CLUG thanks to all who replied, i will take on board the suggestions & advice
cheers.....dave On Thu, 27 Nov 2003 16:51, you wrote: > Sometimes yes, sometimes it's more hassle than it's worth. =) > > Nick Rout wrote: > >On Thu, 27 Nov 2003 14:49:28 +1300 > > > >Jason Greenwood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>Hi Nick/List, > >> > >>Whilst I agree, even what should be a "standard", isn't. Many still use > >>proprietary drivers instead of generic USB Mass Storage. We are an > >>online shop and despite wanting to help Linux users, many times, that > >>data is just not made available to us by the manufacturer, therefore I > >>can't even say if a camera WILL/WON'T work with Linux, though I'd like > >>to. The only way I can test it, is, well, to test it. I do that with > >>products as I have the time of course. > > > >yes i should have made it clearer that what i was saying was a > >generalisation and each model needs to be checked. > > > >as a dealer though you should be able to get the product/vendor id's > >jason? > > > >>Cheers > >> > >>Jason > >> > >>Nick Rout wrote: > >>>mostly they are usb. look at the usb database at http://www.qbik.ch > >>> > >>>It helps to know the vendor and product id. the shop should be able to > >>>supply this, but i bet they can't. you can try plugging it into a linux > >>>box with usb enabled and perusing /proc/bus/usb/devices. then get on the > >>>net and look at the above database. > >>> > >>>actually most new ones work fine, they appear as usb-storage, ie another > >>>hard drive. then u mount it, ususally as msdos filesystem. > >>> > >>> > >>>On Thu, 27 Nov 2003 14:03:42 +1300 > >>> > >>>Dave <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>>>Hi all > >>>> > >>>>I'm in the market for an basic digital camera, nothing to flash (excuse > >>>> the pun), maybe 3Mpix <$4-500) > >>>> > >>>>Obviously it will need to be Linux compatable, and as I stuffed up > >>>> recently when I bought my (non-linux supported) Canon i550 printer, I > >>>> thought this time I would get the good oil first > >>>> > >>>>Any suggestions or current bargans would be appreciated > >>>>-- > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>cheers................dave > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>Reply to: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" > >>>> > >>>>-------------------------------------------- > >>>>KMail on Davesmachine > >>>>Linux Mandrake release 9.1 (Bamboo) for i586 > >>>>Kernel 2.4.21-0.13mdk i686 / tty4 > >>>>-------------------------------------------- -- cheers................dave Reply to: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" -------------------------------------------- KMail on Davesmachine Linux Mandrake release 9.1 (Bamboo) for i586 Kernel 2.4.21-0.13mdk i686 / tty4 --------------------------------------------
