Running on Linux without Root

stuw

The default setup on Linux when you plug in your camera is for it to only be accessible by root, to fix this we need to create a udev rule. I'm using Linux Mint 15, but it should be similar on other distro's.

Create a file in /etc/udev/rules.d/ (i called it 70-myrules.rules) an in this put..


ATTR{product}=="ASI120MM" ATTR{idVendor}=="03c3" ATTR{idProduct}=="120a" GROUP="users", MODE="0666"

Now plug in your camera and it should be accessible to all users.

Sam@ZWO

that's great news Stuart!

many thanks

jamesf

The ASI120MC needs a slightly different configuration line because the USB product ID is different, so in my udev rules file I now have:


ATTR{product}=="ASI120MM" ATTR{idVendor}=="03c3" ATTR{idProduct}=="120a" GROUP="users", MODE="0666"
ATTR{product}=="ASI120MC" ATTR{idVendor}=="03c3" ATTR{idProduct}=="120b" GROUP="users", MODE="0666"

Presumably similar changes will be required for the 130, 030 and 035 cameras.

James

stuw

Thanks for that James, I'm sure Sam can supply the product ID's for the rest.

with

That's very helpful, I'd been wondering whether I could bring the camera into my Linux laptop and that shows me what I need.

jamesf

This is the udev rules file that will be in the next release. I believe this should cover all the cameras, but I've not really got started with testing yet...

James

# ASI030MC


ATTR{idVendor}=="03c3" ATTR{idProduct}=="030a" GROUP="users", MODE="0666"
# ASI034MC
ATTR{idVendor}=="03c3" ATTR{idProduct}=="034b" GROUP="users", MODE="0666"
# ASI035MC
ATTR{idVendor}=="03c3" ATTR{idProduct}=="035a" GROUP="users", MODE="0666"
# ASI035MM
ATTR{idVendor}=="03c3" ATTR{idProduct}=="035b" GROUP="users", MODE="0666"
# ASI120MM
ATTR{idVendor}=="03c3" ATTR{idProduct}=="120a" GROUP="users", MODE="0666"
# ASI120MC
ATTR{idVendor}=="03c3" ATTR{idProduct}=="120b" GROUP="users", MODE="0666"
# ASI120MM-S
ATTR{idVendor}=="03c3" ATTR{idProduct}=="120d" GROUP="users", MODE="0666"
# ASI120MC-S
ATTR{idVendor}=="03c3" ATTR{idProduct}=="120e" GROUP="users", MODE="0666"
# ASI130MM
ATTR{idVendor}=="03c3" ATTR{idProduct}=="130a" GROUP="users", MODE="0666"
# ASI136MC
ATTR{idVendor}=="03c3" ATTR{idProduct}=="136a" GROUP="users", MODE="0666"
# ASI174MC
ATTR{idVendor}=="03c3" ATTR{idProduct}=="174a" GROUP="users", MODE="0666"
# ASI174MM
ATTR{idVendor}=="03c3" ATTR{idProduct}=="174b" GROUP="users", MODE="0666"
# ASI174MC-Cool
ATTR{idVendor}=="03c3" ATTR{idProduct}=="174c" GROUP="users", MODE="0666"
# ASI174MM-Cool
ATTR{idVendor}=="03c3" ATTR{idProduct}=="174d" GROUP="users", MODE="0666"
# ASI178MC
ATTR{idVendor}=="03c3" ATTR{idProduct}=="178a" GROUP="users", MODE="0666"
# ASI178MC-Cool
ATTR{idVendor}=="03c3" ATTR{idProduct}=="178b" GROUP="users", MODE="0666"
# ASI178MM
ATTR{idVendor}=="03c3" ATTR{idProduct}=="178c" GROUP="users", MODE="0666"
# ASI178MM-Cool
ATTR{idVendor}=="03c3" ATTR{idProduct}=="178d" GROUP="users", MODE="0666"
# ASI185MC
ATTR{idVendor}=="03c3" ATTR{idProduct}=="185a" GROUP="users", MODE="0666"
# ASI185MC-Cool
ATTR{idVendor}=="03c3" ATTR{idProduct}=="185b" GROUP="users", MODE="0666"
# ASI224MC
ATTR{idVendor}=="03c3" ATTR{idProduct}=="224a" GROUP="users", MODE="0666"
# ASI224MC-Cool
ATTR{idVendor}=="03c3" ATTR{idProduct}=="224b" GROUP="users", MODE="0666"
# ASI290MC
ATTR{idVendor}=="03c3" ATTR{idProduct}=="290a" GROUP="users", MODE="0666"
# ASI290MM
ATTR{idVendor}=="03c3" ATTR{idProduct}=="290b" GROUP="users", MODE="0666"
# ASI290MC-Cool
ATTR{idVendor}=="03c3" ATTR{idProduct}=="290c" GROUP="users", MODE="0666"
# ASI290MM-Cool
ATTR{idVendor}=="03c3" ATTR{idProduct}=="290d" GROUP="users", MODE="0666"
# ASI1600MC
ATTR{idVendor}=="03c3" ATTR{idProduct}=="1600" GROUP="users", MODE="0666"
# ASI1600MC-Cool
ATTR{idVendor}=="03c3" ATTR{idProduct}=="1601" GROUP="users", MODE="0666"
# ASI1600MM
ATTR{idVendor}=="03c3" ATTR{idProduct}=="1602" GROUP="users", MODE="0666"
# ASI1600MM-Cool

ATTR{idVendor}=="03c3" ATTR{idProduct}=="1603" GROUP="users", MODE="0666"

nobelmaner

Ok, it was very helpful

javiercoats

That's helpful! Thanks for sharing! I'm sure that your guidelines helped me so much.