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Thread ID: 50144	2004-10-11 18:59:00	fedora and digi cams	kiwirik (6265)	Press F1

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280304	2004-10-11 18:59:00	hi all I have a panasonic dmc-lc20 digital camera with usb inputs. i run fedora core 1 and regularly update. i am not sure how to access the data on the camera using the usb cable and am struggling with adding a 'mount point' for the camera. any advice would be greatly appreciated. richard	kiwirik (6265)
280305	2004-10-11 23:06:00	First of all lets check that it works, then we can make it more permanent by adding a line to the /etc/fstab file. 1. Make a directory to mount the camera in (say) : mkdir /mnt/camera 2. Mount the camera with : mount -t vfat /dev/sda1 /mnt/camera THis assumes you have no other USB devices connected - if you do then you will need to change sda1. Change into /mnt/camera and if all is well you should see your folders and files on the camera.	JohnD (509)
280306	2004-10-12 02:38:00	One problem is that it's not one of the Panasonics supported by gphoto2 which is why it doesn't automatically appear when you plug it in . ("gphoto2 supported" to Google, and the first link , to www . gphoto . org, will give you the list of 433 supported cameras so far . . . ) Your best hope (at the moment --- people are adding cameras very often) is to use it as a removable memory device . If the autodetection hasn't made a mount point "/mnt/removable", you might still have problems . With a terminal open (as root --- because the log files are owned by root) , plug the camera in . Then tail -20 /var/log/messages should show the USB system detecting the device . It will probably complain that there is no known driver for the VendorID and ProductID it has seen . :_| Then ls /proc/bus/usb and explore the files and directories which appear there . From memory (very unreliable ;-)) /proc/bus/usb/devices is a file which will show you what the system knows about anything plugged in . This doesn't necessarily mean the system can do anything with it . You might have to use a USB memory card adaptor . That is a pretty cheap option now, and it will almost certainly work with no propblems .	Graham L (2)
280307	2004-10-12 05:04:00	Thanks for the advice both of you. When the batteries recharge from my last attempt I will give both lots a crack. Regards Richard	kiwirik (6265)
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