On Fri, 26 Aug 2005, Mario S. Mommer wrote: > > Hello, > > I recently bought a Sony DSC-W5 camera (very nice camera, btw). It > somehow refuses to talk to my computer. It was supposed to work like > a standard USB mass storage device - but it doesn't. > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~# mount /dev/sda mnt/ > mount: /dev/sda is not a valid block device > > and that's it. Works fine for other storage devices. Yes, the camera > is on, in 'normal' access mode. I've even tested the cable. > > I'm running linux 2.4.30 from kernel.org. I compiled usb-storage with > debug messages so that I have a lot of output to show. I'd prefer not > to upgrade to 2.6, as my laptop makes a screetching sound with it. > > Thanks in advance for your help!
I strongly suspect that you will not be able to get this device to work with a standard 2.4 kernel. Somewhere I have a patch stashed away that might do the job, but it's never going to be a regular part of 2.4. You should try out 2.6, even if you don't want to use it normally. Probably the camera will work with no problems. As regards the screeching sound, you ought to file a bug report about it. After all, it should be fixable -- but the developers won't even know the problem exists unless users like you report it! Alan Stern ------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net email is Sponsored by the Better Software Conference & EXPO September 19-22, 2005 * San Francisco, CA * Development Lifecycle Practices Agile & Plan-Driven Development * Managing Projects & Teams * Testing & QA Security * Process Improvement & Measurement * http://www.sqe.com/bsce5sf _______________________________________________ [email protected] To unsubscribe, use the last form field at: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-usb-users
