Version:           0.8.2 (using KDE 3.5.6, Kubuntu (edgy) 4:3.5.6-0ubuntu1~edgy1)
Compiler:          Target: i486-linux-gnu
OS:                Linux (i686) release 2.6.17-11-generic

Since using kubuntu edgy eft (instead of dapper drake), I can't view/edit NEF files.

THe view is black...

Here some terminal output:
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$ digikam
X Error: BadDevice, invalid or uninitialized input device 169
  Major opcode:  147
  Minor opcode:  3
  Resource id:  0x0
Failed to open device
X Error: BadDevice, invalid or uninitialized input device 169
  Major opcode:  147
  Minor opcode:  3
  Resource id:  0x0
Failed to open device
IFD #0:
Thumbnail image written, make=NIKON CORPORATION, model=NIKON D70s
digikam: WARNING: Running dcraw command : dcraw -c -2 -w -a -q 0 'DSC_1280.nef'
Unknown option "-2".
digikam: WARNING: Not a raw digital camera image.
TIFFReadDirectory: Warning, DSC_1281.nef: unknown field with tag 36867 (0x9003) encountered.
TIFFReadDirectory: Warning, DSC_1281.nef: unknown field with tag 37398 (0x9216) encountered.
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Here dcraw information:
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$ dcraw

Raw Photo Decoder "dcraw" v8.38
by Dave Coffin, dcoffin a cybercom o net

Usage:  dcraw [options] file1 file2 ...

Valid options:
-v        Print verbose messages
-c        Write image data to standard output
-e        Extract embedded thumbnail image
-i        Identify files without decoding them
-z        Change file dates to camera timestamp
-a        Use automatic white balance
-w        Use camera white balance, if possible
-r <nums> Set raw white balance (four values required)
-b <num>  Adjust brightness (default = 1.0)
-k <num>  Set black point
-H [0-9]  Highlight mode (0=clip, 1=no clip, 2+=recover)
-t [0-7]  Flip image (0=none, 3=180, 5=90CCW, 6=90CW)
-o [0-5]  Output colorspace (raw,sRGB,Adobe,Wide,ProPhoto,XYZ)
-o <file> Apply output ICC profile from file
-p <file> Apply camera ICC profile from file or "embed"
-d        Document Mode (no color, no interpolation)
-D        Document Mode without scaling (totally raw)
-q [0-3]  Set the interpolation quality
-h        Half-size color image (twice as fast as "-q 0")
-f        Interpolate RGGB as four colors
-B <domain> <range>  Apply bilateral filter to reduce noise
-j        Show Fuji Super CCD images tilted 45 degrees
-s        Use secondary pixels (Fuji Super CCD SR only)
-4        Write 16-bit linear instead of 8-bit with gamma
-T        Write TIFF instead of PPM
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