usb external media card readers are cheap and everywhere, and given the cheap price of sd, etc cards, such a <$20 investment comes in handy if/when you start using them at portable media in their own right. I just went ahead and picked up an internal multi format card reader and replaced my floppy drive with it along the way. Ben On Sun, Mar 30, 2008 at 9:42 AM, Robert N. Eaton wrote: > Alex Dean wrote: > > Xubuntu 7.10 on a Thinkpad T40. Trying to connect a Canon Powershot > > A40 camera. > > > > I'm plugging in the camera, and it's not mounting automatically. I'm > > not sure what steps to take to get it working. I'm not familiar with > > all the steps to get from a USB device to a filesystem mount. > Dunno what kind of memory card your camera uses, but I always found it > way less hassle to remove the card and read it from a card reader. Not > as elegant perhaps, but fewer headaches. > > Bob > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss