Thanks - it works!
I have Debian. I did Applications/System tools/Root terminal (changed the user name, it was debian, not mine) then typed digikam.
All my pics downloaded fine, so I don't need to know what this means but I put it in anyway. Thanks again for help :-)
HERE'S WHAT HAPPENED:
enterprise:/home/elliej# digikam
Session management error: Authentication Rejected, reason : None of the authentication protocols specified are supported and host-based authentication failed
Link points to "/tmp/ksocket-root"
QPixmap: Cannot create a QPixmap when no GUI is being used
QPixmap: Cannot create a QPixmap when no GUI is being used
Link points to "/tmp/kde-root"
kbuildsycoca running...
Reusing existing ksycoca
THEN THIS LINE ABOUT 100 TIMES FOR VARIOUS APPLICATIONS
kbuildsycoca: WARNING: '/usr/share/applications/themus-theme-applier.desktop' specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype 'application/x-gnome-theme-installed'
THEN:
DCOP Cleaning up dead connections.
enterprise:/home/emma# Session management error: Authentication Rejected, reason : None of the authentication protocols specified are supported and host-based authentication failed
digikam: WARNING: [void AlbumFolderView::loadAlbumState()] Failed to open albumtreestate.bin
QImage:
ixel: x=0 out of range
Session management error: Authentication Rejected, reason : None of the authentication protocols specified are supported and host-based authentication failed
Launched ok, pid = 6709
OggS-SEEK: at 832 want 47096 got 45248 (diff-requested 46264)
OggS-SEEK: at 47296 want 1032 got 0 (diff-requested -46264)
X Error: BadWindow (invalid Window parameter) 3
Major opcode: 20
Minor opcode: 0
Resource id: 0x2800328
X Error: BadWindow (invalid Window parameter) 3
Major opcode: 20
Minor opcode: 0
Resource id: 0x2800328
X Error: BadWindow (invalid Window parameter) 3
Major opcode: 18
Minor opcode: 0
Resource id: 0x2800328
OggS-SEEK: at 832 want 47096 got 45248 (diff-requested 46264)
OggS-SEEK: at 47296 want 1032 got 0 (diff-requested -46264)
OggS-SEEK: at 0 want 122872 got 83904 (diff-requested 122872)
OggS-SEEK: at 122816 want 520 got 0 (diff-requested -122296)
digikam: WARNING: [void DirSelectDialog:
penNextDir(KFileTreeViewItem*)] Could not find item for urlfile:/data/Photographs/NewCameraPics
unsupported file format.
sh: dcraw: command not found
kio (KMimeType): WARNING: KServiceType:
ffers : servicetype ThumbCreator not found
kio_digikamthumbnail: WARNING: Cannot create thumbnail for /data/Photographs/NewCameraPics/autprint.mrk
unsupported file format.
sh: dcraw: command not found
kio (KMimeType): WARNING: KServiceType:
ffers : servicetype ThumbCreator not found
kio_digikamthumbnail: WARNING: Cannot create thumbnail for /data/Photographs/NewCameraPics/im000278.avi
unsupported file format.
sh: dcraw: command not found
kio_digikamthumbnail: WARNING: Cannot create thumbnail for /data/Photographs/NewCameraPics/autprint.mrk