Good news!! I just updated my ubuntu 14.04 system to the latest update
(as of 4/3/2015) and I was able to download a 4GB video file directly
from my Canon sx280hs camera. I hadn't been able to do that until I
installed the latest update. I also updated my ubuntu 12.04 system on
the same date but
my Canon camera mounts under ~/.gvfs. In general things work. I can
copy most files to my hard disk. However, like Post 202, I cannot copy
large files in the 2GB and above range. The copy starts normally, but
if I use System Monitor (graphical interface) to monitor the system, I
see the copy fu