Maybe there's something in your camera. Because I just tried it with my HP 215 and the mount returned /dev/sda1 as an unknown device. How do I determine which /dev the modprobe attached usb-storage to? Bob Young wrote: > > On Mon, 13 Aug 2001 20:32:07 -0700 > "ben s" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > i was considering buying a digital camera, and was wondering which one > has > > the leaset problems working with linux? is usb or serial the way to go > for > > linux usage??? > > USB is definitely the way to go. I have a Casio QV2000UX (2.1 Mpixel, 3 x > optical zoom, full auto and manual modes, comes with 8MB CF card, I put a > 64MB in it, and it supports IBM microdrive of 340MB. Cost me ~ $300). It > works with LM 8.0 without any extra software. I believe any USB camera > should work this way. > I simply use the mass storage device driver - just do a > 'modprobe usb-storage'. Of course you need to have usbcore and usb-uhci > loaded, usually done by init. > I added the following line to /etc/fstab (I have no SCSI drives) - > /dev/sda1 /mnt/camera vfat ro,noauto,user 0 0 > and made a node at the mount point /mnt/camera. > I plug in the camera, switch it on, and then do a 'mount /mnt/camera' , > and I can then read the CF card just like a disk drive, and copy the files > I want. It's really slick - and fast. > > Bob > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://wwww.mandrakestore.com
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