ubuntu 10.10 not recognizing nikon coolpix usb digital camera device

[user1]

>>
>> 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.
File system DCF, Exif 2.3, and DPOF compliant
Still looking but inserting the memory card into the SD slot of the pc 
works ok

> 
> 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.

Tried that did not see anything