Re: [newbie] Automount USB devices
Kaj Haulrich wrote: On Wednesday 16 March 2005 16:54, Charles Rodgers wrote: Mr G, On Wed, 16 Mar 2005 10:44:05 -0500, you wrote: Charles, Don't make the same mistake I did. If your camera has a playback mode, you need to activate it and them your camera should be detected. I had this exact problem just the other day with a Canon Powershot A85. As soon as it was in 'play' mode, everything worked like a charm. Yes, I remember your thread - I wish it was that simple :-) -- Charles I'm certainly not the right person to answer this, but on the other hand I've been struggling with my USB devices since 10.1 and one thing I know for sure : you must have udev + udevd + magicdev running. Possibly hotplug and devfsd as well. Not udev and devfsd together - I'm doing a lot of learning on this subject and will get back to you when I have it sorted ~ thanks to Mikkel for getting me started. I've never come to grips with this.U(seless) S(illy) B(ugger). Kaj Haulrich. -- Newbie Seeking USER_FUNCTIONALITY always! Regards SnapafunFrank Big or small, a challenge requires the same commitment to resolve. Registered Linux User # 324213 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
[newbie] Automount USB devices
At one time my 10.1 system would autodetect if I plugged into USB a card reader or a digital camera on a temporary basis. I must have changed something unwittingly because now it doesn't work. What must I do to make it work again ? I've tried reading Howto's including: http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_Supermount But my Linux experience is minimal. Charles Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Automount USB devices
Charles Rodgers wrote: At one time my 10.1 system would autodetect if I plugged into USB a card reader or a digital camera on a temporary basis. I must have changed something unwittingly because now it doesn't work. What must I do to make it work again ? I've tried reading Howto's including: http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_Supermount But my Linux experience is minimal. Charles Charles, Don't make the same mistake I did. If your camera has a playback mode, you need to activate it and them your camera should be detected. I had this exact problem just the other day with a Canon Powershot A85. As soon as it was in 'play' mode, everything worked like a charm. HTH's. -- Mr. Geek Registered Linux User #190712 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Automount USB devices
Mr G, On Wed, 16 Mar 2005 10:44:05 -0500, you wrote: Charles, Don't make the same mistake I did. If your camera has a playback mode, you need to activate it and them your camera should be detected. I had this exact problem just the other day with a Canon Powershot A85. As soon as it was in 'play' mode, everything worked like a charm. Yes, I remember your thread - I wish it was that simple :-) -- Charles Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Automount USB devices
On Wednesday 16 March 2005 16:54, Charles Rodgers wrote: Mr G, On Wed, 16 Mar 2005 10:44:05 -0500, you wrote: Charles, Don't make the same mistake I did. If your camera has a playback mode, you need to activate it and them your camera should be detected. I had this exact problem just the other day with a Canon Powershot A85. As soon as it was in 'play' mode, everything worked like a charm. Yes, I remember your thread - I wish it was that simple :-) -- Charles I'm certainly not the right person to answer this, but on the other hand I've been struggling with my USB devices since 10.1 and one thing I know for sure : you must have udev + udevd + magicdev running. Possibly hotplug and devfsd as well. I've never come to grips with this.U(seless) S(illy) B(ugger). Kaj Haulrich. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Automount USB devices
Hi Kaj, On Wed, 16 Mar 2005 17:14:13 +0100, you wrote: I've never come to grips with this.U(seless) S(illy) B(ugger). I was mystified by this problem because as far as I was aware I had not done anything that could have changed the setup here (10.1 with KDE). It was working, then it wasn't :-(( So I persevered, exploring the possibilities of a problem with connections. The problem then became intermittent. I have two USB cables, one end of each which fits the camera or the card reader. One of those cables has a clip-on ferrite bead at the end that has the smaller of the two plugs. I re-booted with the ferrite beaded cable plugged directly into the motherboard at the back of the PC. Plugged in the camera - magic :-) Plugged in the card reader - magic :-) Both auto sensing, no problem. I guess the cables are not too well shielded and that maybe the ferrite bead at the camera end prevents any stray capacitances from getting onto the motherboard. I like to use the card reader as a small file transporter between the Windows box (upon which I'm still slightly dependant) and the Linux box. My dependency upon Windoze is because I still can't get the printer to print landscape from Linux, and when I print photographs it's the other way round !!! I remember reading that Anne had some trouble with temperamental USB connections - so maybe it's worth giving ferrite beads a try. -- Charles Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Automount USB devices
On Wednesday 16 March 2005 21:29, Charles Rodgers wrote: Hi Kaj, On Wed, 16 Mar 2005 17:14:13 +0100, you wrote: I've never come to grips with this.U(seless) S(illy) B(ugger). I was mystified by this problem because as far as I was aware I had not done anything that could have changed the setup here (10.1 with KDE). It was working, then it wasn't :-(( So I persevered, exploring the possibilities of a problem with connections. The problem then became intermittent. I have two USB cables, one end of each which fits the camera or the card reader. One of those cables has a clip-on ferrite bead at the end that has the smaller of the two plugs. I re-booted with the ferrite beaded cable plugged directly into the motherboard at the back of the PC. Plugged in the camera - magic :-) Plugged in the card reader - magic :-) Both auto sensing, no problem. I guess the cables are not too well shielded and that maybe the ferrite bead at the camera end prevents any stray capacitances from getting onto the motherboard. I like to use the card reader as a small file transporter between the Windows box (upon which I'm still slightly dependant) and the Linux box. My dependency upon Windoze is because I still can't get the printer to print landscape from Linux, and when I print photographs it's the other way round !!! I remember reading that Anne had some trouble with temperamental USB connections - so maybe it's worth giving ferrite beads a try. -- Charles Thanks, Charles. Good advice. I use my camera as a transport medium between my daughters PC ( with WinXP - not connected to anything but the power outlet, of course) and my own box. I noticed that the order of devices is important : my scanner has to be last, the camera first. The other way around the CPU runs amok, cluttering my desktop with endless, strange icons. Maybe I'm too lazy to connect things to the rear of the box ? Kaj Haulrich. -- *Sent from a 100 % Microsoft-free workstation* *Running Linux Mandrake 10.1* Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
