On 2/4/08, Bob Goodwin <bobgoodwin@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> gphoto2 is giving me the following error messages. I used it a few days
> ago with a different camera and it worked without a hitch.
>
> gphoto2 --auto-detect
> Model
> Port
> ----------------------------------------------------------
> USB PTP Class Camera usb:
> USB PTP Class Camera usb:005,008
> [root@box6 ~]# gphoto2 --list-files
>
>
> *** Error ***
> PTP I/O error
>
> *** Error ***
> An error occurred in the io-library ('Unspecified error'): The
> supplied vendor or product id (0x0,0x0) is not valid.
> *** Error (-1: 'Unspecified error') ***
>
> For debugging messages, please use the --debug option.
> Debugging messages may help finding a solution to your problem.
> If you intend to send any error or debug messages to the gphoto
> developer mailing list <gphoto-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
> please run
> gphoto2 as follows:
>
> env LANG=C gphoto2 --debug --debug-logfile=my-logfile.txt
> --list-files
>
> Please make sure there is sufficient quoting around the arguments.
>
>
>
>
> gphoto2 --get-all-files
>
>
> *** Error ***
> PTP I/O error
>
> *** Error ***
> An error occurred in the io-library ('Unspecified error'): Could
> not query kernel driver of device.
> *** Error (-1: 'Unspecified error') ***
>
> For debugging messages, please use the --debug option.
> Debugging messages may help finding a solution to your problem.
> If you intend to send any error or debug messages to the gphoto
> developer mailing list <gphoto-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
> please run
> gphoto2 as follows:
>
> env LANG=C gphoto2 --debug --debug-logfile=my-logfile.txt
> --get-all-files
>
> Please make sure there is sufficient quoting around the arguments.
>
> Man gphoto2 is not much help or perhaps beyond my comprehension.
>
> Any suggestions appreciated.
I ran into the same problem a few days ago and got around it by
starting gphoto2 as root. I know it's only a temporary solution, but I
hope it works for you, too.
Andras
