Debian Sarge with 2.6.8 V.S. Canon Powershot A520

2005-07-31 Thread Dan R. Hunt
I am running Sarge with a 2.6.8-2-k7 Kernel and I want to view/copy the pictures on my new Canon Powershot A520 in via the USB cable and gthumb or similar GUI. I need advice, how do I get 'this camera' working? I have been removing the media card and putting the card into a media reader card read

Libgphoto 2-2.1.6 on Sarge? For a Canon Powershot A520

2005-07-28 Thread Dan R. Hunt
I am running Sarge with a 2.6.8-2-k7 Kernel, and I have not yet succeeded in installing Libgphot 2-2.1.6 from the .tar.gz file I downloaded. I expanded the file into a directory and ran the install script without it making all the changes required to use gphoto as a GUI. I can plug my new Canon P

Re: Adding a hard drive with Debian.

2005-07-14 Thread Dan R. Hunt
> Its pretty easy. > > 1. Physically install the drive in the machine, and configure it properly > on one of the IDE channels in the computer. Ensure that the BIOS > recognizes the drive when you reboot. > > 2. Boot into Linux and partition the drive. I like cfdisk but there are > other ways to d

Adding Network card and system hangs.

2005-06-19 Thread Dan R. Hunt
Using my existing Debian Sarge desktop system with a stock 2.6.8-2-k7 kernel, I bring up my second network card with something like: "ifconfig eth1 192.168.1.10 netmask 255.255.255.0 up" and the system hangs. Any ideas what is wrong? >From dmesg: via-rhine.c:v1.10-LK1.1.20-2.6 May-23-2004 Writt

Adding a rescue system to a HD only computer.

2005-06-11 Thread Dan R. Hunt
Can you add a rescue system to a Grub menu? To avoid those nasty kernel panic errors. Any thoughts on a easy rescue method? ( I have a diskless HP evectra, HD only. ) I hoped a USB key would work but it does not have a boot from usb device option in the BIOS. -- Dan Hunt Saint Brieux Saskatchewa

Re: Replaced Mouse, X broken

2005-06-11 Thread Dan R. Hunt
Perfect. Replaced the USB mouse with a old serial mouse. Thanks for the tip, I was stuck. -- Dan Hunt Saint Brieux Saskatchewan Canada

Replaced Mouse, X broken

2005-06-10 Thread Dan R. Hunt
I installed Sarge on a HP Evectra. http://images.google.ca/images?q=evectra When I did this I used a Logitech USB / Optical Wheel Mouse. Took the little fellow downstairs and changed the mouse to a Logitech two button serial mouse, D-shaped 9 pin. Been running: dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86 to

Re: Activating Automount for USB Pen drive devices in Gnome

2005-05-17 Thread Dan R. Hunt
Both devices browse automatically now! Thanks -- Dan Hunt Saint Brieux Saskatchewan Canada

Re: Activating Automount for USB Pen drive devices in Gnome

2005-05-16 Thread Dan R. Hunt
On 5/16/05, Sven Arvidsson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Sorry, I should have added that you need to add yourself to the > plugdev group also. Else, try running gnome-volume-manager from a > terminal when you plug in the devices, and watch for any messages. I added the users to the plugdev group. a

Re: Activating Automount for USB Pen drive devices in Gnome

2005-05-16 Thread Dan R. Hunt
On 5/16/05, Sven Arvidsson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > If those are UMS (USB Mass Storage) all you should need is > gnome-volume-manager. I have the latest version installed, and the box's selected for mount and browse. -- Dan Hunt Saint Brieux Saskatchewan Canada

Activating Automount for USB Pen drive devices in Gnome

2005-05-15 Thread Dan R. Hunt
I want to activate the Automount for a USB pen drive ( also an iopd shuffle ) using Gnome on a Sarge system with a stock 2.6.8-2-k7 kernel. I'm looking for the icon to appear on the desktop when I plug one of these two into a usb port. I have created a file called /etc/udev/rules.d/10-local.rules