Re: [LUG] Mobile phone cameras

[Grant Sewell <dcglug@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Julian Hall wrote:
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> Robin Cornelius wrote:
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>> Start with the phone unplugged, plug in the USB wait a few seconds
>> then issue a "dmseg" command in a terminal window, this will show you
>> what the system has detected if it has loaded any drivers for you etc.
>> It might also tell you the VID and PID.
>>     
> This is the tail end of the dmesg, I think with all the relevant bits
> to USB:
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> usb 1-5.2: new full speed USB device using address 7
> ehci_hcd 0000:00:02.2: qh f3dff380 (#0) state 1
> drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c: USB Serial support registered for Generic
> usbcore: registered new driver usbserial_generic
> usbcore: registered new driver usbserial
> drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c: USB Serial Driver core v2.0
> drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c: USB Serial support registered for PL-2303
> pl2303 1-5.2:1.0: PL-2303 converter detected
> usb 1-5.2: PL-2303 converter now attached to ttyUSB0
> usbcore: registered new driver pl2303
> drivers/usb/serial/pl2303.c: Prolific PL2303 USB to serial adaptor
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>> To find the VID and PID (another way) use the "lsusb" command, if the
>> device has a nice friendly string you will be able to see it in the
>> list, ("lsusb -v" for loads of info), if you are having a problem
>> finding the device do "lsusb" without and with the device plugged in
>> and spot the difference.
>>     
> lsusb gives the same whether it is plugged in or not:
>
> Bus 001 Device 007: ID 067b:2303 Prolific Technology, Inc. PL2303
> Serial Port
>
> So either it doesn't see the phone or something else is wrong.  I'm
> going to try in Windows and if it doesn't detect there then something
> is wrong, probably with the port and I'll try a different one.
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Julian
I've snipped a few bits out. Do you actually have a USB-Serial adapter? 
If not, then my guess would be that this is the device you're after. 
Certainly with my Nokia 6610i I had to use /dev/ttyUSB0 for anything to 
work in KMobileTools, Gnokii or Gammu.

Grant.

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