Re: Help connect a Nikon D70s camera to a debian box

[René Seindal <rene@seindal.dk>]

Bruno Buys wrote (25-11-2005 21:15):
> H.S. wrote:
>
> > Bruno Buys wrote:
> >  
> > > Alexis Huxley wrote:
> > >
> > > > >   So, I set the camera to ptp, turn it off, plug the usb cable. Set
> > > > > it on, dmesg reports new full usb device. That's all the success I 
> > > > > get.
> > > > >  
> > > > Try it as root. Does it work? If so then follow instructions at
> > > > http://dione.no-ip.org/~alexis/computing/ahdg/ahdg/ahdgse144.html#x427-233000A.3 
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > relating regarding the 'camera' group. Log out and in again to 
> > > > activate.
> > > >
> > > > Alexis
> > > Thanks Alexis! I can access the camera as root, indeed. As soon as I get
> > > home I´ll try your suggestion.
> > If your camera is supposed to be mounted as a USB device, I think you
> > should also be in the plugdev group.
> >
> > ->HS
> The camera isn´t a usb device. Every linux tuto in the web tells me to 
> use it as a ptp device. Its intriguing, actually, because its setup has 
> a 'USB mass storage' option. Maybe Nikon´s usb implementation is 
> uncompliant?

I have a Nikon D70 and it works great with usb storage.  I have unloaded 
 gigabytes of photos like that.

Set it to USB Storage in the setup on the camera and attach it to the 
computer.  Look in your system log to see what device it is assigned and 
mount it as a vfat file system.

If you run Gnome with the gnome-volume-manager it will be mounted and 
opened automatically when you plug it in.

You have absolutely no need for gphoto for the D70.

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René Seindal (rene@seindal.dk)