On Fri, Nov 25, 2005 at 10:54:49PM -0200, Bruno Buys wrote: > René Seindal wrote: >
... > Gphoto documentation states Nikon d70 as a ptp mode camera. ptpcam > states that, as well. > > If I use the usb mass storage option, I get lines like these on my > dmesg, whe I turn the camera on: > > Buffer I/O error on device sdb1, logical block 2001445 > Buffer I/O error on device sdb1, logical block 2001446 > Buffer I/O error on device sdb1, logical block 2001455 > end_request: I/O error, dev sdb, sector 2001487 > Buffer I/O error on device sdb1, logical block 2001424 > Buffer I/O error on device sdb1, logical block 2001425 > Buffer I/O error on device sdb1, logical block 2001426 > > If I insist and try to mount it, I get: > > frank:/home/bruno# mount /dev/sdb1 /media/usb1 > mount: you must specify the filesystem type > frank:/home/bruno# mount -t vfat /dev/sdb1 /media/usb1 > mount: /dev/sdb1: can't read superblock > > If I use the ptp mode instead, both gphoto and ptpcam can see the camera > and download files. > The only explanation is D70 being differently detected than D70s, which > I find odd. > > Anyway, ptp mode s doing well now. I'd only like to access it in a > non-root account. > I am having some success in mounting a camera from user space using pmount. You might try installing pmount and hal packages. I can't say that is approach is without problems: sometimes I have trouble reconnecting the camera to the computer after I have disconnected it... Sometimes it appears to require a reboot to clear bad stuff left behind during disconnect. HTH -- Paul E Condon [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]