External ichat camera not working

I have to keep un plugging my camera and then plugging it back in before it works. I have reset the pram but still the problem continues.

Sometimes turning the computer off for 15 minutes with the devices that use firewire ports Unplugged and then restarting before plugging in the camera resets the firewire ports.
10:30 PM Saturday; July 26, 2008

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