[zack@pongo ~]$ gphoto2 --get-all-files *** Error *** An error occurred in the io-library ('Could not find the requested device on the USB port'): Could not find USB device (class 0x6, subclass 0x1, protocol 0x1). Make sure this device is connected to the computer. *** Error (-52: 'Could not find the requested device on the USB port') *** For debugging messages, please use the --debug option. Debugging messages may help finding a solution to your problem. If you intend to send any error or debug messages to the gphoto developer mailing list , please run gphoto2 as follows: env LANG=C gphoto2 --debug --debug-logfile=my-logfile.txt --get-all-files Please make sure there is sufficient quoting around the arguments.