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Re: USB driver for digital camera?



On Mon, 31 May 2004 12:49:05 -0400
Marc Shapiro <Shap64@hotmail.com> wrote:

> Micha Feigin <michf@post.tau.ac.il> wrote:
> 
> >If its twain compatible its probably not acting as a usb-storage
> >device but more probably using a scanner or webcam interface.
> >
> >You could try the webcam software such as gphoto2 and friends
> >(depends on video for linux in the kernel IIRC) or I think there is
> >also a camera backend for (x)sane.
> >
> >  
> >
> I have installed both gphoto2 and xsane, but neither one detects the 
> camera.  (The camera IS on the list of EXPERIMENTAL cameras supported
> by gphoto2.)  After installing xsane I did a 'modprobe scanner', but
> that did not solve the problem for either program.  Is there some
> other module that should be loaded, or another package that is not
> listed in the dependancies that I need?
> 
> Marc Shapiro
> 
> 

Marc,

As root, or using sudo, try "sudo gtkam"

Mt canon wasn't, and still isn;t found as a normal user, but is found
and works using sudo

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