Comment 7 for bug 337990

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b (ben-ekran) wrote : Re: [Bug 337990] Re: libgphoto2 does not allow capture (unspecified error) on Canon S5 IS

Hi Martin,

The issue I'm having is odd, as on ubuntu only 2.4.4.2 fixes the issue,
even though 2.4.2 works in lenny.

Here is a short quote from the upstream developers about this
inconsistency:

> On Thu, Mar 12, 2009 at 09:38:58AM -0700, B. Bogart wrote:
>>> Hello Marcus,
>>>
>>> Seems unlikely that it would be a memory problem. I'm running the
>>> camera without a capture card at all, and powered off in between
>>> tests (when reattaching to various computers).
>>>
>>> The good news is that 2.4.4.2 works on ubuntu! I just compiled and
>>> recompiled gphoto2, and it now works fine.
>>>
>>> Hard to say why it was not working before, but it is certainly
>>> working in 2.4.4.2 on ubuntu.
>>>
>>> I still can't shake the thinking that it could be some
>>> ubuntu/intrepid shared library that is not compatible??
>>>
>>> Thanks for your help.
>
> The 2.4.4 was using some too-short timeouts which could have caused
> this behaviour.
>
> So not sure where the issue was.
>
> Ciao, Marcus

Martin Pitt wrote:
> Nice, then it seems we should upgrade to the new upstream version.
> I'll review the changelog between 2.4.2 and 2.4.4, if it's only bug
> fixes, it's adequate for jaunty.
>
> ** Changed in: libgphoto2 (Ubuntu) Status: New => In Progress
>
> ** Changed in: libgphoto2 (Ubuntu) Assignee: (unassigned) => Martin
> Pitt (pitti)
>