[Linux] Digikam picture import error

[Terry Richards]

Steven Benmosh wrote:

> I assume that, since digikam was able to d/l images from the camera in 
> the past, the problem is not with the settings in the udev file. I did 
> try to add a line to the rules file, but it did not help. However, I 
> may have not added the right content.
>
> I know how to change permissions, but I can't identify the usb device 
> on my computer. Hence the question. Again, though, it worked fine 
> before, so unless the permissions or device name were changed by one 
> of the new program (which I kinda doubt), it should work as is.
>
> Hence my guess that one of the GPS programs is set to monitor the usb 
> device, and is circumventing its use for the camera. Now I don't want 
> to delete gpsbabel and gpsman, because I use them to convert data 
> files and communicate with the gps. So that leaves figuring out which 
> module is messing with my usb port and how to fix it.
>
> So,
>
> 1. which is the common name for the usb device (it is not /dev/usb 
> derivative).
>
> 2. how do I find out an offending source (is there something like 
> fuser /dev/usb_device_name)
>
> ???
>
> I will read about udev, udev rules in google in the coming days. Right 
> now, I d/l to another computer and ftp it to my linux box. Not the 
> most elegant solution, but it does work. I may also try to apt-get 
> remove gpsd, etc. to see if that solves my problem but truly, I use 
> the gps much more than the camera, so would rather not mess with gps 
> programs right now...
>
> Thanks,


do the people developing the gps have any ideas?

i'd also like to know how to find what the answer to number 2 is. not 
for that particular problem but how to find which processes are 
inter-related sometimes.

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