Leiden, Soren writes: > Ok, so I finally broke down and have done away w/the dead tree format 'film' > of normal cameras a few mos ago. The one I purchased? Fuji FinePix 40i. > It uses a 'SmartMedia' card for storage and has a USB port integrated on it. > > http://www.fujifilm.com/tcm.html?x-tempest-op=generic&ContentId=2729&UserTyp > eId=2&CurrentTopCategory=4&pagetype=ContentItemLeaf > > After doing tons of research... I'd highly recommended it to anyone in the > market. It also creates avi's w/sound and plays mp3s _and_ fits in your > pocket. So anyway, I started thinking how it would integrate w/my life. > Yes, like I said, it has an integrated USB port-- and, my Libretto 110CT, > checked my dock that I hadn't looked at in awhile, that doesn't have a USB > port either. HOWEVER, not a problem. I found this 'pcmcia' style card that > I'm able to just slide the smartmedia card from the camera INTO and then > slide the pc card into the free slot on my libretto. This providing > virtually limitless photo's on the road, whatever...works out pretty nicely, > eh? > > I've yet to receive the pcmcia card mentioned above (should be here early > next week) and am wondering if anyone's doing something similair with their > libretto... Specifically, the pcmcia card solution. I guess my ultimate > question is, since I run solely linux on my libretto (I have a velcro > section of my dash in the card where I usually store the libretto integrated > w/the car stereo for mp3s and various other things...) is-- what kind of > usage/functionality could I expect using this jury-rigged smartcard <-> > pcmcia card device w/linux? I've been using gPhoto @ home which works fine > w/the camera-- but as far as utilizing this 3rd party device to access the > data on the smartmedia cards from the camera...who knows? I'm not sure > exactly how I'm gonna make that work out, ya know? Anyone have any > experience w/my situation and maybe an answer to the supporting linux > question? > There shouldn't be a problem. Just pop in the pcmcia adapter with the smartcard. Usually the drive is recognized as /dev/hde with a dos partition on /dev/hda1. Just mount it somewhere and cp the pictures. Marcus --------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr. Marcus Metzler mocm@xxxxxxxxxxxxx http://www.metzlerbros.de mocm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://www.convergence.de Convergence Integrated Media GmbH Rosenthaler Str. 51 D-10178 Berlin ---------------------------------------------------------------------
