My iMac won't read my Canon Rebel XT

I've had my iMac for a couple months now and have never been able to get my Canon Rebel XT to show up on it. I plug it in via usb and turn it on and it just reads "busy" on the screen continuously, and doesn't show up anywhere on my iMac. I tried Googling an answer to my question multiple times but all solutions assume that the camera shows up on my iMac, which it does not.
If this is the wrong place to post this question please direct me as to where it would be appropriate. Thank you in advance for any help, I really appreciate it.

I won't show up in the Finder, but should still import into iPhoto. Optionally, you can take the card out and insert it into any SD card reader that registers with your Mac. Then you'll see the card in the Finder listed as a Canon EOS (if properly formatted with your camera's Initialization routine) You should be able access the USB SD card like any other drive or USB device.
While in the camera, though, I believe you will only get iPhoto to import from it.

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