Greetings, * please skip to next paragraph for actual question *
I wrote the list a while back about getting my USB mouse to work with GPM. I just wanted to let those who helped me know that basically the stock Debian-iMac 2.2.19 kernel is about as good at seeing an ADB keyboard/USB mouse combo as stock Mac OS 9 is (ie neither see the mouse). The solution was building a custom 2.4.16 kernel, which I found _delightfully_ simple! I have now got (almost) all my hardware working, including r128 3D acceleration, scanner, FireWire CD-R, Palm V, KeySpan USA-19, and even sound! Honestly, I couldn't be happier, and can now do everything I could do in OS X... _quickly_ ... with a customizable UI, _and_ all my hardware is supported natively. Plus I can't go back to Entourage/Explorer since I've used Evolution/Galeon! Thanks to all the volunteers who make this extraordinary operating system/distribution. I am also finishing up a little website documenting my trials and errors so that it can help other wary Mac users/Linux newbies take the plunge if they wish (can't code a lick yet, but I gotta try to give something back). Now, the one piece of hardware I can't get to work is my old Olympus Camedia D-460 Zoom. I've installed CamediaPlay (20010211-2) and gPhoto (0.4.3-6), tried both, and neither seem to see the camera at all. First I tried gPhoto, selecting D-450Z (it was the closest to my camera, web page says it works with the D-460Z) When I choose "Configure Camera", after a brief pause, it tells me the camera couldn't be found. In CamediaPlay, i tried: camediaplay /dev/ttyS0 camediaplay /dev/ttyS1 These both resulted in a brief pause followed by "camera not ready." The first time I did this, I swear the camera zoom servo made a quick noise (which never happened when using the Mac software), but I couldn't reproduce it. camediaplay /dev/tts/0 camediaplay /dev/tts/1 (Obviously I'm using devfs) These immediately reported "device is busy", however fuser /dev/tts/0 (and 1) reported no one using them! Yes, the camera was on, yes I have the PowerMac serial port kernel modules compiled and enabled, and yes my normal user is a member of the "dialout" group (although I get all the same messages as root). The camera is connected to the serial port via the provided cable, which is a PC RS-232 serial cable with a Mac adapter on the end. The camera has a fresh set of batteries, but no AC adapter (don't have one). The machine is a beige G3/300. I am running the stable BitKeeper 2.4.17 kernel. The only additional modules I have installed are the Mac-on-Linux ones. Does anyone have any pointers or experience with this? I am sure I am missing something relatively simple, but I just can't seem to get this one on my own. Thanks in advance for any answers... Mike
