I plugged an Android (HarmonyOS 2.0.0) phone into a Linux laptop using USB connection. I want to mount the storage of the phone in Linux, so that I can transfer files between the phone and the laptop. But I can't find the phone in
$ sudo fdisk -l
Disk /dev/sda: 931.51 GiB, 1000204886016 bytes, 1953525168 sectors
Disk model: ST1000LM014-1EJ1
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 4096 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 4096 bytes / 4096 bytes
Disklabel type: gpt
Disk identifier: ...
Device Start End Sectors Size Type
/dev/sda1 1048576 69206015 68157440 32.5G Linux swap
/dev/sda2 69206016 195035135 125829120 60G Linux filesystem
/dev/sda3 195035136 1953523711 1758488576 838.5G Linux filesystem
/dev/sda4 2048 1048575 1046528 511M EFI System
Partition table entries are not in disk order.
but in
$sudo lshw
...
*-usb
physical id: 14
bus info: pci@0000:00:14.0
version: 31
width: 64 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm msi bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=xhci_hcd latency=0
resources: irq:129 memory:df410000-df41ffff
*-usbhost:0
product: xHCI Host Controller
vendor: Linux 5.19.0 xhci-hcd
physical id: 0
bus info: usb@1
logical name: usb1
version: 5.19
capabilities: usb-2.00
configuration: driver=hub slots=16 speed=480Mbit/s
*-usb:0
description: Mass storage device
product: BKL-AL20
vendor: HUAWEI
physical id: 1
bus info: usb@1:1
version: 2.99
serial:
capabilities: usb-2.10 scsi
configuration: driver=usb-storage maxpower=500mA speed=480Mbit/s
How shall I find the device of the phone's storage so that I can mount it in Linux?
The phone is under "File Transfer via USB". I would like to transfer any type of files, not just pictures. When I plug the phone to the laptop using USB connection, there are options to choose on the phone: transfer photos, transfer files, charge only, reverse charge, and input MIDI. I chose transfer files.
The phone has an internal memory and probably a SD card.
$lsusb -v
...
Bus 001 Device 078: ID 12d1:107e Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. P10 smartphone
Device Descriptor:
bLength 18
bDescriptorType 1
bcdUSB 2.10
bDeviceClass 0
bDeviceSubClass 0
bDeviceProtocol 0
bMaxPacketSize0 64
idVendor 0x12d1 Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
idProduct 0x107e P10 smartphone
bcdDevice 2.99
iManufacturer 1 HUAWEI
iProduct 2 BKL-AL20
iSerial 3 ...
bNumConfigurations 1
Configuration Descriptor:
bLength 9
bDescriptorType 2
wTotalLength 0x006c
bNumInterfaces 4
bConfigurationValue 1
iConfiguration 4
bmAttributes 0xc0
Self Powered
MaxPower 500mA
Interface Descriptor:
bLength 9
bDescriptorType 4
bInterfaceNumber 0
bAlternateSetting 0
bNumEndpoints 3
bInterfaceClass 255 Vendor Specific Class
bInterfaceSubClass 255 Vendor Specific Subclass
bInterfaceProtocol 0
iInterface 5
Endpoint Descriptor:
bLength 7
bDescriptorType 5
bEndpointAddress 0x81 EP 1 IN
bmAttributes 2
Transfer Type Bulk
Synch Type None
Usage Type Data
wMaxPacketSize 0x0200 1x 512 bytes
bInterval 0
Endpoint Descriptor:
bLength 7
bDescriptorType 5
bEndpointAddress 0x01 EP 1 OUT
bmAttributes 2
Transfer Type Bulk
Synch Type None
Usage Type Data
wMaxPacketSize 0x0200 1x 512 bytes
bInterval 0
Endpoint Descriptor:
bLength 7
bDescriptorType 5
bEndpointAddress 0x82 EP 2 IN
bmAttributes 3
Transfer Type Interrupt
Synch Type None
Usage Type Data
wMaxPacketSize 0x001c 1x 28 bytes
bInterval 6
Interface Descriptor:
bLength 9
bDescriptorType 4
bInterfaceNumber 1
bAlternateSetting 0
bNumEndpoints 2
bInterfaceClass 8 Mass Storage
bInterfaceSubClass 6 SCSI
bInterfaceProtocol 80 Bulk-Only
iInterface 6
Endpoint Descriptor:
bLength 7
bDescriptorType 5
bEndpointAddress 0x83 EP 3 IN
bmAttributes 2
Transfer Type Bulk
Synch Type None
Usage Type Data
wMaxPacketSize 0x0200 1x 512 bytes
bInterval 0
Endpoint Descriptor:
bLength 7
bDescriptorType 5
bEndpointAddress 0x02 EP 2 OUT
bmAttributes 2
Transfer Type Bulk
Synch Type None
Usage Type Data
wMaxPacketSize 0x0200 1x 512 bytes
bInterval 1
Interface Descriptor:
bLength 9
bDescriptorType 4
bInterfaceNumber 2
bAlternateSetting 0
bNumEndpoints 2
bInterfaceClass 255 Vendor Specific Class
bInterfaceSubClass 66
bInterfaceProtocol 1
iInterface 8
Endpoint Descriptor:
bLength 7
bDescriptorType 5
bEndpointAddress 0x03 EP 3 OUT
bmAttributes 2
Transfer Type Bulk
Synch Type None
Usage Type Data
wMaxPacketSize 0x0200 1x 512 bytes
bInterval 0
Endpoint Descriptor:
bLength 7
bDescriptorType 5
bEndpointAddress 0x84 EP 4 IN
bmAttributes 2
Transfer Type Bulk
Synch Type None
Usage Type Data
wMaxPacketSize 0x0200 1x 512 bytes
bInterval 0
Interface Descriptor:
bLength 9
bDescriptorType 4
bInterfaceNumber 3
bAlternateSetting 0
bNumEndpoints 2
bInterfaceClass 255 Vendor Specific Class
bInterfaceSubClass 72
bInterfaceProtocol 1
iInterface 9
Endpoint Descriptor:
bLength 7
bDescriptorType 5
bEndpointAddress 0x04 EP 4 OUT
bmAttributes 2
Transfer Type Bulk
Synch Type None
Usage Type Data
wMaxPacketSize 0x0200 1x 512 bytes
bInterval 0
Endpoint Descriptor:
bLength 7
bDescriptorType 5
bEndpointAddress 0x85 EP 5 IN
bmAttributes 2
Transfer Type Bulk
Synch Type None
Usage Type Data
wMaxPacketSize 0x0200 1x 512 bytes
bInterval 0
and I can't mount the storage of the phone
$ aft-mtp-mount ~/media/phone/
connect failed: no MTP device found
Mode "transfer photos" allows me to do that
$ aft-mtp-mount ~/media/phone/
but it only shows me images files not files of other types.