Comments on: How to Automatically Copy Images from Removable Media http://www.edsalisbury.net/photography/how-to-automatically-copy-images-from-removable-media/ Your Guide to User-Friendly Entertainment Sat, 19 Jun 2010 13:18:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Ed http://www.edsalisbury.net/photography/how-to-automatically-copy-images-from-removable-media/comment-page-1/#comment-348 Ed Sun, 15 Nov 2009 15:42:58 +0000 http://www.edsalisbury.net/?p=38#comment-348 Marco, the way I do it is when I stick the card in, Ubuntu pops up a message saying "what do you want to do with this..." or whatever, choose the script. The issue will be that you're using a USB drive, not a memory card, which might be slightly different. One thing you could do is to have the script constantly running in the background, checking for the usb drive periodically. If it's there, copy files, if not, go back to sleep. Send me an email (ed {@} edsalisbury {dot} net) if you want to discuss further, as this could be a longer discussion :) Thanks for the comment! Marco, the way I do it is when I stick the card in, Ubuntu pops up a message saying “what do you want to do with this…” or whatever, choose the script. The issue will be that you’re using a USB drive, not a memory card, which might be slightly different. One thing you could do is to have the script constantly running in the background, checking for the usb drive periodically. If it’s there, copy files, if not, go back to sleep. Send me an email (ed {@} edsalisbury {dot} net) if you want to discuss further, as this could be a longer discussion :)

Thanks for the comment!

]]> By: Marco http://www.edsalisbury.net/photography/how-to-automatically-copy-images-from-removable-media/comment-page-1/#comment-347 Marco Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:09:20 +0000 http://www.edsalisbury.net/?p=38#comment-347 I've been looking all around to finally find here what I was looking for. I am building a Photo Frame and was looking on how to make it copy automatically photos from an external device (like a USB stick). Now here is a quick question: I am using Ubuntu 9.04. The frame collects the pictures from Flickr (via FlickrFS) and copies them to the Pictures folder where FEH collects them and plays the slideshow. All automatic. NOow, how can I make your script automatic so that when people insert a USB pen in my frame, it kicks on, copies the files and unmount the pen? The goal is that I have to give this homemade frame to my father, so it must be painless and automatic. No user intervention. Do you have any suggestions? Great work!!!! I’ve been looking all around to finally find here what I was looking for. I am building a Photo Frame and was looking on how to make it copy automatically photos from an external device (like a USB stick).

Now here is a quick question:

I am using Ubuntu 9.04. The frame collects the pictures from Flickr (via FlickrFS) and copies them to the Pictures folder where FEH collects them and plays the slideshow. All automatic.

NOow, how can I make your script automatic so that when people insert a USB pen in my frame, it kicks on, copies the files and unmount the pen?

The goal is that I have to give this homemade frame to my father, so it must be painless and automatic. No user intervention.

Do you have any suggestions?

Great work!!!!

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