ubuntu 10.10 not recognizing nikon coolpix usb digital camera device

[Colin Law]

On 13 February 2012 15:15, Colin Law <clanlaw at googlemail.com> wrote:
> On 13 February 2012 15:04, user1 <bqz69 at telia.com> wrote:
>> I am using ubuntu 10.10 32 bit 2.6.35-32
>> I bought a new nikon coolpix digital camera
>> It did recognize the camera first time and I could copy images to my hd.
>> Now it will not recognize this usb device any more
>> Other usb devices like usb mouse and external hd are recognised ok.
>> The camera is not recognized in puppy linux neither
>
> Have you changed the setup in the camera?  Many cameras can be
> configured in two ways for usb access, as a file system or an
> alternative method (whose TLA elludes me at the moment).  If you can
> find that setting then try the other method.

Also you can open a terminal and enter
dmesg
after plugging in the camera, that may give you a clue.  You should
see messages recognising the usb device when it is plugged in.

Colin