[Sderby] Mounting a digital camera
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Thu Jan 2 09:53:00 2003
Mike
I will try your advice this evening and see how I get on.
Thanks for the input.
Andre
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mini Mike" <hemstock@tiscali.co.uk>
To: <sderby@mailman.lug.org.uk>
Sent: Wednesday, January 01, 2003 9:04 PM
Subject: Re: [Sderby] Mounting a digital camera
> Andre,
>
> The fact that SuSE is seeing the camera as a disk in availibe hardware is
> promising. Select the disk and goto details > resources > misc. On the
> third line in misc you should see a line which says: Device file:
> /dev/<whatever>
>
> Try to mount that device. Failing that. If you have no other USB storage
> devices plugged in and no CD writer, it should be /dev/sda, so just try
> mounting that! I'm not sure if it is just /dev/sda or /dev/sda1. Try
both.
>
> You should find that SuSE will setup SCSI emulation automatically when you
> plug the device in.
>
> Mike.
>
> On Wednesday 01 January 2003 13:49, andre.hefer@avhservices.co.uk wrote:
> > Mike
> >
> > Thanks for the advice. I am using SuSe 8.0. When I look at Information >
> > Available hardware > Disks I can see both my IDE drive with a green
tick
> > and a the digital camera with a crossed set of tools (I don't know what
> > that means).
> >
> > I suspect the problem is with my SCSI emulation because Information >
Block
> > Devices > does not list any SCSI (/dev/sdx) devices. Information >
Block
> > Devices > lists
> > (a) device: shmfs mountpoint: /dev/shm
> >
> > and Information > Partitions > lists
> >
> > (a) device: usbdevfs mountpoint: /proc/bus/usb
and
> > (b) device: proc mountpoint: /proc
> >
> > but /proc/scsi/scsi is an empty document. I searched the web and found
a
> > suggestion that I edit
> > /usr/src/Linux2.14.18/drivers/usb/storage/unusual_devs.h. Does this make
> > sense to you?
> >
> > Final bit of info /var/log/messages reports
"etc/hotplug/usb.agent[3641]:
> > Can't find signal CHLD, forcing to default".
> >
> > I am sure this will be dead obvious to you.
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Andre
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Mini Mike" <hemstock@tiscali.co.uk>
> > To: <sderby@mailman.lug.org.uk>
> > Sent: Tuesday, December 31, 2002 3:59 PM
> > Subject: Re: [Sderby] Mounting a digital camera
> >
> > > Assuming you have no other SCSI devices or devices like CDwriters/USB
> >
> > storage,
> >
> > > etc using SCSI emulation, it will probably be /dev/sda.
> > >
> > > If you look in KDE Control Center, under Information > Available
hardware
> > >
> > > Disks, you should see it. Look at the details and it should have the
> >
> > device
> >
> > > file in there.
> > >
> > > Mike.
> > >
> > > On Monday 30 December 2002 20:47, andre.hefer@avhservices.co.uk wrote:
> > > > David or Ashley
> > > >
> > > > What do I have to do to get Suse 8.0 to see my digital camera? I
have
> > > > ensured that the USB port is functional and Suse is reporting the
> >
> > camera's
> >
> > > > compact flash as a "disk". I presume that I have to mount it onto
the
> >
> > file
> >
> > > > system but cannot see any likely candidates in the /dev/*** bit of
> >
> > dmesg.
> >
> > > > What am I missing.
> > > >
> > > > Andre
> > > > andre.hefer@avhservices.co.uk
> > > > Tel: +44(0)1543 415 440
> > > > Fax: +44(0)1543 415 778
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> > >
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