Re: [oS-EN] Can no longer mount phones in Thunar

On 2026-06-10 12:27, Masaru Nomiya wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> In the Message;
> 
>    Subject    : Re: [oS-EN] Can no longer mount phones in Thunar
>    Message-ID : <[email protected]>
>    Date & Time: Wed, 10 Jun 2026 11:00:17 +0200
> 
> [CER] == "Carlos E. R." <[email protected]> has written:
> 
> CER>  On 2026-06-10 10:31, Masaru Nomiya wrote:
> [...]
> MN> > I don't think Shotwell has anything to do with it; I believe this is
> MN> > strictly an MTP related issue.
> 
> CER>  Shotwell can read cameras on its own, and this interferes with
> CER>  thunar reading that same camera. A phone is a camera, too. Some
> CER>  cameras shotwell does not read, and for those I mount the camera
> CER>  in thunar first, and then shotwell sees them.
> 
> Sorry, so there's a conflict between Thunar and Shotwell, is there?
> 

Sometimes. Cameras it seems can be opened as MTP, or something else I do 
not know.

> In Thunar, haven't you set it to "Import photos when a camera is
> connected"?

I do it manually.

In fact, I can not find "Import photos when a camera is connected" now.

> 
> Or, like in Enlightenment, which I use, is there a way to disable
> shotwell in the system's startup applications settings?

I don't know.

> 
> Of course, you have thunar-volman installed, right?

Yes.



The problem is normally not a problem. If a camera is open in Thunar and 
Shotwell complains, I umount the camera in Thunar and done.




-- 
Cheers / Saludos,

		Carlos E. R.
		(from 15.6 x86_64 at Telcontar)

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