[ubuntu-mono] [Bug 196757] Re: camera automount prevents import

[Bernard Decock]

I have still this problem on Lucid

cat /etc/lsb-release
DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu
DISTRIB_RELEASE=10.04
DISTRIB_CODENAME=lucid
DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 10.04.1 LTS"

Camera = Canon Powershot SX20 IS

Bus 001 Device 008: ID 04a9:31e4 Canon, Inc. 
Device Descriptor:
  bLength                18
  bDescriptorType         1
  bcdUSB               2.00
  bDeviceClass            0 (Defined at Interface level)
  bDeviceSubClass         0 
  bDeviceProtocol         0 
  bMaxPacketSize0        64
  idVendor           0x04a9 Canon, Inc.
  idProduct          0x31e4 

I enabled this camera in 40-libgphoto2-2.rules

ATTRS{idVendor}=="04a9", ATTRS{idProduct}=="31e4", ENV{ID_GPHOTO2}="1",
ENV{GPHOTO2_DRIVER}="proprietary", ENV{ID_MEDIA_PLAYER}="1",
MODE="0664", GROUP="plugdev"

gphoto2 --list-files
"Error initializing camera: -60: Could not lock the device"


The workarounds for this bug all well known :

Before you use F-Spot, Shotwell, Picasa3 you only have to unmount the camera 
or prevent the execution of /usr/lib/gvfs/gvfs-gphoto2-volume-monitor 

I hope that this bug will get fixed as some of folks (where I replaced WinXp with Ubuntu on their computer) don't
understand why the camera-icon is shown on the desktop (they love that!) but that before you can use the
camera (in order to download photos) you first have to click away (due to the unmount-operation) that icon.

When the camera-icon pops up and you click right, then you are allowed to open the camera with Rhythmbox,
VLCPlayer, ... This does not make sense it all! I would rather expect to see F-Spot, Shotwell, Picasa, ... here.
(Anyway, the Shotwell-people do have anticipated this bug, because Shotwell allows you to unmount the camera
before downloading your stuff).

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camera automount prevents import
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/196757
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Status in “f-spot” package in Ubuntu: Fix Released
Status in “gvfs” package in Ubuntu: Fix Released

Bug description:
Binary package hint: f-spot

DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu
DISTRIB_RELEASE=8.04
DISTRIB_CODENAME=hardy
DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu hardy (development branch)"

f-spot:
  Installed: 0.4.2-0ubuntu2
libgphoto2-2:
  Installed: 2.4.0-8ubuntu3
nautilus:
  Installed: 1:2.21.92-0ubuntu1

Digital camera Canon IXUS 750 

When connecting the camera, camera is correctly recognised and the "Camera Import" dialog pops up.
When selecting Import Photos, F-Spot starts, but gives
"Error connecting to camera" Received error "Could not lock device".

If before clicking import photos, I unmount the camera from its icon, importing works perfectly.

Thanks,
Richard