Firewire iSight and 10.4.9 Issues

Ok,
So we have this Firewire iSight camera. It works fine when plugged into 1 mac. However when we plug it into another mac, there is no power light coming on.
I did plug in an external FW400 drive and it worked great.
I think the issue is that there is iSight driver software on the machine as it never had an iSight before.
I attempted to download some software for it from Apple however it only supports Panther.
Now I know these things shipped with some software. How do I get my hands on some Tiger compatible driver / software for this camera?
To sum:
The target computer has operational firewire ports
The iSight works on other computers
The iSight MUST work on this particular machine as it is for a user.

Welcome to Apple Discussions, Ok.
Now I know these things shipped with some software.
No, they didn't. All the software you need for iSight is built into the OS. You can add applications that can use your iSight to those that Apple bundles with the OS or the Macs it sells (examples, iChat, iMovie, etc.), but all "drivers" are built into OS X.
Restart your Mac with no unnecessary peripherals connected and try the suggestions here:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93240
If your iSight still does not work with any app, check for Possible hardware or software conflicts with iSight or iChat.
I cannot tell specifically which Mac and OS are giving you difficulty (10.4.9 in the subject line but 10.5 in your System info), but if you are using 10.4.9 on a PPC Mac, you can try the following before seeing your Apple Service Technician:
• 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.
EZ Jim
PowerBook 1.67 GHz w/Mac OS X (10.4.10) G5 DP 1.8 w/Mac OS X (10.5) External iSight

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ISight and External Firewire Hardrives

After installing my external firewire hardrive (one of two ports), my iSight seems to compete with the firewire ports and won't function. It just shows still frames, like an old film movie that got stuck between frames. When I turn the hardrive off, it works just fine. Problem: I'd like to run my external hardrive for daily backup storage . . . but then, I can't use iSight at all. Any solutions or fixes to this competition problem?
Thanks.
Rod

You're welcome, Rod
Sorry I was not clearer. The links are not for iMac firmware updates. Your Mac's Software Update... feature will monitor all updates needed for your iMac (unless you had disabled it, which you did not do.)
My suggestion to check firmware was intended to relate specifically to your hard drive's firmware.
Regarding your numbered questions:(1) Still dealing with your hard drive's firmware, your best answer will come from LaCie. Try their User's Manual, ReadMe files, Help files, or website Documents, Downloads, or FAQs.
For your Mac, just run Software Update... It will tell you whether you need any updates, whether to your Mac's Apple software or to its firmware.
(3) Yes, I believe you will still have a conflict. That is why I wrote that you can "try" using an external powered hub.
At the time of writing my response, I did not know how vital it was to you to have both your iSight and your external drive connected simultaneously and continuously. An external hub was just one more thing you could try if it were important to exhaust all possible remedies other than buying a Tower Mac and installing additional Firewire ports. (Even that might not work.)
If having your external drive connected while using iSight is not that important to you, there is no need to test whether an external hub might help you.As you read in the "hardware or software conflicts" link I provided earlier, the solution to my conflict between my iSight and my Firewire scanner was to disconnect the scanner whenever I use iSight.
Your solution of connecting your external drive only when you want to perform a backup is certainly a viable solution. Depending upon when and how frequently you use your iSight and run your backups, you might want choose the alternative solution of leaving your external drive running and disconnecting it only when you want to use your iSight. Whichever you choose, your solution will work.
Please let us know if you have any other questions.
Cheers,
Jim

Firewire and video input upgrade issue

I work for a school district and support IMovie and video at schools, we have hundreds of firewire camcorders and hundreds of Ibooks,Imacs,Macbooks at schools. None of those camcorders are compatible with the new macbooks. We have many students video editing, but only the new sd card camcorders will work. ( one school has 5 of the Canon FS100, the other 54 have firewire camcorders) Has Apple offered any suggestion on this? When users have IMovie they expect it to work. The elimination of firewire has created a major roadblock to upgrading. Most schools want to hang on to their old equipment that works. how are others handling this?

Ziatron wrote:
Most schools want to hang on to their old equipment that works.
A lot of NEW equipment is Firewire as well.
If you are doing video, FireWire is a must.
Thousands of computer peripherals use Firewire, _with more coming out all the time._
This Macbook has FireWire
http://www.apple.com/macbook/white/
Pass on your concerns to Apple, be nice, be polite, be HONEST.
Apple does listen to it's customers and respond
http://www.apple.com/feedback/macbook.html
Your statements are not correct.
Most new video cameras are now using USB as they are HiDef cameras.
Also there are NOT 1000's of Firewire devices, 100's maybe.

Standalone iSight and Snow Leopard

I have a Mac Mini with Snow Leopard installed on it and an Apple Display that doesn't have a built-in camera, so I thought I would buy one of those iSight cameras (through Ebay) to be able to use it through Skype and iChat.
Could anyone please tell me whether a standalone iSight (1) would work on Snow Leopard, and (2) with the 800 firewire port (I have 400-to-800 adapter). Thank you.

nycgraphiste wrote:
Thank you for your responses. Sorry I couldn't get back to you any sooner.
NP
So if I'm getting this right, not all of the iSight cameras work, ...
You are correct.
No broken iSight works. Your problem is how to find out whether one is broken before you buy it.
The issue for me is that external iSights are NOT rugged devices, and you have no idea how it was treated or used during its existence. Moreover, all external iSights are now old (by consumer electronics standards,) and they no longer covered by Apple Warranty.
Therefore, unless you can physically test or have an Apple Technician check any external iSight before you buy it, you are at the mercy of the seller if the one you buy does not work for you.
... only the ones with the updated firmware, is that so?
Not so.
Firmware Updates do NOT enable external iSight, they only "Improve" performance. Regardless of any Firewire iSight's Firmware (Product Revision) level, external iSight ought to function. If not, the iSight, cables, connections, your Mac, or your Mac's software that operates iSight requires service.
To test and troubleshoot any external iSight, you can use the suggestions in "How to test your iSight to ensure it is functional":
http://www.ralphjohns.co.uk/EZJim/EZJimpage4.html
If let's say I get one with the old firmware will I able to update it through the Software Update ...?
Probably not with a Snow Leopard Mac.
If you decide to buy an external iSight, and if you need to apply the Firmware 1.0.3 updater but your Mac's Software Update... does not work, my suggestions on how to do it are at
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=10084429&#10084429
And what does it mean “if you can find one that works?”
It means what the standard US English words say. As noted above, unless you or your Apple Technician can check a particular iSight, you do not know that it works.
What's UVC webcam?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USBvideo_deviceclass
I might look into other cameras, but ...
Any working UVC webcam can work for you. More features and quality cost more, so buy what is prudent for your budget and needs.
If you are interested in saving money and already have one, any Mac-compatible, Firewire-connected, mini-DV camcorder can function as your webcam.
What do you think?
In addition to my thoughts already posted here, see this user tip:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2018211
I agree with most of the comments and references there.
All I need it for is ... Skype...
For dedicated use with Skype, sort for the Macintosh-compatible webcams that Skype sells:
http://shop.skype.com/webcams/
They should certainly work well with Skype, so you might want to consider one of those.
With your 10.6.x Mac, should you eventually decide to try some other webcam video things, many of the other apps listed in the following link can also work with the webcam you buy:
http://www.ralphjohns.co.uk/EZJim/EZJimpage7.html
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

External Firewire iSight under Boot Camp

Hi All,
I've searched these forums and many others on the issue of getting an external firewire iSight working under Windows via Boot Camp. There seems to be a huge amount of conflicting information...
Does anyone have the definitive response...?
Can it be done...? Are there drivers available...? Can non apple drivers be used...? etc..etc..
Advice appreciated.
p.s. If there is no driver available, I'm amazed someone hasn't reverse engineered a driver for this yet... If I knew how, I would!!!

Ted,
Taken from Boot Camp setup guide PDF, Page 16.
"You cannot use Boot Camp Assistant to partition and install Windows XP on an external drive."
Link to setup guide: http://images.apple.com/macosx/bootcamp/pdf/BootCamp_Beta_SetupGuide.pdf
Regards, James

Firewire iSight not working with 3rd party software on Leopard

I just installed OSX Leopard and not able to use firewire isight on any program other than ichat. I use 3rd party software for video conferencing (educational setting) and need an external iSight so as to position the camera on larger groups. Anyone have any suggestions?

My external iSight is working fine with QuickTime Pro, iMovie, Photo Booth (v2).
If http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93240 does not get things working, and especially if your problem is only with your 3rd party app, contact the developer to see if there are known issues with Leopard.
Jim Destin

Why would the Firewire Port and/or External DVD-RW suddenly not work?

Hi, it's me again. I swear, I must be destined to just use Windows machines...
Anyways, I have a used/refurbished iBook G3 500MHz 320MB RAM Dual USB (1 Firewire)laptop running OS 10.2.8 that I bought a few months ago. I went and purchased an external Firewire/USB 2.0 DVD-RW drive as I only had a CD-ROM drive on my machine and I wanted the option to burn CD's or watch/read data from DVD's (I know that with my slow processor writing DVD's -other than data- would be a stretch and have other machines to do that with anyways so it wasn't a concern really). I received it and installed it, also installed the free version of Toast that came with it, and the drive worked fine. I have not needed to use the drive since then and have not used the laptop much at all since then really, but I do need to say that I did end up adding a new user account, though I can't remember if I changed the original Admin account and then still have the one I created myself when I first started the laptop after I bought it (had a fresh install of Jaguar on it, but I have no disk to re-install with if needed) or if I created a separate (new) account and ended up deleting the Original Admin accout (I know in Windows, you cannot delete the original Admin account but I do not know if that is the same for OSX or not). I did this as I wanted a master Admin account that I just wouldn't really use and then wanted the other as my main account (and use it to connect to my home windows network) and for some reason it would not let me put a check in the box to allow that account to do so (from either Apple or my user accounts) and so I know that my main user account now is set up to allow it (was it the old Apple user account or a new one, I can't remember- sorry).
Ok, so that is the back story to my problem, which happens to be this:
I just bought a new chip of RAM (512MB to make it a machine with 576MB RAM total) and as I had been looking at getting OSX Tiger (but didn't want to do it without the extra ram and had been considering Panther instead as well), I thought it was necessary if I wanted to not bog down my machine. I bought the Install Disks on DVD for Panther, as well as an upgrade disk (DVD again) for Tiger, therefore letting me use the External Firewire DVD-RW to install Panther, and if I liked I could go ahead and upgrade to Tiger (and if I didn't like it too much, or it slowed things down too much etc, then I could always go back to panther and have both available for future options). The extra RAM coming in handy here definitely.
So I was going to install the RAM today, and decided to go ahead and test out the External DVD to make sure it could boot from it (before making any changes to my system) and then go and install the RAM, and after that, install Panther to start... But I plugged all the cords and cables in, used my laptop with AC power even, and I could not get the External to show up at all... (kinda like the very current post right below mine but for the G4- it worked before, but now the firewire External just does not show up).
I only have USB 1.1 on this laptop obviously, and I don't even know if you could do a boot from an external with USB 2.0 if my laptop had it (the DVD player does). I was recommended to boot with an external firewire DVD or firewire to another machine with DVD capabilities to do the install. So my problem right now is getting slightly bigger, as of course, I can't seem to momentarily find the stuff that came with the External (spare USB cable to check and see if the laptop will recognize it at least with that and to show it is the firewire that is not working properly, or the disk that I used to install it -might have been only used to install Toast free version if it didn't need any drivers, but I don't know where that or the instructions for installation sheet currently is -- I am looking for it, but I have switched bedrooms just last week and I also seem to be missing a few other Windows laptop disks as well so there is a good chance that they are all together, I just need to figure out where, heh.)
I am waiting currently before installing the memory, though if I don't get the External working tonight, I may go ahead and do it first as at least I will have more memory on my laptop then, until I can get other stuff functioning and be able to do the Panther install.
But my main question is, is there something that would cause an installed external to suddenly not show up in OSX? Since I hadn't used it since that one day, and it was unplugged from the laptop itself, would that end up doing it, or more likely, the changing of the user accounts (though I have been trying to test it with different types of media and through both of my user account (which are both "admin" ones), though I do still have one of those being an account that was on there when the External DVD was first installed, so it really shouldn't have done this at all (one would think). So how big of a chance is it that the firewire has somehow gone dead and this is the main culprit to my wasting the past 4 hours on this???
I am currently scavenging around for an extra USB cable to try and test the External that way and will post the results when I can... I love the look and idea of macs, now I have a mac and want to upgrade it even, but why is it that whenever I attempt to use it after having not used it for a bit (and try to make the iBook feel better by using it more as I am sure it feels sad and alone sitting on the shelf while my Windows Laptop gets more attention), or try to fix it when it can be made better (and therefore used more often), the mac (all macs really), just seem to get all pissy and cause problems and make me spend hours upon hours trying to get things to work again??? You have to admit it, I am "mac cursed"... sigh I can program in 4 or 5 computer languages and am very advanced at many tech things (the ones I am not as good at I am still usually Average or Medium skilled) so it makes me wonder why I have so many tech problems with Macs when they are supposed to be the "easy" OS to use...

Actually, I think I have it all working now. After going back to the Plextor Website, I found out that the switch between the USB and 1394 ports only gets activated (switched over to the other) with you turn the device off first, move the switch and then turn it back on. I was sure that I had done this with the ibook, but maybe not as when I went back and did it with first the USB and then the Firewire cables, it did work. I definitely knew that I had not done this with the Windows laptop, the reason it would not have the USB work for me on it.
but back to the iBook, I was confused as it was only showing up as a DVD-ROM (which I guess is what they do until you actually open up the burning software to then be able to burn to it), and it also had the wrong Model #, which after more research, showed that it was the Internal DVD drive model version (PX-708A) compared to the actual model version (PX-708UF) which is the USB/Firewire (External) model. The firmware was really out of date as well (from June 2004 I think, v1.06) and they had v1.12 from Spet/Oct 2006 available so I went to get that (which was a hassle). They had nice easy Windows self extractor/installer packs, and then the BIN files for use for all systems (Sun OS/ Mac OSX/ Mac OS/ Linux etc as well as usable for Windows), and those needed a special Firmware Updater Application which was OS specific. Only I had the hardest time trying to get the OSX one as it would send me to a FTP site and not give me any clues as to which file(s) I needed to get and the Mac OS version was just for older 9.2 or below versions and didn't want to install under the OS Classic mode.
I ended up using my windows computer which made it easier to view with the FTP stuff as I have FireFTP in Firefox, and downloaded the files I thought I needed (to test out), and then realized my silliness, and just downloaded (as well) the Windows Auto Extractor/Installer as the Firmware is the same for all OS's, just the way to install/update it was different... So I hooked the DVD drive to my PC and updated the firmware, checked it out on here before moving it back to the ibook, where I checked that it still worked and had the new update version showing, which it did, and now I have my fully working and newly updated drive ready for the OSX installations... I had attempted to update my Jaguar system as well while online, but it had no new updates available (I guess those were all mostly Tiger updates that were just recently released).
I am now off to install my additional RAM, and after checking that it all shows up correctly, I will go ahead and do the Panther Install (and test it out and see if I like it or not).
For anyone that currently uses Panther on any mac, are there still any major problems I should know about before hand, or know about things that they have mostly fixed (like the issues with Firewire ports and External Drives that they had around the time Panther was first released for example)???
Thanks to all that helped... I now know to attempt an "eject" of any external HD (which I do have one that I will setup to use after I get Panther on the ibook) or CD/DVD drive instead of just unplugging the USB/Firewire cable.

New Mac Pro vs firewire iSight

I have a mid 2010 Mac pro dual quad, I just got my hands on a new never used firewire iSight. Problem 1 the new mac's have changed the firewire configuration, luckily I had an adapter I bought when I purchased my 2010 macbook pro. problem 2 the camera only worked with iChat. After searching the forums, and trying everything from resetting the PRAM etc... I ran across this old thread
"http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1954490&start=25&tstart=250"
Thus the camera being still new, but old had the old 1.02 firmware, and needed to be updated to 1.03. Problem 3 Snow leopard does not have the updater, you need 10.5 or older to update the firmware. Lucky for me I had an old Blue iMac in the corner (that was another project), I fired it up and updated the firmware. Now life is good, the camera works with all the apps. The thread is old, but I found it to be the most help. Hats off to EZ Jim & company!

You're welcome.
Thanks for the kind words.
To save some searching for readers running Mac OS X 10.4 or later who are trying to manually
upgrade external (Firewire) iSight's Firmware to version 1.0.3, your options are here:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=10084429&#10084429
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Alternatively, user Malcolm Rayfield has suggested another way to apply the
1.0.3 iSight firmware update *using a Snow Leopard Mac.*
• Download the updater that was provided for Mac OS X 10.3.7-10.3.9 from
http://support.apple.com/downloads/iSightUpdater_1_03
• Double click the iSightUpdater103.dmg if necessary to see the "iSightUpdater103.pkg" .
• Right-click the iSightUpdater103.pkg icon and click "Show Package Contents."
• Open the Contents folder and double-click the Archive.pax.gz file.
• That will unzip an Applications folder that contains a Utilities folder.
• Inside the Utilities folder is the iSight Updater 1.0.3 folder.
• Open the the iSight Updater 1.0.3 folder to find the iSight Updater 1.0.3 app.
• Double clicking the iSight Updater 1.0.3 app will run it.
• Note that iSight Updater 1.0.3 is a PowerPC application, so your 10.6 Mac will need Rosetta to run it.
If you have not already installed Rosetta, click the Updater and follow your Mac's on-screen instructions.
If you have difficulty or merely do not want to add Rosetta to your Mac, your Apple Tech
can do the firmware for you, or you can use one of the other options described in the link above.
EZ Jim
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Mac Pro Quad Core (Early 2009) 2.93Ghz Mac OS X (10.6.6); MacBook Pro (13 inch, Mid 2009) 2.26GHz (10.6.6)
LED Cinema Display; G4 PowerBook 1.67GHz (10.4.11); iBookSE 366MHz (10.3.9); External iSight; iPod4touch4.2.1

I have just upgraded from a Macbook to a Macbook Air. I have been using a iomega external hard drive for Time Machine, which use a Firewire. However, Macbook Air's do not have a Firewire port and i cannot find an adaptor anywhere. Can anyone help?? Thanks

I have just upgraded from a Macbook to a Macbook Air. I have been using a iomega external hard drive for Time Machine, which use a Firewire. However, Macbook Air's do not have a Firewire port and i cannot find an adaptor anywhere. Can anyone help?? Thanks

There has never been a reliable firewire ---> USB adapter suitable for external high speed storage. This was a major issue when the MacBooks lost the firewire port a number of years ago (Apple subsequently brought it back).
The only high speed port on the Air is the ThunderBolt port. There are external ThunderBolt drive options out there, but they're somewhat more expensive than traditional USB/FireWire options.

Bluetooth, iSight and Keyboard Backlight not working. Please help!

My Bluetooth stopped working along with my iSight and Keyboard Backlight. I first noticed the weird sign over the bluetooth icon, and it read "Bluetooth not available". I payed no attention to it for a while until I tried to take a picture with Photo Booth and I read "No camera found", for some reason I tried to dim the backlight on the keyboard and a blocked sign appeared under the brightness level, not letting me do anything (Later I was able to use the backlight with the LabTick app). I have tried everything. SMC, PRAM, NVRAM, logging as diferent and new users, booting in safe mode... every solution I have found on the internet has been tested by me. Then I read this about the Hardware Test solution, and surprisingly after performing the Hardware Test no problems were found! So basically my MacBook Pro (mid 2010) is not having any trouble of any sorts with anything. Then why can't I use Bluetooth, iSight or Key backlighting (which only works through LabTick). Given the fact that the hardware test shows no problems I am not comfortable with the idea of taking it to repair. There MUST be something I can actually do to fix these issues.
Does anybody have any idea? I repeat, these are NOT WORKING, NOT FOUND AND NOT AVAILABLE.
- Keyboard Backlight (Only works through LabTick)
- iSight Camera (Not found by any software)
- Bluetooth (No info appears on the system profile, the icon on the menu bar is completely gone)
All three issues happened at the same time, the night before everything was working perfectly fine.
If anyone could help... please!!!
Summary:
MacBook Pro Mid 2010 (http://support.apple.com/kb/SP583) Unibody, can't take out the battery.
Solutions tried:
- Reset SMC: Turning on while holding Shift + Ctrl + Option + Power Button (This makes my MacBook forget about the battery and start up with really loud fan noise, battery icon appears with an X on it, keyboard backlight buttons work, they show brightness level on screen, but the actual light won't work, no bluetooth, no isight)
-Reset PRAM and NVRAM: Turning on while holding Option + CMD + R + P (I have waited for 2 chimes, 3 chimes and 4 chimes at different times, nothing happens. Light, bluetooth and isight are still gone)
-Holding Power Button for 10 seconds, 20 seconds, longer... nothing changes.
-Creating and logging in as new admin user, nothing changes.
-Deleting the bluetooth.plist file and powering off and on again, also rebooting
-Deleting the SystemConfiguration folder, powering off and on again, also rebooting
-Installing "blueutil", didn't help at all, turned it off via terminal with command blueutil off.
-Performing Apple Hardware Test - Shows no erros or problems on any area after one full hour of testing (Performed the extended testing)
-Leaving it powered off overnight
Please anyone help meee!! I can't afford going crazy!
Thank you so much in advance!
Alvarock.

****UPDATE***
Hi guys i got across this forum after searching for bluetooth, front camera and the most ANNOYING no lost keyboard backligth.
After run all the test, procedures, tweeks and, and everything i remenbered that once i sent my MBP to repair at you bring i break, turns out that the little ribbon flex connector coming from the mother board ( from the rigth to left) was loose since the adhesive wich they used shrink do temp changes, anyhow y popped out the glas and found the flex cable totally sticked to the glass pulling out of the pcb board connector, reinstalled it smoothly and that FIXED the camera, bluetooth and keyboard backlight!..
thats it. hope i helped some frustraded owner.

How to use built-in iSight & external Firewire iSight simultaneously?

The solutions I've found here and elsewhere, about launching iChat first so it "controls" the internal iSight and will force the firewire iSight to work, does not work. With Quicktime and Photo Booth, I stll get the feed from the internal camera.
iChat has a dropdown menu showing "Built-in iSight" and "iSight". But when "iSight" is selected, the message "Camera is off" appears.
What is the definitive method for using the built-in iSight and the firewire iSight simultaneously? Thank you.

Hi,
Several answer to the implied questions.
By Default iChat will choose the camera listed in the iChat menu > Preferences > Video section > camera drop down.
(If there is only one camera this drop down does not appear)
The External iSight may need it's iris opened if it is plugged in but you are being told it is Off.
However also you may benefit from ticking the check box about an External Camera at the bottom of the same pane.
As for "Simultaneously" http://b-l-a-c-k-o-p.com/CamCamX.html
Other VJ type apps or that will do VJ type stuff are listed here under Movie Capture.
10:18 PM Saturday; June 25, 2011
Please, if posting Logs, do not post any Log info after the line "Binary Images for iChat"
 G4/1GhzDual MDD (Leopard 10.5.8)
 MacBookPro 2Gb( 10.6.7)
 Mac OS X (10.6.7),
"Limit the Logs to the Bits above Binary Images."  No, Seriously

Firewire bus and ethernet not working

The computer has stopped recognizing anything plugged into the Firewire ports and also does not recognize the ethernet cable. I've restarted, unplugged everything, reinstalled the system, reinstalled some specific software I need, reset the PRAM and done the <command>-<option>-<o>-<f> commands:
reset-nvram
set-defaults
reset-all
Nothing has worked and if I plug the same components into another machine, everything works fine, so it must be with this specific computer (not cables, other hardware, etc.).
At this point, I'm thinking it's a logic board issue, but this machine just had a new one put in in May. So before I take it in again, does anyone have any other ideas? This machine is used in a laboratory to take images from a microscope, so a quick fix to this problem would be preferable to a repair, if possible.
Thanks.
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Welcome to Discussions - it is probable the the replacement logic board has failed, the functions you mention are controlled by it, but try one of these solutions:
1. Downloading and installing the combo updater of the system software update they've just applied via "Software Update...".
2. Another trick is to restart each by zapping the parameter RAM:
Zapping the P-RAM:
After the startup tone, hold down <commandd><option><r> until 3 additional startup tones are heard, then release the 4 keys.
3. A 3rd tip would be to do Open Firmware resets on each:
After the startup tone, hold down <command><option><o><f> until the text screen is visible. When text can be entered, type the following commands, followed by the <return> key (there are no space characters in each command):
reset-nvram
set-defaults
reset-all (the Mac will boot up after this command is entered)
If none of them works, a trip to the repair shop would be indicated.
Please post back with results,

External iSight and Windows Vista

Did some searching on this and it seems like a lot of people are having troubles. I got it working without much hassle so thought I'd share. First of all, I'm not using BootCamp, Parallels, or any such thing. Just Windows.
When I plug in the iSight, it's recognized as an "AppleComputerInc. iSight" and 2 unidentified devices. I'm guessing at least one of those is the audio. Maybe both since it's stereo audio I think.
It will try and fail to find drivers for all 3 devices.
Go into the Device Manager (right click on Computer, choose Manage and then click Device Manager in the left side of the Management Console.)
Right click the iSight (not the unidentified devices) and select Update Driver Software.
Tell it you want to browse your computer to select the device, and then on the next screen say you want to select from a list of device drivers.
Make sure you uncheck the box to show compatible devices only.
Select Generic as the manufacturer and Generic 1394 Desktop Camera as the model.
That's it. You'll need to turn the brightness way down in whatever application you're going to use, but otherwise it seems to work okay.

Thanks your microphone info, miken32
Including your up-to-the-minute info, I have still not yet seen a report of any successful use of iSight's Firewire connected microphone with Windows.
If your linked driver works, someone will surely let us know.
Cheers,
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

External iSight and Macbook

I have an Apple firewire Isight camera I bought some time ago. Now, on my brand new MacBook (Intel) I can't find any option to choose which cam I want to use for an iChat video conference. At times I may want to show the others my surroundings, not just my pretty face constantly. While I appreciate the convenienve of a built-in camera, I'm surpirsed that my invevstement in an external camera is worthless with the new macbooks? Surely there must be a work-around?

Er hem,
I beg to differ.
With two cams an extra drop down appears in the Video Preferences section of iChat.
MacMinis that do not have Internal Mics don't get the Micropphone drop down (as a reverse view of things)
You add Speakers and you get a Drop down if you never had a choice before.
With USB Cams and iChatUSBCam the option is added to iChat Video Menu where you can also select the Desktop as the Video feed.
I use a DV converter over fireewire to get the other camera.
9:40 PM Wednesday; October 18, 2006

My error message with external iSight and iChat

So I am travelling for work and am at a very nice hotel in Houston. Good ethernet high speed internet.
My wife is in Germany at an Army base, other people are using Skype and chatting with people and we can't get our webcams OR audio working.
This is the error I get on my end:
Date/Time: 2007-09-16 01:18:29.935 -0500
OS Version: 10.4.10 (Build 8R218)
Report Version: 4
iChat Connection Log:
AVChat started with ID 917914215.
halcyonseven9: State change from AVChatNoState to AVChatStateWaiting.
0x9c12d40: State change from AVChatNoState to AVChatStateInvited.
0x9c12d40: State change from AVChatStateInvited to AVChatStateConnecting.
halcyonseven9: State change from AVChatStateWaiting to AVChatStateConnecting.
halcyonseven9: State change from AVChatStateConnecting to AVChatStateEnded.
Chat ended with error -8
0x9c12d40: State change from AVChatStateConnecting to AVChatStateEnded.
Chat ended with error -8
Video Conference Error Report:
4.011411 @:0 type=4 (00000000/22)
[VCSIP_INVITEERROR]
[19]
4.011291 @SIP/SIP.c:2447 type=4 (900A0015/22)
[SIPConnectIPPort failed]
2.009767 @SIP/SIP.c:2447 type=4 (900A0015/22)
[SIPConnectIPPort failed]
Video Conference Support Report:
3.511182 @SIP/Transport.c:1218 type=1 (00000000/0)
[INVITE sip:[email protected] SIP/2.0
Via: SIP/2.0/UDP 192.168.9.13;branch=z9hG4bK70de6eb8244f18f9
Max-Forwards: 70
To: "u0" <sip:[email protected]>
From: "halcyonseven9" <sip:[email protected]>;tag=741423744
Call-ID: 9c321996-641c-11dc-a53c-b8bc810913c4@lip
CSeq: 1 INVITE
Contact: <sip:[email protected]>;isfocus
User-Agent: Viceroy 1.2
Content-Type: application/sdp
Content-Length: 546
v=0
o=stephenmiller 0 0 IN IP4 192.168.9.13
s=halcyonseven9
c=IN IP4 192.168.9.13
b=AS:2147483647
t=0 0
a=hwi:70:1:1666
a=bandwidthDetection:YES
a=iChatEncryption:NO
m=audio 16386 RTP/AVP 12 3 0
a=rtcp:16387
a=rtpmap:3 GSM/8000/1
a=rtpmap:0 PCMU/8000/1
a=rtpID:-705006232
m=video 16384 RTP/AVP 126 34
a=rtcp:16385
a=rtpmap:126 X-H264/90000
a=rtpmap:34 H263/90000
a=fmtp:34 imagesize 1 rules 30:352:288
a=framerate:30
a=RTCP:AUDIO 16387 VIDEO 16385
a=pogo
a=fmtp:126 imagesize 0 rules 30:160:120:160:120
a=rtpID:-428504944
2.510859 @SIP/Transport.c:1218 type=1 (00000000/0)
[INVITE sip:[email protected] SIP/2.0
Via: SIP/2.0/UDP 192.168.9.13;branch=z9hG4bK70de6eb8244f18f9
Max-Forwards: 70
To: "u0" <sip:[email protected]>
From: "halcyonseven9" <sip:[email protected]>;tag=741423744
Call-ID: 9c321996-641c-11dc-a53c-b8bc810913c4@lip
CSeq: 1 INVITE
Contact: <sip:[email protected]>;isfocus
User-Agent: Viceroy 1.2
Content-Type: application/sdp
Content-Length: 546
v=0
o=stephenmiller 0 0 IN IP4 192.168.9.13
s=halcyonseven9
c=IN IP4 192.168.9.13
b=AS:2147483647
t=0 0
a=hwi:70:1:1666
a=bandwidthDetection:YES
a=iChatEncryption:NO
m=audio 16386 RTP/AVP 12 3 0
a=rtcp:16387
a=rtpmap:3 GSM/8000/1
a=rtpmap:0 PCMU/8000/1
a=rtpID:-705006232
m=video 16384 RTP/AVP 126 34
a=rtcp:16385
a=rtpmap:126 X-H264/90000
a=rtpmap:34 H263/90000
a=fmtp:34 imagesize 1 rules 30:352:288
a=framerate:30
a=RTCP:AUDIO 16387 VIDEO 16385
a=pogo
a=fmtp:126 imagesize 0 rules 30:160:120:160:120
a=rtpID:-428504944
2.010577 @SIP/Transport.c:1218 type=1 (00000000/0)
[INVITE sip:[email protected] SIP/2.0
Via: SIP/2.0/UDP 192.168.9.13;branch=z9hG4bK70de6eb8244f18f9
Max-Forwards: 70
To: "u0" <sip:[email protected]>
From: "halcyonseven9" <sip:[email protected]>;tag=741423744
Call-ID: 9c321996-641c-11dc-a53c-b8bc810913c4@lip
CSeq: 1 INVITE
Contact: <sip:[email protected]>;isfocus
User-Agent: Viceroy 1.2
Content-Type: application/sdp
Content-Length: 546
v=0
o=stephenmiller 0 0 IN IP4 192.168.9.13
s=halcyonseven9
c=IN IP4 192.168.9.13
b=AS:2147483647
t=0 0
a=hwi:70:1:1666
a=bandwidthDetection:YES
a=iChatEncryption:NO
m=audio 16386 RTP/AVP 12 3 0
a=rtcp:16387
a=rtpmap:3 GSM/8000/1
a=rtpmap:0 PCMU/8000/1
a=rtpID:-705006232
m=video 16384 RTP/AVP 126 34
a=rtcp:16385
a=rtpmap:126 X-H264/90000
a=rtpmap:34 H263/90000
a=fmtp:34 imagesize 1 rules 30:352:288
a=framerate:30
a=RTCP:AUDIO 16387 VIDEO 16385
a=pogo
a=fmtp:126 imagesize 0 rules 30:160:120:160:120
a=rtpID:-428504944
1.503932 @SIP/Transport.c:1218 type=1 (00000000/0)
[INVITE sip:[email protected]:33929 SIP/2.0
Via: SIP/2.0/UDP m.0;branch=z9hG4bK29327bdf55d370b3
Max-Forwards: 70
To: "u0" <sip:[email protected]:33929>
From: "halcyonseven9" <sip:[email protected]>;tag=1108672474
Call-ID: 9affc0c8-641c-11dc-a53c-8740a2f713c4@lip
CSeq: 1 INVITE
Contact: <sip:[email protected]>;isfocus
User-Agent: Viceroy 1.2
Content-Type: application/sdp
Content-Length: 548
v=0
o=stephenmiller 0 0 IN IP4 m.0
s=halcyonseven9
c=IN IP4 m.0
b=AS:2147483647
t=0 0
a=hwi:70:1:1666
a=bandwidthDetection:YES
a=iChatEncryption:NO
m=audio 16386 RTP/AVP 12 3 0
a=rtcp:16387
a=rtpmap:3 GSM/8000/1
a=rtpmap:0 PCMU/8000/1
a=rtpID:-705006232
m=video 16384 RTP/AVP 126 34
a=rtcp:16385
a=rtpmap:126 X-H264/90000
a=rtpmap:34 H263/90000
a=fmtp:34 imagesize 1 rules 30:352:288
a=framerate:30
a=RTCP:AUDIO 16387 VIDEO 16385
a=pogo
a=fmtp:126 imagesize 0 rules 30:160:120:160:120
a=rtpID:-428504944
0.503597 @SIP/Transport.c:1218 type=1 (00000000/0)
[INVITE sip:[email protected]:33929 SIP/2.0
Via: SIP/2.0/UDP m.0;branch=z9hG4bK29327bdf55d370b3
Max-Forwards: 70
To: "u0" <sip:[email protected]:33929>
From: "halcyonseven9" <sip:[email protected]>;tag=1108672474
Call-ID: 9affc0c8-641c-11dc-a53c-8740a2f713c4@lip
CSeq: 1 INVITE
Contact: <sip:[email protected]>;isfocus
User-Agent: Viceroy 1.2
Content-Type: application/sdp
Content-Length: 548
v=0
o=stephenmiller 0 0 IN IP4 m.0
s=halcyonseven9
c=IN IP4 m.0
b=AS:2147483647
t=0 0
a=hwi:70:1:1666
a=bandwidthDetection:YES
a=iChatEncryption:NO
m=audio 16386 RTP/AVP 12 3 0
a=rtcp:16387
a=rtpmap:3 GSM/8000/1
a=rtpmap:0 PCMU/8000/1
a=rtpID:-705006232
m=video 16384 RTP/AVP 126 34
a=rtcp:16385
a=rtpmap:126 X-H264/90000
a=rtpmap:34 H263/90000
a=fmtp:34 imagesize 1 rules 30:352:288
a=framerate:30
a=RTCP:AUDIO 16387 VIDEO 16385
a=pogo
a=fmtp:126 imagesize 0 rules 30:160:120:160:120
a=rtpID:-428504944
0.003329 @SIP/Transport.c:1218 type=1 (00000000/0)
[INVITE sip:[email protected]:33929 SIP/2.0
Via: SIP/2.0/UDP m.0;branch=z9hG4bK29327bdf55d370b3
Max-Forwards: 70
To: "u0" <sip:[email protected]:33929>
From: "halcyonseven9" <sip:[email protected]>;tag=1108672474
Call-ID: 9affc0c8-641c-11dc-a53c-8740a2f713c4@lip
CSeq: 1 INVITE
Contact: <sip:[email protected]>;isfocus
User-Agent: Viceroy 1.2
Content-Type: application/sdp
Content-Length: 548
v=0
o=stephenmiller 0 0 IN IP4 m.0
s=halcyonseven9
c=IN IP4 m.0
b=AS:2147483647
t=0 0
a=hwi:70:1:1666
a=bandwidthDetection:YES
a=iChatEncryption:NO
m=audio 16386 RTP/AVP 12 3 0
a=rtcp:16387
a=rtpmap:3 GSM/8000/1
a=rtpmap:0 PCMU/8000/1
a=rtpID:-705006232
m=video 16384 RTP/AVP 126 34
a=rtcp:16385
a=rtpmap:126 X-H264/90000
a=rtpmap:34 H263/90000
a=fmtp:34 imagesize 1 rules 30:352:288
a=framerate:30
a=RTCP:AUDIO 16387 VIDEO 16385
a=pogo
a=fmtp:126 imagesize 0 rules 30:160:120:160:120
a=rtpID:-428504944
0.000000 @:0 type=2 (00000000/22)
[VCVIDEO_OUTGOINGATTEMPT]
[4]
Does anyone have any ideas that could help us? I am having her download skype to see if thats more successful but this is going to be our primary mode of contact for the next year and I am REALLY worried. We are both using external iSights and we tried audio with and without them plugged in.
Everytime either of us tries anything it gets the the stage where it says "connecting" then gives the error message.
Any help would be really appreciated!
Thanks,
Stephen Miller

Hi,
Hotels are notoriously difficult for iChat because of the way
1) the ports are not always open
2) the number of people sharing the connection.
For Mail you probably have POP and SMTP server set for one location and the hotel's ISP is not letting you go to those though their server. Web Mail may be the only way around this.
Ask the hotel if they have the ports open for iChat.
You may not be able to do much about the Bandwidth/user issue.
I take it you have done the Quicktime setting as you have posted before.
10:15 PM Sunday; September 16, 2007

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