Hi, > What shows in /var/log/messages when the camera is attached? > What does dmesg say about the same? dmesg gives usb 3-3: new full speed USB device using ohci_hcd and address 3 Device not ready. Make sure there is a disc in the drive. (4 times) usb 3-3: USB disconnect, address 3 (I took it out) usb 3-3: new full speed USB device using ohci_hcd and address 4 var/log/messages kernel: usb 3-3: new full speed USB device using ohci_hcd and address 3 gconfd: starting (version 2.12.1), pid 1766, user 'root' gconfd: Resolved address "xml:readonly:/etc/gconf/gconf.xml.mandatory" to a read only configuration source at position 0 gconfd: Resolved address "xml:readonly:/etc/gconf/gconf.xml.mandatory" to a read only configuration source at position 1 gconfd: Resolved address "xml:readonly:/etc/gconf/gconf.xml.mandatory" to a read only configuration source at position 2 kernel: Device not ready. Make sure there is a disc in the drive last message repeated 3 timed gconfd: GConf server is not in use, shutting down gconfd: Exiting kernel: usb 3-3: USB disconnect, address 3 kernel: usb 3-3: new full speed USB device using ohci_hcd and address 4 HTH TTFN Paul -- main(t,_,a) char*a;{return!0<t?t<3?main(-79,-13,a+main(-87,1-_,main(-86, 0,a+1 )+a)):1,t<_?main(t+1,_,a ):3,main (-94,-27+t,a)&&t==2?_<13?main(2, _+1,"%s %d %d\n"):9:16:t<0?t<-72?main(_,t,"@n'+,#'/*{}w+/w#cdnr/+,{}r/*de} +,/*{*+,/w{%+,/w#q#n+,/#{l,+,/n{n+,/+#n+,/#;#q#n+,/+k#;*+,/'r :'d*'3,}{w+K w'K:'+}e#';dq#'l q#'+d'K#!/+k#;q#'r}eKK#}w'r}eKK{nl]'/#;#q#n'){)#}w'){){nl] '/+#n';d}rw' i;# ){nl]!/n{n#'; r{#w'r nc{nl]'/#{l,+'K {rw' iK{;[{nl]'/w#q#n 'wk nw' iwk{KK{nl]!/w{%'l##w#' i; :{nl]'/*{q#'ld;r'}{nlwb!/*de}'c ;;{nl'-{} rw]'/+,}##'*}#nc,',#nw]'/+kd'+e}+;#'rdq#w! nr'/ ') }+}{rl#'{n' ')# }'+}## (!!/"):t<-50?_==*a?putchar(31[a]):main(-65,_,a+1):main((*a=='/')+t,_,a+1 ):0<t?main(2,2,"%s"):*a=='/'||main(0,main(-61,*a,"!ek;dc i@bK'(q)-[w]*%n+r3#l ,{}:\nuwloca-O;m .vpbks,fxntdCeghiry"),a+1);}