On Tuesday 09 August 2005 21:58, Mikkel L. Ellertson wrote:
> James M0TJC wrote:
> > Hi Y'all.
> >
> > I have got a digital camera, with built in mp3 player.
> >
> > The Camera basically tells the PC that it's a USB mass storage
> > device, and on a previous install of 10.1OE, all I had to do,
> > was to plug it in, and the computer would automatically create
> > a device, and mount it, so I could access the files via
> > Konqueror or a similar file manager. The computer would show
> > the camera as /dev/hdd/.
> >
> > I then upgraded to 2K5LE, and couldnt get anything from the
> > camera. No device name or mount point, and I couldnt even make
> > a new device, as it just wouldnt show. The camera IS showing in
> > Harddrake & USBview.
> >
> > I have just gone back to 10.1OE in the hope that it would solve
> > the problem, but I have the same problem again!
> >
> > Is there a package I need to install for a USB mass storage
> > device or similar?
> >
> > The camera is working ok, as I have just booted into my Windows
> > partition, and taken photos from it.
> >
> > Suggestions please!
> >
> > Many thanks,
> >
> > James
>
> The camera should be /dev/sda, not /dev/hdd. The USB mass storage
> devices show up as SCSI drives, not IDE drives. (The data on the
> camera is probably /dev/sda1.) In 10.1, it should show up mounted
> on /mnt/removable or /mnt/camera, depending on how it is
> detected. In 2005LE, the exact mount point depends on more rules.
> If there is a volume label, then that will be used to create a
> mount point. If that fails, it then tries the device name. If all
> else fails, it will fall back on /dev/removable.
>
> If you have more then one USB storage device, or "real" SCSI
> drives, then the device may be a different device letter. Also,
> if you have more then one device that would be mounted as
> /dev/removable, the second becomes /dev/removable2, the third
> /dev/removable3, etc...
>
> Mikkel
I remember vaguely the same problem. It disappeared after
installing 'gnome-volume-manager' and 'hal' (the service 'hald'
must be running).
Kaj Haulrich.
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