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

[Richard E Miles]

On Sat, 6 May 2006 11:52:34 +0200
Caulier Gilles <caulier.gilles at kdemail.net> wrote:

> 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

I have not used gphot2 from the command line. It has a delete-all-files from folder option. Is that the command to use?
I am using libgphoto2 version 2.2.4


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