Hi, my mp3/mp4 player does not work on my manjaro kde.
Can you help me find and install the correct drivers?
This is the device after giving lsusb
Actions Semiconductor Co., Ltd D-Wave 2GB MP4 Player / AK1025 MP3/MP4 Player
I installed both, but even though I connect the device via usb it is not seen, only lsusb sees it in the terminal.
Which desktop environment are you using? KDE can do it all effortlessly when automatically mounting is enabled in settings. Overall, most file managers have their own options for automount in settings, but some devices will be seen as mass storage devices like HDs or flash drives.
If terminal sees it, you could try setting it up manually too.
Add your username to plugdev group with:
sudo usermod -a -G plugdev yourusername
Uncomment in /etc/fuse.conf the line with user_allow_other
Mount with mtpfs -o allow_other ~/mnt
When you are done, you can unmount with fusermount -u ~/mnt
If lusb is showing Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub, which points to USB-3 devices, you may need additional steps, including testing different kernels and drivers.
I use kde, it detects everything except this device.
If I try to use your commands and add manually it tells me this: usermod: group ‘plugdev’ does not exist
Create the group with sudo groupadd plugdev
The sole reason for this group on arch is to avoid some udev warnings. You can skip it, if you want.
I did everything, went back and wrote the other commands as well, but when I got here, I stopped with this answer:
mtpfs -o allow_other ~/mnt 
11s
Listing raw device(s)
No raw devices found.
What is the output of sudo lsmod | grep xhci_pci?
And inxi -Fazy?
sudo lsmod | grep xhci_pci
xhci_pci 20480
The first result here, the second one we leave out if it is not absolutely essential.
But is it a normal thing that it should be so complicated to connect an mp3 player to the computer?
As far as I could search about your device, there’re many complains.
I would suggest that you try installing the renesas driver for xhci_pci. My own rig doesn’t work properly without it.
https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/upd72020x-fw
Alright, just make sure you are not using an EOL kernel.
Kindly, I am having difficulty installing this driver as I get to download the gtub code and not the file, could you please help me with this last test? At worst I will have thrown away 50 bucks
I reckon it would be easier for you to install it using add/remove software. Make sure you have aur enabled in settings and go to browse and seach for upd72020x-fw in the aur.
If you want to use pamac-cli, run
pamac install base-devel git
pamac build upd72020x-fw
Reboot and insert again your device in the usb.
I installed, still thanks for the help but it doesn’t work