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Date:      Fri, 26 May 2000 09:19:12 -0400
From:      Mike <mike@rockatronic.com>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, gphoto@gphoto.org
Subject:   SOLUTION: Re: cuaa0 / ttyS0 -was [gphoto] Help!--> gPhoto 0.4.3 / HP  Photosmart C30 / FreeBSD 4.0R]
Message-ID:  <392E79D0.65DA3FEC@rockatronic.com>
References:  <39189DF6.6CDE7E9C@rockatronic.com> <3919EC38.194105E@surflinx.com>

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FYI All:

Solution re. gPhoto and the HP C30:

Use hppsmtools (in the ports).  Command line programs to download
pics, control etc. the camera.  Works pefectly.

Mike


Mike wrote:
> 
> Thanks for responding, Kevin;
> 
> /dev/cuaa0 is what FreeBSD 4.0R uses as com1, there is no ttyS0 as in linux.
> At one point I symlinked ttyS0 to cuaa0 but it made no difference.  I'm
> still stumped!!!
> Mike
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Kevin Penrose" <kpenrose@surflinx.com>
> To: "Mike" <mike@rockatronic.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 10, 2000 7:09 PM
> Subject: Re: [gphoto] Help!--> gPhoto 0.4.3 / HP Photosmart C30 / FreeBSD
> 4.0R]
> 
> > Mike wrote:
> >
> > > Hi All;
> > >
> > > I'm going nuts trying to get this camera to work with gPhoto 0.4.3 and
> > > FreeBSD 4.0R.  I compiled gPhoto 0.4.3 from the ports - no probs. ;
> > > fires up perfectly.  In gPhoto (logged in as root), I selected the
> > > camera and port (/dev/cuaa0).  When gPhoto tries to communicate with the
> >
> > I use /dev/ttyS0.  I think that /dev/cua0 is for output only; I don't
> think
> > it allows bi-directional communication.  Try using /dev/ttyS0 and see what
> > happens.
> >
> > -- Kevin
> >
> >
> > >
> > >
> > > camera I see the camera status light blink once and thats it.  Nothing
> > > else and I have to kill gPhoto.
> > >
> > > Camera, cables etc. work under w98 and I had it working about 6 months
> > > ago under RH 6.0 and gPhoto 0.4.0.
> > >
> > > Seems like a baud rate / permissions / handshaking kinda thang...but I'm
> > >
> > > really out of ideas.
> > >
> > > Any suggestions?
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Mike
> > >
> > > _______________________________________________
> > > gphoto maillist  -  gphoto@gphoto.org
> > > http://lists.styx.net/mailman/listinfo/gphoto
> >


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