[clug-talk] usb reader

[Richard Carter]

Hi Mark,

Thanks for your reply.    Olympus do make a replacement cable but they want
about $US30 for it!   I think I can get one of the type that you and Gustin
have mentioned for half that.

Robin

On Mon, Mar 2, 2009 at 12:44 AM, Mark Carlson <carlsonmark at gmail.com> wrote:

> On 3/1/09, Richard Carter <carter.r.a.l at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hi All,
> >
> > I have lost the cable which connect my Olympus Stylus 710 to the usb port
> on
> > my computers.   Does anyone know of a usb 2.0 reader/writer that works
> with
> > debian?
> >
> > Robin
>
> The only card readers I've seen not work under Linux are the ones
> built into laptops.
>
> I haven't seen a USB card reader that didn't work with Linux.  Any
> basic reader should do the trick.
>
> That said, I've seen many cameras that do not have a proper filesystem
> on the SD card, the only way to get the pictures is to use the USB
> cable. Hopefully this is not the case. If possible, take the SD card
> to the store, or to someone else's computer that has a card reader,
> and make sure you can get the files off of it that way first.
>
> You may also want to go to a store that carries Olympus cameras and
> ask if they have a replacement USB cable. It is a special cable (Type
> A -> Mini 12-pin,) but it is used by a wide range of Olympus cameras.
>
> -Mark C.
>
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