Failed to list files in /camera

[Jim MacLeod]

Peter Ulrich wrote:

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> Hi List,
> 
> after a new installation of Edgy I can't load my pictures from my camera
> to my computer. I never had this failure before. I use Digikam for my
> the management of all my pictures.
> 
> The picture files are stored in a folder /home/pictures where I have
> read/write access. The program works fine but since yesterday I can't
> import any photos from my camera. When I switch on the camera I get the
> message:
> 
> USB Imaging Interface - KDE Daemon
> A new medium has been detected.
> What do you want to do?
> Upload photos to Digikam?
> 
> When I choose this choice the program starts correct but then I get the
> error message:
> Failed to list files in /camera
> 
> The Digikam program auto-detects the camera as
> Canon Digital IXUS 50 (normal mode)
> 
> When I first start Digikam and try to open the camera from the program
> the error message is:
> Failed to connect to camera.
> Please make sure its connected properly
> and turned on.
> Would you like to try again?
> 
> The camera is a Canon PowerShot A520. When I don't use the auto-detect
> function and install this camera type from the offered choices I get the
> identical error messages.
> 
> Any hints?
> 
> Thank you in advance
> Peter

I found this somewhere - apparently it should sort things though I haven't
needed to try it yet - copy follows

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Binary package hint: libgphoto2-2
The file /etc/udev/rules.d/45-libgphoto2.rules says in line 3:
BUS!="usb*", GOTO="libgphoto2_rules_end"
while recenly updated udev doesn't produce BUS properties in corresponding
event. Thus this line makes the whole file useless, because BUS!="usb*" is
never true.
Something like
SUBSYSTEM!="usb_device", GOTO="libgphoto2_rules_end"
instead would work.

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HTH
Jim