Hi Most digital cameras have a switch in their options for this behavior: something like "Camera mode", where you can pick if it will recognized as a camera or as an usb storage device.
There are also cams that can only be used as cameras: you'll need an app like gphoto IIRC to interface with them. Lauri > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Chris Burel" <[email protected]> > To: "BLFS Support List" <[email protected]> > Subject: Help with USB mass storage device > Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2009 23:15:05 -0800 > > > I'm confused what I need to do to get my Canon Rebel XSI camera to be > recognized. I'm expecting to get a /dev/sd* node, but I don't. I > have Device Drivers/USB Support/USB Mass Storage support compiled into > the kernel, along with SCSI disk support. Here's what I get from > dmesg when I plug in the device: > > [ 2.990336] Initializing USB Mass Storage driver... > [ 2.990502] usbcore: registered new interface driver usb-storage > [ 2.990590] USB Mass Storage support registered. > ... > [43263.467043] ehci_hcd 0000:00:1d.7: GetStatus port 4 status 001803 > POWER sig=j CSC CONNECT > [43263.467051] hub 1-0:1.0: port 4: status 0501 change 0001 > [43263.568022] hub 1-0:1.0: state 7 ports 8 chg 0010 evt 0000 > [43263.568047] hub 1-0:1.0: port 4, status 0501, change 0000, 480 Mb/s > [43263.619323] ehci_hcd 0000:00:1d.7: port 4 high speed > [43263.619333] ehci_hcd 0000:00:1d.7: GetStatus port 4 status 001005 > POWER sig=se0 PE CONNECT > [43263.670021] usb 1-4: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd > and address 12 > [43263.721307] ehci_hcd 0000:00:1d.7: port 4 high speed > [43263.721316] ehci_hcd 0000:00:1d.7: GetStatus port 4 status 001005 > POWER sig=se0 PE CONNECT > [43263.786933] usb 1-4: default language 0x0409 > [43263.788282] usb 1-4: uevent > [43263.788867] usb 1-4: usb_probe_device > [43263.788885] usb 1-4: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice > [43263.789081] usb 1-4: adding 1-4:1.0 (config #1, interface 0) > [43263.789138] usb 1-4:1.0: uevent > [43263.791331] drivers/usb/core/inode.c: creating file '012' > [43263.791928] usb 1-4: New USB device found, idVendor=04a9, idProduct=3145 > [43263.791941] usb 1-4: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, > SerialNumber=0 > [43263.791946] usb 1-4: Product: Canon Digital Camera > [43263.791950] usb 1-4: Manufacturer: Canon Inc. > > And lsusb: > > lsusb > Bus 001 Device 012: ID 04a9:3145 Canon, Inc. > > But > > ls /dev/sd* > sda sda1 sda2 sda3 sda4 sda5 sda6 sda7 sdb sdb1 sdc sdc1 > Which are my standard 3 hard drives. > > Do I need a specific driver for my camera? I thought the mass storage > device would do it. > > Thanks, > Chris -- _______________________________________________ Surf the Web in a faster, safer and easier way: Download Opera 9 at http://www.opera.com Powered by Outblaze -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/blfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
