Files from camcorder to folder

[Eamonn Sullivan]

On 10/13/06, Norman Silverstone <norman at littletank.org> wrote:
> > It's possible that the camera is being recognized, but not
> > automatically mounted. I have that issue with one of our digital
> > cameras. I was, however, able to see the camera when I opened
> > Places/Computer. It showed up as an unmounted USB drive in the
> > left-hand pane. Once I double-clicked on it, the drive mounts and I'm
> > able to get the photos off. Try that?
>
> Thanks, tried your suggestion but no USB drive shown unmounted or
> otherwise.
>

The next thing I would try is to open a terminal window, type:

tail -f /var/log/syslog

And then connect the camera again and see what, if anything, is
displayed. That'll tell you, for example, if there is any signal at
all at the computer end and might display a helpful error message or
two.

-Eamonn