He should simply throw away the cable and DL using a card reader. Far more reliable, and less hassle. He can upload firmware the same way.
John On Tue, 01 Aug 2006 18:27:56 +0100, Jaume Lahuerta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > Mi friend's DL has developed a problem related to the > PC connexion. > He has the cable always atteched to the computer and > last Sunday, when he wanted to download their latest > pictures, he found that the computer freezes once the > cable is pluged into the camera, an even before the > camera is switched on !! > If I remember right, first the monitor goes blank and > when he turns on the camera on, the computer freezes > completely and he has to restart (resulting in a disk > scan). > Since the only change with the last time he downloaded > pictures was the installation of a webcam, he has > tested with another computer, with the same results. > > He can watch pictures on TV with the other cable so, > can be some kind of USB cable issue?. > > This weekend I'll bring my Ds and cable so we can test > further but in the meantime, any idea of what is going > on? Any similar experience? > > Thanks, > Jaume > > > > ______________________________________________ > LLama Gratis a cualquier PC del Mundo. > Llamadas a fijos y móviles desde 1 céntimo por minuto. > http://es.voice.yahoo.com > -- Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/m2/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

