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Supernova

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Registered: 2011-05-30

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Blackberry & Arch Linux

The guide at the wiki doesn't say how to transfer files, IIRC.
So how do I transfer files from my laptop running on Arch Linux via USB cable to my Blackberry Bold 9630 and viceversa?
Kernel 3.0-ARCH x86_64 Openbox.
Thanks in advance!

Last edited by Supernova (2011-10-23 19:10:04)

Mr.Elendig

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Re: Blackberry & Arch Linux

plug it in and mount it? If it doesn't show up as a mass storage unit, try usb_modeswitch or switching mode on the device itself.

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Supernova

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Re: Blackberry & Arch Linux

plug it in and mount it? If it doesn't show up as a mass storage unit, try usb_modeswitch or switching mode on the device itself.

Can you please elaborate on this? I could get the device connected via barry. I want to transfer files now.

DSpider

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Re: Blackberry & Arch Linux

Does it need a special software suite (like iTunes for iOS devices), or is the filesystem FAT/FAT32 (which most memory cards are formatted with) ?

Because if it needs a software suite to "sync" stuff (horrible concept, really), your best bet would be VirtualBox (the PUEL version, not OSE - meaning the one with USB support) and TinyXP/MicroXP installed in a 2 GB .vdi file.

If it's FAT/FAT32 we're talking about, Dolphin, Nautilus, Thunar, etc., should be able to detect it and mount it automatically when you click on it. Just like any USB stick.

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Mr.Elendig

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Registered: 2004-11-07

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Re: Blackberry & Arch Linux

plug it in and mount it? If it doesn't show up as a mass storage unit, try usb_modeswitch or switching mode on the device itself.

Can you please elaborate on this? I could get the device connected via barry. I want to transfer files now.

http://www.draisberghof.de/usb_modeswitch/

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brebs

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Re: Blackberry & Arch Linux

Mount the SDCard, e.g. I use:

In /etc/udev/rules.d/10-local.rules

KERNEL=="sd*", ATTRS{serial}=="blahblahblah", SYMLINK+="blackberry%n"

In /etc/fstab

/dev/blackberry1    /mnt/blackberry vfat    noauto,noatime,users,flush,gid=100,umask=007