Cannot get RAW image to open in CS

Question

I have Photoshop CS (mac 8.0). I recently bought a Canon G9 Powershot camera. I tried opening an image in Photoshop and got an error: "Could not complete your request because it is not the right kind of document".
I thought that I might need to upgrade my Camera Raw plugin file. Following directions from the Website, I removed the original Camera Raw plugin file from the File Formats folder within the Plugins directory. I downloaded the Camera Raw 2.1 and put it in the File Formats folder. Still did not work. I then tried Camera Raw 2.4. Still nothing.
Then I installed the Adobe DNG Converter and put it inside my Adobe directory. I opened it and tried to Select Images to Convert, but the RAW image take with the G9 was grayed out (not active -- could not select it)
So the problem is that no matter what I do, I cannot seem to open RAW images in Photoshop. Please help.

Answer 1

>What I do is open my finder, then grab the RAW image that I created with my Canon G9. I then drop it on the Photoshop icon on my applications bar.
LOL! It's never going to work that way, Daniel. :D
Photoshop cannot open your raw files. Period.
You need to drop a raw file on the DNG Converter application, or better yet, launch the DNG Converter and point it (Command O) to a folder full of raw images.
Remember, the DNG Converter "Open" command works only on folders, not individual files. But you can drop individual files on the DNG Converter.
The DNG Converter will then create brand new DNG files that can be opened by ACR 2.4 or later hosted by Photoshop.