Bug 491126 - Can't access phone filesystem with KDE Connect - Failed to start sshfs
Summary: Can't access phone filesystem with KDE Connect - Failed to start sshfs
Status: RESOLVED NOT A BUG
Alias: None
Product: kdeconnect
Classification: Applications
Component: android-application (other bugs)
Version First Reported In: unspecified
Platform: Arch Linux Linux
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Albert Vaca Cintora
URL:
Keywords:
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
Reported: 2024-08-01 14:06 UTC by Totte
Modified: 2026-01-09 15:18 UTC (History)
3 users (show)

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Attachments
Dolphin error message (111.22 KB, image/png)
2024-08-01 14:06 UTC, Totte
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Description Totte 2024-08-01 14:06:18 UTC
Created attachment 172186 [details]
Dolphin error message

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SUMMARY


STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Connect an Android phone with KDE Connect
2. Phone is visible as mounted in Dolphin
3. Clicking on phone in Dolphin gives error message: 'Failed to start sshfs' and 'Loading canceled'.

OBSERVED RESULT
Error message: 'Failed to start sshfs' and 'Loading canceled'.

EXPECTED RESULT
Browse the phone's files.


SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Operating System: CachyOS Linux 
KDE Plasma Version: 6.1.3
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.4.0
Qt Version: 6.7.2
Kernel Version: 6.10.1-2-cachyos (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: Wayland
Processors: 8 × Intel® Core™ i7-3632QM CPU @ 2.20GHz
Memory: 11.1 GiB of RAM
Graphics Processor: Mesa Intel® HD Graphics 4000


ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
I've tried with a OnePlus 7T and a Samsung Ultra S22, both with the same result.

I've successfully been able to pair both mobile phones both in KDE Connect and in bluetoothctl.
Comment 1 Totte 2026-01-06 15:18:01 UTC
It works in KDE Linux OS.
Operating System: KDE Linux 2026-01-03
KDE Plasma Version: 6.5.80
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.22.0
Qt Version: 6.10.1
Kernel Version: 6.18.2-zen2-1-zen (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: Wayland
Comment 2 Erik Duisters 2026-01-09 15:18:05 UTC
CachyOS does not has sshfs installed as a dependency of kdeconnect so you will have to install that yourself with "pacman -S sshfs"