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I have done the following steps:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:langdalepl/gvfs-mtp 
sudo apt-get update

and updated some packages from update manager. After doing above steps I am able to see lumia phone name in file system. But when I try to mount device I am getting following errors:

Unable to mount RM-914|Nokia Lumia 520
Unable to open MTP device '[usb:001,010]'

Is there any way to solve these problem?

Stef K
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These are my steps to connect the Nokia Lumia 920 (WP8):

1. Add the MTP file system in Ubuntu:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:langdalepl/gvfs-mtp 
sudo apt-get update

2. Make a new udev rule:

2.1 Create the rule file:

sudo nano /etc/udev/rules.d/69-libmtp.rules

2.2 Add the following line to the file:

ATTRS{idVendor}=="01b1", ATTRS{idProduct}=="01b1", SYMLINK+="libmtp", MODE="660", ENV{ID_MTP_DEVICE}="1"

2.3 Save the file (Ctrl+O)

3. Reload udev rules:

# udevadm control --reload-rules

4. Connect (or reconnect) the device.

Jaykumar Patel
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Andrii S.
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    Finally..! Saviour..! – Kishore Aug 24 '14 at 22:48
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    According to that PPA's page, "13.10 (Saucy) and newer versions of Ubuntu contain all of these changes, so you don't need to use this ppa any more." *Unfortunately, even in 14.04 Windows phone won't mount due to this bug*: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gvfs/+bug/1247572 - If you notice this problem, you can select "this affects me" and get notices if/when this is fixed. – NoBugs Sep 02 '14 at 04:23
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    Awesome.. This really worked for Nokia lumnia 625..! – NiRUS Dec 14 '14 at 16:20
  • `idVendor` and `idProduct` are universal? since mines are different but I can connect my phone using this values – Yashar Jun 02 '16 at 11:47
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Make a new udev rule

sudo emacs -nw /etc/udev/rules.d/69-libmtp.rules

And add the following line

ATTR{idVendor}=="01b1", ATTR{idProduct}=="01b1", SYMLINK+="libmtp",
MODE="660", GROUP="audio", ENV{ID_MTP_DEVICE}="1", ENV{ID_MEDIA_PLAYER}="1"

You need to refresh the udev rules and unplug/replug the device and it will work. :-)

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harry huke
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    Hi, could you explain the steps to make this a useful answer (howto create the file and where). – NGRhodes Jun 12 '14 at 19:26
  • I did those steps, except using vi instead of emacs, and kept getting a black screen on reboot on 14.04. If you *do* do this, make sure you know how to login to the ctrl+alt+f2 terminal and move or remove this `/etc/udev/rules.d/69-libmtp.rules` file you're creating, which fixes the issue!! Unfortunately this answer doesn't work. – NoBugs Aug 31 '14 at 07:21
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Plug the phone in, then reboot the phone while it's plugged in.

Worked for me using Ubuntu 13.10 and Lumia 520.

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Did you check with lock screen disabled? I remember earlier when I hadn't kept the password lock screen - the file browser used to show the device and I could access it. However, now that I have kept the password lock screen - the devices are visible but cannot be opened via file browser.

Of course there is one more additional thing: earlier I was using Ubuntu 12.04, now I use 14.04 - so I don't know if the issue is because of change of ubuntu version - I don't think so.

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