[Bug 550010] [NEW] Unable to transfer digital video content from SONY camcorder to PC

[Robert Stagner]

Public bug reported:

Version:            (using KDE 4.3.2)
OS:                Linux
Installed from:    Ubuntu Packages (Kubunu)

SUMMARY
I was unable to transfer digital video content from my SONY digital video
camera to my Linux PC.

NOTE: The resolution to this problem for me was to change the permissions on
the /dev/raw1394 file from

crw-rw---- 1 root root 171, 0 2010-03-27 07:16 /dev/raw1394

to

crw-rw-rw- 1 root root 171, 0 2010-03-27 07:16 /dev/raw1394


However, this should NOT be the case -- too obtuse and complex for newbie Linux
users to figure out. Distribution should allow for configuration of  this
through some OTHER MEANS!!!

ENVIRONMENT
Linux callisto 2.6.31-20-generic #58-Ubuntu SMP Fri Mar 12 05:23:09 UTC 2010
i686 GNU/Linux

LSB Version:   
core-2.0-ia32:core-2.0-noarch:core-3.0-ia32:core-3.0-noarch:core-3.1-ia32:core-3.1-noarch:core-3.2-ia32:core-3.2-noarch:core-4.0-ia32:core-4.0-noarch
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description:    Ubuntu 9.10
Release:        9.10
Codename:       karmic

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LSMOD Output
--------------------------
ieee1394               86596  3 dv1394,raw1394,ohci1394

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LSPCI Output
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03:01.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Ricoh Co Ltd R5C832 IEEE 1394 Controller


ACTUAL RESULT
When I connect my video camera to the firewire port and attempt to use dvgrab or
Kino, I get an error stating that the camera cannot be found.


EXPECTED RESULT
When I connect my video camera to the firewire port, I should see some sort of
notification stating that my video camera has been successfully connected to the
computer.  If it cannot find my camera, the notification should provide me with
the details as to why the camera cannot be found.

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
ArecordDevices:
 **** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices ****
 card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: STAC92xx Analog [STAC92xx Analog]
   Subdevices: 1/1
   Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER        PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC0:  restagner  14367 F.... knotify4
                      restagner  14391 F.... kmix
CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
Card0.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:0 'Intel'/'HDA Intel at 0xefffc000 irq 28'
   Mixer name	: 'SigmaTel STAC9200'
   Components	: 'HDA:83847690,102801bd,00102201 HDA:14f12bfa,14f100c3,00090000'
   Controls      : 12
   Simple ctrls  : 7
DKDisksMonitorLog: Monitoring activity from the disks daemon. Press Ctrl+C to cancel.
Date: Sat Mar 27 18:50:29 2010
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=ec20c451-8024-454a-b0ac-79661959dd6e
HotplugNewDevices:
 
HotplugNewMounts:
 
InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release i386 (20091028.5)
Lsusb:
 Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
 Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
 Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
 Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
 Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
MachineType: Dell Inc. MM061
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: linux-image-2.6.31-20-generic 2.6.31-20.58
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-20-generic root=UUID=002d218b-7353-454a-ba8a-e1f630ab2f4a ro quiet splash
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-20.58-generic
RelatedPackageVersions:
 linux-backports-modules-2.6.31-20-generic N/A
 linux-firmware 1.26
SourcePackage: linux
Symptom: storage
UdevMonitorLog:
 monitor will print the received events for:
 UDEV - the event which udev sends out after rule processing
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-20-generic i686
dmi.bios.date: 04/02/2007
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.bios.version: A14
dmi.board.name: 0XD720
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.chassis.type: 8
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA14:bd04/02/2007:svnDellInc.:pnMM061:pvr:rvnDellInc.:rn0XD720:rvr:cvnDellInc.:ct8:cvr:
dmi.product.name: MM061
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.

** Affects: linux (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: apport-bug i386

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Unable to transfer digital video content from SONY camcorder to PC
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