Pixart Imaging photo keychain device 093a:020f

[Thomas Kaiser]

NoOp wrote:
> On 12/24/2008 04:33 PM, NoOp wrote:
>> Anyone know how to get one of these things to mount?
>> photoviewer USB device identified as Pixart Imaging, Inc. with
>> identification number 093a:020f
>>
>> Shows up via lsusb:
>> Bus 005 Device 002: ID 093a:020f Pixart Imaging, Inc.
>>
>> But beyond that nothing. Had a look here & it doesn't look too promising:
>>
>> http://timendus.student.utwente.nl/~fail/wiki/index.php/Photoviewer
>>
>> I'm wondering if perhaps it might be added to the f-spot camera
>> definitions to have f-spot think it's a camera.
>>
>> Note: It's a holiday present wife bought for herself... from me of
>> course (that's the beauty of not having to shop after many years of
>> marriage :-), so I'm expected to add a few photos onto it so that when
>> she opens it she'll be 'surprised'. I reckon that I can dual boot into
>> XP to run the included mini-CD and do it in time, but figure that
>> 'others' might also have these devices & eventually want to use
>> linux/Ubuntu to use them. So, if anyone has gotten one to work via linux
>> I'd appreciate knowing how to do it.
>>
>>
> 
> Nobody? I'm surprised as these things seem to be pretty common.
> 
> Added links:
> http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=647130
> [Getting a digital photo album to work]
> http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1015733
> [Tao 1.4" Digital Picture Key Chain]
> 
> 
> 

Hi NoOp

Pixart is known to reinvent the wheel :-( I am sure they did develop 
their own protocol to communicate with this device. May be it is the USB 
mass storage protocol with some special Pixart addition like they did 
with the jpeg on their webcams!?

Pixart is not willing to share the protocol they use :-(
So, best bet is to re-engineer a driver from the Windoz snoops.

Regards, Thomas