browsing all files over USB with the Onyx Boox Note Pro

[anarcat]

TL;DR: I can't see all files and folders when connected over USB to the Note Pro with a Debian stretch machine in PTP mode. How do people browse all files on the e-reader?

Originally Posted by stjoe

I use Solid Explorer on my Nova Pro and can see all folders and files including those on root directory

So I know I can install another file manager and see more stuff, that's not a big limitation. My problem is that, *from the computer*, I don't see all the files when connected over USB in PTP mode: I only see "DCIM" and "Pictures" (not, for example, Books or notes).

I spun this off from another thread.

Update: MTP works well, including with Calibre, once udev is fixed, see this thread for details.

[lumpynose]

That's android showing you that fake/managed view of the filesystem over usb. If you really want to see everything maybe try adb.

https://developer.android.com/studio/command-line/adb

[anarcat]

Originally Posted by lumpynose

That's android showing you that fake/managed view of the filesystem over usb. If you really want to see everything maybe try adb.

https://developer.android.com/studio/command-line/adb

Interesting. I was assuming this wouldn't work, but it's true it might just do it. Hardly qualifies as a user-friendly solution, unfortunately...

Update: adb doesn't detect any device:

$ adb devices -l
List of devices attached

I have a working adb setup here: I've used it to flash, root and otherwise hack at Android devices without problems before.

I have also tried listing files on the device with jmtpfs, no go.

*But* I found a way to fix the MTP support by hacking at udev, see this other thread for details.