I decided to take the leap. The device is seen as a usb-storage device in "DV DISK" mode (but shows it as 8MB, although it has 128MB internal memory), and as an unknown device in "LIVE" mode. So far, I've been unable to mount is as disk in Linux, (keeps throwing I/O errors) but I'm going to keep poking at it. If this works out, it's going to be a hot little gadget. I managed to bring up the first test video I recorded on my room mate's XP system (showed it as a usb drive, but also mistakenly showed it as 8MB), and the quality was quite good for a device of this size. I'm no programmer, but I'll help anyone who wants to work on this device in any way I can. My room mate has an XP box and I'm sure he will have no objections to letting me drop some USB sniffing software on it if needed for research. Please see the attached log snippets for info on device ID's, etc.
Thanks in advance to anyone who wants to take a crack at this! -DV (no relation to the camera, I swear!) When first plugged in (defaults to Disk mode)... Oct 30 21:03:53 superfly kernel: hub.c: USB new device connect on bus1/2/4, assigned device number 4 Oct 30 21:03:53 superfly kernel: scsi3 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage devices Oct 30 21:03:53 superfly kernel: Vendor: Mega Model: DV Rev: 1.00 Oct 30 21:03:53 superfly kernel: Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02 Oct 30 21:03:53 superfly kernel: Attached scsi removable disk sdb at scsi3, channel 0, id 0, lun 0Oct 30 21:03:54 superfly kernel: SCSI device sdb: 16384 512-byte hdwr sectors (8 MB) Oct 30 21:03:54 superfly kernel: sdb: test WP failed, assume Write Enabled Oct 30 21:03:54 superfly kernel: /dev/scsi/host3/bus0/target0/lun0: p1 When switching to "Live" mode... Oct 30 22:08:52 superfly kernel: usb.c: USB disconnect on device 10 (... it disconnects itself as a disk drive ...) Oct 30 22:08:57 superfly kernel: hub.c: USB new device connect on bus1/2/4, assigned device number 11 (... and reconnects as a web cam ...) Oct 30 22:08:57 superfly kernel: usb.c: USB device 11 (vend/prod 0x8ca/0x104) is not claimed by any active driver. When trying to mount... [root@superfly linux]# mount -t auto /dev/scsi/host3/bus0/target0/lun0/disc /home/djv/dv2/ /dev/scsi/host3/bus0/target0/lun0/disc: Input/output error mount: you must specify the filesystem type Attempting to mount throws this into the system log... Oct 30 22:11:32 superfly kernel: SCSI device (ioctl) reports ILLEGAL REQUEST. Oct 30 22:11:32 superfly kernel: SCSI device sdb: 16384 512-byte hdwr sectors (8 MB) Oct 30 22:11:32 superfly kernel: sdb: test WP failed, assume Write Enabled Oct 30 22:11:32 superfly kernel: /dev/scsi/host3/bus0/target0/lun0: I/O error: dev 08:10, sector 0 Oct 30 22:11:32 superfly kernel: I/O error: dev 08:10, sector 0 Oct 30 22:11:32 superfly kernel: unable to read partition table Oct 30 22:11:32 superfly kernel: I/O error: dev 08:10, sector 0 Oct 30 22:11:32 superfly kernel: SCSI device (ioctl) reports ILLEGAL REQUEST. Oct 30 22:11:32 superfly kernel: SCSI device sdb: 16384 512-byte hdwr sectors (8 MB) Oct 30 22:11:32 superfly kernel: sdb: test WP failed, assume Write Enabled Oct 30 22:11:32 superfly kernel: /dev/scsi/host3/bus0/target0/lun0: I/O error: dev 08:10, sector 0 Oct 30 22:11:32 superfly kernel: I/O error: dev 08:10, sector 0 Oct 30 22:11:32 superfly kernel: unable to read partition table Oct 30 22:11:32 superfly kernel: SCSI device (ioctl) reports ILLEGAL REQUEST. Oct 30 22:11:32 superfly kernel: Device busy for revalidation (usage=1) Oct 30 22:11:32 superfly kernel: I/O error: dev 08:10, sector 0 Oct 30 22:11:32 superfly kernel: FAT: unable to read boot sector Oct 30 22:11:32 superfly kernel: SCSI device (ioctl) reports ILLEGAL REQUEST. Oct 30 22:11:32 superfly kernel: SCSI device sdb: 16384 512-byte hdwr sectors (8 MB) Oct 30 22:11:32 superfly kernel: sdb: test WP failed, assume Write Enabled Oct 30 22:11:32 superfly kernel: /dev/scsi/host3/bus0/target0/lun0: I/O error: dev 08:10, sector 0 Oct 30 22:11:32 superfly kernel: I/O error: dev 08:10, sector 0 Oct 30 22:11:32 superfly kernel: unable to read partition table Oct 30 22:11:32 superfly kernel: SCSI device (ioctl) reports ILLEGAL REQUEST. Oct 30 22:11:32 superfly kernel: Device busy for revalidation (usage=1) Oct 30 22:11:32 superfly kernel: I/O error: dev 08:10, sector 0 Oct 30 22:11:32 superfly kernel: FAT: unable to read boot sector --- Original Message --- Just saw this one in Best Buy yesterday ($129USD). I know the original PocketDV isn't supported, but this one looks like it would act like a USB CF reader. It claims to be able to record 80-120 mins of video with sound on a 512MB CF card, and isn't much bigger than the older PocketDV that only did 3 mins. I'm thinking of getting one and testing it out, and was wondering if anyone else had tried it out yet. If not, I might just take the leap. Thanks in advance for any info anyone has on this new toy. :) -DV --- End Original Message --- ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by: Influence the future of Java(TM) technology. Join the Java Community Process(SM) (JCP(SM)) program now. http://ads.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/redirect.pl?sunm0004en _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, use the last form field at: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-usb-devel
