SD memory card from Canon camera not detected
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SD memory card from Canon camera not detected
I am running (and currently updating ) Mint to Rosa, I want to open my camera SD memory card, but when I insert it into the slot, nothing happens?. The card works fine in the camera, what must I do to get Mint to (a) detect it and (b) open it?. Thank you in advance.
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Re: SD memory card from Canon camera not detected
How old is your computer and how big is the card's capacity? Some older built-in readers can't handle anything more than 2GB.
Can you connect your camera to the computer via USB cable and have the computer see it? Usually, after connecting the cable to both devices you press the "review" button on the camera, and it appears as a removable drive on the computer.
Can you connect your camera to the computer via USB cable and have the computer see it? Usually, after connecting the cable to both devices you press the "review" button on the camera, and it appears as a removable drive on the computer.
Re: SD memory card from Canon camera not detected
even after updating your Mint to Rosa - - that may still be too old an LinuxMint version,
- you may need to upgrade to Serena OR Tara - instead.
- you may need to upgrade to Serena OR Tara - instead.
Please edit your original post title to include [SOLVED] - when your problem is solved!
and DO LOOK at those Unanswered Topics - - you may be able to answer some!.
Re: SD memory card from Canon camera not detected
It's almost always better to use an external card reader than to use either the camera or built-in card readers.
I've found that a good (and usually cheap) USB card reader will run circles around (that is, read/write much faster than) either the camera or a built-in.
The one I'm currently using and have had zero problems with can be found here.
ETA: Oh, and these things are operating system agnostic - they work with anything that understands USB 2.0 or better.
I've found that a good (and usually cheap) USB card reader will run circles around (that is, read/write much faster than) either the camera or a built-in.
The one I'm currently using and have had zero problems with can be found here.
ETA: Oh, and these things are operating system agnostic - they work with anything that understands USB 2.0 or better.
Re: SD memory card from Canon camera not detected
Can you post the result of the following command from Terminal? Please paste the result in between code tags.xwindows wrote: ⤴Thu Oct 11, 2018 8:02 pm I am running (and currently updating ) Mint to Rosa, I want to open my camera SD memory card, but when I insert it into the slot, nothing happens?. The card works fine in the camera, what must I do to get Mint to (a) detect it and (b) open it?. Thank you in advance.
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inxi -Fxz
Re: SD memory card from Canon camera not detected
I connect my Canon camera (S2IS, SX50) directly to the computer and it shows up under "Devices" in the file-browser (thunar). Click on the name, file system opens in browser, then navigate down a level or so and copy the images.
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Your data and OS are backed up....right?
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Re: SD memory card from Canon camera not detected
Mint Tara here works fine with the card from my EOS1000D. It just appears as another device. Assuming that you have been able to save the piccies off the card, try and format the card in the camera again, and then see if it is recognised. Rosa may be too old, but a reformat of the card might solve your problem.
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Re: SD memory card from Canon camera not detected
WoW!, thanks everyone, so many ideas to try. I will use what you have all suggested and work it out. I am currently updating my Mint to the latest version as suggested, I will also buy the card reader as another suggested, I seem to have a collection of old laptops with Linux running on them Thanks again to everyone for taking the time to help.
Re: SD memory card from Canon camera not detected
I'm not sure if you got this sorted, but I'm trying to solve a similar problem here. This is a new laptop with inbuilt SD card reader that works fine in Win10 but not in Mint19. Following the advice here, I left the SD card in the slot, and then ran inxi -Fxz and the card was immediately recognized and a file window opened for it. Sadly, I can't seem to reproduce this again, so I'm still experimenting. This is not to hijack your thread (I'll raise my own with more facts) but an indication of something that might work for you.
If you did solve the problem, please mark your thread [SOLVED]. Thanks.
If you did solve the problem, please mark your thread [SOLVED]. Thanks.
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Re: SD memory card from Canon camera not detected
OK, not reproducible I said?
Well . . . When I first ran inxi, the laptop beeped and the file viewer opened to see the contents of the SD card. Subsequently, nothing seems to happen when I insert the card, or if I again run inxi in a terminal. However: It now instantly mounts the card, and If I open the 'Places' menu item, or the 'Files' launcher, the SD card is there under 'My Computer' : Devices : 2GB Volume. (It just happens to be a 2GB card). I just didn't know to look for it, expecting a beep like you get when inserting a USB device.
Worth a try for you? If you haven't yet sorted it out.
Well . . . When I first ran inxi, the laptop beeped and the file viewer opened to see the contents of the SD card. Subsequently, nothing seems to happen when I insert the card, or if I again run inxi in a terminal. However: It now instantly mounts the card, and If I open the 'Places' menu item, or the 'Files' launcher, the SD card is there under 'My Computer' : Devices : 2GB Volume. (It just happens to be a 2GB card). I just didn't know to look for it, expecting a beep like you get when inserting a USB device.
Worth a try for you? If you haven't yet sorted it out.
momist : a follower of the Greek god Momer.