Alan E. Davis wrote: > Can someone correspond about how to use photopc and xphoto (no debian > package I think) to communicate with this camera over USB? > > Somewhere along the line, a package is mentioned that would set the > permissions for the usb devices in /proc/bus/usb/, but that package isn't > any longer available either as a package, or, apparently, on an > independent site that was referred to "somewhere." The package was called > "usb-permissions". > > Any, can this camera be used and controlled remotely from a debian box > with output over the TV, pictures taken and camera focused through the > above named packages? Is it necessary to use kernels 2.4.X? > > Thank you very much, in advance, for any advice,
Hi, no package was necessary to get a Nikon Coolpix 4300 USB working on kernel 2.6.7. This camera is probably similar to yours. This worked in my case: Plug the camera into the USB port and turn it on. As root, type # dmesg If it was detected, it will show up at the bottom of the listing. # fdisk -l This shows where the USB mass storage device is. Use this info to update fstab to mount the device. Update /etc/fstab to include a line like: /dev/sda1 /mnt/coolpix vfat noauto,umask=000 0 0 Create the mount point that fstab will use: # mkdir /etc/coolpix Then mount the drive, you should have access to your images: $ mount /dev/sda1 or $ mount -a The drive needs to be unmounted before turning it the camera off and unplugging it (I believe there is a risk of disk data corruption otherwise). Sorry, can't help with using the camera remotely or sending the images to TV output. Steve -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
