mount panasonic lumix dmc fz5

dexter11 · July 1, 2005

The title is self-explanatory. I'd like to mount this camera. How should I do that?

lsusb is not showing anything (meaning it only shows my printer). Tried the control center but no appropiate setting for cameras there, at least I couldn't find any.

Tried if mount /dev/sda helps -> special device /dev/sda doesn't exist.

My PC:

AMD 2000+ AthlonXP

ECS L7VTA Mobo

256MB RAM

Edited July 1, 2005 by dexter11

arctic · July 3, 2005

when you plug in the camera, try to access your devices section in konqueror. it might pop up as sda, sda1, sdb or sdb2 and so forth, depending on your overall configuration.

make sure that hotplug i enabled in your system. check in the mcc the system services.

if that does not help, you can still create a static link to your usb-camera and make the appropriate entry in your /etc/fstab file.

a side note: gnome handles digital cameras better than kde imho, so you could give that a try.

pmpatrick · July 3, 2005

Which version of mandrake are you running? Most recent cameras can be detected as usb mass storage devices in linux. However you must have the usb modules loaded for the system to detect the device. Run the following as root and post the output:

# lsmod

That will list all loaded modules.

Also, with the camera connected and turned on, post the output of:

# fdisk -l

That should list all mountable filesystems recognized by the system, whether presently mounted or not.

dexter11 · July 4, 2005

Which version of mandrake are you running? Most recent cameras can be detected as usb mass storage devices in linux. However you must have the usb modules loaded for the system to detect the device. Run the following as root and post the output:

# lsmod

That will list all loaded modules.

Also, with the camera connected and turned on, post the output of:

# fdisk -l

That should list all mountable filesystems recognized by the system, whether presently mounted or not.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Module                  Size  Used by
n_hdlc                  7972  1 
ppp_synctty             7872  1 
ppp_async               9088  0 
crc-ccitt               1664  1 ppp_async
ppp_generic            24692  6 ppp_synctty,ppp_async
slhc                    6176  1 ppp_generic
md5                     3648  1 
ipv6                  232320  57 
snd-seq-dummy           2596  0 
snd-seq-oss            31584  0 
snd-seq-midi-event      6208  1 snd-seq-oss
snd-seq                47472  5 snd-seq-dummy,snd-seq-oss,snd-seq-midi-event
snd-pcm-oss            49056  0 
snd-mixer-oss          17248  1 snd-pcm-oss
snd-via82xx            23040  0 
snd-ac97-codec         75256  1 snd-via82xx
snd-pcm                80776  3 snd-pcm-oss,snd-via82xx,snd-ac97-codec
snd-timer              20324  2 snd-seq,snd-pcm
snd-page-alloc          7588  2 snd-via82xx,snd-pcm
gameport                3328  1 snd-via82xx
snd-mpu401-uart         5920  1 snd-via82xx
snd-rawmidi            19648  1 snd-mpu401-uart
snd-seq-device          6796  4 snd-seq-dummy,snd-seq-oss,snd-seq,snd-rawmidi
snd                    46980  11 snd-seq-oss,snd-seq,snd-pcm-oss,snd-mixer-oss,snd-via82xx,snd-ac97-codec,snd-pcm,snd-timer,snd-mpu401-uart,snd-rawmidi,snd-seq-device
soundcore               7104  1 snd
ipt_TOS                 1888  12 
ipt_REJECT              5600  4 
ipt_pkttype             1248  4 
ipt_LOG                 6208  7 
ipt_state               1376  15 
ipt_multiport           2144  0 
ipt_conntrack           1984  0 
iptable_mangle          2080  1 
ip_nat_irc              1568  0 
ip_nat_tftp             1280  0 
ip_nat_ftp              2272  0 
iptable_nat            19068  3 ip_nat_irc,ip_nat_tftp,ip_nat_ftp
ip_conntrack_irc       70384  1 ip_nat_irc
ip_conntrack_tftp       3056  1 ip_nat_tftp
ip_conntrack_ftp       71344  1 ip_nat_ftp
ip_conntrack           37400  9 ipt_state,ipt_conntrack,ip_nat_irc,ip_nat_tftp,ip_nat_ftp,iptable_nat,ip_conntra
ck_irc,ip_conntrack_tftp,ip_conntrack_ftp
iptable_filter          2144  1 
ip_tables              18176  10 ipt_TOS,ipt_REJECT,ipt_pkttype,ipt_LOG,ipt_state,ipt_multiport,ipt_conntrack,ipt
able_mangle,iptable_nat,iptable_filter
af_packet              16232  4 
floppy                 54736  0 
via-rhine              19364  0 
mii                     4224  1 via-rhine
ide-cd                 36772  0 
loop                   13544  0 
nls_iso8859-2           4288  1 
nls_cp437               5376  1 
vfat                   11200  1 
fat                    35964  1 vfat
via-agp                 7424  1 
nvidia               3916668  12 
agpgart                28264  2 via-agp,nvidia
usblp                  10784  0 
ehci-hcd               28648  0 
uhci-hcd               28944  0 
usbcore               106008  4 usblp,ehci-hcd,uhci-hcd
reiserfs              261012  2

The camera is not mine and my relative who is the owner, has left for a week, so I can only try your tips on next tuesday.

Hotplug is loaded, and so does the usb modules as you can see.

if that does not help, you can still create a static link to your usb-camera and make the appropriate entry in your /etc/fstab file.

How can I find which dev file represents the camera? And what file system is on it? Looked at the official panasonic site but it's only a commercial ("how can you buy more accesories" type bs)

DragonMage · July 5, 2005

Hmm.. I see that usb-storage is missing from the list. If that is the case, no wonder it doesn't create /dev/sda

Is udev service running?

dexter11 · July 5, 2005

Hmm.. I see that usb-storage is missing from the list. If that is the case, no wonder it doesn't create /dev/sda

Is udev service running?

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

udev starts at boot. The list was taken when the camera was not plugged in, just to show that necessary things start at boot. Should usb-storage be started at boot, or is it started by udev?

Oh I forgot this: the OS is Mandriva 2005 LE.

DragonMage · July 5, 2005

It is usually started by udev.

How about the services harddrake, haldaemon, and hotplug? Are they running?

Open a console and type this command as root

tail -f /var/log/messages

And see if there are any changes when the camera is plugged in and out.

dexter11 · July 5, 2005

It is usually started by udev.
How about the services harddrake, haldaemon, and hotplug? Are they running?

Yes, all three.

Open a console and type this command as root
tail -f /var/log/messages

And see if there are any changes when the camera is plugged in and out.

I will try it on next tuesday. Thank you for helping me. Edited July 5, 2005 by dexter11

dexter11 · July 13, 2005

Open a console and type this command as root
tail -f /var/log/messages

And see if there are any changes when the camera is plugged in and out.

When plugged in:

# tail -f /var/log/messages

Jul 13 20:33:13 localhost kernel: Shorewall:net2all:DROP:IN=ppp0 OUT= MAC= SRC=81.1.69.227 DST=80.98.183.139 LEN=60 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=50 ID=63625 DF PROTO=TCP SPT=47819 DPT=11311 WINDOW=32768 RES=0x00 SYN URGP=0

Jul 13 20:33:13 localhost kernel: Shorewall:net2all:DROP:IN=ppp0 OUT= MAC= SRC=200.86.220.107 DST=80.98.183.139 LEN=48 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=112 ID=54959 DF PROTO=TCP SPT=62080 DPT=11311 WINDOW=65535 RES=0x00 SYN URGP=0

Jul 13 20:33:16 localhost kernel: Shorewall:net2all:DROP:IN=ppp0 OUT= MAC= SRC=81.1.69.227 DST=80.98.183.139 LEN=44 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=50 ID=63850 DF PROTO=TCP SPT=47819 DPT=11311 WINDOW=32768 RES=0x00 SYN URGP=0

Jul 13 20:33:19 localhost kernel: Shorewall:net2all:DROP:IN=ppp0 OUT= MAC= SRC=81.1.69.227 DST=80.98.183.139 LEN=44 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=50 ID=64088 DF PROTO=TCP SPT=47819 DPT=11311 WINDOW=32768 RES=0x00 SYN URGP=0

Jul 13 20:33:22 localhost kernel: Shorewall:net2all:DROP:IN=ppp0 OUT= MAC= SRC=81.1.69.227 DST=80.98.183.139 LEN=44 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=50 ID=64290 DF PROTO=TCP SPT=47819 DPT=11311 WINDOW=32768 RES=0x00 SYN URGP=0

Jul 13 20:33:28 localhost kernel: Shorewall:net2all:DROP:IN=ppp0 OUT= MAC= SRC=81.1.69.227 DST=80.98.183.139 LEN=44 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=50 ID=64776 DF PROTO=TCP SPT=47819 DPT=11311 WINDOW=32768 RES=0x00 SYN URGP=0

Jul 13 20:34:35 localhost su(pam_unix)[16706]: session opened for user root by (uid=501)

Jul 13 20:35:08 localhost kernel: Shorewall:net2all:DROP:IN=ppp0 OUT= MAC= SRC=84.249.3.9 DST=80.98.183.139 LEN=52 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=114 ID=580 DF PROTO=TCP SPT=2349 DPT=11311 WINDOW=65535 RES=0x00 SYN URGP=0

Jul 13 20:35:11 localhost kernel: Shorewall:net2all:DROP:IN=ppp0 OUT= MAC= SRC=84.249.3.9 DST=80.98.183.139 LEN=52 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=114 ID=817 DF PROTO=TCP SPT=2349 DPT=11311 WINDOW=65535 RES=0x00 SYN URGP=0

Jul 13 20:35:17 localhost kernel: Shorewall:net2all:DROP:IN=ppp0 OUT= MAC= SRC=84.249.3.9 DST=80.98.183.139 LEN=52 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=114 ID=1288 DF PROTO=TCP SPT=2349 DPT=11311 WINDOW=65535 RES=0x00 SYN URGP=0

Jul 13 20:37:21 localhost kernel: Shorewall:net2all:DROP:IN=ppp0 OUT= MAC= SRC=70.85.177.186 DST=80.98.183.139 LEN=499 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=48 ID=0 DF PROTO=UDP SPT=42258 DPT=1027 LEN=479

Also, with the camera connected and turned on, post the output of:

# fdisk -l

# fdisk -l

Disk /dev/hda: 30.7 GB, 30736613376 bytes

255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 3736 cylinders

Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System

/dev/hda1 * 1 2412 19374358+ c W95 FAT32 (LBA)

/dev/hda2 2413 3020 4883760 83 Linux

/dev/hda3 3021 3713 5566522+ 83 Linux

/dev/hda4 3714 3736 184747+ 82 Linux swap

lsmod when the camera is plugged in and is switched on:

# lsmod

Module Size Used by

sg 34268 0

scsi_mod 115784 1 sg

nls_iso8859-1 3744 1

isofs 31704 2

n_hdlc 7972 1

ppp_synctty 7872 1

ppp_async 9088 0

crc-ccitt 1664 1 ppp_async

ppp_generic 24692 6 ppp_synctty,ppp_async

slhc 6176 1 ppp_generic

md5 3648 1

ipv6 232320 37

snd-seq-dummy 2596 0

snd-seq-oss 31584 0

snd-seq-midi-event 6208 1 snd-seq-oss

snd-seq 47472 5 snd-seq-dummy,snd-seq-oss,snd-seq-midi-event

snd-pcm-oss 49056 0

snd-mixer-oss 17248 1 snd-pcm-oss

snd-via82xx 23040 0

snd-ac97-codec 75256 1 snd-via82xx

snd-pcm 80776 3 snd-pcm-oss,snd-via82xx,snd-ac97-codec

snd-timer 20388 2 snd-seq,snd-pcm

snd-page-alloc 7588 2 snd-via82xx,snd-pcm

gameport 3328 1 snd-via82xx

snd-mpu401-uart 5920 1 snd-via82xx

snd-rawmidi 19648 1 snd-mpu401-uart

snd-seq-device 6796 4 snd-seq-dummy,snd-seq-oss,snd-seq,snd-rawmidi

snd 46980 11 snd-seq-oss,snd-seq,snd-pcm-oss,snd-mixer-oss,snd-via82xx,snd-ac97-codec,snd-pcm,snd-timer,snd-mpu401-uart,snd-rawmidi,snd-seq-device

soundcore 7104 1 snd

ipt_TOS 1888 12

ipt_REJECT 5600 4

ipt_pkttype 1248 4

ipt_LOG 6208 7

ipt_state 1376 15

ipt_multiport 2144 0

ipt_conntrack 1984 0

iptable_mangle 2080 1

ip_nat_irc 1568 0

ip_nat_tftp 1280 0

ip_nat_ftp 2272 0

iptable_nat 19068 3 ip_nat_irc,ip_nat_tftp,ip_nat_ftp

ip_conntrack_irc 70384 1 ip_nat_irc

ip_conntrack_tftp 3056 1 ip_nat_tftp

ip_conntrack_ftp 71344 1 ip_nat_ftp

ip_conntrack 37400 9 ipt_state,ipt_conntrack,ip_nat_irc,ip_nat_tftp,ip_nat_ftp,iptable_nat,ip_conntra

ck_irc,ip_conntrack_tftp,ip_conntrack_ftp

iptable_filter 2144 1

ip_tables 18176 10 ipt_TOS,ipt_REJECT,ipt_pkttype,ipt_LOG,ipt_state,ipt_multiport,ipt_conntrack,ipt

able_mangle,iptable_nat,iptable_filter

af_packet 16232 4

floppy 54736 0

via-rhine 19364 0

mii 4224 1 via-rhine

ide-cd 36772 2

loop 13544 0

nls_iso8859-2 4288 2

nls_cp437 5376 1

vfat 11200 1

fat 35964 1 vfat

via-agp 7424 1

nvidia 3916668 12

agpgart 28264 2 via-agp,nvidia

usblp 10784 0

ehci-hcd 28648 0

uhci-hcd 28944 0

usbcore 106008 4 usblp,ehci-hcd,uhci-hcd

reiserfs 261012 2

Seems to me that the camera is not detected at all.

pmpatrick · July 13, 2005

The usb-storage module should be loaded when the device is connected and turned on as well as sd_mod IIRC. It's not in your lsmod output. Try manually loading the modules with:

# modprobe sd_mod

# modprobe usb-stroage

Then with the device connected and powered on, run:

# fdisk -l

and see if you get any sdx entry.

dexter11 · July 14, 2005

The usb-storage module should be loaded when the device is connected and turned on as well as sd_mod IIRC. It's not in your lsmod output. Try manually loading the modules with:

# modprobe sd_mod

# modprobe usb-stroage

Then with the device connected and powered on, run:

# fdisk -l

and see if you get any sdx entry.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

# modprobe sd_mod

# modprobe usb-storage

# fdisk -l

Disk /dev/hda: 30.7 GB, 30736613376 bytes

255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 3736 cylinders

Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System

/dev/hda1 * 1 2412 19374358+ c W95 FAT32 (LBA)

/dev/hda2 2413 3020 4883760 83 Linux

/dev/hda3 3021 3713 5566522+ 83 Linux

/dev/hda4 3714 3736 184747+ 82 Linux swap

pmpatrick · July 14, 2005

With those modules loaded and the camera connected and switched to the download/view mode(see camera manual if available), open up Digikam which can be found at Menu>Graphics>Digikam for LE2005. In digikam, go to Camera>Add Camera. In the resulting popup window try the "Autodetect" button. If nothing is autodetected, try the "Add..." button and select the closest thing you can find; I saw an entry for Panasonic DMC-FZ20 for example. Your added camera will become an entry in the Camera menu; click on that entry and a window will popup and either download the images from the camera or give you an error message that it could not download the images. You can also try the same kind of thing with FLPhoto if your a gnome guy.

Note, it is important that the camera is switched to the proper mode or it won't be detected in either windows or linux. For example, my canon has a slide switch on the back which is slid to the right to take photos and to the left to view/download photos. If that switch isn't to the left and the camera turned on, it won't be detected. Your problem could be something that simple.

If nothing works, the fallback is to pull the memory card out of the camera and use a usb card reader.

dexter11 · July 15, 2005

With those modules loaded and the camera connected and switched to the download/view mode(see camera manual if available), open up Digikam which can be found at Menu>Graphics>Digikam for LE2005. In digikam, go to Camera>Add Camera. In the resulting popup window try the "Autodetect" button. If nothing is autodetected, try the "Add..." button and select the closest thing you can find; I saw an entry for Panasonic DMC-FZ20 for example. Your added camera will become an entry in the Camera menu; click on that entry and a window will popup and either download the images from the camera or give you an error message that it could not download the images. You can also try the same kind of thing with FLPhoto if your a gnome guy.

Tried all this now with digikam and it's not working either. No autodetection, tried with the DMC-FZ20 settings and it gave a popup error messege that the camera couldn't be detected or it's not connected. Of course it was connected and switched on. About the download/view mode: the camera seems to autodetect this mode cause once I plug it in it says "USB mode" and "PC" on the screen. If it's not enough then I don't know where to switch this on, I couldn't find anything related to this in the camera's settings and manual is not available.

Note, it is important that the camera is switched to the proper mode or it won't be detected in either windows or linux. For example, my canon has a slide switch on the back which is slid to the right to take photos and to the left to view/download photos. If that switch isn't to the left and the camera turned on, it won't be detected. Your problem could be something that simple.

If nothing works, the fallback is to pull the memory card out of the camera and use a usb card reader.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I don't have a card reader I am not willing to buy one. Edited July 15, 2005 by dexter11

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