Using MiniDV camcorder with FC3

[Gustavo Seabra]

William Lovaton wrote:

>El dom, 26-12-2004 a las 15:24 -0600, Gustavo Seabra escribió:
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>>Hi,
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>>I have a Panasonic PF-GS9 camcorder that I'd like to use with Linux. It 
>>has a USB port, that I'm guessing it must be compatible only with USB 
>>2.0, but I'm not completely sure. I'd appreciate some help with a couple 
>>of questions i have:
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>>1. I'm not sure what kind of USB port do I have here. How can I find 
>>ithat out for sure?
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>Try hwbrowser.  You will need root password.  Execute it from the
>terminal or from the main menu: Apps -> System tools -> Hardware browser
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>You could use lspci as root too.
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>>2. In case I have the correct port, what program(s) would I need to use 
>>this camera with the computer? With that i mean what is needed/suggested 
>>to upload and edit the videos?
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>I think just connecting the camera to the USB port should do the trick.
>It will be treated as a storage device (I guess) so you can copy the
>files to your hard disk with nautilus.
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>If you plug your camera and nothing happens you can
>check /var/log/messages to check kernel events.
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>Before connecting do this as root in a terminal window:
># tail -f /var/log/messages
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>plug your camera in and post the kernel events to the list.
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>-William
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Thanks William. hwbrowser gives only the following:

Selected Device:
      Intel Corp. 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 USB
Manufacturer:  Unknown
Driver:            uhci-hcd

With no mention to the USB version. If I try connecting the camera 
anyway, could I break anything?

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Gustavo Seabra - Graduate Student
Chemistry Department
Kansas State University
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