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Arlen Holder

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Tutorial to run any Windows command directly on Android over either USB or Wi-Fi
Please improve so that we all benefit from every action.

Based on thoughtful purposefully helpful posts by Frank Slootweg & Paul.
**************************************************************
When you plug an Android 4.3+ device set up as MTP into Windows over USB,
you can't run Windows commands _directly_ on the Android filesystem (yet).
<http://www.bild.me/bild.php?file=9648761dir.jpg>

The goal is for everyone to be able to run any Windows command on the
entire Android filesystem, over USB (because it's fast, secure, & easy) &
over WiFi (because it works over the local network).

I've gone in the past couple of days about as far as I can go.
What we need from experts here is your added value to go further.

To that end, I summarize below where my knowledge falls off the cliff.
If you know more than I do, please improve these suggestions below.

*Goal: Run any Windows command directly on the Android filesystem.*
Note: Most of these solutions should also work with the Mac.
==========================================
*These worked perfectly in my tests (Android 7.0, Windows 10)*
==========================================
1. MTP over USB: (*MTPDrive*)
<http://www.bild.me/bild.php?file=1853998dir02.jpg>
o Android set to MTP + MTPDrive payware on Windows
o Mount the Android filesystem as a drive letter on Windows
o MTPDrive freeware is limited to 30 files transferred per session
<http://www.bild.me/bild.php?file=8315262dir03.jpg>
Tested with:
MTPDrive <http://mtpdrive.com/download.html>

2. MTP over USB: (*Linux*)
<http://www.bild.me/bild.php?file=6181360dir01.jpg>
o Android set to MTP + dual-boot Ubuntu with Windows
o There are no limits whatsoever as to what you can do
Tested with:
Ubuntu 18.04 <https://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop>

3. WebDAV over WiFi: (*net use)
<http://www.bild.me/bild.php?file=8605173dir05.jpg>
o WebDAV freeware server on Android + "net use" on Windows
o Mount the Android filesystem as a drive letter on Windows
o There are no limits whatsoever as to what you can do
Tested with:
<https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.theolivetree.webdavserver>

4. FTP over WiFi: (*DirectNetDrive*)
<http://www.bild.me/bild.php?file=4731516dir011.jpg>
<http://www.bild.me/bild.php?file=6340420dir012.jpg>
o FTP freeware server on Android + DnD freeware on Windows
o Mount the Android filesystem as a drive letter using DnD freeware
o There are no limits whatsoever as to what you can do
Tested with:
DirectNetDrive <http://www.directnet-drive.net/>

5. FTP over WiFi: (*NetDrive 1.3.2.0*)
<http://www.bild.me/bild.php?file=1383190dir014.jpg>
o FTP freeware server on Android + (older) NetDrive freeware on Windows
o Mount the Android filesystem as a drive letter using NetDrive freeware
o There are no limits whatsoever as to what you can do
Tested with:
NetDrive 1.3.2.0 <https://filehippo.com/download_netdrive/12615/>

==========================================
*These worked to run commands - but we don't have a mounting solution.*
==========================================
6. MTP over USB: (*libMTP*, libusbK, libiconv)
<http://www.bild.me/bild.php?file=4656598libtmp01.jpg>
o Plug in Android to USB + libMTP commands on Windows
o Can see and manipulate every file on the Android filesystem
o But it can't yet mount the Android filesystem as a drive letter
Tested with:
LibMTP <https://sourceforge.net/projects/libmtp/>
LibusbK <https://sourceforge.net/projects/libusb-win32/>
LibiConv <http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages/libiconv.htm>

==========================================
*These failed miserably in my tests - but they may work for others.*
==========================================
7. FTP over WiFi: (*net use*)
<http://www.bild.me/bild.php?file=8734999ftpshare02.jpg>
o FTP server freeware on Android + "net use" on Windows
o Mount the Android filesystem as a drive letter on Windows
o I can't figure out the doublebackslash syntax to make it work!
Tested with:
<https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.theolivetree.ftpserver>

8. FTP over WiFi: (*FTPuse*)
<http://www.bild.me/bild.php?file=7687244dir06.jpg>
<http://www.bild.me/bild.php?file=7075400dir07.jpg>
<http://www.bild.me/bild.php?file=3316456dir08.jpg>
<http://www.bild.me/bild.php?file=7355568dir09.jpg>
<http://www.bild.me/bild.php?file=4223201dir010.jpg>
o FTP server freeware on Android + FTPuse freeware on Windows
o Mount the Android filesystem as a drive letter using FTPuse freeware
o There are no limits whatsoever as to what you can do
Tested with:
FTPUse <https://www.ferrobackup.com/download/FtpUseInst.exe>

9. FTP over WiFi: (*SFTPNetDrive*)\
<http://www.bild.me/bild.php?file=2809525dir013.jpg>
o FTP server freeware on Android + SFTPNetDrive freeware on Windows
o Mount the Android filesystem as a drive letter using SFTPNetDrive
o There are no limits whatsoever as to what you can do
Tested with:
SFTP Net Drive <https://www.nsoftware.com/sftp/netdrive/>

10. SMB over WiFi: (*net use*)
o SMB server freeware on Android + native Windows "net use"
o Main problem is Android needs to be rooted to use TCP port 445
o Second problem is finding Android SMB server non-root freeware
Tested with:
<https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.icecoldapps.sambaserver>

==========================================
*These were not tested because they are trialware solutions.*
==========================================
11. FTP or WebDAV over WiFi: (*WebDrive*)
o FTP/WebDAV freeware server on Android + WebDrive trialware on Windows
o Mount the Android filesystem as a drive letter using WebDrive trialware
o The trialware is limited to 10 days
Not tested:
WebDrive <https://webdrive.com/download/>

12. FTP over WiFi: (*NetDrive*)
o FTP freeware server on Android + (current) NetDrive trialware on Windows
o Mount the Android filesystem as a drive letter using NetDrive trialware
o There are no limits whatsoever as to what you can do
Not tested:
NetDrive 3.6.571 <http://netdrive.net/
==========================================

In summary, we need your added value to get past where I am above.

Above is where I fall off the cliff on trying to help everyone run any
Windows command directly on any Android 4.3+ filesystem over USB or WiFi.

As always, the goal is a universal solution for everyone.
If you can add value, please pitch in to improve our capabilities.
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We are always far stronger together than any of us are all alone.

Arlen Holder

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Oct 21, 2018, 3:32:30 PM10/21/18
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On Sun, 21 Oct 2018 18:48:48 -0000 (UTC), Arlen Holder wrote:

> In summary, we need your added value to get past where I am above.

These are the main unanswered questions where you experts can help us all:
a. Do you know the doublebackslash syntax for FTP "net use" mounts?
b. Do you know of an Android nonroot SMB server that works with Windows?
c. Do you know of MTPdrive alternative freeware to mount Android over USB?

Arlen Holder

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Oct 21, 2018, 6:58:13 PM10/21/18
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On Sun, 21 Oct 2018 19:32:29 -0000 (UTC), Arlen Holder wrote:

> a. Do you know the doublebackslash syntax for FTP "net use" mounts?

Solving that syntax problem is going to take someone who knows more about
Windows 10 than I do, as I tried experimentally, with a lot of syntaxes.
<https://groups.google.com/d/msg/comp.mobile.android/3QQ8bAZeXNI/XwAzdrQpBwAJ>

The best clue we have is that these have no problem mounting the Android
FTP directories as a drive letter over WiFi on Windows 10:
o NetDrive
o DirectNetDrive
While these fail to mount the Android FTP directory over WiFi as a drive
letter on Windows 10:
o net use
o FTPuse (this works on older Windows versions according to Frank Slootweg)
o SFTPNetDrive

If we can figure out _why_ half work and half fail, that will probably tell
us what the problem is with the "net use" syntax (since we know it _can_
work).

Arlen Holder

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Oct 25, 2018, 8:29:03 PM10/25/18
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On Sun, 21 Oct 2018 22:58:13 -0000 (UTC), Arlen Holder wrote:

> If we can figure out _why_ half work and half fail, that will probably tell
> us what the problem is with the "net use" syntax (since we know it _can_
> work).

Since Usenet is a way to reach the one person in 1,000 who knows more than I
do or who can provide a golden nugget that moves the ball forward, here is
the current quick summary, as I've already moved on to solving the next
technical problem, where the still-open questions will likely _never_ be
answered anytime soon since the trolls have infested the Q&A threads.
o *What is a working non-root solution for SMB share mounting over WiFi*
o *What is a freeware solution for MTP filesystem mounting over US*

As always, please improve as every post is intended to help everyone.
***************************************************************************
Here's a quick summary of MTP mounting over USB universal solution results:
***************************************************************************
A. Windows 10 native connects to the Android filesystem as MTP
<http://www.bild.me/bild.php?file=9648761dir.jpg>
B. Ubuntu 18.04 native connects to the Android filesystem perfectly!
<http://www.bild.me/bild.php?file=6181360dir01.jpg>
C. MTPDrive crippleware mounts the Android filesystem as a drive letter
<http://mtpdrive.com/download.html>
MTPDrive mounts the Android filesystem as a drive letter over USB:
<http://www.bild.me/bild.php?file=1853998dir02.jpg>
But MTPDrive crippleware is crippled to 30 files transferred per session.
<http://www.bild.me/bild.php?file=8315262dir03.jpg>
C. LibMTP freeware manipulates the Android filesystem from Windows
<http://www.bild.me/bild.php?file=4140973libmtp06.jpg>
LibMTP is an implemenation of the Media Transfer Protocol (MTP):
<https://sourceforge.net/projects/libmtp/>
Which has a Windows port which worked for me:
<https://iweb.dl.sourceforge.net/project/libmtp/libmtp-win32/0.3.5-win32-1/libmtp-0.3.5-win32-bin.zip>
LibMTP will see & manipulate anything on the Android filesystem:
o connect.exe <http://www.bild.me/bild.php?file=4656598libtmp01.jpg>
o files.exe <http://www.bild.me/bild.php?file=1056305libmtp02a.jpg>
o folders.exe <http://www.bild.me/bild.php?file=8059960libtmp03.jpg>
o emptyfolders.exe <http://www.bild.me/bild.php?file=2119219libtmp04.jpg>
o detect.exe <http://www.bild.me/bild.php?file=1385877libmtp05a.jpg>
o tracks.exe <http://www.bild.me/bild.php?file=6524854libmtp07.jpg>
o (other commands) <http://www.bild.me/bild.php?file=8494912libtmp08.jpg>

Note: LibMTP uses a universal USB driver which nobody knows much about.
How can we get two drivers to co-exist in the device manager
for the same Android phone?
<http://www.pcbanter.net/showthread.php?t=1106181>
****************************************************************************
Here's a quick summary of WebDAV/FTP share mounting general solution results:
****************************************************************************
0. Android freeware (worked perfectly for me on Nougat 7.0)
1. NetDrive freeware (worked perfectly for me on Windows 10)
2. DirectNetDrive freeware (worked perfectly for me on Windows 10)
3. FTPUse freeware (did not work for me on Windows 10)
4. SFTP NetDrive freeware (did not work for me on Windows 10)
5. FTPDrive freeware (did not work for me on Windows 10)
6. WebDrive trialware (I didn't test because it's time-limited trialware)
7. Windows 10 native commands (worked fine for WebDAV but failed for FTP)

Controls:
o UNC & URI Syntax:
\\HostName[@SSL][@Port]\SharedFolder\Resource
ftp://[user[:password]@]host[:port]/url-path
http://[user[:password]@]host[:port]/url-path
o Web browser URL (worked perfectly)
ftp://francis:fra...@192.168.1.7:2221/DCIM/Camera
<http://www.bild.me/bild.php?file=9948610ftpshare03.jpg>
<http://www.bild.me/bild.php?file=5127116ftpshare04.jpg>
o Windows network URI (worked perfectly)
ftp://francis:fra...@192.168.1.7:2221/DCIM/Camera
<http://www.bild.me/bild.php?file=4785408ftpshare01.jpg>
<http://www.bild.me/bild.php?file=8734999ftpshare02.jpg>
o Windows "net use" (works perfectly for WebDAV)
o net use X: \\192.168.1.7@8000\DCIM\Camera /USER:francis francis
<http://www.bild.me/bild.php?file=8605173dir05.jpg>
<http://www.bild.me/bild.php?file=9764689dir015.jpg>
<http://www.bild.me/bild.php?file=2542487dir016.jpg>
<http://www.bild.me/bild.php?file=8381514dir017.jpg>
<http://www.bild.me/bild.php?file=2373390dir019.jpg>
o Windows "net use" (fails miserably for FTP)
o net use X: \\192.168.1.7@2221\DCIM\Camera /USER:francis francis
<http://www.bild.me/bild.php?file=3626731dir018.jpg>

Firewall:
o The only time Windows Defender was disabled was for FTPUse.
============================================================================
0. Android freeware (set to defaults)
============================================================================
Tested Android FTP server:
<https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.theolivetree.ftpserver>
o Network interface
(o)WiFi
(_)Ethernet
(_)Mobile network
(_)Bluetooth PAN
(_)Loopback (127.0.0.1)
(_)All
o Port = 2221
o Passive Ports = 2300-2399
o Anonymous user [x]
o User name = francis
o User password = francis
o Home directory
(_)Root (/)
(o)SdCard
(_)DCIM
(_)Custom folder
(_)Ext. SdCard
o Read only [_]
o Show hidden files [_]
o Energy save mode [_]
o High priority service [x]
o Show server details [x]

Tested Android WebDAV server:
<https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.theolivetree.webdavserver>
o Network interface
(o)WiFi
(_)Ethernet
(_)Mobile network
(_)Bluetooth PAN
(_)Loopback (127.0.0.1)
o Port = 8080
o Use password [_]
o User name = [blank]
o User password = [blank]
o Home directory
(_)Root (/)
(o)SdCard
(_)DCIM
(_)Custom folder
(_)Ext. SdCard
o Custom folder = [/] (grayed out)
o Lock mode
(o)SCREEN_DIM_WAKE_LOCK
(_)WIFI_MODE_FULL
(_)WIFI_MODE_FULL_HIGH_PERF
o High priority service [x]
o Show server details [x]
============================================================================
1. NetDrive freeware
<http://netdrive.net/> (for version 3.6.571 trialware)
<https://filehippo.com/download_netdrive/12615/> (for 1.3.2.0 freeware)

There are (apparently) three main versions (version 1, 2, & 3)
The latest 3.6.571 trialware is limited to 7 days;
but some older versions are free for non-commercial home use.
I don't know the cutoff version for the freeware to payware (do you?).
There are lots of versions here (the oldest being version 1.3.2.0).
<https://filehippo.com/download_netdrive/history/5/>
So I tested the earliest possible version, which said:
"From BDrive, Inc, 2011, Version 1.3.2.0"
"This product is free for non-commercial home use"
For the version 1.3.2.0, the defaults are:
[x]Launch windows explorer when connected to server
[_]Open status windows when connected to server
[x]Automatically run NetDrive when I log on to Widnows
[x]Always open site manager when dobule-click system tray icon
[x]Check for updates automatically
I changed those defaults to:
[x]Launch windows explorer when connected to server
[x]Open status windows when connected to server
[_]Automatically run NetDrive when I log on to Widnows
[x]Always open site manager when double-click system tray icon
[_]Check for updates automatically

NetDrive freeware worked perfectly:
<http://www.bild.me/bild.php?file=1383190dir014.jpg>
<http://www.bild.me/bild.php?file=3994244dir020.jpg>
============================================================================
2. DirectNetDrive freeware
<http://www.directnet-drive.net/>
<http://www.bild.me/bild.php?file=6340420dir012.jpg>

When DirectNetDrive runs, a form pops up:
o Site name (default = blank)
o Drive letter (default = blank)
o URL (default = http://)
o Protocol (default = WebDAV) (choices are WebDAV, FTP, SFTP)
o Host (default = blank)
o Port (default = blank)
o Path (default = blank)
o User (default = blank)
o Password (default = blank)
o Proxy (default = None)
o SSL (default = None)

I changed that to:
o Site name (default = blank)
o Drive letter = R
o URL (this changed to ftp://francis:*@192.168.1.6:2221)
o Protocol = FTP
o Host = 192.168.1.6
o Port = 2221
o Path (default = blank)
o User = francis
o Password = francis
o Proxy (default = None)
o SSL (default = None)

I hit the "Connect" button & it worked perfectly.
<http://www.bild.me/bild.php?file=4731516dir011.jpg>
============================================================================
3. FTPUse freeware
<https://www.ferrobackup.com/download/FtpUseInst.exe>
The FPTUse commands I used on a Windows 10 Admin window are:
ftpuse X: 192.168.1.7 francis /USER:francis /PORT:2221 /debug
ftpuse X: 192.168.1.7 francis /USER:francis /PORT:2221 /nopassive /debug

Reboot 1: Most of the time FTPuse simply fails:
o <http://www.bild.me/bild.php?file=5451129dir022.jpg>

Reboot 2: Once in a great while FTPuse appears to work
But, _nothing_ shows up as a drive letter.
o <http://www.bild.me/bild.php?file=4121239dir021.jpg>

Reboot 3: And even then, FTPuse fails the next time:
o <http://www.bild.me/bild.php?file=8726712dir023.jpg>

Even after Windows Defender is turned off:
o Start > Settings > Update and security > Windows security >
Firewall and network protection > (everything is turned off)
<http://www.bild.me/bild.php?file=9234464dir024.jjpg.jpg>
============================================================================
4. SFTP NetDrive freeware (it took a bogus email to enable the download)
<https://www.nsoftware.com/sftp/netdrive/>
(It took a bogus first name & different email to enable the first run)

The settings I used were:
o Server = 192.168.1.6:22221
o Username = francis
o Authentication = Password
o Password = francis
o Key = (grayed out)
o Drive Letter: X:
Then I pressed the "Connect" button.
It errored witgh a "Connection Timeout" in my tests.
<http://www.bild.me/bild.php?file=2809525dir013.jpg>
============================================================================
5. FTPDrive freeware
<http://www.killprog.com/fdrve.html>

FTPDrive was last updated, apparently, in 2006.
The version 3.5 freeware I tested created a "drive letter".
But the results of that drive letter, were empty.
<http://www.bild.me/bild.php?file=4023721dir025.jjpg.jpg>

Let us know if it works for you, particularly if you're on WinXP.
============================================================================
6. WebDrive trialware
<https://webdrive.com/download/>
I didn't test because it's 10-day trialware & I had plenty of solutions.
============================================================================
As always, please improve so that all benefit from every action.
============================================================================
Related recent Usenet threads:
o Tutorial to run any Windows command directly on Android over either USB or Wi-Fi
<https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/comp.mobile.android/JrWLPRYO-TU>
o What's the best way to forward SMB TCP port 445 to something higher than 1024 on Windows?
<https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/microsoft.public.windowsxp.general/BLhcFy2lpjw>
o Does freeware exist on Windows that will mount (as a drive letter) Android connected via USB as MTP?
<https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/alt.comp.freeware/TaIlIMK2Nuw>
o Non-root Android SMB/CIFs Samba server set to communicate on TCP ports higher than 1024
<https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/comp.mobile.android/CZolwHVb0-c>
o Do these 3 WiFi tests of a network location to a drive letter mapping work for you on Android 7.0 Nougat & Windows 10 using only freeware?
<https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/alt.comp.freeware/9Ovk-O3j5l8>
o How can we get two drivers to co-exist in the device manager for the same Android phone?
<https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/comp.mobile.android/SHR2YmpfVwo>
o How do you copy photos over USB from Android to Windows?
<https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/comp.mobile.android/X9sUE-ATG94>
o Simultaneously slide Windows Linux iOS Android files back and forth over USB at 7GB per minute speeds using 100% native devices (no proprietary software needed)
<https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/comp.mobile.android/WohhLOTCYKw%5B1-25%5D>
===========================================================================

Diesel

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Arlen Holder <a%rlenh...@no.spam.net>
news:pqihmf$1jf$1...@news.mixmin.net Sun, 21 Oct 2018 18:48:48 GMT in
comp.mobile.android, wrote:

> In summary, we need your added value to get past where I am above.

Who's we? You asked the same thing in alt.comp.freeware.

> Above is where I fall off the cliff on trying to help everyone run
> any Windows command directly on any Android 4.3+ filesystem over
> USB or WiFi.

You chose to take that head first dive. You were offered a choice on
the alt.comp.freeware thread. Apologize for your erroneous and childish
insults towards me and I would have provided the information you
requested that you're creating more threads in yet more newsgroups to
try and figure out. I can't help but notice, nobody seems to be holding
your hand on this one. You're expected to do a little work too.

> As always, the goal is a universal solution for everyone.
> If you can add value, please pitch in to improve our capabilities.

If they want to see what you really have in mind, they need only review
your threads asking the same questions on alt.comp.freeware. You aren't
fooling anybody here.


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Arlen_Holder

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On Fri, 2 Nov 2018 08:03:29 -0000 (UTC), Diesel wrote:

> Apologize for your erroneous and childish insults towards me

The summary turns out the be what I knew before I opened this thread,
because, while I don't know much, nobody who posted seems to know any more
than I do.

Hence, this summary is written to help everyone understand the problem and
solutions that exist today that are of general use to everyone:
1. USBdrive = fail
2. MTP = fail
3. LINUX = pass
4. SMB = fail
5. USB = fail
6. WEBDAV = pass (with caveats)
7. FTP = pass (with fewer caveats)

o Connecting your newish (assuming recent Android versions) Android mobile
device over USB or WiFi on Windows itself doesn't allow you to run commands
on the Android files and directories (basically it only allows minor
commands such as copy/delete/move, etc.).

o Connecting oldish (prior to about 4.2 or so) Android versions was totally
different than it is today, but those versions of Android are so old as to
be out of the question in scope since they're too old to be useful as a
general/global/universal solution for everyone.

o Connecting over USB on Linux _does_ allow full freedom to run any Linux
command on the Android file system - so the problem is only with Windows.

o Since Windows is the problem, you'd think that SMB would be the solution,
since SMB is native on Windows; but there is no known freeware SMB server
currently that is on Google Play or F-Droid that will use TCP Port 445 or
that will use ports higher than port 1024 without being root, which negates
using SMB servers on Android as a general/global/universal solution for
everyone.

o Since speed is always of the essence, you'd think that USB is the way to
go, but the only known USB solution for mounting the Android file system
onto Windows as a drive letter is not freeware (MTPDrive) so that is out of
the question as a general/global/universal solution for everyone.

o The best solution, by far, that is of general use to everyone, albeit,
not over USB but over WiFi, requires only that the user install a freeware
WebDAV server on Android, and then the user can use native Windows commands
like "net use" to "connect" the Android file system to Windows as, well, as
"something" that has a drive letter. This "something" is kind of sort of
maybe almost as good as a drive letter, but kind of sort of maybe not.

o Another solution that is of general use to everyone, albeit, not over USB
but over WiFi, requires not only that the user install a freeware FTP
server on Android, and also that the user install a freeware "FTP share
mounting" solution on Windows, of which there are a handful (not all of
which worked in my tests). The ones that worked seem to "mount" the Android
file system to Windows as a "real" drive letter, which enables all Windows
commands to run on the files.

While there are other WiFi protocols that can be employed (e.g., HTTP, SSH,
etc.), none are expected to have general use advantages over those
summarized above.

Arlen_Holder

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On Wed, 7 Nov 2018 19:34:47 -0000 (UTC), Arlen_Holder wrote:

> Hence, this summary is written to help everyone understand the problem and
> solutions that exist today that are of general use to everyone:

Bearing in mind we seek the universal general solution, this is the
corrected summary of what works, to date, which is open to correction:
1. USB Mass Storage Mode = mostly fail (above Android 4.2)
*2. MTP over USB = fail (except with payware, in which case it passes)*
3. LINUX over USB = passes (with the caveat of dual boot being needed)
4. SMB over WiFi = fail (due to Android non-root TCP port limitations)
5. libMTP over USB = mostly fail (due to lack of knowledge about libMTP)
6. WEBDAV = pass (with caveats, mostly due to drive letter peculiarities)
7. FTP = pass (with caveats, mostly due to drive letter peculiarities)
8. ANDROID SOLUTIONS = pass (with caveats, due to proprietary solutions)

*What would be the holy grail, is if we can get #2 to work with freeware.*
o Imaginary solutions don't count.
o That means the solution has to come with some sort of actual proof
o Like a screenshot or something that can be reproduced

It's sad that I have to say that, since any adult knows that most people on
Usenet simply play games where they wave their magic wand and "claim" all
sorts of solutions that don't actually work in the real world.

While we have always had proprietary working payware solutions...
*Everyone who has Android & Windows would benefit from a free solution.*

If anyone can come up with a universal (working!) solution using one of
those 8, _that_ would be a helpful technical post of interest to all.

Diesel

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> On Fri, 2 Nov 2018 08:03:29 -0000 (UTC), Diesel wrote:
>
>> Apologize for your erroneous and childish insults towards me
>
> The summary turns out the be what I knew before I opened this
> thread

Crickets...I hear crickets...




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