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On Wed, 15 Nov 2006 12:21:50 +0000 Julian Hall <lists@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Neil Winchurst wrote: > > I blamed Mandriva. > > > > A while ago I bought a digital camera (Canon Powershot A610). Once I > > had some photos ready I decided to transfer them to the computer. So, > > while Mandriva was running, I linked that camera to a USB port using the > > supplied cable and powered up the camera in view mode. > > > > CRASH. > I'd say get an external card reader. Admittedly that won't help if the > camera has onboard memory (does it?). I have a Sitecom reader and a > brief glance at their website when I had a 2.4.* kernel gave me an A4 > page of how to install it under Linux - very impressive and it worked > first time! After that I would recommend Sitecom to any Linux users as > a Linux friendly manufacturer. Under 2.6 I had no problem, it just sees > the reader as 4 USB drives. > My camera has a separate memory card, not onboard memory. I had considered a card reader, but wouldn't I have the same problem when I plugged in the card reader instead of the camera? Neil Winchurst -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html