connect SamSung D820 mobile to linux howto

How to browse file with SamSung D820 mobile in Fedora?
How to mount your USB-plugged SamSung D820 mobile?

This document describes the process of connecting and mounting SamSung D820 mobile with Fedora via USB port connection.

MONITORING:

First, login to your fedora box. We will try to monitor system message log before plugging the said mobile phone. As follow

# tail -f /var/log/messages

Now, change the settings of your SamSung D820 mobile settings. Go to Setting, select Storage Device and press OK. Plug it into one of the system USB ports. Watch out for any log changes that would appear from the tailed log file. You are going to see similar message as follow:

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Jul 29 22:10:15 ver kernel: usb 1-1: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 3
Jul 29 22:10:15 ver kernel: usb 1-1: configuration #2 chosen from 1 choice
Jul 29 22:10:16 ver kernel: cdc_acm 1-1:2.1: ttyACM0: USB ACM device
Jul 29 22:10:16 ver kernel: usbcore: registered new interface driver cdc_acm
Jul 29 22:10:16 ver kernel: drivers/usb/class/cdc-acm.c: v0.25:USB Abstract Control Model driver for USB modems and ISDN adapters
Jul 29 22:10:31 ver kernel: usb 1-1: USB disconnect, address 3
Jul 29 22:10:32 ver kernel: usb 1-1: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 4
Jul 29 22:10:32 ver kernel: usb 1-1: configuration #3 chosen from 1 choice
Jul 29 22:10:32 ver kernel: Initializing USB Mass Storage driver...
Jul 29 22:10:32 ver kernel: scsi4 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage devices
Jul 29 22:10:32 ver kernel: usbcore: registered new interface driver usb-storage
Jul 29 22:10:32 ver kernel: USB Mass Storage support registered.
Jul 29 22:10:37 ver kernel: scsi 4:0:0:0: Direct-Access PQ: 0 ANSI: 0
Jul 29 22:10:37 ver kernel: SCSI device sdc: 121817 512-byte hdwr sectors (62 MB)
Jul 29 22:10:37 ver kernel: sdc: Write Protect is off
Jul 29 22:10:37 ver kernel: sdc: assuming drive cache: write through
Jul 29 22:10:37 ver kernel: SCSI device sdc: 121817 512-byte hdwr sectors (62 MB)
Jul 29 22:10:37 ver kernel: sdc: Write Protect is off
Jul 29 22:10:37 ver kernel: sdc: assuming drive cache: write through
Jul 29 22:10:38 ver kernel: sdc:
Jul 29 22:10:38 ver kernel: sd 4:0:0:0: Attached scsi removable disk sdc
Jul 29 22:10:38 ver kernel: sd 4:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg3 type 0
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The one in bold, would be the mounting point . Let us continue mount it as follow

# mkdir /mnt/samsung
# mount /dev/sdc /mnt/samsung/

VERIFICATION

I have mentioned lsusb as one of the main tools used when troubleshooting USB-enabled devices.
Let us use and confirm if the mobile was detected correctly:

# lsusb
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Bus 005 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 04e8:665c Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
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As you can see, fedora read and detected the brand make of the mobile.

USAGE:

Now, you can now continue and browse your favorite music and video files.

# ls -la /mnt/samsung
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fayrouz hizib Images mobile Music Other files @samsung.ess Sounds Videos
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