Conectivity with Android Tab

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STEP 1

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install libmtp-common mtp-tools libmtp-dev libmtp-runtime libmtp9
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

STEP 2

sudo nano /etc/fuse.conf

Remove the # from the below line of code for user_allow_other, like so in /etc/fuse.conf...

#/etc/fuse.conf - Configuration file for Filesystem in Userspace (FUSE)

#Set the maximum number of FUSE mounts allowed to non-root users.
#The default is 1000.
#mount_max = 1000

# Allow non-root users to specify the allow_other or allow_root mount options.
user_allow_other

STEP 3
With tablet attached by USB run

lsusb

This should bring up an output similar to the following so look for the tablet line by maker or other known name.

Bus 002 Device 003: ID 0fce:01b1 Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB    #This is an android tablet; note text in red.
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
etc
etc

STEP 4

sudo nano /lib/udev/rules.d/69-mtp.rules

Add the below lines of code with red text transferred from above

# Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet
ATTR{idVendor}=="0fce", ATTR{idProduct}=="01b1", SYMLINK+="libmtp-%k", ENV{ID_MTP_DEVICE}="1", ENV{ID_MEDIA_PLAYER}="1"

STEP 5

sudo nano /etc/udev/rules.d/51-android.rules

Add the following line of code

ATTR{idVendor}=="0fce", ATTR{idProduct}=="01b1", MODE=”0666"

STEP 6

sudo service udev restart

Reboot

You should now be able to plug your Android device in and drag/drop data to/from your Android device folders using MTP.