Any information required to connect to a Sony DSC-P5 from Linux is available at Yves lafon's site: http://www.raubacapeu.net/people/yves/help/usbdscp1.html in a few words: - check in linux sources that the drivers/usb/storage/unusual_devs.h file contains: UNUSUAL_DEV( 0x054c, 0x0010, 0x0106, 0x0328, "Sony", "DSC-S30/S70/S75/505V/F505", US_SC_SCSI, US_PR_CB, NULL, US_FL_SINGLE_LUN | US_FL_START_STOP | US_FL_MODE_XLATE ), - Add support in kernel for hotplug scsi scsi disks usb usb devicefs usb storage vfat filesystem Nb: Kernels after 2.4.9 have native support to Sony DSC-P5 as this modification has been included into kernel sources...