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[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ssbmg:
I just transferred 1.5GB of music from a microSD card to my GN and it took less than 5 minutes via MTP. microSD card was in an SD adaptor plugged straight into the SD slot on my Macbook Pro (2010).

The version of MTP I am running is probably a really early build. I installed back when it first launched for the Galaxy Tab 10.1. It is version 1.0 (1.0.16.6656). The usb cable I use is one that came with one of my Logitech Harmony remotes because it's the one that is within arms reach.

MTP has always worked fine for me. At least it's better than itunes.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] T-Keith:
Anyone have any luck with Linux. I found some instructions to do it, but didn't work. I tied using a music sync program, but it took forever and wouldn't do folders. I tried creating a network share and using es explorer but that errored out. I understand why they did this, but I just want something that works.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] adstro:
I am in the same boat with Linux. I tried mtpfs and could mount the GN, but transfers don't seem to work.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Valynor:
My gripe with MTP is, that it is slow.

USB mass storage transfer usually achieves around 27-33 MB/s. MTP works fine here, but it is considerably slower.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] dspcap:
Small files transfer fine, but when I am trying to transfer large number of files... let's say 30, it just freezes after about 10. Guess I'll have to try one of the wireless apps.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] majorhunadadun:
The only problem I had at first was when I tried to drag and drop music from iTunes to the gnex music folder it didn't let me. I had to copy the files to the desktop and then drop em in. Small price to pay...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] dspcap:
Wonder if people who rooted are having a harder time with MTP.... I know I loaded some drivers at the beginning to root my phone.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Herr Bauhaus:
For what its worth: I had issues transferring large files as well and ended up manually installing the Samsung USB driver that was mentioned on the thread on flashing to yakyu build. My computer had previously installed a driver automatically.

After installing the Samsung USB driver and rebooting my phone all my previous problems went away and transferring files to/from my GN is fast and error less now.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ShinySideUp:
Is there a fourth option? 'Cause I'm not normal, my phone is unlocked, and my laptop is vanilla win7x64.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] oilfighter:
I'm probably the minority here, but MTP is actually good for me.

- I plug in the phone, a window pops up (on Mac) with the file system for the phone, and I drag and drop what I need to that window. It's a bit slower, but...

- Once I unplug, the phone is ready to use. I don't have to wait for the Media to finish scanning before I can use my phone again.

- Any slow down penalty from MTP is made up by skipping the media scanning. A huge positive in my book

I mean, it just works, and I'm ok with leaving my phone plugged in that one extra minute. I could use the recharge anyways.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] CBConsultation:
MTP works perfectly fine on my system. I'm running Win7 Ultimate 64 bit with a 3.6Ghz quad core i7 and 8GB Ram.

I also own a computer company and can say that most of the people that are complaining are probably run 32 bit Windows which has always had known issues with drivers and such. Plus, I'm sure there are a boatload of newbs in here that simply jumped on the Android bandwagon and don't really have a firm understanding of tech. Most use one click root options and have issues because they never tried to really learn first, they just wanted things handed to them and then whine when their phones F up.

This thread is filled with people just wanting to ***** about something when in fact the new MTP system works just fine.

Every issue can be traced back to something else other than MTP being the problem. Lots of young kids hopping into Android and looking for one click solutions or easy hacks without knowing what they're doing. Half the thread can't spell right or form sentences properly. This is a developer forum, not an SMS thread or IM session.

MTP works fine on Win7 64 bit. I can confirm this and my professional credentials are long. Quit whining. This is how Google is going to be doing things from now on so you better get used to it.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Valynor:
Despite the generally unfriendly tone of your post I have two replies:

- it is in fact Win x64 that "always had know issues with drivers", esp. in the beginning

- MTP is considerably slower than USB mass storage transfer. This is a fact. If you dispute this I can only conclude that you never actually measured the speed.

I can copy >2GB per minute from an external USB 2.0 drive to my HDD. Try copying a 2 GB file via MTP to your phone (which has a fast SDD for storage) and measure the time needed.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] CBConsultation:
Drivers were only an issue when 64 bit first started making its way into normal consumers' hands. It is NOT an issue anymore.

As for speeds, I have a 32GB class 10 card in my RAZR and it transfers just as fast as my GN.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Valynor:
A class 10 microSDHC card writes with speeds ranging from 10 MB/s to ~17 MB/s (if you are very lucky) which is quite far from the maximum USB 2.0 speed (<35 MB/s).

So if you reach 17 MB/s with your GN this is "ok" but still about half as fast as USB 2.0 could do. Which is annoying to those who are copying a lot of stuff to and from their phone, I guess.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] AllGamer:
the old Nexus S got MOUNT USB support from Google on the stock 4.0.3

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1397766
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] athani:
Ok. How about sending everybody here a free copy of Windows 7 64 bit. And also a 3.6ghz quad core I7 PC with 8 gigs of RAM :D

My address is....
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Juicemane_:
Same ^

Maybe your USB host is having issues? Is it USB 2.0? Bad cable? Bad Luck?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] larryvand:
My Galaxy Nexus transfers files to my Win7 x64 PC faster than any other smartphone I've ever owned. And I've owned an iPhone3GS (by far the slowest piece of crap), a Galaxy S, a mytouch 4G and now a Galaxy Nexus. The Galaxy Nexus is transferring data at the fastest of any of them. I'm tempted to say that if anyone is having problems, it is because of a bad/intermittent USB cable, a bad/intermittent USB port or a bad PC driver.

Cause the Galaxy Nexus and my x64 Win7 PC are flying while transferring data.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] GotSka81:
Wow...

Wow, that's the attitude...clearly android is only for nerds and those who aren't tech savvy couldn't possibly have a problem with the device not working as it should. I suggest dropping the "better than you" attitude.

On a separate note, I also work for an IT company and had problems with my phone out of the box. I'm loading the samsung drivers now rather than using those that are automatically loaded in Windows (running W7 x64 Enterprise and Professional on 2 different PCs). When attempting to transfer my pictures from my PC to my GNex, it would freeze after 10 or less. The phone then became incapable of anything until I disconnected and reconnected. Even if the naked drivers from samsung resolve the issue, the phone should be designed to work with the drivers that are loaded by windows automatically, because this is how the bulk of everyday users will attempt to use the device. My hypothesis: this is a brand new phone with a brand new version of our favorite OS...there will be bugs. Hopefully google takes a look at it and fixes the errors.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] TroyBoy30:
I simply deleted the pictures folder and recreated it. no isues
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kangxi:
My laptop cost $400 from Best Buy. Its a decent laptop, dual core but not a super powerhouse by any means. I say all that to state that you don't have to have a super computer to make MTP work.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jonlewi5:
You could try this...

I wrote it for mounting my Acer iconia in ubuntu, (which also uses MTP)

http://fattylewis.com/2011/07/mounting-acer-iconia-in-ubuntu/

Iv not tried it myself yet as i havnt had a need to mount my SGN yet, but if i get chance ill give it a test.

Again, not saying itll work for sure, but its a starting point.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] TroyBoy30:
sign up to technet and get your own free copy of ms products! :D
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] athani:
Naa..only with their paid subscription.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] motopig:
MTP is not the most straightforward to setup. Fortunately I have a few other ways to transfer files - AndSMB and through the samba file server on my network, plus good old ADB push/pull. :D

Fedora doesn't have MTP support out of the box, even mtpfs I have to compile from source and write my own spec file. But gphoto2 does catch the phone once GN is set to PTP mode, but some files it just won't take.

XP I have to install the user mode driver framework for the MTP driver to install correctly, even though WMP11 is said to support it (and I have that installed).

Seven should have it easier.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jtee:
I haven't noticed any problem with MTP, apart from sometimes I can't see files that have been copied to the device/changed since last boot. They appear on the device, but not on the computer! And also, not much software supports MTP, so I would rather have mass storage overall.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] CanaganD:
In my professional opinion as a lead software developer (read: opinion based on 4 years of study at a university, years of mobile work, years of enterprise level work):

MTP is crap if your GxN is a work horse devices. Why? The point is for the device to work on every system without preloading drivers. Yes, there WILL BE driver issues if you attempt to use this on older systems. Simply saying "Just install drivers" is not a ****ing solution.

Lets see the facts: USB mass storage works on basically ALL systems with out loading drivers PERIOD.

Just because it works for you, on properly installed drivers on a specific computer doesn't mean ****. Might as well be in the same boat as the iToy users installing iTunes.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Mr. Barlow:
I hate MTP too. Mostly because its just garbage to use on Linux. I started using OpenSSH, it works, transfer speed is probably the same (Never actually benchmarked it, just basing this on observation), the only thing I'm worried about is stability.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] eyc:
Don't know if this has already been posted, but I use a method that has worked every single time. (In the past, I could not get a connection.)

1) Use the stock Samsung USB cable; and

2) Make sure you turn the phone on, then unlock, then plug in.

Works for me every single time.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] sincerity:
with airdroid...how did you trasnfer the entire folder of pictures? I can't figure it out and when I try to ctrl + A, it highlights all, but then click open and nothing happens...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] AMaench:
I agree with others here I find the android file transfer to be very quick on both of my Apple computers. Sure I miss the device drive letter option but this works just as well.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] tylose:
Except Google isn't going to be manufacturing phones. It is up to the manufacturers to decide.

Remember Nexus S. It did not have an sd card, yet every single Android phone released after Nexus S has an sd card slot. Noone really cares what Google wants.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] piggo:
strange... i didn't have to install anything extra (maybe just the samsung drivers in one of the threads here) on win7 and can copy things way faster than to my previous class 6 micro sd
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kangxi:
I think he was specifically referencing the Nexus line of phones.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] elsif1:
Coming from a Nexus One, I don't care if I have to transfer files via an LPT port; because of MTP, I have ~80x more storage for apps. The partitioning of the past is gone and I couldn't be happier to see it go.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] The Wicker King:
I think it was probably a security thing Google did. Hope someone comes out with a hack because it requires a lot more devolpment and requires updating some expensive programs. By the way Mac uses a Unix based file system try looking for a explorer type appalcation. There was a hack that people did figure out for the dune that gave some functionality of a removable storage drive.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] The Wicker King:
The zune not the dune.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] CBConsultation:
I was. Thanks for catching that!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Gilbot:
MTP is pretty unreliable for me. Sometimes it works, most other times its frustrating.

I think I'm just going to push stuff through ADB, it always works :P
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mcp2009:
Wtf I'm trying to copy my TitaniumBackup folder and it only copies one file. Tried 2 different computers wtf
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] evired:
Exactly more people should pay attention to this post. Install the drivers and more then likely your problems will go away.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Spartan315:
MTP works fine for me, files transfer faster. Only bad part about it is it takes longer for file lists to load.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] lukesky:
that's not really the point right? we should be able to copy stuff without the need to install drivers . since Google took decided to go with MTP, they should make sure it works properly. and reliably like USB mass storage.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] rockuman_ex:
can someone please post the driver here?

specially for win 7 x64.

I know win 7 should install it straight away, but i have nothing but nightmare when transferring EVEN a small 7KB file to my Gnexus.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] PaulW21781:
MTP is pretty much useless on Ubuntu...

Pretty much resorted to using ADB to push/pull files instead, much more reliable (although takes more work to do)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] eps3:
I found that using the USB cable that came with the Galaxy Nexus helped.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] buckwheat.phd:
Too heavy buckwheat
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] detonation:
As many others have mentioned, using the stock cable helps. I was using a cable from my Droid and it was going to take 10min to transfer 350MB. Tried the stock cable and it took less than a minute.

However, every time I try to copy mp3's, I get a warning message saying "Your device might not be able to play or view this file" and makes me confirm I still want to copy (looks exactly like what I found here). The mp3 copies and plays just fine.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] IFLATLINEI:
Vista basic recognized the Nexus right away. I transferred some music and pics quickly and easily. Didn't install any drivers.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] RobbieCrash:
I'm annoyed by this because it means I have to figure out how to use the Python MTP library and rewrite the program I use to sync music to my phone. I have noticed a speed improvement over my Nexus S, but I imagine this has more to do with faster flash on the phone than the transfer method.

I can't imagine the overhead of copying to disk is any more significant than copying to a media device.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] DivinityCycle:
+1 To this! This machine's a decent / recent box running vanilla Windows 7 Ult. x64 SP1, and this was making me crazy!

My "solution" was to get SSH, SFTP, and rsync access working, so now I can pretty much do everything via WiFi, and automate my backups and whatnot.

I think we can sum up most of this as:

Pros:

-MTP allows for some nicer stuff on the phone side, like more fully using the entire storage space and ext4 file system support

Cons:

-MTP unnecessarily complicates something that (in most people's minds) didn't need any "fixing".

I can see both sides, but overall, I am hoping some crazy kernel hacker will figure out a way to mount the sdcard directory to a drive letter in Windows environments. Since this phone shipped pretty much wide open, I'm sure its only a matter of time :P
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Herr Bauhaus:
http://samsung.de/de/support/detail.aspx?aguid=3d722dbc-9813-4d08-b5b7-5772e168e9e4
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] rockuman_ex:
thanks.

for some reason i couldn't download the file... ? :confused:

can some one upload it somewhere?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] rockuman_ex:
HOLY BATMAN! It does HELPED!!!

---------- Post added at 04:38 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:48 PM ----------

talked too soon... no it didn't help :mad:
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] gogol:
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[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] gogol:
That's for German language (don't know if that's really matter).

Here is from Samsung USA (hence Verizon model):

http://www.samsung.com/us/support/downloads/verizon-wireless/SCH-I515MSAVZW
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Adriaaaaan:
Personally i think mtp is a big step up,

bigger unified memory

no more connect/eject nonsense

phone doesn't cease to work when plugged in (due to ums forcing exclusive access)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] in2uition:
I'm indifferent about MTP as I notice their a bit of a lag when transferring files, however you don't have to deal with mounting and unmounting.

Either way, I ignore MTP and use Android Commander: http://androidcommander.com/
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] iceytea:
Here is Android Engineer Dan Morrill's response to MTP on the GNex.

http://www.androidpolice.com/2011/1...behind-galaxy-nexus-lack-of-usb-mass-storage/
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] c_dog:
Could only get about 3 pictures to transfer to the /mnt/sdcard/DCIM/Camera folder before MTP crashed the first time on Win7 Pro 64-bit. After that, no more files would transfer in there. Only after a reboot or unplugging and reinserting the USB cable would the pictures transfer back from the phone. Never a again into to that directory. Ended up changing the destination to /mnt/sdcard/Download, and all 383 MB of pictures went to that folder quickly, and without a hitch. Used Astro to more them from the Download folder to the Camera folder. Again no problems with that. Did notice that Google+ was grabbing the photos from the phone just as they were transferred to the Camera folder. Maybe MTP is hanging up because of an interaction with the Google+ and Music site updating?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] zeke1988:
guys, I just checked. only use the cable that come with the phone. any other cable will freeze or doesnt work.

i tested 3 cables and only the one come with the phone works. but super slow.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] rockuman_ex:
exactly what happened to me.

i give up... mtp sux hard for me... :mad:
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] CBConsultation:
You really should refrain from dishing out your advice before you have facts in hand. I have been using a 4 year old cable from a Blackberry and it works just fine. Please stop advising people on something when you in fact don't know what you're talking about.

Maybe your system freezes, but I have tried over 5 different cables and they all work fine. n00bs!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] dspcap:
I am getting email after email subscription notifications on this topic, kind of amusing. Just switch to using Wifi File transfer pro (or some other wifi program) and you will never go back to using a cord.

I absolutely love this program, I can delete, move, edit my internal storage from my desktop with ease... and transferring files is incredibly fast. Moved 108mb in less than a minute.

I know MTP should be working better, but I don't care anymore now that I have discovered this program.

Just my two cents.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] King Speedy:
I've had no problems with MTP. I've got Android File Transfer installed on my macbook pro, and swapping stuff to and from my GN has been a breeze. Just got a decent-quality cable and you'll be fine. The only time I ever had a problem was when I used a cheap Amazon Basics cable I had laying around, and nothing would transfer. I swapped in a nicer one, and haven't had a problem since.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] nyijedi:
Wow. This sucks. MTP is total garbage. I'm running Windows 7, and it constantly locks up when trying to transfer files. Very annoyed right now.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] sert00:
i have this also in my tablets on honeycomb,and for me is ok and totally working without much tinme to wait....it's a good thing for me mtp that i use from 8 months..
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] down8:
2.5GB of images from my old phone.

MTP sucks balls so far.

-bZj
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] psycho2097:
or just adb push.thats wat i do. love it. wifi is kinda slow for me.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] rajones19:
This really is a conundrum of sorts. Many people with completely opposite experiences with MPT, lots of charges of 'Noob', whether deserved or not. Something is obviously amiss. I spent HOURS earlier this week trying to transfer data to my Nexus. This was from a 3.2 Ghz Dell tower (Win7 Home Premium), gobs of ram, proper Samsung drivers, etc. Transfer two or three files, then a total freeze up. Had to unplug/reboot numerous times, about to throw the damned phone against the wall. Tonight I'm out of town, hooked up to a slower laptop. Same OS, same cable, same drivers, and it worked absolutely flawlessly. Fast, not a single glitch. So what the hell is up? There has to be some random conflict causing this grief. It SURELY is not fair to throw the 'idiot' label on anybody having a problem, which sadly, seems to be the default position here.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] PhilDX:
dude, you're awesome for posting this, thanks!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Tidbits:
I see no difference in speeds... What I do notice...

Data cables you are using are subpar, poor, or broken. I say this because if you use an outlet and you will see Charging(USB) in the battery settings something is wrong with the device or cable. I tried this out with 8 different cables, and 4 of them always showed Charging(USB) when plugged to the outlet. When I swapped them with good working ones it says Charging(AC).

This matched up to which speeds they transferred for me. The ones that showed Charging(AC) always produced faster speeds, and no "errors".
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] zeke1988:
how about you explain me why it freeze on my other 3 other cables and only the stock cable works? my system didnt freeze either.

1 cable from my HTC DInc

1 from verizon store (new)

1 from my external hard drive

and i still recommend using the stock cable.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] generalcha:
MTP not working so well over here either. Files and folders that I move from other parts of the internal storage to the /sdcard/ folder will not show in windows explorer, regardless of changes to the folder view and refreshes.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] CBConsultation:
I don't know. Maybe your cables suck. Or maybe you're just an inexperienced computer user. Or maybe a thousand other scenarios. Either way, all my cables work just fine, even my 5 year old Blackberry cable.

Go fish.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] [hfm]:
Damn.. Here I was hoping GNex was controlling the spice. :)

Btw. You can edit your posts.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] dirtyriffs:
I was having issues transferring photos also. I created a new "photos" folder on the Nexus. It worked like a charm. I moved over 130 photos from my windows 7 PC to my Nexus. It took about 2 minutes to move them.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] deekjx:
This is interesting. I have zero problems in Windows 7. I installed the pdanet computer drivers and Samsung drivers. I'll have to see which is loaded, I believe the pdanet ones. It writes at about 5 MBs and reads at about 10MBs.

When I use Ubuntu in a VMWare virtual machine, I can browse the phone quickly. However the transfer takes about 90 seconds before it starts. Then it is quick for that one file. I need to look into this part more.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Cheyse:
Does MTP work for me? Yes.

Has MTP ever given me a problem? No.

Would I pay >$20 for an app/kernel/rom to allow me to resize my space for an exclusive partition for USB Mass Storage? Definitely.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] neok44:
i made my own topic about this but so far it's gotten ignored.

When i connect my phone i get almost no thumbnails anywhere, not for pictures, music, videos, nothing.

now for music and videos thats fine, but for pictures thats a huge pain in the ass for me.

does anyone else get thumbnails? and if so do you know what i can do to get them on my PC.