My USB Camera doesn't work

AriciU · 07-24-2007, 07:37 AM

Slackware 12 + xfce.

Camera is a Canon PowerShot SD10 witch should be seen as a USB Mass Storage Device.

I've added myself to plugdev and am using the default SMP kernel that comes with Slack 12.

When i connect my camera and turn it ON dmesg only shows me these lines:

Quote:

usb 2-4: new full speed USB device using ohci_hcd and address 5
usb 2-4: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice

It doesn't say anything about "usb device xx mounted as /dev/sdXX" like it should've done.

Here's the output of lsusb:

Quote:

lsusb
Bus 1 Device 1: ID 0000:0000
Bus 3 Device 2: ID 03f0:1104 Hewlett-Packard DeskJet 959c
Bus 3 Device 1: ID 0000:0000
Bus 2 Device 5: ID 04a9:309b Canon, Inc. Digital IXUS (ptp)
Bus 2 Device 2: ID 1532:0101
Bus 2 Device 1: ID 0000:0000

Hope you can help me out with this.

Ooh... i forgot, my printer (using USB) is not working either... i can't get slack to detect it so i can use it

onebuck · 07-24-2007, 07:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AriciU

Slackware 12 + xfce.

Camera is a Canon PowerShot SD10 witch should be seen as a USB Mass Storage Device.

I've added myself to plugdev and am using the default SMP kernel that comes with Slack 12.

When i connect my camera and turn it ON dmesg only shows me these lines:

It doesn't say anything about "usb device xx mounted as /dev/sdXX" like it should've done.

Here's the output of lsusb:

Hope you can help me out with this.

Ooh... i forgot, my printer (using USB) is not working either... i can't get slack to detect it so i can use it

Hi,

Post your '/etc/fstab' plus your 'dmesg' output after a reboot. Place in a vbcode window(# or Quote) on the top of the reply window to make easier read.

How have you configured your printer?

simcox1 · 07-24-2007, 09:08 AM

Is /etc/rc.d/rc.hplip executeable? For your printer. Also /etc/rc.d/rc.cups? If not then do chmod +x on both files.

AriciU · 07-24-2007, 09:20 AM

Code:

/dev/sda4        swap             swap        defaults         0   0
/dev/sda3        /                ext3        defaults         1   1
/dev/sdb2        /media/sdb2      ext2        defaults         1   2
/dev/sdb4        /media/sdb4      ext2        defaults         1   2
/dev/hdb1        /media/hdb1      ntfs-3g     defaults         1   1
/dev/hdb2        /media/hdb2      ntfs-3g     defaults         1   1
/dev/sda1        /media/sda1      ntfs-3g     defaults         1   1
/dev/sdb1        /media/sdb1      ntfs-3g     defaults         1   1
#/dev/cdrom       /mnt/cdrom       auto        noauto,owner,ro  0   0
/dev/fd0         /mnt/floppy      auto        noauto,owner     0   0
devpts           /dev/pts         devpts      gid=5,mode=620   0   0
proc             /proc            proc        defaults         0   0

dmesg: http://pastebin.ca/631953

AriciU · 07-24-2007, 09:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by simcox1

Is /etc/rc.d/rc.hplip executeable? For your printer. Also /etc/rc.d/rc.cups? If not then do chmod +x on both files.

I made them executables... still can't print. On firefox / Print for example the only "printer name" that gets detected is "Postscript/default" and i can't change it to anything else.

AriciU · 07-24-2007, 09:28 AM

Ok, this is weird. I just plugged in my Nokia phone and it detected it:

Quote:

scsi6 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage devices
usb-storage: device found at 6
usb-storage: waiting for device to settle before scanning
scsi 6:0:0:0: Direct-Access PQ: 0 ANSI: 0
SCSI device sdc: 994069 512-byte hdwr sectors (509 MB)
sdc: Write Protect is off
sdc: Mode Sense: 03 00 00 00
sdc: assuming drive cache: write through
SCSI device sdc: 994069 512-byte hdwr sectors (509 MB)
sdc: Write Protect is off
sdc: Mode Sense: 03 00 00 00
sdc: assuming drive cache: write through
sdc:
sd 6:0:0:0: Attached scsi removable disk sdc
sd 6:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg2 type 0
usb-storage: device scan complete

A link appears on my desktop to 508M Removable Volume but when i double click it i get an error saying "Unable to mount 508M removable volume".

AriciU · 07-24-2007, 09:31 AM

Ok. I did "mount /dev/sdb /media/nokia" and i can access the stuff on the phone's memory card correctly. I just can't access it from that link that pops out on the desktop.

What can be wrong with my camera though since it's not getting recognised?

simcox1 · 07-24-2007, 10:02 AM

Have you set the default printer in the cups web interface?

http://localhost:631

AriciU · 07-24-2007, 10:09 AM

Got it working, thanks. Didn't have rc.cups started.

AriciU · 07-24-2007, 11:16 AM

I installed gphoto2 and gtkam and i can copy/view pictures on the camera fine.

Why doesn't HAL automaticly detect it and mount it though?

Why does the link that pops out on my desktop when i connect my Nokia phone gives a "cannot mount" error when clicking it and makes me have to manually mount it?

mattydee · 07-24-2007, 11:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AriciU

I installed gphoto2 and gtkam and i can copy/view pictures on the camera fine.

Why doesn't HAL automaticly detect it and mount it though?

Your Canon camera probably uses the PTP protocol so it can't be mounted like a regular USB device. It can only be accessed via a program that "speaks" PTP like gphoto2.

As for your Nokia phone, I don't know why it wouldn't mount from the desktop icon... You issue the manual mount command (that works) as root or user?

AriciU · 07-24-2007, 12:00 PM

I mount it as root.

mattydee · 07-24-2007, 12:00 PM

Based on your lsusb:

Code:

Bus 2 Device 5: ID 04a9:309b Canon, Inc. Digital IXUS (ptp)

I would try adding this somewhere in your udev rules:

Code:

ATTRS{idVendor}=="04a9", ATTRS{idProduct}=="309b", MODE="0660", GROUP="plugdev"

This should let udev tell hal tell you.

I have a file /etc/udev/rules.d/45-libgphoto2.rules that looks like this:

Code:

# udev rules file for libgphoto2 devices (udev >= 0.98)
#
SUBSYSTEM!="usb_device", GOTO="libgphoto2_rules_end"
ACTION!="add", GOTO="libgphoto2_rules_end"
#... bla bla bla
ATTRS{idVendor}=="04a9", ATTRS{idProduct}=="314f", MODE="0660", GROUP="plugdev"
#... bla bla
LABEL="libgphoto2_rules_end"

mattydee · 07-24-2007, 12:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AriciU

I mount it as root.

Then it is most likely a permission problem.

Maybe add a rule similar to the camera for your Nokia phone, or better yet, check your rules to see where usb devices are picked up and set mode="0660" (and group="plugdev", although this should be there)

AriciU · 07-24-2007, 12:47 PM

ATTRS{idVendor}=="04a9", ATTRS{idProduct}=="309b", MODE="0660", OWNER="root", GROUP="plugdev"

This line was already in my 90-libgphoto2.rules

I can't figure out witch file contains the usb devices rules (nokia phone).

EDIT: found this line in 80-libmtp.rules:

Quote:

# Nokia Mobile Phones (MTP mode)
SYSFS{idVendor}=="0421", SYSFS{idProduct}=="04e1", SYMLINK+="libmtp-%k", MODE="660", GROUP="audio"

This is the error i get by the way when it finds my Nokia phone and the shorcut appears on the desktop:

Quote:

A security policy in place prevents this sender from sending this message to this recipient, see message bus configuration file (rejected message had interface "org.freedesktop.Hal.Device.Volume" member "Mount" error name "(unset)" destination "org.freedesktop.Hal")