Re: Best software under Gnome
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Ron Johnson wrote:
> On 01/01/09 13:39, Frank McCormick wrote:
> [snip]
>>
>> gThumb doesn't recognize the camera...and neither does gtkam. Dunno
>> why...it's not like it's a brand new model.
>
> gphoto2 in Sid is a 15 months behind upstream, but even the latest
> version doesn't recognize the dsc-s730.
>
> However...
>
>> The camera is recognized fine by the kernel...it appears as /dev/sdb1
>
> Linux sees it as a block device. Mount /dev/sdb1 as type vfat and see
> if that works.
>
> (Actually, I'm surprised that Nautilus didn't try to mount it to the
> desktop...)
>
That's what I ended up doing --- and just did a straight copy to a
directory in my home.
One annoying thing that's going on...each time I connect the camera in
one logon session, the kernel bumps up the device..i.e.
sdb1/sdc1/sdd1/sde1 and so on. So I have to keep checking before
mounting. Can't this be automated ???
/rant
Linux in general seems to be behind the 8 ball when it comes to video
and graphics. My wife's XP has better tools. (But she crashes more often)
/rant-off
Cheers
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