card reader

[Liam Proven]

On 27/09/2007, norman <norman at littletank.org> wrote:
> Following the advice I was given, because my camera is not recognised, I
> bought a USB card reader. I plugged the card in and connected the reader
> to the computer using the cable supplied. A little lamp lit up on the
> reader but nothing else seemed to happen. I had expected to get an icon
> appearing on the desktop that I could use to access my images but this
> did not happen.
>
> Could some kind person please tell me what I need to do in order to get
> my photos.

Try it the other way round.

Disconnect both. Reboot.

Open the system log viewer. It's under the System | Administration menu.
Open the kernel view (kern.log). This will tell you if the system
recognises the reader.

*Now* plug the *empty* card reader.

Did the system log indicate that a new device had been detected?

If so, insert your card.

You should see more messages in the system log, and shortly
afterwards, a new icon should appear on the GNOME desktop.

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