My mtp-detect output on Ubuntu 12.04 is the following: http://pastebin.com/CN3LGNaZ The interesting part is probably this: USB low-level info: Interface has a kernel driver attached. bcdUSB: 512 bDeviceClass: 0 bDeviceSubClass: 0 bDeviceProtocol: 0 idVendor: 04e8 idProduct: 6860 IN endpoint maxpacket: 512 bytes OUT endpoint maxpacket: 512 bytes Raw device info: Bus location: 2 Device number: 9 Device entry info: Vendor: Samsung Vendor id: 0x04e8 Product: GT-P7310/P7510/N7000/I9100/Galaxy Tab 7.7/10.1/S2/Nexus/Note Vendor id: 0x6860 Device flags: 0x48000003 Configuration 0, interface 0, altsetting 0: Interface description contains the string "MTP" Device recognized as MTP, no further probing. Device info: Manufacturer: SAMSUNG Electronics Co. Ltd. Model: GT-I9300 Device version: V1.0 Serial number: 353166051261677 Vendor extension ID: 0x00000006 Vendor extension description: microsoft.com: 1.0; microsoft.com/WMPPD: 11.0; microsoft.com/WMPPD: 10.0; microsoft.com/WMDRMPD:10.1; microsoft.com/playready:1.10; Detected object size: 64 bits Extensions: microsoft.com: 1.0 microsoft.com/WMPPD: 11.0 microsoft.com/WMPPD: 10.0 microsoft.com/WMDRMPD: 10.1 microsoft.com/playready: 1.10 Supported operations: 1001: get device info 1002: Open session 1003: Close session 1004: Get storage IDs 1005: Get storage info 1006: Get number of objects 1007: Get object handles 1008: Get object info 1009: Get object 100b: Delete object 100c: Send object info 100d: Send object 100f: Format storage 1014: Get device property description 1015: Get device property value 1016: Set device property value 101b: Get partial object 9810: Get object references 9811: Set object references 9802: Get object property description 9801: Get object properties supported 9803: Get object property value 9804: Set object property value 9805: Get object property list 9806: Set object property list 9201: Report Added/Deleted Items 9202: Report Acquired Items 1011: Self test device 1012: Set object protection 1017: Reset device property value 9807: Get interdependent property description 9808: Send object property list 9100: Unknown (9100) 9101: Get secure time challenge 9102: Get secure time response 9103: Set license response 9104: Get sync list 9105: Send meter challenge query 9106: Get meter challenge 9107: Get meter response 9108: Clean data store 9109: Get license state 910a: Send WMDRM-PD Command 910b: Send WMDRM-PD Request 910c: Unknown (910c) 910d: Unknown (910d) 910e: Unknown (910e) 910f: Unknown (910f) 9110: Unknown (9110) 9111: Unknown (9111) 9112: Unknown (9112) 9113: Unknown (9113) 9114: Unknown (9114) 9115: Unknown (9115) 9116: Unknown (9116) Events supported: 0x4002 0x4003 0x4004 0x4005 Device Properties Supported: 0x5001: Battery Level 0xd401: Synchronization Partner 0xd402: Friendly Device Name 0xd404: Unknown property 0xd407: Perceived Device Type 0xd101: Secure Time 0xd102: Device Certificate 0xd103: Revocation Info 0xd104: Unknown property 0xd105: Unknown property Playable File (Object) Types and Object Properties Supported: b984: 3GP 3009: MP3 b901: WMA b981: WMV 3801: JPEG 3001: Association/Directory ba05: Abstract Audio Video Playlist 3000: Undefined Type 3807: GIF 300a: MS AVI 300b: MPEG 300c: ASF b982: MP4 ba10: WPL Playlist ba11: M3U Playlist ba03: Abstract Audio Album Storage Devices: StorageID: 0x00010001 StorageType: 0x0003 fixed RAM storage FilesystemType: 0x0002 generic hierarchical AccessCapability: 0x0000 read/write MaxCapacity: 12082356224 FreeSpaceInBytes: 4802228224 FreeSpaceInObjects: 4294967295 StorageDescription: Phone VolumeIdentifier: SECZ9519043CHOHB StorageID: 0x00020002 StorageType: 0x0004 removable RAM storage FilesystemType: 0x0002 generic hierarchical AccessCapability: 0x0000 read/write MaxCapacity: 7945191424 FreeSpaceInBytes: 2462679040 FreeSpaceInObjects: 4294967295 StorageDescription: Card VolumeIdentifier: SECZ9519043CHOHB01 Special directories: Default music folder: 0x00000002 Default playlist folder: 0xffffffff Default picture folder: 0x00000007 Default video folder: 0xffffffff Default organizer folder: 0xffffffff Default zencast folder: 0xffffffff Default album folder: 0xffffffff Default text folder: 0xffffffff MTP-specific device properties: Friendly name: (NULL) Synchronization partner: (NULL) libmtp supported (playable) filetypes: ISO MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3 Microsoft Windows Media Audio Microsoft Windows Media Video JPEG file Folder Abstract Playlist file GIF bitmap file Audio Video Interleave MPEG video stream Microsoft Advanced Systems Format MPEG-4 Part 14 Container Format (Audio+Video Emphasis) Abstract Album file ERROR: Could not close session! inep: usb_get_endpoint_status(): Device or resource busy outep: usb_get_endpoint_status(): Device or resource busy usb_clear_halt() on IN endpoint: Device or resource busy usb_clear_halt() on OUT endpoint: Device or resource busy usb_clear_halt() on INTERRUPT endpoint: Device or resource busy OK. $ mtp-detect libmtp version: 1.1.3 Listing raw device(s) Device 0 (VID=04e8 and PID=6860) is a Samsung GT-P7310/P7510/N7000/I9100/Galaxy Tab 7.7/10.1/S2/Nexus/Note. Found 1 device(s): Samsung: GT-P7310/P7510/N7000/I9100/Galaxy Tab 7.7/10.1/S2/Nexus/Note (04e8:6860) @ bus 1, dev 17 Attempting to connect device(s) USB low-level info: Interface has a kernel driver attached. bcdUSB: 512 bDeviceClass: 0 bDeviceSubClass: 0 bDeviceProtocol: 0 idVendor: 04e8 idProduct: 6860 IN endpoint maxpacket: 512 bytes OUT endpoint maxpacket: 512 bytes Raw device info: Bus location: 1 Device number: 17 Device entry info: Vendor: Samsung Vendor id: 0x04e8 Product: GT-P7310/P7510/N7000/I9100/Galaxy Tab 7.7/10.1/S2/Nexus/Note Vendor id: 0x6860 Device flags: 0x58000003 Configuration 0, interface 0, altsetting 0: Interface description contains the string "MTP" Device recognized as MTP, no further probing. Device info: Manufacturer: SAMSUNG Electronics Co. Ltd. Model: GT-I9300 Device version: V1.0 Serial number: 351869051576851 Vendor extension ID: 0x00000006 Vendor extension description: microsoft.com: 1.0; microsoft.com/WMPPD: 11.0; microsoft.com/WMPPD: 10.0; microsoft.com/WMDRMPD:10.1; microsof t.com/playready:1.10; Detected object size: 64 bits Extensions: microsoft.com: 1.0 microsoft.com/WMPPD: 11.0 microsoft.com/WMPPD: 10.0 microsoft.com/WMDRMPD: 10.1 microsoft.com/playready: 1.10