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Last year i took this phone because it could be used under Linux, i.e the phone memory card was accessible easily.

When I was using OpenSuse 10.2 (kernel version 2.6.18.2-34), when I used to connect the phone,(while the phone was on, the phone rebooted and asked an option to use it for ‘file transfer’ or ‘phone mode’, selecting file transfer), it was detected as sda1 and could be mounted, (it used to get mounted automatically).

Later when I tried to connect it on Mandriva 2009.1 (kernel  2.6.29.1)  using the above procedure, it would not get detected as mass storage device and the kernel kept trying to use it as a modem.

Finally i got a solution how to get it working in i.e get it detected as mass storage device.

First switch off the phone

connect the cable from the phone to computer.

Now the phone switches on automatically and will be automatically selected for flle transfer. Depending upon your system either it will get mounted automatically or you can mount it manually.

this is the o/p of ‘dmesg’

usb 2-5: new full speed USB device using ohci_hcd and address 4
usb 2-5: New USB device found, idVendor=0fce, idProduct=e0d0
usb 2-5: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3
usb 2-5: Product: Memory Stick
usb 2-5: Manufacturer: Sony Ericsson
usb 2-5: SerialNumber: 3558650274248670
usb 2-5: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
scsi9 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage devices
usb-storage: device found at 4
usb-storage: waiting for device to settle before scanning
scsi 9:0:0:0: Direct-Access     Sony Eri Memory Stick     0000 PQ: 0 ANSI: 0
sd 9:0:0:0: [sdb] 7852032 512-byte hardware sectors: (4.02 GB/3.74 GiB)
sd 9:0:0:0: [sdb] Test WP failed, assume Write Enabled
sd 9:0:0:0: [sdb] Assuming drive cache: write through
sd 9:0:0:0: [sdb] 7852032 512-byte hardware sectors: (4.02 GB/3.74 GiB)
sd 9:0:0:0: [sdb] Test WP failed, assume Write Enabled
sd 9:0:0:0: [sdb] Assuming drive cache: write through
sdb: sdb1
sd 9:0:0:0: [sdb] Attached SCSI removable disk
sd 9:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg2 type 0
usb-storage: device scan complete

Hope this is helpful if you are using the same on Linux.