Attaching a camera via USB

Attaching a camera via USB

Hetz Ben Hamo hetzbh at gmail.com
Wed Aug 19 17:14:50 IDT 2009


Hi David,

Did you see this? http://osdir.com/ml/linux-media/2009-06/msg00852.html

Thanks,
Hetz

On Wed, Aug 19, 2009 at 4:59 PM, David Suna<david at davidsconsultants.com> wrote:
> My son got an inexpensive digital camera and I am trying to plug it in to an
> Ubuntu system to be able to copy off the pictures.  When I plug in the
> camera to the USB a light on the camera flashes but the device is not
> detected as a storage device.  When I run lsusb it sees the device
>
> Bus 003 Device 006: ID 0979:0227 Jeilin Technology Corp., Ltd
>
> lsusb -v for that device shows
>
> Bus 003 Device 006: ID 0979:0227 Jeilin Technology Corp., Ltd
> Device Descriptor:
>  bLength                18
>  bDescriptorType         1
>  bcdUSB               1.10
>  bDeviceClass            0 (Defined at Interface level)
>  bDeviceSubClass         0
>  bDeviceProtocol         0
>  bMaxPacketSize0         8
>  idVendor           0x0979 Jeilin Technology Corp., Ltd
>  idProduct          0x0227
>  bcdDevice            1.00
>  iManufacturer           1
>  iProduct                2
>  iSerial                 0
>  bNumConfigurations      1
>  Configuration Descriptor:
>   bLength                 9
>   bDescriptorType         2
>   wTotalLength           46
>   bNumInterfaces          1
>   bConfigurationValue     1
>   iConfiguration          0
>   bmAttributes         0x80
>     (Bus Powered)
>   MaxPower              384mA
>   Interface Descriptor:
>     bLength                 9
>     bDescriptorType         4
>     bInterfaceNumber        0
>     bAlternateSetting       0
>     bNumEndpoints           4
>     bInterfaceClass         0 (Defined at Interface level)
>     bInterfaceSubClass      0
>     bInterfaceProtocol      0
>     iInterface              0
>     Endpoint Descriptor:
>       bLength                 7
>       bDescriptorType         5
>       bEndpointAddress     0x01  EP 1 OUT
>       bmAttributes            2
>         Transfer Type            Bulk
>         Synch Type               None
>         Usage Type               Data
>       wMaxPacketSize     0x0040  1x 64 bytes
>       bInterval               0
>     Endpoint Descriptor:
>       bLength                 7
>       bDescriptorType         5
>       bEndpointAddress     0x82  EP 2 IN
>       bmAttributes            2
>         Transfer Type            Bulk
>         Synch Type               None
>         Usage Type               Data
>       wMaxPacketSize     0x0040  1x 64 bytes
>       bInterval               0
>     Endpoint Descriptor:
>       bLength                 7
>       bDescriptorType         5
>       bEndpointAddress     0x03  EP 3 OUT
>       bmAttributes            2
>         Transfer Type            Bulk
>         Synch Type               None
>         Usage Type               Data
>       wMaxPacketSize     0x0008  1x 8 bytes
>       bInterval               0
>     Endpoint Descriptor:
>       bLength                 7
>       bDescriptorType         5
>       bEndpointAddress     0x84  EP 4 IN
>       bmAttributes            2
>         Transfer Type            Bulk
>         Synch Type               None
>         Usage Type               Data
>       wMaxPacketSize     0x0008  1x 8 bytes
>       bInterval               0
> cannot read device status, Operation not permitted (1)
>
>
> I do not know how to move forward on getting this device to work as a
> storage device.  I do not need to use it as a webcam (which theoretically it
> can do) I just want to be able to copy off the pictures and delete them.  I
> tried searching but wasn't able to narrow down the search enough to be
> useful.  Any help on how to do this or pointers to online resources on how
> to do this would be appreciated.
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> --
> David Suna
> david at davidsconsultants.com
>
>
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