I got this digital camera to work under linux and wanted to share my experiences in case it ever comes up (while I still remember how).
I got this to work pretty easily. You need USB and SCSI pre-compiled into your kernel. It is by default in Mandrake. First I typed "insmod usb-storage". Then I added "usb-storage" to /etc/modules. Then type "mount -t vfat /dev/sda1 /mnt/usbcam". Then I added the camera to my /etc/fstab by adding this line: "/dev/sda1 /mnt/usbcam vfat noauto, user 0 0". "noauto" means don't automount, good idea to maintain data integrity. "user" means a user other than root can mount it, also a good idea. And "0 0" means don't run fsck (file system check) on it. Now you should be able to "mount /mnt/usbcam" and look through it like any other device or directory. Remember to "umount /mnt/usbcam" before you power off or unplug the camera. It's an important safety precaution. Should be same for at least the dsc-s75 as well. Good luck. -Paul Rodr�guez _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com
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