sony ericsson v600i usb-storage

systematicni · 12-24-2005, 06:05 AM

I have just got a vodafone branded sony ericsson v600i phone and am struggling to work out how to transfer files (photos and mp3s) over the usb cable. I am running ubuntu linux on the desktop.

When I plug in the usb cable to the phone and my linux box (ubuntu) I can see the tty serial (modem) device in the /var/log/messages but no mention of usb-storage.

I ran lsusb -v and got the device and manufacturer ids 0fce:d017 then I opened the file /lib/modules/2.6.10-5-386/modules.usbmap and add the line

usb-storage 0x003 0x0fce 0xd017 0x0000 0x0000 0x000 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00

If I then plug in the usb cable again and tail /var/log/messages then the usb-storage module is loaded (or I get a message that it is already loaded). There is still nothing about scsi or sda or dev.... ie there is no storage device recognised....

a) has anyone got a v600 or k600 phone to work with linux over usb?
b) how did you do it?
c) any ideas on where I should look next to get a mountable device?

Thanks

ankscorek · 12-29-2005, 10:24 AM

type

#tail -f /var/log/messages

plug in your mass storage device

and now give ht eo/p of the log

systematicni · 12-29-2005, 11:13 AM

Hi ankscorek, thanks for the response. I have just plugged in the usb cable and tailed the /var/log/messages. I also included the lsusb output, which seems to show a number of available interfaces....

Thanks for your advice.

# tail -f /var/log/messages

Code:

Dec 29 17:02:46 localhost kernel: usb 3-1: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 2
Dec 29 17:02:47 localhost usb.agent[7256]:      usb-storage: already loaded
Dec 29 17:02:47 localhost usb.agent[7298]:      usb-storage: already loaded
Dec 29 17:02:47 localhost usb.agent[7355]:      usb-storage: already loaded
Dec 29 17:02:47 localhost usb.agent[7351]:      usb-storage: already loaded
Dec 29 17:02:47 localhost usb.agent[7340]:      usb-storage: already loaded
Dec 29 17:02:47 localhost usb.agent[7319]:      usb-storage: already loaded
Dec 29 17:02:47 localhost usb.agent[7235]:      cdc-acm: loaded successfully
Dec 29 17:02:47 localhost usb.agent[7277]:      cdc-acm: loaded successfully
Dec 29 17:02:47 localhost usb.agent[7277]:      usb-storage: already loaded
Dec 29 17:02:47 localhost usb.agent[7235]:      usb-storage: already loaded
Dec 29 17:02:47 localhost kernel: cdc_acm 3-1:1.1: ttyACM0: USB ACM device
Dec 29 17:02:47 localhost kernel: cdc_acm 3-1:1.3: ttyACM1: USB ACM device
Dec 29 17:02:47 localhost kernel: usbcore: registered new driver cdc_acm
Dec 29 17:02:47 localhost kernel: drivers/usb/class/cdc-acm.c: v0.23:USB Abstract Control Model driver for USB modems and ISDN adapters

#lsusb

Code:

Bus 004 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 003 Device 002: ID 0fce:d017 Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 002 Device 003: ID 06b9:4061 Alcatel Telecom Speed Touch ISDN or ADSL Modem
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 03f0:3b11 Hewlett-Packard
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 050d:0050 Belkin Components
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 0000:0000

#lsusb -v -s 003:002

Code:

Bus 003 Device 002: ID 0fce:d017 Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB
Device Descriptor:
  bLength                18
  bDescriptorType         1
  bcdUSB               2.00
  bDeviceClass            2 Communications
  bDeviceSubClass         0
  bDeviceProtocol         0
  bMaxPacketSize0        64
  idVendor           0x0fce Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB
  idProduct          0xd017
  bcdDevice            0.00
  iManufacturer           1
  iProduct                2
  iSerial                 3
  bNumConfigurations      1
  Configuration Descriptor:
    bLength                 9
    bDescriptorType         2
    wTotalLength          239
    bNumInterfaces          8
    bConfigurationValue     1
    iConfiguration          0
    bmAttributes         0xc0
      Self Powered
    MaxPower               20mA
    Interface Descriptor:
      bLength                 9
      bDescriptorType         4
      bInterfaceNumber        0
      bAlternateSetting       0
      bNumEndpoints           0
      bInterfaceClass         2 Communications
      bInterfaceSubClass      8 Wireless Handset Control
      bInterfaceProtocol      0
      iInterface              4
      CDC Header:
        bcdCDC               1.10
      UNRECOGNIZED:  05 24 11 00 01
      UNRECOGNIZED:  0b 24 08 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07
    Interface Descriptor:
      bLength                 9
      bDescriptorType         4
      bInterfaceNumber        1
      bAlternateSetting       0
      bNumEndpoints           1
      bInterfaceClass         2 Communications
      bInterfaceSubClass      2 Abstract (modem)
      bInterfaceProtocol      1 AT-commands (v.25ter)
      iInterface              5
      CDC Header:
        bcdCDC               1.10
      CDC Union:
        bMasterInterface        1
        bSlaveInterface         2
      CDC Call Management:
        bmCapabilities       0x03
          call management
          use DataInterface
        bDataInterface          2
      CDC ACM:
        bmCapabilities       0x07
          sends break
          line coding and serial state
          get/set/clear comm features
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength                 7
        bDescriptorType         5
        bEndpointAddress     0x81  EP 1 IN
        bmAttributes            3
          Transfer Type            Interrupt
          Synch Type               None
          Usage Type               Data
        wMaxPacketSize     0x0010  1x 16 bytes
        bInterval              16
    Interface Descriptor:
      bLength                 9
      bDescriptorType         4
      bInterfaceNumber        2
      bAlternateSetting       0
      bNumEndpoints           2
      bInterfaceClass        10 Data
      bInterfaceSubClass      0 Unused
      bInterfaceProtocol      0
      iInterface              6
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength                 7
        bDescriptorType         5
        bEndpointAddress     0x02  EP 2 OUT
        bmAttributes            2
          Transfer Type            Bulk
          Synch Type               None
          Usage Type               Data
        wMaxPacketSize     0x0040  1x 64 bytes
        bInterval               0
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength                 7
        bDescriptorType         5
        bEndpointAddress     0x82  EP 2 IN
        bmAttributes            2
          Transfer Type            Bulk
          Synch Type               None
          Usage Type               Data
        wMaxPacketSize     0x0040  1x 64 bytes
        bInterval               0
    Interface Descriptor:
      bLength                 9
      bDescriptorType         4
      bInterfaceNumber        3
      bAlternateSetting       0
      bNumEndpoints           1
      bInterfaceClass         2 Communications
      bInterfaceSubClass      2 Abstract (modem)
      bInterfaceProtocol      1 AT-commands (v.25ter)
      iInterface              7
      CDC Header:
        bcdCDC               1.10
      CDC Union:
        bMasterInterface        3
        bSlaveInterface         4
      CDC Call Management:
        bmCapabilities       0x03
          call management
          use DataInterface
        bDataInterface          4
      CDC ACM:
        bmCapabilities       0x07
          sends break
          line coding and serial state
          get/set/clear comm features
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength                 7
        bDescriptorType         5
        bEndpointAddress     0x83  EP 3 IN
        bmAttributes            3
          Transfer Type            Interrupt
          Synch Type               None
          Usage Type               Data
        wMaxPacketSize     0x0010  1x 16 bytes
        bInterval              16
    Interface Descriptor:
      bLength                 9
      bDescriptorType         4
      bInterfaceNumber        4
      bAlternateSetting       0
      bNumEndpoints           2
      bInterfaceClass        10 Data
      bInterfaceSubClass      0 Unused
      bInterfaceProtocol      0
      iInterface              8
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength                 7
        bDescriptorType         5
        bEndpointAddress     0x04  EP 4 OUT
        bmAttributes            2
          Transfer Type            Bulk
          Synch Type               None
          Usage Type               Data
        wMaxPacketSize     0x0040  1x 64 bytes
        bInterval               0
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength                 7
        bDescriptorType         5
        bEndpointAddress     0x84  EP 4 IN
        bmAttributes            2
          Transfer Type            Bulk
          Synch Type               None
          Usage Type               Data
        wMaxPacketSize     0x0040  1x 64 bytes
        bInterval               0
    Interface Descriptor:
      bLength                 9
      bDescriptorType         4
      bInterfaceNumber        5
      bAlternateSetting       0
      bNumEndpoints           0
      bInterfaceClass         2 Communications
      bInterfaceSubClass     11 OBEX
      bInterfaceProtocol      0
      iInterface              9
      CDC Header:
        bcdCDC               1.10
      UNRECOGNIZED:  05 24 15 00 01
      CDC Union:
        bMasterInterface        5
        bSlaveInterface         6
    Interface Descriptor:
      bLength                 9
      bDescriptorType         4
      bInterfaceNumber        6
      bAlternateSetting       0
      bNumEndpoints           0
      bInterfaceClass        10 Data
      bInterfaceSubClass      0 Unused
      bInterfaceProtocol      0
      iInterface             10
    Interface Descriptor:
      bLength                 9
      bDescriptorType         4
      bInterfaceNumber        6
      bAlternateSetting       1
      bNumEndpoints           2
      bInterfaceClass        10 Data
      bInterfaceSubClass      0 Unused
      bInterfaceProtocol      0
      iInterface             11
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength                 7
        bDescriptorType         5
        bEndpointAddress     0x05  EP 5 OUT
        bmAttributes            2
          Transfer Type            Bulk
          Synch Type               None
          Usage Type               Data
        wMaxPacketSize     0x0040  1x 64 bytes
        bInterval               0
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength                 7
        bDescriptorType         5
        bEndpointAddress     0x85  EP 5 IN
        bmAttributes            2
          Transfer Type            Bulk
          Synch Type               None
          Usage Type               Data
        wMaxPacketSize     0x0040  1x 64 bytes
        bInterval               0
    Interface Descriptor:
      bLength                 9
      bDescriptorType         4
      bInterfaceNumber        7
      bAlternateSetting       0
      bNumEndpoints           1
      bInterfaceClass         2 Communications
      bInterfaceSubClass      9 Device Management
      bInterfaceProtocol      1
      iInterface             12
      CDC Header:
        bcdCDC               1.10
      UNRECOGNIZED:  07 24 14 00 01 00 08
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength                 7
        bDescriptorType         5
        bEndpointAddress     0x86  EP 6 IN
        bmAttributes            3
          Transfer Type            Interrupt
          Synch Type               None
          Usage Type               Data
        wMaxPacketSize     0x0010  1x 16 bytes
        bInterval              16
can't get device qualifier: Operation not permitted
can't get debug descriptor: Operation not permitted

ankscorek · 12-29-2005, 06:54 PM

build in the scsi device support in your kernel

systematicni · 12-30-2005, 01:46 AM

Thanks for the advice but I believe there is scsi support in the kernel..... when I plug in my Olympus camera using the usb cable it is mounted, and cards inserted into my HP all in one device are also mounted. I have included tails of the log files below.

I wonder if the phone is using some non-standard method to access its storage device which is not recognised by the linux kernel? I see in the lsusb -v output that there are bulk storage devices listed but then I cannot get to them. I have no idea how the device is meant to be recognised so no idea how to test/debug.

I also see there is an Obex device listed...I wonder can I use some obexftp (bluetooth?) software over the usb cable to manage file transfers? Again this is an untested idea and I have never used any obex software, so there is a fair amount of learning /trail and error down that path too...

Thanks again for your advice.

Code:

Dec 30 07:19:36 localhost kernel:   Vendor: OLYMPUS   Model: C150,D390         Rev: 1.00
Dec 30 07:19:36 localhost kernel:   Type:   Direct-Access                      ANSI SCSI revision: 00
Dec 30 07:19:36 localhost kernel: SCSI device sdb: 127945 512-byte hdwr sectors (66 MB)
Dec 30 07:19:36 localhost kernel: sdb: Write Protect is off
Dec 30 07:19:36 localhost kernel: SCSI device sdb: 127945 512-byte hdwr sectors (66 MB)
Dec 30 07:19:36 localhost kernel: sdb: Write Protect is off
Dec 30 07:19:36 localhost kernel:  /dev/scsi/host2/bus0/target0/lun0:
Dec 30 07:19:36 localhost kernel: Attached scsi removable disk sdb at scsi2, channel 0, id 0, lun 0
Dec 30 07:19:36 localhost scsi.agent[10923]:      sd_mod: loaded sucessfully

Similarly if I put a memory cardinto the HP 1350 psc all-in-one printer/scanner/card-reader the card is mounted correctly:

Code:

Dec 30 07:27:08 localhost kernel: SCSI device sda: 128000 512-byte hdwr sectors (66 MB)
Dec 30 07:27:08 localhost kernel: sda: Write Protect is off
Dec 30 07:27:08 localhost kernel: SCSI device sda: 128000 512-byte hdwr sectors (66 MB)
Dec 30 07:27:08 localhost kernel: sda: Write Protect is off
Dec 30 07:27:11 localhost kernel:  /dev/scsi/host1/bus0/target0/lun0: p1

ankscorek · 12-30-2005, 05:02 AM

yeah u r right ......

it is taking as sda

is your pendrive working fine in Windows XP

systematicni · 01-04-2006, 01:02 PM

ankscorek thanks for your advice and prompts, I now believe that the phone does not expose a usbstorage device. i know that it can be accessed over the usb cable using the software from SonyEricsson - but I think it uses weird drivers...

I can now transfer files eg mp3s onto the phone and pictures off the phone...

but I have not managed to get a useful file system access..so there is room for improvement.

What I did was buy a bluetooth usb dongle (from usbtech in uk delivered next day with free develiery!). I then installed the ubuntu bluez-utils and obexserver packages using aptitude.

Push files from pc to phone using gnome-obex-send. The phone puts them in the right directory based on the extension (.mp3, .gif, .jpg etc). I found that if I right click a file and then choose Open With and then select command and enter "gnome-obex-send" then that option is quickly available if i want to send a file of the same type... room for improvement but better than typing!

Push files from phone to PC... I could not get gnome-obex-server to work, however I can get obexserver to run. Unfortunately you have to start obexserver at the commandline before each transfer. After much angst I discovered that you can enter a directory on the phone and then mark all the files, and then send them all over bluetooth... so I have transferred all my phootos while having dinner! again not perfect but I have most of the funtionality I need.

For future reference of anyone interested: here is a working command sequence

Code:

root@linuxserver:/home/paul # /etc/init.d/bluez-utils stop
 * Stopping Bluetooth services...                                        [ ok ]
root@linuxserver:/home/paul # hcid
root@linuxserver:/home/paul # sdpd
root@linuxserver:/home/paul # sdptool add --channel=10  OPUSH
OBEX Object Push service registered
root@linuxserver:/home/paul # obexserver
Waiting for connection...

...................................................... ...................................................... ................................................HEADER _LENGTH = 158073
Filename = DSC00026.JPG
Wrote /tmp/DSC00026.JPG (158073 bytes)


root@linuxserver:/home/paul # obexserver
Waiting for connection...

...................................................... ...................................................... ...................................................... HEADER_LENGTH = 164747
Filename = DSC00024.JPG
Wrote /tmp/DSC00024.JPG (164747 bytes)


root@linuxserver:/home/paul # obexserver
Waiting for connection...

...................................................... ...................................................... ...................................................... ..........HEADER_LENGTH = 174135
Filename = DSC00023.JPG
Wrote /tmp/DSC00023.JPG (174135 bytes)


root@linuxserver:/home/paul # obexserver
Waiting for connection...

........HEADER_LENGTH = 7724
Filename = City.jpg
Wrote /tmp/City.jpg (7724 bytes)

..........................................HEADER_LENGT H = 42461
Filename = Yellow Flower.jpg
Wrote /tmp/Yellow Flower.jpg (42461 bytes)

...........HEADER_LENGTH = 10850
Filename = Windsurfer.jpg
Wrote /tmp/Windsurfer.jpg (10850 bytes)

.........HEADER_LENGTH = 8785
Filename = Sunset.jpg
Wrote /tmp/Sunset.jpg (8785 bytes)

Before transfering the files I went to Settings/Connectivity/Bluetooth/MyDevices on the phone deleted the previous attempt to pair the device. Enetered the commands above to start obexserver, then on the phone Settings/Connectivity/Bluetooth/MyDevices "Add new" device found the PC, search services found Obex Push. When prompted for passwords on the Phone and PC enter whatevver you put in /etc/bluetooth/pin.

Then I went to my Camera Pictures folder , right click select Mark/MarkAll, then Send/Bluetooth and hey presto.... dinner time.

I have not managed to pull files from the phone (ie to get something off the phone I have to send it from the phone over iR or Bluetooth). I did get obexftp (compiled from source) to get a directory listing from the phone over the usb cable. obexftp also pushed files to the phone over the usb cable.

Hope this gives inspiration to someone!