On 13/10/06, Norman Silverstone <<a href="mailto:norman@littletank.org">norman@littletank.org</a>> wrote:<div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> norman@gruber:~ $ tail -f /var/log/syslog Oct 13 13:41:12 localhost kernel: [17675736.024000] usb 1-2.1: 400mA over 100mA budget! Oct 13 13:41:12 localhost kernel: [17675736.024000] hub 1-2:1.0: 102mA over power budget! Oct 13 13:42:04 localhost kernel: [17675787.680000] usb 1-2.4: USB disconnect, address 17 Oct 13 13:46:42 localhost kernel: [17676066.472000] usb 1-2.4: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 18 Oct 13 13:46:43 localhost kernel: [17676066.572000] usb 1-2.1: 400mA over 100mA budget! Oct 13 13:46:43 localhost kernel: [17676066.572000] hub 1-2:1.0: 102mA over power budget! Oct 13 13:47:53 localhost kernel: [ 17676137.040000] usb 1-2.4: USB disconnect, address 18 Oct 13 13:50:33 localhost kernel: [17676296.692000] usb 1-2.4: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 19 Oct 13 13:50:33 localhost kernel: [ 17676296.788000] usb 1-2.1: 400mA over 100mA budget! Oct 13 13:50:33 localhost kernel: [17676296.788000] hub 1-2:1.0: 102mA over power budget! Oct 13 13:51:29 localhost kernel: [17676352.544000] usb 1-2.4: USB disconnect, address 19 What does this mean please? </blockquote></div> Your camera is attempting to draw more power than the USB interface can supply. Are you plugging your device into a high-power USB port, such as that use for a camera or are you plugging into a low-power port such as that used for a keyboard or mouse? Check your motherboard manual to determine which USB ports are which, if you have a selection. For example, if I plug my thumbdrive into the USB port on the back of my keyboard it won't work. If I use the ports on the motherboard, it's fine. -- Steve Despair - It's always darkest just before it goes pitch black...