On Sunday 20 Mar 2005 13:51, Mikkel L. Ellertson wrote: > Rosemary McGillicuddy wrote: > > On Saturday 19 Mar 2005 20:37, Anne Wilson wrote: > >>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. > > Most USB card readers work well. Not all of them tell the system when > you change cards in them. You may have to put the card in the reader, > and then plug the reader in the USB port.
Okay - I'll print this for reference. Thanks. > > >>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 > > If you are downloading it as an RPM package, then it will replace the > old package. BOth urpmi and rpm -Uvh will remove the old package when > installing a newer version of the same package. That is one of the nice > things about the RPM package format. > > Mikkel Thank you. Urpmi didn't work - can't remember what it said now. Just downloading the other packages now to satisfy dependencies. It's a bit like magic really - the way it tells you what else you need! Rosemary
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