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I also use digital cameras but, use a Dazzle card reader which I have had for years. My desktop has a built in card reader that also works under Ubuntu (so, I would guess would work with Kubuntu too). This doesn't help you concerning direct connection but, is a possibility. On Wed, 2006-11-15 at 09:19 +0000, Neil Winchurst wrote: > I blamed Mandriva. > > A while ago I bought a digital camera (Canon Powershot A610). Once I > had some photos ready I decided to transfer them to the computer. So, > while Mandriva was running, I linked that camera to a USB port using the > supplied cable and powered up the camera in view mode. > > CRASH. Wow, that was spectacular. The whole computer just crashed > before my eyes. The power was still on but the screen was blank and the > computer simply sat there. I had no choice but to switch off the > electricity, wait a while and then start over. I have never seen such > a crash on Linux before or since. > > I soon found that the only way to get the job done was to follow this > routine. > > 1 While the computer is off completely, no power at all, link the > camera to a USB port. > > 2 Switch the camera on in view mode. > > 3 Power up the computer. > > 4 Once Mandriva is up and running transfer the photos to the computer > using Digikam. > > 5 Switch off the camera and unplug the cable from the USB port. > > I would have expected the computer to see the camera as simply another > mass storage device like a CD or a DVD. So I was completely baffled. > > As I said, I blamed Mandriva. > > Recently I installed kubuntu Edgy. I soon had some more photos ready to > transfer to the computer. So I tried linking the camera to the USB port > while kubuntu was running and then I powered it up in view mode. > > Well this time there was not exactly a crash, but it amounted to the > same thing. The computer just froze solid. Nothing worked. The screen > still showed the same picture but the keyboard and the mouse might just > as well have not existed. > > Again I had no choice but to switch off the power and try again after > a pause. I have since found that using the same routine as above does > work so I have been able to transfer the photos. > > This suggests that it is not the distro that is the problem, but what? > Does anyone have any suggestions please? I am really puzzled. > > Thanks > Neil Winchurst > -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html