Run
sudo dmesg -c
Code:
wim@wim-desktop:~$ sudo dmesg -c
[ 7787.003986] usb 2-1: USB disconnect, address 3
The output of this command is not important; it just clears a buffer so the output of the next command is not too poluted.
Insert the external HD and run
dmesg
Code:
wim@wim-desktop:~$ dmesg
[ 7798.300014] usb 2-1: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 4
[ 7798.462539] usb 2-1: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
[ 7798.462697] scsi7 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage devices
[ 7798.462771] usb-storage: device found at 4
[ 7798.462774] usb-storage: waiting for device to settle before scanning
[ 7803.460260] usb-storage: device scan complete
[ 7803.508132] scsi 7:0:0:0: Direct-Access Verbatim STORE N GO PMAP PQ: 0 ANSI: 0 CCS
[ 7803.508669] sd 7:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg2 type 0
[ 7804.184468] sd 7:0:0:0: [sdb] 8060928 512-byte logical blocks: (4.12 GB/3.84 GiB)
[ 7804.184956] sd 7:0:0:0: [sdb] Write Protect is off
[ 7804.184959] sd 7:0:0:0: [sdb] Mode Sense: 23 00 00 00
[ 7804.184962] sd 7:0:0:0: [sdb] Assuming drive cache: write through
[ 7804.188455] sd 7:0:0:0: [sdb] Assuming drive cache: write through
[ 7804.188459] sdb: sdb1
[ 7804.250245] sd 7:0:0:0: [sdb] Assuming drive cache: write through
[ 7804.250248] sd 7:0:0:0: [sdb] Attached SCSI removable disk
wim@wim-desktop:~$
Post the output of this second command.
The above happened when inserting a pendrive, but an external HD should more or less be the same.
Also run
lsusb after inserting and post the output.
Code:
wim@wim-desktop:~$ lsusb
Bus 008 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 007 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 006 Device 002: ID 0461:4d22 Primax Electronics, Ltd
Bus 006 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 003 Device 002: ID 413c:2106 Dell Computer Corp.
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 002 Device 004: ID 13fe:1e00 Kingston Technology Company Inc.
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
wim@wim-desktop:~$
With regards to the camera; can you post make an model? Is it set up as a 'mass storage device'?
You can repeat the above three commands after inserting the camera so we can get an idea.
And again for the wifi adapter.
PS
If you don't have an internet connection on this computer, redirect the output of the second and third command
Code:
dmesg > dmesg.txt
lsusb > lsusb.txt
You can copy the reults to a mermory stick and take it to a computer with internet access and post the results herre. If this is windows, use wordpad to open the files, not notepad.