I have no idea about your problem, but just out of curiosity, why are you running (Tiger) 10.4.6 and not Tiger 10.4.11? Just wondering...
Melvyn & Edith Halbert wrote: > Recently I have been unable to import photos from my digital camera > (Canon PowerShot S80) to my iMac G5 running 10.4.6. Formerly, the > process was automatic: When I connected the camera via its USB cable, > Canon's CameraWindow program would open and the camera screen would > soon show that it was ready to transfer the new (or all) photos > stored on the camera's SD card. Now I have to open CameraWindow > manually from Applications, and after some delay it tells me "No > camera was found". > > I called Canon's help line and tried a number of things suggested by > a very knowledgeable representative (he was not afraid of Macs!). > First he asked if I was using the genuine Canon USB cable with no > intervening hub -- yes, I was. Next I demonstrated that iPhoto also > does not see the camera. Then I tried to open Image Capture > manually; its icon bounced in the Dock for a while but all it did was > freeze the computer. > > The rep then suggested I try another computer. As soon as I > connected the camera to my wife's iMac Core 2 Duo (running 10.5.8), > iPhoto opened, offered to import photos from the camera, and did so > successfully. When I closed iPhoto and opened Image Capture > manually, it also volunteered to import photos. > > These tests convinced me and the Canon rep that nothing was wrong > with the camera, but there was a problem with the iMac G5. He could > not help me further. > > On my own I have tried the following: Removed recently-installed > third-party software on this iMac (specifically Perian, Flip4Mac, > DefaultFolder X); stopped Classic; closed every open application; > relaunched the Finder; and trashed the CameraWindow preferences -- > all without effect. Then I disconnected all external devices (every > USB cable except for the camera and the keyboard, all FireWire > cables, and even the Ethernet cable) -- no effect. > > Short of re-installing Mac OS X, I'm out of ideas. > > Any suggestions? Could my recent installation of Adobe's latest > version of Flash Player be relevant? > > [Please, no comments about the perils of using an old version of Mac > OS X -- for almost three years, camera imports have been trouble-free > under this OS.] > > -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To leave this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
