On Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:54:04 +1100 Sonia Hamilton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Chris Allen wrote: > > I have a Dell system loaded with Hardy Heron. > > The screen has 2 USB ports. > > With Dapper drake they worked just fine. Every time I plugged in a > > Flash Drive or digital camera, an appropriate Icon appeared on the > > desktop (and in the places menu) for me to view and transfer data. > > I have lost that since my upgrade to Hardy Heron. With the flash > > drive I get no response at all. The digital camera detects that > > the PC is connected but the PC will acknowledge the camera. > > > > Can any one advise how to solve this problem? > Start with tail -f /var/log/messages, plug in the device, see if it > gives you any insights. > > Also lspci, lsusb. I just had a similar problem on a Lenny installation. The problem was permissions. Check under System -> Users and groups. Make sure that you have permission to access external storage devices. Alan > > Sonia. > -- > SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ > Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html > -- Alan L Tyree http://www2.austlii.edu.au/~alan Tel: 04 2748 6206 Fax: +61 2 4782 7092 -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
