On Tue, 25 Nov 2003, Cordula's Web wrote: > > > Is there some trick to using USB devices? I'm trying to access my Nikon > > > coolpix 5000 (latest firmware PTP mode) from 4.9-STABLE with no luck. > > > > > > usbdevs sees the camera, as does "gphoto2 --auto-detect". However, I'm > > > unable to access the camera data with "gphoto2 --auto-detect --summary" > > > > This is really a question for the gphoto2 mailing list, but perhaps you'd > > get better help if you posted (or looked at) your `gphoto2 --auto-detect --summary > > --debug` > > output. > > > > I successfully use gphoto2-2.1.2 and libgphoto2-2.1.2_2 from gtkam-0.1.10 > > with my Kodak DC3400 digital camera. Works great! > > Maybe your camera is accessible via the umass(4) driver? > In this case, you won't need gphoto2 or libgphoto2, but > would need to mount the camera just like a SCSI da(4) device. > BTW, the list of supported devices in umass' man page is > incomplete. Many more devices are currently supported as well. > > Just plug the camera in, turn it on, and watch the console closely. > If a message from umass driver appears, and it tells something about > a daX device being created, try mounting this device manually: > > # mount -t msdos /dev/da0s1 /mnt > > Then you can access the files on the camera at /mnt, just like > files on any other filesystem. If this doesn't work either you could purchase a serial cable for your camera. This works with my coolpix, but I have to admit it is awfully slow.
Regards, Uli. > > Don't forget to umount /mnt before turning the device off :) > > Good luck! > > -- > Cordula's Web. http://www.cordula.ws/ > > _______________________________________________ > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" > +---------------------------+ | Peter Ulrich Kruppa | | Wuppertal | | Germany | +---------------------------+ _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
