What is MTP?

Thehouse · 08-29-2007, 14:26

I use 3.5 firmware and i know that it don't have MTP!!! Please explain me what is it because i want to know if i need it and comeback to 2.5 version!!!!!

dfkt · 08-29-2007, 14:27

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Media_Transfer_Protocol

Thehouse · 08-29-2007, 14:41

Tnx dfkt!!!

GSV3MiaC · 08-29-2007, 15:00

"If you don't know if you need it or not, you don't need it."

or

"If all Korea can do without it, you probably can too."

cjcox · 08-29-2007, 15:48

MTP does have it's benefits. For example, it's an abstract transfer mechanism which means (for example) it's not tied to a particular filesystem (mounting a drive directly through usb requires knowledge of the filesystem type).

ManchesterBaby · 08-31-2007, 07:44

That is a good point cjcox. It is certainly (in theory) a more sensible way to get stuff on and off a music device. It's just a shame it's not as ubiquitous as the mass storage device, which now has native support in pretty much every operating system. When that happens i may consider using it...

GSV3MiaC · 08-31-2007, 08:37

It's fine until something goes wrong (never happen of course) at which point you discover you have no tools for checking and repairing the internal file store of an MTP device.

It also doesn't help if you wanted to move other file types to / from the device.

08-29-2007, 14:26	#1
Thehouse Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 2	What is MTP? I use 3.5 firmware and i know that it don't have MTP!!! Please explain me what is it because i want to know if i need it and comeback to 2.5 version!!!!!

08-29-2007, 14:27	#2
dfkt Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Vienna, Austria Posts: 2,975	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Media_Transfer_Protocol __________________ My Gear and Reviews \| My RMAA Tests \| Last.fm \| Album Art Exchange \| Rockbox \| Replaygain \| Don't be an idiot.

08-29-2007, 15:00	#4
GSV3MiaC Ancient Cranky Technocrat Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Shropshire, England Posts: 1,348	"If you don't know if you need it or not, you don't need it." or "If all Korea can do without it, you probably can too." __________________ iAudio G3 (1GB), M5L (20GB), I7 (8GB) Sennheiser PX100, PMX100, HD595

08-31-2007, 08:37	#7
GSV3MiaC Ancient Cranky Technocrat Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Shropshire, England Posts: 1,348	It's fine until something goes wrong (never happen of course) at which point you discover you have no tools for checking and repairing the internal file store of an MTP device. It also doesn't help if you wanted to move other file types to / from the device. __________________ iAudio G3 (1GB), M5L (20GB), I7 (8GB) Sennheiser PX100, PMX100, HD595

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08-29-2007, 14:41	#3
Thehouse Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 2	Tnx dfkt!!!

08-29-2007, 15:48	#5
cjcox Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 311	MTP does have it's benefits. For example, it's an abstract transfer mechanism which means (for example) it's not tied to a particular filesystem (mounting a drive directly through usb requires knowledge of the filesystem type).

08-31-2007, 07:44	#6
ManchesterBaby Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 240	That is a good point cjcox. It is certainly (in theory) a more sensible way to get stuff on and off a music device. It's just a shame it's not as ubiquitous as the mass storage device, which now has native support in pretty much every operating system. When that happens i may consider using it...