Mounting a USB camera

[david walcroft]

Paul wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I have an el-cheapo digital camera (given to my son, but I need to get
> it working before he gets his mits on it and like me, he's on FC, though
> not rawhide - his system has to be stable as he's only 7).
> 
> It has been recognised and shows in /proc/bus/usb/devices as
> 
> T:  Bus=03 Lev=01 Prnt=01 Port=02 Cnt=01 Dev#=  3 Spd=12  MxCh= 0
> D:  Ver= 1.00 Cls=00(>ifc ) Sub=00 Prot=00 MxPS= 8 #Cfgs=  1
> P:  Vendor=0979 ProdID=0224 Rev= 1.00
> S:  Manufacturer=      
> S:  Product=PC CAMERA
> C:* #Ifs= 1 Cfg#= 1 Atr=a0 MxPwr=300mA
> I:  If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 5 Cls=00(>ifc ) Sub=00 Prot=00 Driver=(none)
> E:  Ad=81(I) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS=  64 Ivl=0ms
> E:  Ad=02(O) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS=  64 Ivl=0ms
> E:  Ad=03(O) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS=   8 Ivl=0ms
> E:  Ad=84(I) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS=   8 Ivl=0ms
> E:  Ad=85(I) Atr=01(Isoc) MxPS=   0 Ivl=1ms
> I:  If#= 0 Alt= 1 #EPs= 5 Cls=00(>ifc ) Sub=00 Prot=00 Driver=(none)
> E:  Ad=81(I) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS=  64 Ivl=0ms
> E:  Ad=02(O) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS=  64 Ivl=0ms
> E:  Ad=03(O) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS=   8 Ivl=0ms
> E:  Ad=84(I) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS=   8 Ivl=0ms
> E:  Ad=85(I) Atr=01(Isoc) MxPS=1023 Ivl=1ms
> I:  If#= 0 Alt= 2 #EPs= 5 Cls=00(>ifc ) Sub=00 Prot=00 Driver=(none)
> E:  Ad=81(I) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS=  64 Ivl=0ms
> E:  Ad=02(O) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS=  64 Ivl=0ms
> E:  Ad=03(O) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS=   8 Ivl=0ms
> E:  Ad=84(I) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS=   8 Ivl=0ms
> E:  Ad=85(I) Atr=01(Isoc) MxPS= 760 Ivl=1ms
> I:  If#= 0 Alt= 3 #EPs= 5 Cls=00(>ifc ) Sub=00 Prot=00 Driver=(none)
> E:  Ad=81(I) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS=  64 Ivl=0ms
> E:  Ad=02(O) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS=  64 Ivl=0ms
> E:  Ad=03(O) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS=   8 Ivl=0ms
> E:  Ad=84(I) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS=   8 Ivl=0ms
> E:  Ad=85(I) Atr=01(Isoc) MxPS= 512 Ivl=1ms
> I:  If#= 0 Alt= 4 #EPs= 5 Cls=00(>ifc ) Sub=00 Prot=00 Driver=(none)
> E:  Ad=81(I) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS=  64 Ivl=0ms
> E:  Ad=02(O) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS=  64 Ivl=0ms
> E:  Ad=03(O) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS=   8 Ivl=0ms
> E:  Ad=84(I) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS=   8 Ivl=0ms
> E:  Ad=85(I) Atr=01(Isoc) MxPS= 256 Ivl=1ms
> 
> (Sorry, I don't know anything much about this camera other than they
> were literally given away at Dixons in Manchester before Christmas).
> 
> As it's been recognised, is there any way to mount it? The usual mount
> -t vfat /dev/sda1 /media/camera just gives an error that no media has
> been found.
> 
> TTFN
> 
> Paul
> 
In /media my USB camera shows as /usbdisk, what's in your /media

   david