Mounting Camera, this should be an easy one..

M$ISBS · 08-19-2011, 09:46 PM

I installed gphoto2, when I run it, gphoto sees the camera and I can see the files, but only in command line.
How can I mount the filesystem on the camera so I can use X to see the pictures on the camera?
I tried mount /dev/camera /mnt/camera but all I get is special device camera does not exist.

salemeni · 08-20-2011, 03:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by M$ISBS

I installed gphoto2, when I run it, gphoto sees the camera and I can see the files, but only in command line.
How can I mount the filesystem on the camera so I can use X to see the pictures on the camera?
I tried mount /dev/camera /mnt/camera but all I get is special device camera does not exist.

Code:

# tail -f /var/log/messages

Disconnect and connect you camera and see messages
if you found any sda1 or sdb1 sdc1

Code:

Apr 11 09:01:57 salem kernel: [232146.054912] lo: Disabled Privacy Extensions
Apr 11 09:06:57 salem kernel: [232445.444011] usb 1-5: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 5
Apr 11 09:06:57 salem kernel: [232445.858161] Initializing USB Mass Storage driver...
Apr 11 09:06:57 salem kernel: [232445.858282] scsi4 : usb-storage 1-5:1.0
Apr 11 09:06:57 salem kernel: [232445.858405] usbcore: registered new interface driver usb-storage
Apr 11 09:06:57 salem kernel: [232445.858407] USB Mass Storage support registered.
Apr 11 09:06:58 salem kernel: [232446.856743] scsi 4:0:0:0: Direct-Access     Kingston DT 101 II        1.00 PQ: 0 ANSI: 2
Apr 11 09:06:58 salem kernel: [232446.857178] sd 4:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg2 type 0
Apr 11 09:06:58 salem kernel: [232446.859219] sd 4:0:0:0: [sdb] 7831552 512-byte logical blocks: (4.00 GB/3.73 GiB)
Apr 11 09:06:58 salem kernel: [232446.859740] sd 4:0:0:0: [sdb] Write Protect is off
Apr 11 09:06:59 salem kernel: [232446.861854]  sdb: sdb1
Apr 11 09:06:59 salem kernel: [232447.996703] sd 4:0:0:0: [sdb] Attached SCSI removable disk

do

Code:

#mount /dev/sdb1 /mnt/camera

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michaelk · 08-20-2011, 03:30 AM

What is the make/model of camera?

It depends on the protocol the camera uses i.e. MSC or MTP. If it is a MSC (Mass Storage Class) device then you can mount it like a regular drive. As already posted it will be /dev/sdx.

If it is a MTP device then it can not be mounted. There are GUI frontends to gphoto2 like gtkam, shotwell (Gnome), and digikam (KDE).

Another option would be to use a card reader.

The output of the lsusb command might display if it is a MTP device.

M$ISBS · 08-20-2011, 05:30 PM

Tail -f /var/log/messages shows the make and model of camera and that it is a USB device but it does not show anything like sdb1 that I can use to mount.

When I try mount /dev/sdb1 /mnt/camera that mounts my external hard drive.

I have two external hard drives hooked up to a four port hub and I have the camera plugged directly into the back of the computer (USB port)

I tried the hub but I get the same results.

I disconnected the external drives and tried to mount but I get special device does not exist.

I remember when I used gphoto2 in slackware 12, I would plug in the camera, type in gphoto2 and a window would popup showing the pictures that are on the camera.

michaelk · 08-20-2011, 06:16 PM

What is the make and model of your camera?

M$ISBS · 08-20-2011, 10:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by michaelk

What is the make and model of your camera?

Kodak, Easyshare CX7430

oops!, I forgot that I used to use KDE, now I am using Xfce If that makes a difference..... ?

michaelk · 08-21-2011, 08:07 AM

AFAIK Kodak cameras are PTP (MTP) devices. Therefore it can not be mounted as a drive.

http://www.gphoto.org/proj/libgphoto2/support.php
http://www.teaser.fr/~hfiguiere/linux/digicam.html

M$ISBS · 09-07-2011, 06:21 PM

Hmmm, I guess I can keep downloading them by using the command line. Thanks.