Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2003 14:21:03 +0100 (CET) From: Peter Ulrich Kruppa <root@pukruppa.de> To: Cordula's Web <cpghost@cordula.ws> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: usb digital camera Message-ID: <20031125141705.E5431@pukruppa.net> In-Reply-To: <200311242338.hAONcqO1043639@fw.farid-hajji.net> References: <200311231202.29849.kent.hauser@verizon.net> <bptsi2$h43$1@sea.gmane.org> <200311242338.hAONcqO1043639@fw.farid-hajji.net>
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On Tue, 25 Nov 2003, Cordula's Web wrote: > > > Is there some trick to using USB devices? I'm trying to access my Nikon > > > coolpix 5000 (latest firmware PTP mode) from 4.9-STABLE with no luck. > > > > > > usbdevs sees the camera, as does "gphoto2 --auto-detect". However, I'm > > > unable to access the camera data with "gphoto2 --auto-detect --summary" > > > > This is really a question for the gphoto2 mailing list, but perhaps you'd > > get better help if you posted (or looked at) your `gphoto2 --auto-detect --summary --debug` > > output. > > > > I successfully use gphoto2-2.1.2 and libgphoto2-2.1.2_2 from gtkam-0.1.10 > > with my Kodak DC3400 digital camera. Works great! > > Maybe your camera is accessible via the umass(4) driver? > In this case, you won't need gphoto2 or libgphoto2, but > would need to mount the camera just like a SCSI da(4) device. > BTW, the list of supported devices in umass' man page is > incomplete. Many more devices are currently supported as well. > > Just plug the camera in, turn it on, and watch the console closely. > If a message from umass driver appears, and it tells something about > a daX device being created, try mounting this device manually: > > # mount -t msdos /dev/da0s1 /mnt > > Then you can access the files on the camera at /mnt, just like > files on any other filesystem. If this doesn't work either you could purchase a serial cable for your camera. This works with my coolpix, but I have to admit it is awfully slow. Regards, Uli. > > Don't forget to umount /mnt before turning the device off :) > > Good luck! > > -- > Cordula's Web. http://www.cordula.ws/ > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > +---------------------------+ | Peter Ulrich Kruppa | | Wuppertal | | Germany | +---------------------------+
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