Built in iSight trouble

After months of working just fine, my iSight now doesn't want to work. When I try to open something that uses it, it says that it is not found or another program is using it. I've tried rebooting, tried different programs, etc, to no avail. All of the help threads I've found online talk about what to do to fix this if it is external, but give no directions for internal. Help!

Hello taisamarie.
If you need them, here are some other possibilities.
If you have not installed any new hardware or software since your Mac worked correctly, it is possible that your problem may be hardware related. However, here are the common solutions that help users most avoid a visit to their Apple Service Technician for the "in use..." or "no camera connected" error or for a black screen. You do not need to repeat those that have already been suggested by Baby Boomer (USofA).
None of the suggestions is complicated, but the only way to find which one will work for you is to try them one-by-one until you find the one that fixes your Mac.
(0) Restart your Mac. Sometimes that is all that is required.
(1) Disconnect any unnecessary peripherals while you do your testing to rule out possible conflicts. If you have installed new hardware or software, uninstall everything you have added since iSight worked. Then check your iSight again. If you iSight works now, you most likely have a conflict with something you added.
(2) If you use an HP printer/scanner with your Mac, consider the "daemon" suggestions from user "parkersal" in this post.
(3) Check for any running applications, Login Items, or widgets that can use your iSight. (It is easy to forget widgets like Mirror in your Dashboard.) As explained in Apple's iSight "Your camera is in use by another application" message, iSight can be used by one application at a time.
(4) Try every suggestion re: Built-in iSight in How to Troubleshoot iSight. Be sure to include the checks for whether the problem is "application-specific" and "user-specific".
Click here if you need help creating a new user account to check whether your problem is "user-specific" during Troubleshooting.
(5) If resetting or the other troubleshooting suggestions do correct your problem, try the following:
• Backup your Home Folder, or at very least, your important files.
• Repair permissions. (Click here if you need help.)
• Then download and apply the Mac OS X 10.4.10 Combo Update (PPC).
• Finish with another Permissions Repair, and then check your iSight again.
Users have reported fixes to a variety of audio, video, connectivity, and software conflicts and unreliability issues after properly applying Combo Updates.
(6) If none of these suggestions work, contact your retailer, Apple, or your Apple-Authorized Service Provider for professional help.
EZ Jim
PowerBook 1.67 GHz Mac OS X (10.4.10) G5 DP 1.8 External iSight

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Built in iSight troubles

when i open any program that uses it, i just get a black preview screen. the little green light still comes on though.

Hello Derek Collier
First try the suggestions in Apple's How to Troubleshoot iSight relevant to your system.
If your problem persists, try the following:
• Backup your Home Folder, or at very least, your important files.
• Repair permissions. (Click here if you need help.)
• Then download and apply the Mac OS X 10.5.2 Combo Update.
• Finish with another Permissions Repair, and then check your iSight again.
Users have reported fixes to a variety of audio, video, connectivity, and software conflicts and unreliability issues after properly applying Combo Updates.
If you need to post back for other suggestions, please tell us if you iMac has a built-in iSight or external. Also list which apps, if any, now work correctly with your iSight, and which still have the problem. Finally, we need to know whether your remaining issues are EXACTLY the same in EVERY user account that you test.
We can offer more specific suggestions based on the details in your response.
EZ Jim
PowerBook 1.67 GHz w/Mac OS X (10.4.11) G5 DP 1.8 w/Mac OS X (10.5.2) External iSight

Built-in iSight trouble, think it's Boot Camp/Firmware related.

Lately my iSight has been having issues. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. Until recently I didn't couldn't figure out what might be causing it but I now have ideas.
First, symptoms. When I attempt to use my iSight with either iChat or Quicktime, the window which would normally display what my camera sees is black. If I use PhotoBooth it is green. Normally I'd attribute this to another application using my cam but nothing is and I'm not getting a warning about it.
If I reset my MacBook Pro's SMC and restart it sometimes gets it to start working again. Though what seems to be the deal is restarting a few times is a sure way to make it behave.
Now, I run both Parallels and Boot Camp on my laptop and I thought one of those might be the issue. Once I had the cam working again in iChat, Quicktime and PhotoBooth I started up Parallels, fiddled a bit and shut it off then started up iChat. No problems, so I shut it down and booted up into Windows via Boot Camp, fiddled some more and restarted into OS X. After opening iChat I noticed the cam wasn't working once more.
So That pretty much has the main problem isolated. Since it's a Boot Camp issue I figured it might be firmware related since I couldn't think of anything else. I went to Apple's support page to grab the lastest firmware and found this article Listing the firmware I needed as...
Boot ROM ver.: MBP22.00A5.B00
SMC ver.: 1.12f5
...And I have...
Boot ROM ver.: MBP22.00A5.B01
SMC ver.: 1.12f5
...And if the first one is the latest firmware, why does mine appear to be the next version? If I'm backwards on how the numbering should go why isn't anything coming up with software update? Further more, what confused me is I found this SMC firmware update for my MacBook Pro that will put me to SMC firmware version 1.12f10, which also seems to be a later version than listed.
So what I want to know is what should the latest version of firmware for my machine be, where can I get it and, most importantly, is this what is causing the problems with Boot Camp and my iSight?

I've been looking around the web for a while now trying to figure out what the problem is and I now have new symptoms to report.
When I boot up in Safe Mode and try to open Photo Booth it says another program is using my iSight. Now, I know that's not true because I just started up OS X and I haven't started any other programs... I had also just reset my SMC so I don't see how anything is carrying over.
So what I'm now wondering is whether or not there is a way to find out exactly what is using my iSight at any given time? Either via some app (preferred) or if someone has a Terminal script I can copy and paste that will tell me. I can always just flat-out format my computer and try that but I'd rather not since that would take me a little bit to reinstall and update all my apps again. I know that's the final step to try before I bring it to Apple for them to check it out but I don't want to go that far yet.

ISight Built-in camera trouble

I just acquired a MacBook today, having previously been a Windows User. I tried using PhotoBooth, but all I get is a green space, both in the preview space, and the picture after.
Can anyone help?!?

Welcome to Apple Discussions, SiXELApurple
Here are some things you can try.
(1) Check your System Preferences as explained in this kbase article:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=302520http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=302520
(2) If your System Preferences are set correctly, try every suggestion re: Built-in iSight in the "How to Troubleshoot iSight" article:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93240
Be sure to include the checks for whether the problem is "application-specific" and "user-specific".
If you need help creating a new user account to check whether your problem is "user-specific" during Troubleshooting, see this Help article:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?
path=Mac/10.4/en/mh168.html
(3) If resetting or the other suggestions do correct your problem, you can try the following:- Backup your Home Folder, or at very least, your important files.
- Repair permissions.
- Then download and apply the Mac OS X 10.4.9 Combo Update (iNtel)
http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/
macosx1049comboupdateintel.html
- Finish with another Permissions Repair, and then check your iSight again.Users have reported fixes to a variety of audio, video, connectivity, and software conflicts and unreliability issues after properly applying Combo Updates.
(4) A few iNtel Mac laptop users have also reported success after unplugging their Macs and leaving the battery out for half-an-hour to overnight.
(5) If none of these suggestions help, I suggest that you take your iMac to your Apple-Authorized Service Provider for a professional check.
Jim
G4 PowerBook 1.67GHz Mac OS X (10.4.9) G5 DP 1.8 External iSight

Problem with built-in iSight

Hello,
I am having trouble with my Macbook Pro's built in iSight. I appreciate any help anyone could give me.
As of a couple of days ago, iChat and Photobooth are now unable to access the iSight camera. iChat states, "There is no camera attached to this computer." Photobooth gives the error "There is no connected camera."
The weird thing is, Skype and any flash based software are still able to use the camera perfectly.
System profiler lists the camera correctly as "Built-in iSight" under USB. It doesn't list any problems. Nothing else is attached to the computer.
I have tried resetting the PRAM, resetting the SMC, repairing disk permissions (twice), and reinstalling 10.6.4 with the combo updater.
Can anyone think of anything else to try?
I would think it was a hardware problem, except that several programs are able to use the camera. It just seems to be Apple software (iChat, photobooth, Quicktime X) that are unable to see that there is a camera built in.
Thanks anyone for your time and help.
-Matt

MMariska wrote:
Hello,
I am having trouble with my Macbook Pro's built in iSight. I appreciate any help anyone could give me.
As of a couple of days ago, iChat and Photobooth are now unable to access the iSight camera. iChat states, "There is no camera attached to this computer." Photobooth gives the error "There is no connected camera."
The weird thing is, Skype and any flash based software are still able to use the camera perfectly.
System profiler lists the camera correctly as "Built-in iSight" under USB. It doesn't list any problems. Nothing else is attached to the computer.
I have tried resetting the PRAM, resetting the SMC, repairing disk permissions (twice), and reinstalling 10.6.4 with the combo updater.
Can anyone think of anything else to try?
I would think it was a hardware problem, except that several programs are able to use the camera. It just seems to be Apple software (iChat, photobooth, Quicktime X) that are unable to see that there is a camera built in.
Thanks anyone for your time and help.
-Matt
Welcome to Discussions, -Matt.
You seem to have tried all relevant suggestions from http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2090
When only a couple of apps give trouble, their preference files might be corrupted. If you are using the OS X version of Skype successfully, my suggestion is that you reset the preferences for the apps that are giving trouble. If you need help:
Here is how to reset Photo Booth preferences:
• Quit Photo Booth if it is running.
• Delete the com.apple.PhotoBooth.plist file from your ~ (Home) /Library/Preferences folder.
• Restart Photo Booth and test. A new .plist file will be created when you launch.
Resetting iChat is similar except iChat's camera preferences are kept in the com.apple.PhotoBooth.plist file in the same directory.
Be sure to quit iChat before you reset preferences. When you start iChat again after tossing your iChat.plist file, you will need to reset any preferences that you want to be different from the default values.
Message was edited by: EZ Jim
Mac Pro Quad Core (Early 2009) 2.93Ghz w/Mac OS X (10.6.4) MacBook Pro (13 inch, Mid 2009) 2.26GHz (10.6.4)
LED Cinema Display G4 PowerBook 1.67GHz (10.4.11) iBookSE 366MHz (10.3.9) External iSight

Built-in Isight for External Monitor with Macbook closed

Hello Apple Community,
I'm having trouble using my built-in iSight through my external monitor. My set-up is that the Macbook is closed and I run everything through an external monitor. I'm unable, however, to use that external monitor's iSight with any applications. They either say that there's no camera available or something along those lines. The iSight shows up in the system profile under USB, and I've tried resetting various things, but all of that seems geared more to the macbook than to the monitor. I've also woken up the macbook (where the iSight works fine) and tried mirror/non-mirror modes. When I use a camera-based application via the macbook, it doesn't give me an option of which camera to use, relying only on the macbook's. Is there a way to use the external monitor's camera instead?
Thanks,
Abe

Does one of these help you, Abe?
(1) Your Profile "Products" info shows " MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.4.1) ". If this is correct, you may be using an early MBP and/or display. Have you checked for the firmware update? http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3957
(2) Consider Apple's suggestions from the "If the built-in iSight camera, microphone, speakers, or USB ports on the display are not working:" section of http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2400
(3) If you are using a non-Apple external display, contact the seller or manufacturer for help.
Message was edited by: EZ Jim
Mac OSX 10.8.2

Built-In iSight Disaster

I have a 1 year old iMac G5 Intel Core Duo 1.83GHz with built-in iSight and 2GB of 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM. I am running OS 10.5.2. I have only used the iSight camera a couple of times.
Recently, I discovered that the computer just doesn't see it anymore. In iChat preferences I am told "There is no camera attached to this computer." In Photo Booth I get a camera icon with a slash through it. No green light. Nada. Zip. Zilch!
Further, when searching under the USB and FireWire sections of System Utilities (Hardware section) there is no sign of the iSight camera.
I have tried shutting down; re-starting; "How to Trouble-Shoot iSight"; downloading the new combo pack; repairing permissions; etc. NOTHING seems to work. It's as if no camera is installed. I even tried creating a new user account and logging on using that account to see if it worked over there - NOPE.
There has been no trauma whatsoever to the machine. Can someone provide an analysis and/or solution? This is very frustrating. I have a strong suspicion this has to do with a software mix-up.
I have already read many of the existing "fixes" posted here. I need a unique approach. Please help.

Good possibility, bbenjy !
You may have recalled the source of your problem and saved a trip to your AASP.
I know a few (but certainly not all) of the files that iSight uses. So many are required that I suggest that you simply backup your data and reinstall Mac OS X. (Disregard the info in that link about Mac OS X maintenance; Leopard does most maintenance properly and automatically.)
If you are correct that some of your system files have been deleted, the "A&I" method should work for you. A&I reinstall will not take long if you select the "preserve your user and network settings" option.
After your Mac has done the restart that finishes the Leopard install, you can use the following method to update to 10.5.2 in one update step:
• Backup your Home Folder, or at very least, your important files.
• Repair permissions. (Click here if you need help.)
• Then download and apply the Mac OS X 10.5.2 Combo Update.
• Finish with another Permissions Repair.
When you have finished the second permissions repair, run your Mac's  > Software Update... to catch any other files that may be required.
If ICE CLEAN v. 2.5 also "fixed" things outside of your system, you may also need to reinstall your applications. For the Apple apps that come with Leopard, instructions on how to reinstall are given in your iMac's User Guide manual. For other apps, follow the instructions from their documentation.
If your iSight still does not work, contact Apple or your AASP for professional help.
EZ Jim
PowerBook 1.67 GHz w/Mac OS X (10.4.11) G5 DP 1.8 w/Mac OS X (10.5.2) External iSight

Built-in iSight not working with Skype

Hi, I have an iMac Intel Core with Built-in iSight, and ever since I've upgraded to Snow Leopard OS, my Skype does not recognize my webcam- when I select the "Built-in iSight" option, it says it is in use by another applications, and when I select the "Built-in iSight (leopard)" option, it's just a green screen.
I've tried reinstalling, updating, and calling Apple. My friend uses Skype on Snow Leopard with a MacBook Pro 13'' and his works fine.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance,
Jonathan Borichef

jborichef wrote:
Hi, I have an iMac Intel Core with Built-in iSight, and ever since I've upgraded to Snow Leopard OS, my Skype does not recognize my webcam- when I select the "Built-in iSight" option, it says it is in use by another applications, and when I select the "Built-in iSight (leopard)" option, it's just a green screen.
I've tried reinstalling, updating, and calling Apple. My friend uses Skype on Snow Leopard with a MacBook Pro 13'' and his works fine.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance,
Jonathan Borichef
For any iSight trouble, start with Apple's http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2090
If your iSight problem occurs in more than one app and more than one user account, the reset suggested there often restores proper function of inbuilt iSight.
However, if after carefully following all the suggestions in the "How to Troubleshoot iSight" article, your built-in iSight still does not work, and if it does not show as a USB device in your Mac's System Profiler, yours is most likely a hardware problem. In that case, contact Apple or an Apple-Authorized Service Provider for service.
If Skype is your only problem app, you can get help for Skype specific questions here:
http://www.skype.com/help/guides/
Skype even has its own dedicated forum for help from Skype users: http://forum.skype.com/
For any Skype questions or problems, you will probably get faster and better help from the Skype users or Skype Tech Support. Search or post in the appropriate Skype Support area.
If you still cannot find what you need, check https://support.skype.com/search_first/
before contacting Tech Support: https://support.skype.com/support_selection
Of course we will be happy to try to help with Apple questions here in Discussions.
EZ Jim
Mac Pro Quad Core (Early 2009) 2.93Ghz w/Mac OS X (10.6.2) MacBook Pro (13 inch, Mid 2009) 2.26GHz (10.6.2)
LED Cinema Display G4 PowerBook 1.67GHz (10.4.11) iBookSE 366MHz (10.3.9) External iSight

Macbook 10.5.8 Version Built in ISight problem with YM 3.0 beta version

I am using my Macbook built in ISight with the latest version of Yahoo Messenger for Mac, the 3.0 Beta. Every time i will use the YM webcam, it will only last for about 1 minute and will not work anymore. This is happening since i bought my macbook last November 2008. it will be a year next month and still the ISight is not working properly with YM. When i checked from the store where I bought my macbook, they said it happens in YM coz according to them YM is not yet fully applicable with apple laptop models and recommended to use other messenger instead. My family and friends are using YM only to keep in touch with me so I don't have a choice but continue using YM. Its really disappointing coz I even downloaded the other version of YM before this 3.0 version, but same problem still exists.
Can anyone help me on how can i fix this problem? or if there is really a solution on this..I've always wanted to have a macbook laptop but having this kind of problem really made me think if i did a right decision to buy this laptop. it is indeed an expensive laptop but i cant enjoy it fully...
please help me!!!

Welcome to Discussions, Marianne Bayogos
Problems like yours, especially those involving known-unreliable (Beta) software, can be difficult to resolve. You need to start by troubleshooting to determine the source of the problem. Then you will KNOW what to fix. You seem like a fairly experienced user, so try any of the following you think might help in any order you like.
(0) You can use the suggestions in http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2090 to determine whether iSight is causing your problem. Be sure to try with more than one user account and with some other apps, too.
If your iSight works properly with all other apps in every user account you test, your Apple hardware and software is NOT the cause.
If you can eliminate iSight as the source of your trouble, you will need to either switch to other ways of communicating or troubleshoot other system elements that might be causing the problem. Here are some other things you can consider if you don't get better suggestions here.
(1) Sometimes a restart restores function on internet connected applications. Shut down everything and restart your entire system including modem, router, and Mac in that order. To eliminate possible communication hardware problems, allow self-test to complete on each device before starting the next.
(2) If you updated or installed any other software immediately before the problem began, check their websites to see if there are known issues with your system configuration or installation. If these are no know issues, carefully following the developers' instructions, reinstall any recent software additions that you think might be causing a conflict with YMM, use Disk Utility to repair permissions, and try again. Doing this reinstall will reduce the possibility that some recent addition might be conflicting with your new YMM Beta.
If you find conflicting software, follow the instructions and uninstall to see if removing it will restore proper function to your favored communications apps.
(3) Check YMM's Help: http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/messenger/mac/mac3/index.html
for help with installation and communication requirements/ configuration topics.
If you do not find the answers there, check the dedicated YMM forum (use the "Ask Other Messenger Users" link on the help page) to see if your problem has already been solved by other users who post there.
(4) You can also take your MacBook to a different location and see if the connection works when you access the web via a different internet connection.
(5) I no longer use YM because I often encountered problems like those you describe, but my testing from several years back showed that Yahoo! seemed to support the Windows version of their messenger app better than the Mac version.
Because your iNtel Mac can use Boot Camp, VMware Fusion™, Parallels™, or VirtualBox to run Windows® software, there is another alternative available to you. Choose which method you want to use to run Windows®, add the required software to your iNtel Mac (if you have not already done so), and then install and use Yahoo! Messenger for Windows.
http://messenger.yahoo.com/platform/win
(6) If all else fails, and if your family and friends are willing to try something "new and improved" (does NOT work with Yahoo! Messenger), you can both install and try a different video chat app such as Google Talk or Skype.
(7) Alternatively, you can try the web-based video chat sites like http://www.mebeam.com/ or Defcom's recommended TokBok.
EZ Jim
Mac Pro Quad Core (Early 2009) 2.93Ghz w/Mac OS X (10.6.1) MacBook Pro (13 inch, Mid 2009) 2.26GHz (10.6.1)
G5DP1.8GHz (10.5.8) G4 PowerBook 1.67GHz (10.4.11) iBookSE 366MHz (10.3.9) LED Cinema Display External iSight

Macbook built in iSight problem.

I am having problems with my built in iSight.
I've tried to track all the way to see where is failing and I get the following on the Console Log.
Jun 15 22:53:11 frviana kernel[0]: USBF: 631.251 Built-in iSight[0x2be9b00]: error getting config. err=0xe00002ed
Jun 15 22:53:12 frviana kernel[0]: USBF: 631.760 [0x2b24f00] The IOUSBFamily is having trouble enumerating a USB device that has been plugged in. It will keep retrying. (Port 2 of hub @ location: 0x3d000000)
Jun 15 22:53:16 frviana kernel[0]: USBF: 635.601 [0x2b24f00] The IOUSBFamily was not able to enumerate a device.
It initially appers on the system information as an USB device but after I try to use it for the first time on any application, example: Photobooth I get this error and it disapeer from the system information.
I am running the following processes:
Active Memory: 110.25 MB
Free Memory: 836.90 MB
Wired Memory: 150.77 MB
Used Memory: 424.10 MB
Inactive Memory: 163.09 MB
Total VM: 7.10 GB
Number of processes: 53
ID Process Name User CPU RSIZE VSIZE
0 kernel_task root 2.30 50.96 MB 1,017.06 MB
1 launchd root 0.00 516.00 KB 27.66 MB
23 dynamic_pager root 0.00 168.00 KB 26.61 MB
27 kextd root 0.00 980.00 KB 27.53 MB
31 KernelEventAgent root 0.00 628.00 KB 27.18 MB
32 mDNSResponder root 0.00 1.12 MB 28.38 MB
33 netinfod root 0.00 564.00 KB 26.91 MB
34 syslogd root 0.00 420.00 KB 26.63 MB
36 configd root 0.00 2.20 MB 29.24 MB
37 coreaudiod root 0.00 1.10 MB 28.64 MB
38 diskarbitrationd root 0.00 1.04 MB 27.11 MB
39 memberd root 0.00 652.00 KB 27.64 MB
40 securityd root 0.00 2.20 MB 28.68 MB
42 notifyd root 0.00 460.00 KB 27.19 MB
43 distnoted root 0.00 816.00 KB 27.01 MB
44 DirectoryService root 0.00 2.46 MB 29.46 MB
45 blued root 0.00 2.12 MB 37.17 MB
50 coreservicesd root 0.00 8.96 MB 39.99 MB
54 update root 0.20 220.00 KB 26.59 MB
63 WindowServer windowserv 3.60 19.36 MB 339.29 MB
65 ATSServer frviana 0.00 6.23 MB 146.06 MB
66 loginwindow frviana 0.00 7.42 MB 351.14 MB /System/Library/CoreServices/loginwindow.app
76 lookupd root 0.00 1.23 MB 28.50 MB
87 crashreporterd root 0.00 204.00 KB 26.59 MB
122 sh root 0.00 616.00 KB 27.06 MB
123 OSXvnc-server root 0.00 3.04 MB 294.39 MB
124 dyndnsd root 0.00 7.89 MB 109.98 MB
128 translated root 0.00 248.00 KB 36.07 MB
146 nfsiod root 0.00 184.00 KB 28.61 MB
151 ntpd root 0.00 404.00 KB 27.07 MB
162 rpc.lockd root 0.00 192.00 KB 26.65 MB
170 automount root 0.00 1.11 MB 29.00 MB
175 mds root 0.00 3.88 MB 42.33 MB
180 automount root 0.00 1.07 MB 28.71 MB
185 mdimport nobody 0.00 2.38 MB 38.59 MB
189 httpd root 0.00 1.44 MB 28.15 MB
190 httpd www 0.00 408.00 KB 27.72 MB
191 pbs frviana 0.00 2.05 MB 54.16 MB
197 Dock frviana 0.00 4.32 MB 348.64 MB /System/Library/CoreServices/Dock.app
198 SystemUIServer frviana 0.00 7.82 MB 347.52 MB /System/Library/CoreServices/SystemUIServer.app
200 Finder frviana 0.00 15.09 MB 362.47 MB /System/Library/CoreServices/Finder.app
202 mdimport frviana 0.00 3.50 MB 60.37 MB
204 Microsoft AU Daemon frviana 0.00 8.72 MB 400.53 MB
205 iTunes Helper frviana 0.00 1.72 MB 326.04 MB
206 iCalAlarmScheduler frviana 0.00 3.61 MB 330.61 MB
214 System Profiler frviana 0.00 8.11 MB 346.67 MB /Applications/Utilities/System Profiler.app
216 Console frviana 0.20 7.97 MB 347.09 MB /Applications/Utilities/Console.app
222 System Events frviana 0.00 3.29 MB 293.91 MB /System/Library/CoreServices/System Events.app
225 TextEdit frviana 0.00 7.61 MB 347.31 MB /Applications/TextEdit.app
226 AppleSpell frviana 0.00 1.90 MB 37.75 MB
230 cupsd root 0.00 1.63 MB 27.85 MB
232 Activity Monitor frviana 10.70 12.18 MB 435.16 MB /Applications/Utilities/Activity Monitor.app
233 pmTool root 0.80 1.17 MB 36.45 MB
Any idea? It has been 3 days only that I bought the Macbook.
Thanks,

My macbook had the same problem. It began after I installed bootcamp, which I have since updated to 1.1. Whenever I boot into windows xp and then back into Os X, the isight stops working. In photobooth I get a blank green screen with a few scribbling lines of static at the top, but in ichat I get the "in use by other application" error.
I tried a system X reinstall, a bootcamp reinstall, zapping the PRAM, etc. etc. What really killed me was that the isight camera continued to work FINE in windows, but not at all in Os X (I could almost hear Bill Gates snickering).
The solution turned out to be resetting the power management unit by unplugging, removing the battery and holding down the power button for 5 seconds. Works without having to zap PRAM after.
The annoying thing is that I have to do this EVERY TIME after I have booted into windows if I want the camera to work in Os X.
As other users have pointed out, bootcamp now includes a package that updates the isight firmware.
Interestingly, this does NOT happen on my intel iMac, only the macbook.
I'm hoping for a more elegant fix.
Anyone else?
Jason

Built-in iSight not working in Safari/Firefox after 10.6 or 10.6.1 update

Hello,
My built-in iSight is no longer working in Safari or Firefox. For example, if I were to go to a website to broadcast my webcam, the flash applet comes up asking to allow/deny the use of camera, I allow, but the camera does not engage (green light does not turn on).
The iSight works fine in Photo booth, skype, iChat etc...
I've had this problem since 10.6, and updated 10.6.1 with no luck.
Thanks,
Lee

danleedham wrote:
Is this anything like what I'm getting:
My iSight is working for Photobooth but no other app. Skype, Safari/Firefox, CamCamX etc. All I get is a pure green screen. To confuse you further when I chose what camera to use it either says "Built in iSight" or "Built in iSight Leopard" - Leopard gives me a green screen and no leo gives me the issue "in use with another application".
sorry if this is off topic
Hello danleedham
From these symptoms, you have software problems. It may be difficult to determine precisely where.
If you have not yet used your Disk Utility to repair permissions, do so now and then test again.
If permissions repair does not help, test with other Apple apps like iMovie and iChat. If even Apple apps give problems, create a new user account as suggested in http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2090 and test the Apple apps again.
If nothing but PhotoBooth works in any user account you test, and especially if you still see different camera error messages, either seek help from an Apple Service Technician or backup all important files and then reinstall your Macs software. After reinstalling your Mac software, test iSight with Apple apps before reinstalling any third party apps. If you can make iSight work reliably, add any necessary third party apps and peripherals one-at-a-time, testing between each addition. This kind of testing will let you determine whether your software is properly installed and whether any of your non-Apple system elements is causing your trouble.
EZ Jim
MacBook Pro (13 inch, Mid 2009) 2.26GHz w/Mac OS X (10.6.1) 2.93Ghz Quad Core Mac Pro w/Mac OS X (10.6.1)
G5DP1.8GHz (10.5.8) G4 PowerBook 1.67GHz (10.4.11) iBookSE 366MHz (10.3.9) LED Cinema Display External iSight

Brand new MBP built in iSight image corruption

I bought a new 15" MBP in September. 2.8 Ghz, 4gb ram, 500gb HD, one of the nicer, new models.
I haven't had a need to use the built-in iSight since then, but as I'm going abroad for a year in a few months and will be keeping in touch with my fiancee using it, I decided to give it a try and make sure everything is set up right.
Every time I turn the camera on it starts working just fine but within about 15 seconds it freezes, with multi-colored lines stretching across the last frame that it displays. Once it does that you need to quit whatever application you're in that is using the camera, let the camera turn off, and then re-launch the app, after which you get about another 15 seconds of functionality.
It does this across multiple apps. I have tested Photobooth, iMovie, and iChat and all show the exact same problem.
Some googling has suggested that I clear the PRAM (did nothing) and clear something that's name escapes me right now (I had to hold down the left hand alt-ctrl-shift keys with the computer shut off and press the power button), but neither of those fixes did anything.
Is this a hardware issue, or is there something else I can try?
here is a link to a picture that shows what this "corruption" looks like - Photo Booth at least has no problem actually taking a picture while the camera is frozen up like this, but it can't take any other picture than the one the camera gets frozen on.
http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j130/cyrano4747/example.jpg

Welcome to Discussions, Cyrano4747
You are wise to practice with your iSight before your major travel.
For any iSight trouble, start with Apple's "How to Troubleshoot iSight"
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2090
If your iSight problem occurs in more than one app and more than one user account, the reset suggested there sometimes restores proper function of inbuilt iSight.
However, the image you linked and all the things you have already tried lead me to believe that yours is most likely a hardware problem. Unless the Troubleshooting corrects your problem, contact Apple or an Apple-Authorized Service Provider for service. If your new Mac was bought from a local retailer, your retailer may be able to offer the best and fastest help.
EZ Jim
Mac Pro Quad Core (Early 2009) 2.93Ghz w/Mac OS X (10.6.1) MacBook Pro (13 inch, Mid 2009) 2.26GHz (10.6.1)
G5DP1.8GHz (10.5.8) G4 PowerBook 1.67GHz (10.4.11) iBookSE 366MHz (10.3.9) LED Cinema Display External iSight

Built-In iSight problem after migration on parallels

I'm having a very strange problem. Recently I upgraded my MacBook Pro and migrated everything across from my old machine. Mostly without issue.
Something is driving me crazy though. Now in Parallels when I try to connect my iSight XP tells me that it has discovered new hardware. So I go through the whole install new hardware rigmarole. It then tells me that 'It Cannot Install This Hardware' saying that wizard cannot find the necessary software. I do have the bootcamp drivers installed though.
Also I'm noticing that when I'm trying to connect USB devices in parallels instead of it saying Apple Built-In iSight it's now saying Apple Built-In iSight #2.
I've tried everything. Searched through these discussions, parallels forums and even tried editing the .inf file to get the driver to work.
Does anyone have any ideas?
Thanks in advance!

RichardBradbury wrote:
I'm having a very strange problem. Recently I upgraded my MacBook Pro and migrated everything across from my old machine. Mostly without issue.
Something is driving me crazy though. Now in Parallels when I try to connect my iSight XP tells me that it has discovered new hardware. So I go through the whole install new hardware rigmarole. It then tells me that 'It Cannot Install This Hardware' saying that wizard cannot find the necessary software. I do have the bootcamp drivers installed though.
Also I'm noticing that when I'm trying to connect USB devices in parallels instead of it saying Apple Built-In iSight it's now saying Apple Built-In iSight #2.
I've tried everything. Searched through these discussions, parallels forums and even tried editing the .inf file to get the driver to work.
Does anyone have any ideas?
Thanks in advance!
Welcome to Discussions, RichardBradbury
I do not use Windoze, Boot Camp, or Parallels, so I have ever worked the specific trouble you post. However, I do have ideas that you can consider.
If you get no better here, try all relevant suggestions from the iSight Troubleshooting article:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2090
If your only problem in any user account is with Parallels, there is nothing wrong with your Apple hardware or software. In that case, I suggest you seek suggestions from Parallel's wide variety of customer Support options:
http://www.parallels.com/support/
If you cannot find what you need from their FAQs, knowledge-base, dedicated Parallels Forum, or other Free Support Resource, you can request specialized help from Parallels Technical Support personnel via the contact choices available in the Support web pages.
EZ Jim
Mac Pro Quad Core (Early 2009) 2.93Ghz w/Mac OS X (10.6.4) MacBook Pro (13 inch, Mid 2009) 2.26GHz (10.6.4)
LED Cinema Display G4 PowerBook 1.67GHz (10.4.11) iBookSE 366MHz (10.3.9) External iSight

Built in iSight and iMovie HD not connecting.

I would like to make movies with my iMovie with my iSight but I am having trouble doing this. When I go into iMovie [which is the newer version and should work with my iSight] I get a blue screen that says "No camera attached." That does not make any sense whatsoever, it works with iChat and Photobooth.
When I went to the apple store I was told to delete the preferences, which did absolutely nothing. I have tried everything I possibly can...it is just irritating me now. Ha. Can anyone give me some advice with this!?
iMac PowerPC G5 Mac OS X (10.4.7)

Great links!
It did not work with iMovie HD (5) -- when I unplugged the Firewire camera, iMovie says "No Camera Attached" and does not switch to the built in iSight..
Article:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=61929
says... "To use the built-in iSight included with some Macintosh models, use iMovie HD 6 or later."
so, I am looking for a hack basically.
Thanks!

Built-In iSight Not Recognized / Not Working

I am having a lot of trouble getting my iMac G5 Intel Core Duo machine to recognize that it has a built-in iSight camera.
I tried running photo booth and it tells me: "[N]o camera is attached or the camera is in use by another application." However, I am not running any other application that could be using the camera.
Also, iChat AV says "There is no camera attached to this computer."
What is going on???? How can I fix this?

Welcome to Apple Discussions, js26
If you have tried all relevant suggestions in Apple's How to Troubleshoot iSight, and if the OS X System Profiler still does not show built-in iSight as a USB Device as in this picture:
contact Apple or an Apple-Authorized Service Provider for service. An AASP can tell you what's wrong after he looks at it.
If your Mom's Mac "Looks like windows" to you, it may be running Windows via VMware Fusion. If she uses VMware Fusion to run Windows on her Mac, consider disconnecting iSight from the Virtual Machine as recommended by user "The.VCI" in this post.
If you can make Windows work on your Mom's Mac but have problems with its OS X, her OS X System software may be damaged. Consider Reinstalling Mac OS X.
EZ Jim
PowerBook 1.67 GHz w/Mac OS X (10.4.11) G5 DP 1.8 w/Mac OS X (10.5.2) External iSight

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