Leiden, Soren writes:
> Ok, so I finally broke down and have done away w/the dead tree format 'film'
> of normal cameras a few mos ago. The one I purchased? Fuji FinePix 40i.
> It uses a 'SmartMedia' card for storage and has a USB port integrated on it.
>
> http://www.fujifilm.com/tcm.html?x-tempest-op=generic&ContentId=2729&UserTyp
> eId=2&CurrentTopCategory=4&pagetype=ContentItemLeaf
>
> After doing tons of research... I'd highly recommended it to anyone in the
> market. It also creates avi's w/sound and plays mp3s _and_ fits in your
> pocket. So anyway, I started thinking how it would integrate w/my life.
> Yes, like I said, it has an integrated USB port-- and, my Libretto 110CT,
> checked my dock that I hadn't looked at in awhile, that doesn't have a USB
> port either. HOWEVER, not a problem. I found this 'pcmcia' style card that
> I'm able to just slide the smartmedia card from the camera INTO and then
> slide the pc card into the free slot on my libretto. This providing
> virtually limitless photo's on the road, whatever...works out pretty nicely,
> eh?
>
> I've yet to receive the pcmcia card mentioned above (should be here early
> next week) and am wondering if anyone's doing something similair with their
> libretto... Specifically, the pcmcia card solution. I guess my ultimate
> question is, since I run solely linux on my libretto (I have a velcro
> section of my dash in the card where I usually store the libretto integrated
> w/the car stereo for mp3s and various other things...) is-- what kind of
> usage/functionality could I expect using this jury-rigged smartcard <->
> pcmcia card device w/linux? I've been using gPhoto @ home which works fine
> w/the camera-- but as far as utilizing this 3rd party device to access the
> data on the smartmedia cards from the camera...who knows? I'm not sure
> exactly how I'm gonna make that work out, ya know? Anyone have any
> experience w/my situation and maybe an answer to the supporting linux
> question?
>
There shouldn't be a problem. Just pop in the pcmcia adapter with the
smartcard. Usually the drive is recognized as /dev/hde with a dos
partition on /dev/hda1. Just mount it somewhere and cp the pictures.
Marcus
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