I wrote:

> Although I did "nothing" to the system (apart from regular Sid
> upgrades) I suddenly cannot download pictures anymore (using
> gtkam) from my Canon (powershot A420) camera. [..]

> The system can "see" the camera alright (it is listed in
> /proc/bus/usb/devices; when it is switched on a message in
> /var/log/syslog appears, etc.) but apparently cannot "open" it
> anymore. [..]

The solution was to run as root:

   update-usbids

Don't know why this suddenly became necessary, but anyway, this
cured it.

Regards, Jan


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