Re: Support for usb digital cameras in sarge 2.6.8-2-386 kernel

[steef <steefvanduin@zonnet.nl>]

Wu-Kung Sun wrote:

> When I switched from Knoppix to Debian when Sarge went stable, I lost
> the ability to use my usb digital camera (neither usb-uhci or usb-ohci
> modules were installed).  Several months ago I asked and someone said
> I have to recompile the kernel.  I couldn't believe that everyone
> using Sarge had to recompile to use a camera (they're not everywhere
> but they're no so uncommon) but I didn't have time to learn how to
> recompile at the time.  Now that I'm going to install an ati 9600xt
> I'm going to have to recompile anyway.  I'm leary of making mistakes
> that'll take too long to recover from so my question is: is it correct
> that everyone with Sarge must recompile to use a digital camera?  If
> not, what do I need to do?
>
> Thank you,
> --
> swk
>
>
>  
...maybe you thought already of this....... but yet:

install gphoto2. might contain a driver of your camera. just to see what 
it does: do  $ man gphoto2.
like someone else pointed out: it is absolutely not necessary to 
recompile a kernel on behalf of looking to a usb_memory_stick.

for the sony of my youngest daughter:

i did # mkdir /mnt/camera.

and in fstab something like:

/mnt/camera /mnt/sda1   vfat,auto   user,defaults   0    0.


on this way i could *empty* the memory-stick.card of the sony-camera.
you can also install pmount hal etc. to avoid to be forced using fstab, 
if i still remember well.

cordially,

steef