Darrell Anderson via tde-users wrote:
I noticed something similar when I sent my previous reply. The /lib/udev/hwdb.d/69-libmtp.hwdb and 20-libgphoto2.hwdb files list the A405DL with a USB ID of 1bbb:901b (1BBBp901B).
On my computer lsusb shows 1bbb:900e.
those devices have different ids for different USB modes/identities. May be you need to switch identity manually or adjust something on the phone.
Searching /lib/udev finds no IDs of 1bbb:900e (1BBBp900E). That might explain why TDE fails to show the device. Might not. Since the device is listed in both of those files, seems TDE should see the device using the 20-libgphoto2.hwdb file even if MTP is not supported.
I don't know if tde uses this file.
Possibly all I need is to create a /etc/udev override files with the correct ID and name plate. I need to dig further, but my brain is tapped out for today.
Yes, I think this is worth trying.