[Digikam-users] digikam fails to delete pictures from Canon PowerShot A85

[Caulier Gilles]

Le Samedi 06 Mai 2006 01:18 AM, Richard E Miles a écrit :
> On Sat, 6 May 2006 01:12:53 +0200
>
> Caulier Gilles <caulier.gilles at kdemail.net> wrote:
> > Le Samedi 06 Mai 2006 12:09 AM, Richard E Miles a écrit :
> > > On Fri, 5 May 2006 23:46:06 +0200
> > >
> > > Caulier Gilles <caulier.gilles at kdemail.net> wrote:
> > > > Le Vendredi 05 Mai 2006 10:39 PM, Richard E Miles a écrit :
> > > > > On Fri, 5 May 2006 17:32:20 +0200
> > > > >
> > > > > Fabrice Flore-Thebault <fab at centsix.org> wrote:
> > > > > > Le Mardi 2 Mai 2006 22:46, Richard E Miles a écrit :
> > > > > > > I have noticed that most of the time when I try to delete all
> > > > > > > the pictures from the Canon PowerShot A85 camera that a popup
> > > > > > > window with failed to delete picture occurs. Is this a problem
> > > > > > > with digikam for this type of camera or are other people
> > > > > > > experiencing this problem with other cameras? I have to use the
> > > > > > > camera to delete the pictures.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Don't know if it could help you :
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I experienced such a problem with a broken CompactFlash card (in
> > > > > > fact some kind of Microdrive made by Magicstore). The card was
> > > > > > the problem, not the camera nor any card reader.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Have you tried with another CF card ?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Do you have any CF reader you could use to test if the problem
> > > > > > comes more from the card or from the camera ?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > (Anyway, my point is that a (PCMIA or USB) card reader is
> > > > > > definitively simpler and safer to use, and far more friendly for
> > > > > > the camera batteries.)
> > > > > >
> > > > > > --
> > > > > > Fabrice Flore-Thébault
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> > > > > Thanks for your answer. I do not have a CF reader. The compact
> > > > > flash card was given to me along with the camera by my wife. She
> > > > > had used the camera and compact flash card for about a year and a
> > > > > half before giving it to me. She uses iphoto and an apple imac
> > > > > computer. She never had any problems erasing the images from the
> > > > > camera using that software. I can erase the images using the camera
> > > > > but it is more convenient to use digikam. Do compact flash cards
> > > > > wear out with alot of usage?
> > > >
> > > > Check camera files properties in camera interface using item op-up
> > > > menu. file is Read only ?
> > > >
> > > > Are you using UMS or gphoto2 driver ?
> > > >
> > > > Gilles Caulier
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> > > I'm using gphoto2 driver. I dont see op-up menu in digikam?
> >
> > I think that you use stable release, 0.8.1. In camera GUI, select an item
> > from your camera and click with right button : a pop up menu will appear.
> > Choose Properties option and look Read and Write flags.
> >
> > Gilles
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> okay the thumnail image says read and write permissions unknown.

These informations are provided by gphoto drivers, not digiKam itself. Witch 
libgphoto2 version you use. Have you tried to use (for testing (:=))) the 
gphoto2 command line tool instead (to remove a file on your camera) ?

Gilles