Please backport libmtp6 (0.2.1-0ubuntu3) from Gutsy to Feisty

[Misza]

Hi,
I'd like to request a backport of the libmtp6 (0.2.1-0ubuntu3) library currently available in Gutsy.
Feisty currently uses libmtp5 (0.1.3-0ubuntu2), which according to the official changelog (http://libmtp.sourceforge.net/index.php?page=download) is quite ancient:

    * Release 0.2.1
          o Download
          o Released: 08/07/2007
          o Changlog:
                + Fix problem with large file transfer. (See "Hope" reference in 0.2.0 release.)
    * Release 0.2.0
          o Download
          o Released: 08/04/2007
          o Changlog:
                + Uses extended commands to retrieve and cache large metadata sets quickly.
                + Includes many new device ID's and bug flags making it ever more interoperable.
                + Fully supports 64bit filesizes. (We hope.)
                + New udev rules for the new kernels.
                + Produces a very bleeding edge HAL style .fdi file.
                + Many, many other bug fixes.
          o Notes to Downstream:
                + The album API in the libmtp.h file has changed somewhat, it should be quite easy to upgrade the existing code. However the album API still needs some overhaul.
                + The library version is bumped to libmtp.so.6 as a consequence of the changes which affects distribution packaging and makes it necessary to recompile applications linking to libmtp.
    * Release 0.1.5
          o Download
          o Released: 03/26/2007
          o Changlog:
                + Improved support for setting track meta data on Philips devices.
                + More verbose detection using mtp-detect.
                + New devices in the database.
                + Fixes to account for buggy iRiver firmware when handling ogg files.
    * Release 0.1.4
          o Download
          o Released: 03/07/2007
          o Changlog:
                + iRiver devices are expected to work now.
                + Introduction of multiple device interface in the API and the internals rework to reflect that.
                + New devices in the database.
    * Release 0.1.3
          o Download
          o Released: 01/16/2007
          o Changlog: First sourceforge release

Since the first release there have been not only many bugfixes (including several critical ones that made more devices usable) but also support for many new devices has been added.

[John Dong (jdong)]

5->6 is an API version bump, which can't be easily backported.

[Misza (misza1313)]

Just a note...
I just upgraded to Gutsy and can confirm that there is a major improvement in both the stability and device support.
So, given the increasing popularity of MTP-based devices and that Feisty is to be supported for one more year, it might be worth a shot.

[Nicola Lunghi (nicola.lunghi)]

Hello!!!

I have a mp3 player that not work in festy but works in gutsy....

But in gutsy (and in the last debian testing) the system don't recognize my cpu (intel)
and cpu frequency scaling don't work, so I have to remain with feisty (that works good!!!)

Please backports libmtpt6 !!!

Thanks for your works!
(if I know how to do this I can do it!! but I'm an unexperienced user!!)

Nicola

[pinzia (pinzia)]

Gutsy is EOF
bug closed?