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Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo and a Mobile Phone
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On Mon, May 16, 2011 at 8:39 AM,  <dhkuhl@optonline.net> wrote:
> I have an Optimus=A0V 3G mobile phone.=A0 When I connect it to my Gentoo=
=A0box
> with the usb=A0cable, and turn on usb=A0storage, I get the following mess=
age in
> a pop-up=A0box.
>
> Unable to mount 2.0 GB=A0Filesystem
> Not Authorized
>
> Should I make the device rwx=A0for all, make a udev=A0rule, or do somethi=
ng
> else?=A0 The problem is depending on what's plugged=A0in, it may not alwa=
ys be
> /dev/sdb=A0.=A0 Also, what applications are out there that can interact w=
ith the
> device?=A0 One of the first things I'd like to do is backup and edit my
> contacts on the Gentoo=A0box and sync=A0it to the phone.

udev rule is definitely the way to go. You can identify it by
manufacturer/model/serial/whatever, and give it a persistent device
name and permissions of your liking. I had mine as /dev/nokia for
example.