I'm using gphoto2 for a Canon A510 (PTP). It seems to be seen OK on the usb bus. I have a directory /opt/tmp/camera/ into which to dump downloaded photos.
I find that I can't use gphoto as user, and so as root I do: # env LANG=C gphoto2 --debug -f "/opt/tmp/camera" -P and get: 11.855812 gphoto2-port(2): Reading 512=0x200 bytes from port... 11.857786 gphoto2-port(2): Could only read 12 out of 512 byte(s) 11.857798 gphoto2-port(3): Hexdump of 12 = 0xc bytes follows: 0000 0c 00 00 00 03 00 01 20-64 00 00 00 ....... d... 11.857811 gphoto2-filesystem(2): Internally deleting all folders from '/'... 11.857831 gphoto2-filesystem(2): Internally appending folder /store_00010001... 11.857842 gphoto2-filesystem(2): Internally appending folder /store_80000001... 11.857853 gphoto2-filesystem(2): Folder / contains 0 files. 11.857889 context(0): Folder '/' does not contain a folder 'opt'. *** Error *** Folder '/' does not contain a folder 'opt'. 11.857905 gphoto2-camera(2): Operation failed! *** Error (-107: 'Directory not found') *** For debugging messages, please use the --debug option. Debugging messages may help finding a solution to your problem. If you intend to send any error or debug messages to the gphoto developer mailing list <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, please run gphoto2 as follows: env LANG=C gphoto2 --debug --debug -f "/opt/tmp/camera" -P Please make sure there is sufficient quoting around the arguments. 11.858029 gp-camera(2): Freeing camera... 11.858040 gphoto2-camera(2): Exiting camera ('USB PTP Class Camera')... 11.858058 ptp(2): PTP: Closing session 11.858067 gphoto2-port(2): Writing 12=0xc byte(s) to port... 11.858076 gphoto2-port(3): Hexdump of 12 = 0xc bytes follows: 0000 0c 00 00 00 01 00 03 10-65 00 00 00 ........e... 11.859787 gphoto2-port(2): Reading 512=0x200 bytes from port... 11.861828 gphoto2-port(2): Could only read 12 out of 512 byte(s) 11.861840 gphoto2-port(3): Hexdump of 12 = 0xc bytes follows: 0000 0c 00 00 00 03 00 01 20-65 00 00 00 ....... e... 11.861854 gphoto2-port(2): Clear halt... 11.862278 gphoto2-port(2): Clear halt... 11.862650 gphoto2-port(2): Clear halt... 11.863153 gphoto2-port(2): Closing port... 11.863681 libgphoto2/gphoto2-filesys.c(2): Clearing fscache LRU list... 11.863692 libgphoto2/gphoto2-filesys.c(2): fscache LRU list already empty 11.863701 gphoto2-filesystem(2): Internally deleting all folders from '/'... 11.863716 gphoto2-port(2): Freeing port... 11.863724 gphoto2-port(2): Closing port... 11.863754 libgphoto2/gphoto2-filesys.c(2): Clearing fscache LRU list... 11.863764 libgphoto2/gphoto2-filesys.c(2): fscache LRU list already empty 11.863783 gphoto2-filesystem(2): Internally deleting all folders from '/'... Nothing shows up in /opt/tmp/camera. What does "Folder '/' does not contain a folder 'opt'." mean? In fact I do have /opt. -- Haines Brown KB1GRM -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]