----- Original Message -----
From: Richard Zidlicky
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To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, June 05, 2002 1:01 PM
Subject: Re: [ql-users] Camera
>
> On Wed, Jun 05, 2002 at 10:14:46AM +0100, P Witte wrote:
>
> > I can confirm that the Kodak DC210 works with SNG's software via
serial
> > cable on the Q60 w SMSQ/E, but this is a rather old camera and can
only be
> > purchased secondhand - so perhaps not much help. Besides serial
transfer is
> > incredibly slow. If there were ATA drivers (which is the interface
this
> > camera
> > uses) or other means of transferring data from CF disks, using the
CF disk
> > drives available for the Q60, that would be a real treat! Beware
however,
> > not all CF media are equally readable from these drives in my
experiance.
> > Dont know if the problems Ive encountered relate to the drives,
the media,
> > the cables, the Q60 or any combination of these. This needs
sorting out.
>
> I don't expect it to work from SMSQ because of the byteorder
problem,
> on Linux it should work with the 'hdX=swapdata' kernel arg.
>
> Richard
Hi Richard, it's the same story again, Linux will, SMSQ/E needs more
work on it. Thank goodness we have Linux on the Q60 when we need it.
If the dust ever settles on this licence issue there will be a lot of
work to do from then on.
Dennis - D&D Systems
