"and ubuntu automounted the card and i was about to get around 4 gigs of video off of it." should read "and ubuntu automounted the card and i was *able* to get around 4 gigs of video off of it.
"and ubuntu automounted the card and i was about to get around 4 gigs of video off of it."
should read
"and ubuntu automounted the card and i was *able* to get around 4 gigs of video off of it.