Re: Canon ZR45MC camera connection

From: Jose Maria Lopez Hernandez (jkerouac_at_bgsec.com)
Date: 08/30/04 

Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2004 20:44:21 +0200

Anthony wrote:
> I always get "not a valid block device" when trying to get my camera to
> connect to Linux.
>
> I tried following the instructions at:
> http://www.faqs.org/docs/Linux-HOWTO/USB-Digital-Camera-HOWTO.html
>
> but cannot connect to my Canon ZR45MC camera.
>
> These last few lines of dmesg may give a hint:
>
> usb.c: USB disconnect on device 00:03.0-1 address 3
> hub.c: connect-debounce failed, port 1 disabled
> hub.c: new USB device 00:03.0-1, assigned address 4
> WARNING: USB Mass Storage data integrity not assured
> USB Mass Storage device found at 4
>
>
> usbview indicates that the device is recognized by usb-storage.
>
> I've tried many devices (sda1, sdb1, etc) and all give the following
> errors:
>
> # mount -t vfat /dev/sda1 /mnt/camera
> mount: /dev/sda1 is not a valid block device
>
>
> Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
> Anthony

I had a camera from Benq that used the /dev/sda4 always, it doesn't
have to be /dev/sda1 or /dev/sdb1, can be any number, for what I know.
Try other /dev/sd*, and you can do cdrecord -scanbus to see if Linux
have detected your device. 

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Jose Maria Lopez Hernandez
Director Tecnico de bgSEC
jkerouac@bgsec.com
bgSEC Seguridad y Consultoria de Sistemas Informaticos
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