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You've got a fancy digital camera, and you want to upload all the photos onto your [[FreekBox]]. Here's how. | You've got a fancy digital camera, and you want to upload all the photos onto your [[FreekBox]]. Here's how. | ||
| − | * Open a terminal and become root. | + | * Open a terminal and become root. |
| + | -(NOTE: To become root, type 'su' at the prompt without the quotes. Press 'Enter'. Then enter the root password.) | ||
| + | |||
* Plug your camera into the USB port on your computer. | * Plug your camera into the USB port on your computer. | ||
* Type: | * Type: | ||
Revision as of 23:47, 28 November 2006
You've got a fancy digital camera, and you want to upload all the photos onto your FreekBox. Here's how.
- Open a terminal and become root.
-(NOTE: To become root, type 'su' at the prompt without the quotes. Press 'Enter'. Then enter the root password.)
- Plug your camera into the USB port on your computer.
- Type:
mount /dev/sda1 /mnt
- Open up your file browser (click on the little home-looking icon) and go to /mnt
- Take a look at your pictures!
You can also:
- Edit /etc/auto.removable file, then
- Make an icon on the desktop which will do this whole thing automatically when you click it.