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Re: make android device file system visible as unix path


Warren Young <wyml <at> etr-usa.com> writes:

> 
> > On Feb 13, 2015, at 7:20 PM, andy <AndyMHancock <at> gmail.com> wrote:
> > 
> > My Moto G connects to the laptop via USB, and can be seen using Windows
> > Explorer.  Is there a way to make it visible as a Unix path?  /cygdrive does
> > not show it.
> 
> Are you including the drive letter?  If itâs the G: drive in Windows
Explorer, you need to say something
> like âls /cygdrive/gâ, not âls /cygdriveâ.
> 
> If it isnât appearing as a drive letter in Windows, theyâre probably using
some kind of Explorer shell
> extension, which would mean the device isnât visible through normal
Windows mechanisms, hence not
> visible to Cygwin.

It doesn't have a drive letter in Windows Explorer.  The name is simply
"Moto G".  When I "ls /cygdrive", I see on the c-drive.  I think that the
handset's visibility to Windows Explorer is based on MTP USB, but that's
just something I'm learning about right now.

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