Canon EOS R8 Support

[jayray-git]

Canon EOS R8 does not seem to be supported buy 2.5.28 release
What is needed to support?

[hfiguiere]

2.5.28 was release in January 2022, but the R8 was mid 2023. Even with Canon support (they don't), it's kinda expected.

[jayray-git]

heh... I guess that could be a problem - supported in git maybe?

[msmeissn]

we usually get the USB id from user reports.
Current we have no user report of the R8 yet.

That said, our code is generic and will work without us knowing the USB ids already.

Again however, pleae try 2.5.30 or current GIT for best experience.

[williamrehndell]

we usually get the USB id from user reports. Current we have no user report of the R8 yet.

That said, our code is generic and will work without us knowing the USB ids already.

Again however, pleae try 2.5.30 or current GIT for best experience.

I've got a Canon R8, so if you have any questions or need help, just ask. Right now, when I run "gphoto2 --auto-detect --set-config capturetarget=1 --trigger-capture," it identifies a Canon EOS 30D on my Canon R8.

[msmeissn]

i had a success report on the R8 already.
There it had a different USB id than the R30.

[Boggartfly]

My Canon R8 is not even detected under when I run lsusb in the terminal! Driver issue? Maybe upstream in the kernel?

[msmeissn]

There is no new kernel support needed for it to show up with "lsusb":

Check that your cable is good, (perhaps try a different one), or that the USB port its plugged in is good.
If it is a USB-C cable, note that not all USB-C cables might support data transmission, some might just be charging cables.

also check "dmesg" output for USB error messages

[Boggartfly]

I’ve ordered a new fresh USB data cable from Amazon. Let’s see if that works! I should be able to report back later. Anyway I can help with this issue thread? Make a PR or something?

[Boggartfly]

I was able to connect with a new cable with MacOS. Seems like a cable issue. I’m assuming that’s the same for Ubuntu/Linux as well.

[msmeissn]

very likely, thanks for the feedback