Comment 5 for bug 320898

3 weeks Ubuntu user: 1 week 10.04 LTS !
(...+20 yrs windows user)

Ok, this is what I didÇ
tried applying several site advises...(user rights, turn camera on at boot, etc...)
 still get the same message.
Kino 1.3.4 ...seems not able to connect to this device JVC GR-D33U
(Cable and plug seems in good working condition)

Now for your info...

$ sudo dvgrab -i
Error: no camera exists

$ lsmod | grep 1394
dv1394 17596 0
raw1394 25308 0
ohci1394 29900 1 dv1394
ieee1394 86596 3 dv1394,raw1394,ohci1394

$ lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/PM/GMS, 943/940GML and 945GT Express Memory Controller Hub (rev 03)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS, 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family High Definition Audio Controller (rev 02)
00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation N10/ICH7 Family USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 02)
00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 02)
00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family USB UHCI Controller #3 (rev 02)
00:1d.3 USB Controller: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family USB UHCI Controller #4 (rev 02)
00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family USB2 EHCI Controller (rev 02)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev e2)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801GHM (ICH7-M DH) LPC Interface Bridge (rev 02)
00:1f.2 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801GBM/GHM (ICH7 Family) SATA IDE Controller (rev 02)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family SMBus Controller (rev 02)
01:01.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Agere Systems FW322/323 (rev 70)
01:08.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family LAN Controller (rev 02)

dmesg (partial)
...
: 0 ANSI: 2
[ 28.428650] [drm] TV-8: set mode NTSC 480i 0
[ 28.450332] usb-storage: device scan complete
[ 28.541172] scsi 2:0:0:0: Direct-Access Generic USB SD Reader 1.00 PQ: 0 ANSI: 0
[ 28.547615] scsi 2:0:0:1: Direct-Access Generic USB CF Reader 1.01 PQ: 0 ANSI: 0
[ 28.548300] scsi 2:0:0:2: Direct-Access Generic USB SM Reader 1.02 PQ: 0 ANSI: 0
[ 28.549049] scsi 2:0:0:3: Direct-Access Generic USB MS Reader 1.03 PQ: 0 ANSI: 0
[ 28.549624] sd 2:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg2 type 0
[ 28.549753] sd 2:0:0:1: Attached scsi generic sg3 type 0
[ 28.549879] sd 2:0:0:2: Attached scsi generic sg4 type 0
[ 28.550010] sd 2:0:0:3: Attached scsi generic sg5 type 0
[ 28.570114] sd 3:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg6 type 0
[ 28.581538] sd 2:0:0:3: [sde] Attached SCSI removable disk
[ 28.585793] sd 2:0:0:1: [sdc] Attached SCSI removable disk
[ 28.585821] sd 3:0:0:0: [sdf] Attached SCSI removable disk
[ 28.587499] sd 2:0:0:2: [sdd] Attached SCSI removable disk
[ 28.594390] sd 2:0:0:0: [sdb] Attached SCSI removable disk
[ 29.670567] [drm] TV-8: set mode NTSC 480i 0
[ 29.810611] [drm] TV-8: set mode NTSC 480i 0
[ 30.071527] [drm] TV-8: set mode NTSC 480i 0
[ 30.211582] [drm] TV-8: set mode NTSC 480i 0
[ 30.486554] [drm] TV-8: set mode NTSC 480i 0
[ 30.626610] [drm] TV-8: set mode NTSC 480i 0
[ 33.379191] PPP BSD Compression module registered
[ 33.411665] PPP Deflate Compression module registered
[ 44.211556] [drm] TV-8: set mode NTSC 480i 0
[ 44.351581] [drm] TV-8: set mode NTSC 480i 0
[ 44.615598] [drm] TV-8: set mode NTSC 480i 0
[ 44.757422] [drm] TV-8: set mode NTSC 480i 0
[ 45.011556] [drm] TV-8: set mode NTSC 480i 0
[ 45.151580] [drm] TV-8: set mode NTSC 480i 0
[ 45.328429] [drm] DAC-6: set mode 22
[ 47.139819] [drm] TV-8: set mode NTSC 480i 0
[ 47.320996] [drm] TV-8: set mode NTSC 480i 0
[ 51.202463] [drm] TV-8: set mode NTSC 480i 0
[ 51.356637] [drm] TV-8: set mode NTSC 480i 0
[ 86.973048] ieee1394: raw1394: /dev/raw1394 device initialized
[ 1250.776299] udev: starting version 151

...hopping s/o find the trouble :)
thanks
Eric