-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 08/08/07 12:51, andy wrote: > Ron Johnson wrote: >> >> On 08/08/07 12:25, andy wrote: >> >>> Ron Johnson wrote: >>> >> [snip] >> >>>> # addgroup camera >>>> >>>> # adduser $USER camera >>>> >>>> Then you must log out and back in again to make it "take". >>>> >>>> >>> Hi Ron >>> >>> Thanks for the steer - did that, logged out and back in again and fired >>> up the camera. I still get the dialog box that tells me there are images >>> on the camera and would I like to import/ignore them. I select import >>> and still nothing. On my other camera the Sony, an image appears on the >>> desktop as well as the dialog box. With this camera though, there is >>> just the dialog box ... no icon. >>> >>> I am feeling stumped. >>> >> >> Check out syslog. >> >> Open up a (large) xterm and run this: >> # tail -n40 -f /var/log/syslog >> >> Then plug in and turn on the A640. >> >> BTW, have you verified that gphoto2 recognizes the A640? >> >> > Hi again > > Yes, apparently gphoto2 *does* recognise the camera (and this is > confirmed by Canon as well). However, with the Sony, I never used > gphoto2 and only installed it thinking that it might help with this one. > > Anyway, here's the output of your suggestion: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ sudo tail -n40 -f /var/log/syslog > Aug 8 18:09:01 valhalla /USR/SBIN/CRON[3830]: (root) CMD ( [ -d > /var/lib/php4 ] && find /var/lib/php4/ -type f -cmin > +$(/usr/lib/php4/maxlifetime) -print0 | xargs -r -0 rm) [snip] > connect to a high speed hub > Aug 8 18:49:52 valhalla kernel: usb 2-2.3: configuration #1 chosen from > 1 choice > > Aside from the USB messages, it looks like the camera is being > recognised. But, beyond that ...
Are you plugging the camera *directly* into your PC, or into a hub? Specifically, an un-powered hub? Are thumb drives recognized when you plug them into that exact port? - -- Ron Johnson, Jr. Jefferson LA USA Give a man a fish, and he eats for a day. Hit him with a fish, and he goes away for good! -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFGuhS2S9HxQb37XmcRAplvAJ0YPYCcvinh1fQH0BZ7mKRuLfQAGgCfR8eG rkH0KpU/aktZ9QvRJox1uMI= =exri -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
