Hi, all, Since I get much from CLUG, I would share what I try today. Also, I want to get all the corrections and suggestions from CLUG on this topic.
I am using Cannon Powershot A70, usb interface. There is no A70 model from the gtKam by default within RH9. The reason I try to get the photos from A70 with liunx is I was tired of Windows(coz it is so easy to get photos...;). The following is my path: 1. Failed to locate linux driver from Cannon website coz Cannon just ignores Linux. 2. Seaching google, find that gPhoto2 might be working for A70. 3. Download one gz file: gphoto2-2.1.4.tar.gz, and one doc: gphoto2-manual-2.1.1dev4.pdf. I suggest these two are must to download. 4. type su -, log in as root, decompress .gz file and tar xvf gphoto2-2.1.4.tar.gz. System working...... after a little while, you will find a folder called gphoto2-2.1.4 generated. 5. Go into this new folder and look around, gee, there are so many files and folder within it. What hell can I go next step? 6. Don't issue any command, just go to read the download pdf file: gphoto2-manual-2.1.1dev4.pdf. Gee, do I need to compile them? do I need to reconfigure my system? do I need to ...? 7. NO, don't do anything. Just type in gphoto2. Good, I see gphoto2 options list jump out. Oh, yeah, I don't need to anyting with recompile, reconfiguration,... 8. Don't forget, I am still ROOT now. 9. After reading the pdf DOC, try some command options under root, like: gphoto2 --list-ports // I can see the usb interface now gphoto2 --auto-detect //my camera is USB PTP Class Camera gphoto2 --summary // no, erro information. gphoto2 --list-folders //great, I can see my camera folders gphoto2 --list-files //great, I can see all my pic name listing there gphoto2 --get-all-files //finally, I can download all pics from my digital camera to my linux box, even it is a challange then windows. gphoto2 --capture-preview //no, erro information. 10. Since I can not read pic from camera directly, I use kuikshow to read the download pics on the harddisk. Still good to go. ;) 11. I must do something extra, coz I can not issue any gphoto2 command when I am a universal user( NOT ROOT user). Go to read DOC pdf file, it tells me how to do it. 12. It looks like, gphoto2 can help me download pic from digital camera, but not all of command options good to use. My Cannon PowerShot A70 doesn't support couples of options.(see the errors arose as above) I am thinking, is there any easier way then my solution to read the pics from a universal model of digital camera on Linux??? Beyand gPhoto2 is ok too. reno __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ clug-talk mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca
