[ale] USB -> serial cables and such

[Pete Hardie]

Sean Kilpatrick wrote:
> Pete,
> 
>   A _few_ digital cameras conform to the USB Mass Storage Protocol.
> Hooking these up and reading the contents of the memory storage
> device inside the camera is relatively simple. If your camera does
> not adhere to this protocol, your best bet is to track down one of
> the memory card readers for which Linux drivers are abvailable. I can
> tell you that those from Lexar do _not_ work with Linux. <sigh>

So if I have a USB->Serial cable, plugged into a USB port on a Linux box, the 
camera needs to support the USB storage protocol?  I was going under the 
impression that the device would appear as a serial device, just happening to 
use the USB medium.....




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