Hi, I'd like to thank You all for Your contributions on my behalf. My camera is a MagPix, not listed in gtkam. It has a 16MB memory, with the possibility to expand with a standard memory card. The pictures seems to be jpegs. It's storing all the shots in the memory (or on the memory card, wich I don't have - yet). I'm running SuSE 8.0. During the launch of SuSE, it claims that the USB service is started. gtkam is not detecting the camera. I think it's trying to detect only the very camera showing in the list, and is not trying to detect any camera. Am I right? I'd like to try the method of John's - creating a new device icon, but what is the device of the USB? I have to point a path to something, don't I? I do have two USB ports on the computer. Suggestions? Regards, Thomas
Thomas Widlundh wrote:
Hi, I'd like to thank You all for Your contributions on my behalf.
My camera is a MagPix, not listed in gtkam. It has a 16MB memory, with the possibility to expand with a standard memory card. The pictures seems to be jpegs. It's storing all the shots in the memory (or on the memory card, wich I don't have - yet). I'm running SuSE 8.0. During the launch of SuSE, it claims that the USB service is started. gtkam is not detecting the camera. I think it's trying to detect only the very camera showing in the list, and is not trying to detect any camera. Am I right? I'd like to try the method of John's - creating a new device icon, but what is the device of the USB? I have to point a path to something, don't I? I do have two USB ports on the computer. Suggestions?
Regards, Thomas
My suse 8.0 and camera connected through USb are found in /media/sda1 or sometimes if I have reacently plugged in some other USB deviced it might be found under /media/sdb1 These sda1 and sdb1 appeared under my /media after I first time plugged these devices to my machine. Try if you can find such undes /media and if you can then mount to those just using mount /media/sda1 P_tr
Hi again, Well, this isn't easy to me.... I've found a program called "USB Viewer". This shows two USB:s, both called "USB Root Hub". If I start the camera, connected to the USB port 1, the USB Viewer will show some kind of sousdevice in red text to the first USB Root Hub, "2.1M DigitalCAM". You can ckilck on that and get a lot of information like manufacturer, speed, classes, addresses and so on. If I turn the camera off, this red text disappears from the USB Root Hub. It's clear to me that it is a connection between the camera and the USB and it seems to be working in one sence. But I don't manage to get to the pictures. gtkam don't have my camera in the list. I seems not be able to mount /media/sda1 or sdb1. No fault message whatsoever. Well.... Out of ideas.... Regards Thomas
Thomas, forget about gtkam. If it doesn't support your camera then you can't use the camera *as* a camera. That means gtkam won't work. Your next option is as I explained, but for that to work your camera has to support disk drive access. Mine didn't work like that out of the box. I had to go through the camera menus to find an option that switched it from camera device to disk device. That works for HP cameras. Yours may work different, but you should be able to find out in your camera's menus or in the manual. If it doesn't support disk drive access I think you are out of luck. Well, I mean for getting the camera to work by itself. The other option would be to use a memory card reader. You plug the memory card into the reader, and connect the reader to your computer's usb port. The reader must also be able to function as a generic disk drive, so don't make the mistake (as I did, so I returned it) of buying a reader that doesn't support this. Ask around for readers that are known to work with linux. Of course the best option would be if your camera will work alone so you don't have to waste money on a card reader. YaST should automatically add a line to your fstab if the hotplug controller detects your camera or reader. You should see a new directory under /media too. It added /media/sda1 in my case. I set up the icon in kde like this: Right click on an empty area on your desktop Select - Create New -> CD/DVD-ROM Device In the filename space, replace "CD/DVD-ROM Device" with the name of your camera ("HP Photosmart" in my case) Select an icon. If you click the drop down box "Applications" and select "Device" there is a nice camera icon. Click the Device tab. Select the device & mount point from the drop down box [/dev/sda1 (/media/sda1) in my case] Make sure "Read Only" is not check if you want to be able to clear the memory. Select the unmounted icon. Click ok. Done. If you select different icons you will see when it is mounted and when it is not. I like the camera icon while unmounted, and a mounted disk or folder icon as the mounted icon. That way, you will be more likely to remember to unmount when you are done. Also, if the hotplug system doesn't add the line to your /etc/fstab, you may have to do it yourself. Otherwise the device and mount point won't be listed in the device drop down box. I added the line: /dev/sda1 /media/sda1 auto noauto,user,exec,gid=100,umask=000 0 0 This line also eliminates any annoying permission errors I might get. If you can't see what device to use, hit Ctl+Alt+F10 then plug in the camera. Hopefully you will hear a beep and see it attached to a device. If not, then it probably doesn't support disk drive access. Lots -o- luck! John Scott Thomas Widlundh wrote:
Hi again, Well, this isn't easy to me....
I've found a program called "USB Viewer". This shows two USB:s, both called "USB Root Hub". If I start the camera, connected to the USB port 1, the USB Viewer will show some kind of sousdevice in red text to the first USB Root Hub, "2.1M DigitalCAM". You can ckilck on that and get a lot of information like manufacturer, speed, classes, addresses and so on. If I turn the camera off, this red text disappears from the USB Root Hub.
It's clear to me that it is a connection between the camera and the USB and it seems to be working in one sence. But I don't manage to get to the pictures. gtkam don't have my camera in the list. I seems not be able to mount /media/sda1 or sdb1. No fault message whatsoever. Well.... Out of ideas....
Regards Thomas
måndag 30 december 2002 17:05 skrev John Scott:
Right click on an empty area on your desktop Select - Create New -> CD/DVD-ROM Device In the filename space, replace "CD/DVD-ROM Device" with the name of your camera ("HP Photosmart" in my case) Select an icon. If you click the drop down box "Applications" and select "Device" there is a nice camera icon. Click the Device tab. Select the device & mount point from the drop down box [/dev/sda1 (/media/sda1) in my case] Make sure "Read Only" is not check if you want to be able to clear the memory. Select the unmounted icon. Click ok. Done.
Also, if the hotplug system doesn't add the line to your /etc/fstab, you may have to do it yourself. Otherwise the device and mount point won't be listed in the device drop down box. I added the line:
/dev/sda1 /media/sda1 auto noauto,user,exec,gid=100,umask=000 0 0 This line also eliminates any annoying permission errors I might get.
Hi again, I really appriciate Your help on this. I've made an icon like in Your description. I've put in the line in /etc/fstab. As root. But when I try to mount it I get the answer: "Could not mount the device. Mount: /dev/sda1 is not a proper block device". Can the USB be something else than sda1? Or can I make a change somewhere to get sda1 to become a proper block device somehow? I have a rather new machine, Fujitsu/Siemens. The USB ports are on the front. Regards, Thomas
Hi again, I really appriciate Your help on this. I've made an icon like in Your description. I've put in the line in /etc/fstab. As root. But when I try to mount it I get the answer: "Could not mount the device. Mount: /dev/sda1 is not a proper block device". Can the USB be something else than sda1? Or can I make a change somewhere to get sda1 to become a proper block device somehow? I have a rather new machine, Fujitsu/Siemens. The USB ports are on the front.
Regards, Thomas
plug the device with USB, turn the camera on if that is needed to operate it when using through USB... some cameras need this, mine don't.. Suse should automatically find USB devices and give them a "name" undes /media... So do this, open konsole: cd /media ls there propably is devices like you DVD, dcrecorders etc... is there some devices that you don't recognize--- if is, try to mount to that one... P_
On Monday 30 December 2002 6:16 am, Thomas Widlundh wrote:
Hi, I'd like to thank You all for Your contributions on my behalf.
My camera is a MagPix, not listed in gtkam. It has a 16MB memory, with the possibility to expand with a standard memory card.
Hello Thomas, USB viewer will also show you if your camera is supported as a USB storage device. If it is, then it can be mounted like a disk. An excerpt of usbview for my memory card reader is shown below: Interface Number: 0 Name: usb-storage If your device shows up as usb-storage, try using the "fdisk -l" command as root (that's the small letter L). Look for something that you know isn't a hard drive and quite likely it'll be your camera. Note that with my memory card reader, it shows up as a usb-storage device, but it does not show up under "fdisk -l" unless there is a memory card inserted. If your camera is not seen as a usb-storage device, then you'll need to use some other means to access it. Later, Andy -- Andy Stewart, Founder Worcester Linux Users' Group Worcester, MA USA http://www.wlug.org
On Tue December 31 2002 12:17 pm, Andy Stewart wrote:
On Monday 30 December 2002 6:16 am, Thomas Widlundh wrote:
Hi, I'd like to thank You all for Your contributions on my behalf.
My camera is a MagPix, not listed in gtkam. It has a 16MB memory, with the possibility to expand with a standard memory card.
Hello Thomas,
USB viewer will also show you if your camera is supported as a USB storage device. If it is, then it can be mounted like a disk. An excerpt of usbview for my memory card reader is shown below:
Interface Number: 0 Name: usb-storage
If your device shows up as usb-storage, try using the "fdisk -l" command as root (that's the small letter L). Look for something that you know isn't a hard drive and quite likely it'll be your camera. Note that with my memory card reader, it shows up as a usb-storage device, but it does not show up under "fdisk -l" unless there is a memory card inserted.
If your camera is not seen as a usb-storage device, then you'll need to use some other means to access it.
Don't make the dumb mistake I did while getting my Olympus to work. Make sure that not only is the camera connected, but turn it on to view. (makes a difference) Harry G
On Tuesday 31 December 2002 12:29 pm, Harry G wrote:
If your camera is not seen as a usb-storage device, then you'll need to use some other means to access it.
Don't make the dumb mistake I did while getting my Olympus to work. Make sure that not only is the camera connected, but turn it on to view. (makes a difference)
Harry G
<chuckling> Yes, powering on the camera does help. :-) -- Andy Stewart, Founder Worcester Linux Users' Group Worcester, MA USA http://www.wlug.org
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