ubuntu 10.10 not recognizing nikon coolpix usb digital camera device

[Ric Moore]

On 02/13/2012 11:22 AM, user1 wrote:
>
>>>
>>> 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

My camera has to be switched on prior to hot plugging it. Ric