Definite guide to linux USB camera support

Posted by muesli in Tech & Net
Sunday, May 25. 2003

Installed my Polaroid Digicam 5 minutes ago.

Works without problems and it's really simple to go trough.
Follow me and those instructions following.

Step 1:

Prepare your kernel. Make sure you enable (as module if possible):

- CONFIG_SCSI
- CONFIG_BLK_DEV_SD
- CONFIG_VFAT_FS
- CONFIG_USB_STORAGE (beneath your default usb configuration)

After loading the module "usb-storage" you can simply mount your cam:

# mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/cam -t vfat

Have fun!

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Ain't ya missin OHCI/UHCI?

#1 Jannis (Homepage) on 2003-05-25 16:58 (Reply)

nah, this is why i wrote "beneath your default usb configuration". i assume, that everyone uses at least one usb device :-p

if not: you will need, ohci / uhci (depending on your chipset)

#2 muesli (Homepage) on 2003-05-25 21:45 (Reply)

These days, a lot of commercial packages already have the module compiled. Take for example mandrake.
If you look under the hardware list, it will list your camera or storage device as unknown, but if you just mount (create the mountpoint and mount as above), it works first time.
No problems at all with my Olympus C-120 and another generic mass storage device.
It is such a shame that you cannot get a pocket pc running as one - that would simplify things greatly..

#3 spacejunkie (Homepage) on 2003-07-13 17:00 (Reply)

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