IMac USB no longer recognizing 3rd party phones (BlackBerry, Android, or Symbian).

Hey everyone, this is my first post to this community support group.
Last week, using my iMac, I attempted to install the Ubuntu OS onto my Nexus 7.
I followed some online guides on how to do so, and realized that I was not up to the task. The process involved various things, although the one I suspect created my current problem was inputing Terminal commands (unfortunately, I can not recall the commands I entered).
Not only was I unable to install the Ubuntu OS on my Nexus 7, but now my iMac does not recognize any 3rd party phones (Android, BlackBerry and Symbinan) that are plugged into the USB ports. Prior to this Ubuntu attempt, my iMac recognized all phones plugged into it's USB ports.
A few things:
1) The USB Device Tree in System Information lists several connected USB devices (iPhone, Printer, External Drives, Etc), but will not display 3rd party phones.
2) The Disk Utility does recognize any phones as hard drives, when they are plugged in via usb.
3) I've tried using the phones' interfaces to switch them from USB mass storage, to camera, to charge settings when plugged into the iMac with no effect.
4) I've tried plugging the 3rd party phones in different USB ports with no results either.
Thank you for any help and guidance you guys might offer!
Jeff

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