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[sindi keesan <keesan AT sdf.lonestar.org>]

On Sat, 15 Oct 2005, Sheldon Isaac wrote:

> On 15 Oct 2005 at 2:36, sindi keesan wrote:
> > Has anyone successfully used BL2 or BL3 with SW8.1 kernel and a USB card
> > reader?  If so, what is the procedure?
> >
> > I have photopc and a serial cable for the Olympus digital camera, which
> > worked fine for downloading 1MB of photos via serial cable for a different
> > camera, but after a 5 week trip this newer camera has over 50 MB of files
> > and at 10KB/sec it would take quite a while and use up a few sets of
> > batteries.
> >
> > We tried with Win98 and  gave up, and with WinXP but it did not come with
> > the required drivers for the Smartmedia card reader.  I tried with Redhat 7
> > which found the hardware but I had no idea what to do next.
> >
> > Linux seems to need uhci or ohci something-or-other.
>
>
> It's been a few months, but let's see what I can remember:
>
> I'd been using Windows 98 (2nd edition), and wanted to get the pictures
> from my new camera. It worked fine with the camera's docking cradle
> (provides battery charging and a USB outlet & cable), after installing the
> drivers from the CD.

My camera has no docking cradle.

> But then I mail-ordered an SD card reader with a USB connection.
> Windows identified the "new hardware", but was unable to find Win98 drivers
> (the reader didn't come with software, and I downloaded some which didn'tt
> work)
I had the same experience with 98 and the downloaded drivers also did not 
work.

> I used the 'live CD' of DamnSmallLinux, and it found the USB device (sd03,
> or some such??), and let me access the files on the SD card.

Thanks for that idea, I will try it soon.  Another list member mailed me a 
DamnSL CD a while ago.  But I would also like to know how to use BL with 
a USB kernel and this camera (and eventually other USB devices if needed).
I could also look for a PCMCIA adaptor like we have for the CF card.

> Don't recall any more, such as what kernel or modules or whatever.
> It's been several months since I used Linux
>
> Thanks,
> Sheldon
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