Comment 5 for bug 864220

I found a way to import photos from my iPhone 4 in Ubuntu! It's a workaround, so I am well aware that this does not solve the problem, but still - it lets you import your photos.

1. Install ifuse (a tool to mount Apple devices)
2. Create a folder where you want to mount your device. I chose to create a folder called "iPhone" directly in my home folder.
3. Run the command "ifuse <mountpoint>". For me, it was "ifuse /home/lars/iPhone". This mounts the iPhone in the specified directory.
4. Run Rapid Photo Downloader, and import your photos. (You will now see 3 "devices" called iPhone, the usual 2 plus one that can actually be imported from.
5. Unmount the iPhone. I have not found a way to do this as a regular user, so I use "sudo umount /home/lars/iPhone".

If you want to mount your iPhone under /media, you have to run the ifuse-command with sudo. You may also have to run Rapid Photo Downloader with sudo, as regular users do not have the right permissions.