Comment 20 for bug 351122

Same problem here.

But, I am able to import the pictures if:
  a) connect the camera
  b) run from the command line:
            gthumb --import-photos
      or,
            gnome-volume-manager-gthumb

$ cat /etc/issue
Ubuntu 9.04 \n \l

$ uname -a
Linux mail.example.com 2.6.28-13-generic #44-Ubuntu SMP Tue Jun 2 07:57:31 UTC 2009 i686 GNU/Linux

$ lsusb
Bus 001 Device 020: ID 04a9:311c Canon, Inc.
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 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 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub

$ gvfs-mount -l
Drive(0): CD-RW/DVD±RW Drive
  Type: GProxyDrive (GProxyVolumeMonitorHal)
Drive(1): Mass Storage Drive
  Type: GProxyDrive (GProxyVolumeMonitorHal)
  Volume(0): win_xp
    Type: GProxyVolume (GProxyVolumeMonitorHal)

$ mount
...
gvfs-fuse-daemon on /home/example/.gvfs type fuse.gvfs-fuse-daemon (rw,nosuid,nodev,user=mark)
gvfs-fuse-daemon on /root/.gvfs type fuse.gvfs-fuse-daemon (rw,nosuid,nodev)