LinuxQuestions.org - pentax optio S camera problems

OK, I have this pentax.

First off I plug it in, turn it on.

Digikam fails to auto-detect

Reading around on similar threads I try

As root "modprobe usb_storage"

Can't locate module usb_storage

I also try modprobe usb-storage

This gives no message at all. I am using SuSe 9.0

The last part of dmesg gives me the following.

Initializing USB Mass Storage driver...
usb.c: registered new driver usb-storage
scsi1 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage devices
Vendor: Pentax Model: Optio S Rev: 1000
Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02
WARNING: USB Mass Storage data integrity not assured
USB Mass Storage device found at 2
USB Mass Storage support registered.
Attached scsi removable disk sda at scsi1, channel 0, id 0, lun 0
usb-uhci.c: interrupt, status 3, frame# 1244
usb-uhci.c: interrupt, status 3, frame# 1840
usb-uhci.c: interrupt, status 3, frame# 1458
usb.c: USB disconnect on device 00:10.2-1 address 2
hub.c: USB device not accepting new address (error=-19)
hub.c: new USB device 00:10.2-1, assigned address 3
WARNING: USB Mass Storage data integrity not assured
USB Mass Storage device found at 3
usb-storage: host_reset() requested but not implemented
scsi: device set offline - command error recover failed: host 1 channel 0 id 0 lun 0
usb-uhci.c: interrupt, status 3, frame# 712
usb-uhci.c: interrupt, status 3, frame# 330
usb.c: USB disconnect on device 00:10.2-1 address 3
hub.c: USB device not accepting new address (error=-19)
usb-storage: host_reset() requested but not implemented
sda : READ CAPACITY failed.
sda : status = 1, message = 00, host = 0, driver = 08
Info fld=0xa00 (nonstd), Current sd00:00: sense key Not Ready
sda : block size assumed to be 512 bytes, disk size 1GB.
sda: I/O error: dev 08:00, sector 0
I/O error: dev 08:00, sector 0
I/O error: dev 08:00, sector 2097144
I/O error: dev 08:00, sector 2097144
I/O error: dev 08:00, sector 0
I/O error: dev 08:00, sector 0
unable to read partition table

So it sees a pentax there.

Also, if I boot with the camera plugged in, the machine freezes.
(Or indeed go into YaST with the camera plugged in.)

You can probably see I am fairly clueless, and no techie.
So can anyone spell out exactly what I need to do?