Fails to import images from canon EOS 350d

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Hi,
After having installed, mtpfs or gvfs-mtp, gvfs-gphoto2 libraries, darktable and shotwell, I still can’t import images from a canon eos 350d (set on pc connection). lsusb doesn’t yield anything.
Thanks

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Perhaps you can open terminal and you can run ‘inxi -b’ so we can get your computers configuration?

Additionally, is the computer dual booted with Windows? This would let us know if your computer can see the camera and files there.

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Here it is:

$ inxi -b                                                                                                                       [14:18:00]
System:
  Host: T430 Kernel: 6.6.57-1-lts arch: x86_64 bits: 64
  Desktop: GNOME v: 47.1 Distro: EndeavourOS
Machine:
  Type: Laptop System: LENOVO product: 2349H86 v: ThinkPad T430
    serial: <superuser required>
  Mobo: LENOVO model: 2349H86 serial: <superuser required>
    UEFI-[Legacy]: LENOVO v: G1ET93WW (2.53 ) date: 03/08/2013
Battery:
  ID-1: BAT0 charge: 35.8 Wh (100.0%) condition: 35.8/47.5 Wh (75.3%)
CPU:
  Info: dual core Intel Core i5-3320M [MT MCP] speed (MHz): avg: 1324
    min/max: 1200/3300
Graphics:
  Device-1: Intel 3rd Gen Core processor Graphics driver: i915 v: kernel
  Device-2: Chicony thinkpad t430s camera driver: uvcvideo type: USB
  Display: wayland server: X.org v: 1.21.1.13 with: Xwayland v: 24.1.3
    compositor: gnome-shell driver: X: loaded: N/A
    unloaded: fbdev,modesetting,vesa failed: intel dri: i965 gpu: i915
    resolution: 1366x768~60Hz
  API: OpenGL v: 4.5 compat-v: 4.2 vendor: intel mesa v: 24.2.5-arch1.1
    renderer: Mesa Intel HD Graphics 4000 (IVB GT2)
Network:
  Device-1: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Network driver: e1000e
  Device-2: Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205 [Taylor Peak] driver: iwlwifi
Drives:
  Local Storage: total: 223.57 GiB used: 151.38 GiB (67.7%)
Info:
  Memory: total: 12 GiB note: est. available: 11.39 GiB used: 3.19 GiB (28.0%)
  Processes: 226 Uptime: 4h 1m Shell: Zsh inxi: 3.3.36

just endeavourOS installed (I can mount external usb drive)

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Thanks for sharing the details. So I had the Canon XTI (one model older) quite some time ago (but have not used with Arch). I believe in Windows I had a special driver to access that camera.

That being said, and knowing you use Gnome, can you open Gnome File Manager and see the camera there?

I did look at the Arch Wiki and did not see any compatibility information for the Canon XT\XTI. Even with my Fuji camera I just attach a memory card reader to access my files.

I believe the Lenovo T430 has an SDCARD reader on the side of the laptop (I had the T430s). What happens when you plug the memory card into the side of the laptop?

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the canon has sandisk 1gb flashcard , is it compatible with the T430 port? The canon is invisible to nautilus/darktable or lsusb

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Sorry error on my part. The Canon XT has compact flash. So you need an external memory card reader.

The T430 (if installed) would have had an sd card reader. That is what my Fuji X-T2 uses.

So I would obtain a card reader to plug into your USB port. I will assume Darktable should be able to handle the RAW files if you produce those for editing.

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