Camera w/ Slackware 11.0

brokenflea · 12-31-2006, 09:35 PM

Hello,

I have a Canon Powershot A85 and since i've upgraded to Slackware 11.0, I can't seem to get digiKam detect my camera. I've installed libghoto2, gphoto2 and currently running on Slackware 11.0.

I know 11.0 uses udev but since I'm using the 2.6.13 kernel I believe udev gets disabled. Not sure where to go with this. Any assistance would be gladly appreciated.

Here's the output of dmesg | tail, when the camera's plugged in:

Code:

usb 1-2: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 4

typing in lusb at the CLI does not return anything.

TIA

TSquaredF · 12-31-2006, 10:04 PM

Here is a post on how I did it. It took me a little digging to find how to use libgphoto2 & udev.
Regards,
Bill

Edit: Spelling

brokenflea · 01-01-2007, 07:59 PM

So considering udev gets disabled when Slackware boots, will this work. Because I tried your post, but I can't even get digikam to detect my camera if I run as root.

TSquaredF · 01-01-2007, 09:01 PM

I'm sorry. I can't help much except with udev. I do remember that there is a file. in /etc/hotplug/usb, that sets the group & permissions on the camera. Be sure that your user is in the group & that the permissions are sane.
Regards,
Bill

brokenflea · 01-01-2007, 09:08 PM

No worries, you've pointed me in the right direction. I'm thinking of just upgrading to kernel 2.6.15, maybe with udev enabled i'll have more of a luck getting my camera recognized by digikam.

Thanks for all your help