iPhoto launches on startup after upgrade to Snow Leopard
I am using an Intel Mini and upgraded to Snow Leopard. Now, on startup Iphoto launches and is apparently seeing my Kodak ESP 5 printer as a camera. If I turn off the printer before starting the Mac, iPhoto does not auto-launch. There are no SD Ram cards in the printer that would be confused for a camera connected by USB. Is there any way to fix this?
Go to Apple menu -> System preferences -> CDs and DVDs, and change the selection that takes Pictures to the Finder. You can always import media after mounting it in your Finder when launching iPhoto.
Is iPhoto set to launch in the Apple menu -> System Preferences -> Accounts -> Login/Startup Items for the user that is logging in? If it is, remove the iPhoto startup item from the System Preference. You can always launch it from the Applications folder in the hard drive.
Well, this will stop it from launching on startup. The problem is that this started with the Snow Leopard upgrade and I want iPhoto to launch when I connect a camera. This has to be a bug introduced in the 10.6.1 code.
Stil_III, this is the reponse I reached from Kodak
Andrew Healey (13:22:24): I have a 5300 Kodak all in one printer. I have a Mac. I have just installed Mac OS 10.6 and everytime I strat up my machine iPhoto opens and thinks the Kodak printer is a camera and sets it up as a "EasyShare Ai" device. I have checked the Apple support site and a number of other Mac users are experiencing the same issue. I updated the Easy Share software and firmware.
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Vishal J (13:22:47 PM): Welcome to Kodak, my name is Vishal. Please wait while I review your question.
Vishal J (13:24:30 PM): As I understand, whenever you turn on your printer, you get popup of camera detected?
Andrew Healey (13:25:55 PM): No everytime start up my computer iPhoto launches as it thinks I have a camera called EasyShare Ai attached
Vishal J (13:29:37 PM): I will take care of the issue.
Vishal J (13:29:57 PM): May I have the Kodak Service Number of the printer? It is located under the Access panel towards the left side on a white bar-coded sticker on the printer.
Andrew Healey (13:30:41 PM): Sorry but I am at work and do not have access to the printer
Vishal J (13:30:54 PM): Not a problem.
Vishal J (13:32:16 PM): Andrew, I would like to inform you that as your Kodak printer has scanner in it. Scanner use the same drivers as the camera. Therefore whenever you turn on the printer, it detects the camera. I would like to inform you that it is normal.
Andrew Healey (13:33:04 PM): Vishal J but this did not happen with Mac OS 10.5. Is it a new issue?
Vishal J (13:34:56 PM): Andrew, probably in your Mac OS 10.5 autoplay options would be disabled, as in normal scenarios, autoplay options are enabled so that it can automatically detect the other devices, like your printer, cameras, CD etc.
Andrew Healey (13:35:46 PM): OK thanks I will check my setiings tonight. Vishal thanks for your help. Andrew
Vishal J (13:36:02 PM): You are welcome.
On SnowLeopard launch /Applications/Image Capture, select the EasyShareAI device icon, and below that there's a popup "Connecting the camera opens:" Select "No application".
Thank you, John, for the post. Your 'solution' works to inhibit iPhoto from opening at startup, which is the original question. I do think Kodak should consider if they really believe this is 'normal' since I don't view my ESP7 as a camera, regardless of what driver they use. Kodak broke this for Snow Leopard and they should address the errant behavior of a long-standing Mac app (iPhoto).
