I confirm this bug is still present in kubuntu hardy, and I confirm it is caused in some cases by this bug: https://bugs.launchpad.net/libgphoto/+bug/173429 (however PMan's problem seems to be unrelated).
The problem is nevertheless something that should be fixed in KDE, IMO. When using gnome or something else, cameras which provide mass-storage as well as PTP interfaces, appear on the desktop in the 2 forms (which is confusing and isn't a good thing). KDE seems a bit smarter and will try to present only one device to the user, preferring PTP when available. However when PTP is broken for any reason, KDE/kio_kamera should fallback to mass-storage mode. Currently it does nothing (no error message poping up, nothing appearing on the desktop). The only thing we have is the following message in syslog after a long timeout: usb 5-2.1: usbfs: USBDEVFS_CONTROL failed cmd kio_kamera rqt 33 rq 102 len 0 ret -110 The workaround I suggest for kubuntu 8.04 is simply to uninstall the "kamera" package. It has no dependencies and will remove/unregister support for the "camera:/" URLs. No file to remove/edit, no command-line to type. This package seems to be the link between (buggy) libgphoto2 and KDE/HAL/udev. The downside is that cameras which only support PTP probably won't work anymore. This way we revert to the "gnome" way of doing things: 2 items appear on the desktop: - a defective "USB Mass storage interface" (camera://blabla) - a valid "nG Removable Media" (/dev/sdXn) Thanks for your consideration ! Marc ** Also affects: kdegraphics (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- KDE blocks digital camera detection as usb-scsi disk https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/155788 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs