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gthumb package

  1. Bug #287689
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Comment 4 for bug 287689

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Stephen Irons (stephen-irons) wrote : Re: gthumb --import-photos doesn't work in intrepid without intervention

I have this behaviour too. In Hardy, Nautilus did not mount the PTP device so gThumb could read the camera correctly. In Intrepid, Nautilus does mount the PTP device, so both gThumb and f-spot cannot access the camera.

This is also documented in https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nautilus/+bug/208467

My work-around is:

1. in File Management Preferences (Nautilus > Edit > Preferences > Media > Photos), select gThumb photo manager

2. in Removable Drives and Media Preferences (System > Preferences > Removable Drives and Media > Cameras > Digital Camera), uncheck the Import digital photographs when connected.

Then, when you plug in a camera, gThumb pops up. On the Desktop, you can unmount the camera device. Then in gThumb, select File > Import photos, and it works properly.

I have no idea who is reponsible for mounting the PTP camera (udev? hal?, nautilus?), but there is no obvious way to change it.