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An [Acronym] for __M__edia __T__ransfer __P__rotocol

A newer protocol used by some [MP3] players, such as the Samsung U3 series. (Incidentally, the U3 also plays OggVorbis files.) Such players don't use [USB] mass-storage, so you can't (yet) see them in your file browser window and drag-n-drop files to/from the device like a USB disk.

On linux, support relies on applications using the <tt>libmtp</tt> library. Applications that support this include RhythmBox (in [GNOME]) and Amarok (in [KDE]). Your distribution might also have a package called <tt>mtp-tools</tt> for accessing these devices from the command line, if you are that way inclined.

In RhythmBox, (at least for the version in Ubuntu 7.10) you will need to go to the Edit menu, Plugins, and enable "Portable Players - MTP". I'm guessing this isn't on by default yet because the support seems a little buggy.

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Last edited on Saturday, March 15, 2008 5:47:30 pm by JohnMcPherson

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