 12:05:39 deadtom kernel: [ 6907.747739] scsi15 : usb-storage 2-6:1.0
Apr 9 12:05:40 deadtom usb_modeswitch: switching 04e8:f000 (Samsung Electronics: SGH-A597)
lsusb output:
Bus 007 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 006 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 005 Device 002: ID 04d9:1603 Holtek Semiconductor, Inc.
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 004 Device 004: ID 050d:0815 Belkin Components Nostromo n52 HID SpeedPad Mouse Wheel
Bus 004 Device 003: ID 1532:0002 Razer USA, Ltd
Bus 004 Device 002: ID 046d:0870 Logitech, Inc. QuickCam Express
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 002 Device 012: ID 04e8:f000 Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
Bus 002 Device 004: ID 0644:0200 TEAC Corp. All-In-One Multi-Card Reader CA200/B/S
Bus 002 Device 003: ID 050d:705a Belkin Components F5D7050 Wireless G Adapter v3000 [Ralink RT2573]
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Thanks!