Deneb transferring files from digital camera

[Tumbleweed]

Hi all,

Last night I plugged my Canon DSLR into my Deneb. Card found the camera, no probs and I can see all the files. However when I try to copy a file from the camera to the Amiga it reboots after copying about 2/3 - 3/4 of the way through the file. The average files size is around 4.5MB.

The Amiga is a 4000D with Cyberstorm MKII 060 and Cybervision 3D with Scandoubler and x-Surf 3c.

[mboehmer_e3b]

The Amiga is a 4000D with Cyberstorm MKII 060 and Cybervision 3D with Scandoubler and x-Surf 3c.

PIO or DMA mode of DENEB?
Did you install the v9 Zorro III firmware?

Michael

[MozzerFan]

If you keep on having problems with the PTP class of poseidon, you can try to use PtpDigCam. The PTP class of poseidon is a nice feature, but a bit limited. PtpDigcam uses thumbnails and you can easily select the photo's you want to download. Also the author is very supportive. The latest release from aminet gave me some trouble with my Canon Ixus 75, so I emailed the author. He fixed the bug and sent me an adapted version.
If you are going to try this program, don't forget to either uninstall PTP class of poseidon or unbind it in the camera device settings.

[Tumbleweed]

Thanks guys. The first chance I've had to look at it agian this morning. I updated the firm ware to V9. All went ok without any error messages. However the miggy still reboots after a short period - it copie more files across form the camera than it was doing first time round though.

Ho can I find out if the Deneb is using PIO mode or not?

I tried the ptpdigicam software, but this doesn't rujnatll. Rebbots as sson as I start the app. No program window or anything. I've updated MUI but still no joy. I also tried the debug version with the same result.

[MozzerFan]

To find out what mode the Deneb uses, start Trident and go to the controllers section. If you use denebdmausb.device the deneb uses DMA mode. If it uses denebpiousb.device it uses PIO mode. If you happen to use the DMA driver, try to use the PIO driver and see if you still get errors.

[Tumbleweed]

Lloyd thanks.

I'm using PIO mode. When I go into Trident its got the green active symbol against it. DMA though doesn't appear to be operating. When I try to start DMA I get a device failure message.

I tried the Deneb in my A3000D, which has got the standard 25mhz 030. OS3.9 and 3.1 Roms. Its also got a PicassoII and a Fastlane SCSI card with 48MB ram. The deneb worked fine no probs, transferred all the files off the camera without a hitch. Wonder if my A4000D is failing on me.

[MozzerFan]

The Amiga is a 4000D with Cyberstorm MKII 060 and Cybervision 3D with Scandoubler and x-Surf 3c.

You didn't answer Michaels question regarding the V9 firmware of the Deneb. V9 is supposed to fix some DMA problems of the Deneb in combination with a Cybervision 3D. You can find it here (in the support/updates section).
Also don't forget to remove the pio driver in tridentif you're going to try the dma driver (a bit obvious, but I thought I should mention this).

Edit: Sh!t !!! I need some eyeglasses. Just read you flashed the deneb with v9. Maybe you should email Michael so he can investigate this problem.

Edit2: BTW which version of poseidon are you using? The latest is 4.2 and I believe some improvements were made to the PTP class.

[Tumbleweed]

Lloyd,

I'm running the latest versions of Poseidon and Luciferin. I've managed to spend a few more hours today on it. I stripped the A4000D to the bare minimum and repalced the Cybervision with a PicassoII from my A3000. Thinking this would solve any issues with CV3D. No joy same result.

I then replaced the Cyberstorm with the original A3630 (EC030 stock version). Deneb worked without any problems. All files transferred. I then put the Cyberstorm back in and I'm back to where I started - copies a couple of files and then reboots.

I reckon its got something to do with the Cyberstorm, but what I haven't been able to figure out. I've got the latest version of the 060.library, 040.library and 040Dummy.library in L:

[MozzerFan]

Hmmm, that's really weird. I'm using a Cyberstorm MK II 060 myself, and I have no problem with Poseidons PTP class. Also PTPdigcam runs fine on my system.

I've got the latest version of the 060.library, 040.library and 040Dummy.library in L:

I assume you mean you've got them installed in LIBS: instead of L:.

I really think you should contact Michael Boehmer of E3B. Maybe he knows what's going on, once he looks into it.

[wawrzon]

despite all efforts there still seem to be some problems with certain configurations. from y experienc i would advice to downgrad poseidon to 4.1 and run it in pio mode. this should be absolutely stable. just give it a try.

[Tumbleweed]

Lloyd,

060.library etc are all in Libs:

Maybe its got something to do with my startup-sequence. What's your startup-sequence look like? Are you running cyberguard or anything similar?

[MozzerFan]

There's nothing special in my startup-sequence. I'm not running cyberguard, but I do run Cyberpatcher (have it in my wbstartup drawer).
In my system the deneb is running in DMA mode.

Have you tried to install both the Cyberstorm and the Deneb card in your a3000 and see if it works ok there.

[MozzerFan]

BTW I assume you have some RAM installed on the cyberstorm. Check if the simms are ok (ram test).