Photo exchange Samsung A32 with Xubuntu

[Ralf Mardorf]

On Wed, 2022-12-14 at 18:26 +0000, David Fletcher wrote:
> On Wed, 2022-12-14 at 13:05 -0500, Jeffrey Walton wrote:
> > I believe the charging cable will be missing 1 or 2 wires that are
> > present in the data cable. The rub is, the pad may be present in the
> > connector, so it may be difficult to determine if the wires are
> > actually present in the conduit. Maybe an Ohmmeter can tell. The data
> > pins are at A6 and A7.[1]

In Germany they sell such cables in elCheapo shops. On the blister they
mention that those are no data cables, but for charging purpose only.

> That wouldn't surprise me at all. Weird things get done with cables.
> 
> For example, anyone here ever tried shortening a telephone line cord
> with the white "BT" plug that goes in the wall socket? You have to
> cross over wires 1+2 and 3+4 before shoving them into the back of the
> new BT plug and crimping it otherwise it won't work! Why? Sounds to me
> like a bodge done to overcome a PCB layout cock up some four decades
> ago. Off topic I know but I thought it might amuse or enlighten
> somebody.

That is really annoying. I've had problems like this countless times
when I've ordered ready-made cables because I didn't want to crimp them
myself. When I got the cables I had to cut the plugs off one end and
crimp them myself. I wished they would sell crimp plug alternatives that
can be soldered.