[Digikam-users] canon cameras identified by ubuntu 12.04 and digikam but no access to image-files

[Anders Stedtlund]

Hi Javier,

Is it possible for you to use an external card reader instead of connecting
the camera? I've taken that path because of problems you describe...

Maybe not the solution for you but...

/Anders


2013/8/23 Javier Hurtado <kontakt at jhurtado.de>

>  hello.
>
> i don't know what to do. i am a photographer and used to have an old xp
> computer, which has been replaced by an ubuntu 12.04  and a windows 7
> machines. on windows xp i used the canon software with no problems. now
> none of the two machines will do the job. (the windows 7 machine has a
> problem with drivers that it doesn't want to install and i am fed up with
> it, because i cannot find a solution anywhere. i even have purchased
> drivereasy to install the missing drivers, but even these program will not
> do it. if someone could help me out with this i would appreciate it a lot.)
>
> the ubuntu machine recognizes the cameras same as digikam, but as long as
> i want to access the image-files in the cameras, it pops up following
> message:
>
> "Failed to connect to the camera. Please make sure it is connected
> properly and turned on. Would you like to try again?"
>
> i have a canon eos 500D and an ixus115 HS. i have the same problems on
> both cameras on both computers. i have already tried it out on a third
> windows 7 computer. on this machine the computer recognizes each camera and
> installs the correct drivers automatically.
>
> i am not a computer-geek, but i am far enough to know that windows is
> everything but a user-friendly system, which has made my life more
> difficult for the past 20 years. about ubuntu i know that it is a much
> better and reliable system, however only if you know the technical
> background...
>
> i am new with ubuntu and fed up with windows, nevertheless most of the
> programs i use work just on windows. therefore i am looking forward to be
> able to use all the alternative linux programs, but since i don't
> understand most of it, i feel like stranded. i really need these
> applications to work as they should. i am really desperate. i hope somebody
> can help me out with this.
>
> looking forward for a reply from your side
> kind regards
>
>
> javier
>
>
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