** Reply to message from John Weber <jweber@math.cudenver.edu> on Wed, 13 Nov 2002 21:55:38 -0700 > Hi, > > I'm having trouble connecting to my camera which uses the serial port. > It was working fine under RH7.1 with gphoto through /dev/ttyS0. The new > camera tool, gtkam, doesn't want to let me use the serial port. When I > go to Camera->Add Camera I can choose my camera from the list, but then > the Port selection box is grayed out. If I try to add the serial port > first by pushing the "enhanced" button and then using the Add option > next to the Port box and type in /dev/ttyS0, it complains that "Could > not find a driver for port /dev/ttyS0 (unknown port)" > > Has anyone gotten a digital camera to work through a serial port with > this program? It seems to default to USB and doesn't want to change. > > dmesg indicates that ttyS0 and ttyS1 are detected. I struggled with dl'ing pix from my digicam through the serial port until I bought a USB card reader. With the excellent USB subsystem in the latest kernels, this should be an option for you if you have USB on your PC. It just makes things so much easier. jb -- Psyche-list mailing list Psyche-list@redhat.com https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list
