On Saturday 19 Mar 2005 20:37, Anne Wilson wrote: > On Saturday 19 Mar 2005 02:18, Rosemary McGillicuddy wrote: > > Yes - following the johnwyles instructions gives me the display on the > > camera as he describes ie USB connect, PTP. I've checked and double > > checked and libphoto2, gphoto2 and gtkam are all installed. > > > > When I open gtkam the window display is as johnwyles describes. I try > > each USB port, no camera is selected/detected. So I tried selecting Sony > > DSC-F707V as per his page. Try all the ports again, but still get "no > > cameras detected". > > > > As I say, I've read the contributors fixes, but they are for other > > distribs, and not clear to me anyway. I had previously tried digikam > > because it was already installed. > > Does HardDrake recognise the camera? Have you tried booting with it > plugged in? (Not that you'd have to do that every time, but it sometimes > helps to get something recognised in the first place.) I have often found > that it helps to run HardDrake after plugging in a removable device, which > is really what this is.
No HardDrake doesn't recognise it. Tried booting with camera on and plugged in - nothing. > > The other problem is that with 10.1 you meet the problem of the floating > sdx - where the mount point can change its name every time you try it, so > any mount that's set up will not find the drive. You may have to use > HardDrake to see what device name it has, then amend your mount-point to > match. A PITB. Someone suggested a card reader, so I've had a look at them, and found one recommended for Sony cameras, which is linux compatible. I've emailed the company for more specific info. It is only NZ$30, so would be a worthwhile purchase. > > Lastly, I'd recommend getting the latest packages for Digikam. The ones > with the distro are fairly old, and it sometimes helps. I'm running > digikam-0.7.1-1tex.i586.rpm. I'm downloading now - do I need to uninstall the old packages, or will the new ones simply install over them? Thanks Rosemary
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