G5 iSight issue

Please read this. http://macteens.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=9368&st=0
This is about my mac, to take or not to take in for service? Can I fix this on my own?

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Who can help me out with my built-in iSight issue?

Okay, so I have a question regarding my built-in iSight.
Now, I know... This question may have been asked before but I just can't find it, I guess it got lost in the mass.
If you would be friendly enough to forward me the message or instruct me on what I need to do to solve this, that would be a great help.
Also, I'd like to know if I have to reset anything will I lose everything on my Mac? Should I make an external backup?
So basically the issue is that whenever I turn on Photo Booth the only thing I get is a black screen.
The program will let me take a picture, but when I want to see a preview of the image, it's not there.
I then tried to use my iSight with iChat, which worked perfectly fine. After that I did the same with Skype,
but Skype didn't let me see anything but black as well.
Can anyone help me please?? Is this an issue that can be fixed myself or should I bring it to the Apple Store?
As this is a very important matter to me, because my parents are moving out of the country soon and I would like
to keep in touch through Skype, I would really appreciate all the help!!!
Thank you in advance guys!

abegail.gielen wrote: ... this is a very important matter to me, because my parents are moving out of the country soon and I would like to keep in touch through Skype...
You have a software problem that will require troubleshooting. With your parents moving soon, I understand your concern.
Because you have been unable to correct the problem using the suggestions that are already posted in iSight discussions, I suggest you make an external backup and then take your Mac to the Apple Store for service.
If you like, the Apple Store may even be able to suggest training that will allow you to troubleshoot and fix future occurrences on your own.
Message was edited by: EZ Jim
Mac OSX 10.8.2

Built in iSight issue with Vonage softphone?

I'm not certain if this is similar to the post by Francisco Viana but I've lost my built in iSight too, and as far as I can tell started after having loaded Vonage's softphone which has a known issue with the Intell processor in MacBook.
I'll remove softphone from my MacBook but is there any way to tell if this is the culprit otherwise?
John

I'm not certain if this is similar to the post by
Francisco Viana but I've lost my built in iSight too,
and as far as I can tell started after having loaded
Vonage's softphone which has a known issue with the
Intell processor in MacBook.
I'll remove softphone from my MacBook but is there
any way to tell if this is the culprit otherwise?
John
Removed softphone, then tried to see if I could find the driver in extensions, couldn't so then ran a test and got this:
090154.054092 Loading hardware rules from hardwarerulesH264-G4.plist
090154.054195 Checking H264 hardware rules
090154.054244 Satisfied rule #1 (20:640x480)
090154.054515 setLocalUserName: John [email protected]
090154.091405 Default video size is (640x480)
090154.102408 ### NEW STATE: to: VC_INIT, from: VC_INVALID
090154.103163 ### NEW STATE: to: VC_IDLE, from: VC_INIT
090154.103258 ++++++++ confStatusMapRemoveAll
090154.103311 ( ) -- mapUserIDToSecurityInfo cleared --
090154.103553 UPnP init passed
090154.103779 NATTraversal created
090154.103916 QT automatic setting = 16777216
090154.103932 Bandwidth based on QT prefs = 0
090154.108016 BWD: GotBandwidth: 481403/1335882 (up/down) @[192.168.0.2:255.255.255.0]
090154.108088 BWD bandwidth: 481 kbits up, 1335 kbits down.
090154.108130 videoNetworkCapable: 1 -- 3 max participants.
090154.108164 audioNetworkCapable: 1 -- 9 max participants.
090154.108230 vcCapabilities returns: 0x0000003f
090154.108273 VCCapAudio
090154.108308 VCCapVideo
090154.108349 VCCapMultiAudio
090154.108378 VCCapMultiVideo
090154.108407 VCCapMultiAudioHost
090154.108446 VCCapMultiVideoHost
090154.164494 Found 0 cameras:
090154.164828 Found 0 cameras:
090154.164879 selectCamera: returned 0
090154.178749 Microphone devices:
090154.179078 Internal microphone
090154.179182 Line In
090154.179266 Selected mic: Built-in Microphone / imic
090154.179404 Found 0 cameras:
090154.179506 Found 0 cameras:
090154.179543 selectCamera: returned 0
090154.181861 Microphone devices:
090154.181962 Internal microphone
090154.182056 Line In
090154.182116 Selected mic: Built-in Microphone / imic
090154.185927 Found 0 cameras:
090154.186151 Found 0 cameras:
090154.186193 selectCamera: returned 0
090154.189079 Microphone devices:
090154.189190 Internal microphone
090154.189347 Line In
090154.189418 Selected mic: Built-in Microphone / imic
090154.352672 UPnP Router Info:
- manufacturer []
- friendly name [Residential Gateway]
- model name [Residential Gateway]
- model desc [Residential Gateway]
090154.353258 UPnP: Begin TCPProc
090154.507120 UPnP: TCPProc begin loop
090155.568456 Found 0 cameras:
090155.568727 Found 0 cameras:
090155.568827 selectCamera: returned 0
090155.571801 Microphone devices:
090155.571954 Internal microphone
090155.572178 Line In
090155.572252 Selected mic: Built-in Microphone / imic

Isight issues & finder problems

my macbook has been acting a little weird lately - i had issues getting it to shut down & restart over the weekend and then today when i turned it on the green light of my isight is on and i cant get it to turn off. if you open up an application like photobooth though the picture window is black. ive tried restarting several times just cant make it go away.
also - when i open up my HD in finder the sidebar is blank except for my HD & network. the preferences are set up to show everything but things like today and yesterday arent appearing. please help - i have two huge deadline this week and dont want to be worrying about my laptop freaking out on me.

Hello Boyan,
... the green light on the isight turns on for about 5 seconds then turns off.
I do not use repeater cables or external hubs, but I do not think the repeater cable has anything to do with the function of your green light.
Don't worry about the light going out. My iSight green light turns off after I plug my iSight in, too. My iSight works fine. The light comes back on when I start video.
If you cannot get help from your vendor's Support site or phone contact number, try the following.
If your iSight does not work (with or without the green light), check the the iSight Tips and FAQ.
In the FAQ folder, you will find Apple's Sight: FireWire connectivity frequently asked questions (FAQ). That may give you some ideas.
You might also find useful ideas in the Possible hardware or software conflicts with iSight. FAQ.
If not there, try the
b Compatibility and troubleshooting information
section of Apple's iSight Support Page, which is also linked in the iSight FAQs.

Built-in iSight issue grrrrrrrr

Hey hi everyone, newbie to the mac world, getting my head around things reminds m of the amiga and lc star days..
I have a G5 builtin isight and after searching the net cannot find an answer.. apple says make sure bootcamp on but im on 10.4 at mo so why would i need this..
confussed, when i start photobooth it says device in use or not installed, doesnt show up in the system props..

thanks broody I am like I say a newbie. loving it though and joining you igeeks (in a good way)
It is a intel duo, 1.8, In the system propertires it shows high speed usb device as vendor specific. should this say isight built in?
I no the bootcamp issues is confussing, if you search the site for isight not working thats all the adive they give,they dont meantion nothing about tiger so I assumed maybe you needed it. When i got hold of a copy could see all windows drivers for mac devices.
thanks again Brad

ISight Issues on Late 2008 MacBook Pro-Please Help

I am having issues where my iSight Camera will work and then not work. This happens in all applications that use the iSight. I have tried resetting the PMU, zapping the PRAM, and creating another user and logging in as that user...all with the same results. I wanted to know if there was some other fix I could try as this is my second replacement MacBook Pro. The first one I got Apple replaced because of manufacturing defects (slanted keyboard and loose battery door) a week after I bought it and now this replacement one which is less the three months old has a bad iSight camera. I really don't want to send it in for repair so if there is another fix I can try, please let me know. I am getting really frustrated with Apple's lack of quality these days.

Final relevant suggestion from http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2090
"If your built-in iSight camera is still not behaving correctly after trying all these steps, you may need to contact Apple or an Apple-Authorized Service Provider for service."
G5 DP 1.8 w/Mac OS X(10.5.6) PowerBook 1.67 GHz w/Mac (10.4.11) iBookSE 366MHz (10.3.9) External iSight

Built in iSight issues since big update.

I ran and installed a load of updates on Monday and this included a iFEE(??) one for intel chip stuff.
Anyhoo,
All worked ok the then next time I turned on my Mac book, the green iSight indicatr came on as well and woudn't turn off but in iChat video preview was on the options on the task bar but the picture was black. Did a restart and it went away and the video preview bit vanished from iChat. Turned it on this morning and the same thing happened regarding the indicator light. Restarted and all gone.
This Mac book is only 2.5 weeks old - stuff shouldn't be happening!
Any suggestions? I see it's similar to the problem posted by Telemund except my light does go off on shutdown.

Hello Chav
You may have a hardware problem that requires the services of an Apple Technician, but it seems more likely that one or more of your updates is not quite right. To find out, use the following suggestions:
For any installer/updater that asks for an administrator password whether Apple or third-party software, I stop (Quit) the installer, repair permissions (click here if you need help), run the installer again, restart if directed by the installer, immediately repair permissions again, and then check to be sure that things are working correctly. The reason for this process is, first, to ensure that the installer has appropriate access (permissions) to all files that it needs to access in order to install the update, and, second, to ensure that your file permissions are restored to their correct state in case the installer somehow changed something that it shouldn't have. If your Mac's Software Update... prompts you to update several apps, you can download the updaters from Apple Downloads and run each one after its own permissions repair to assure permissions repair before and after each update like this::
repair permissions -> update 1 -> repair permissions -> update 2 -> repair permissions -> ...
The above process is not required unless you are asked to enter an administrator's password, but repairing permissions cannot do any harm (other than waste a bit of time), so I make it my habit to use the process on every install or update.
If you did not use that procedure when you updated, try repairing permissions now. Then check to see if your iSight problem persists. If it does, try the following suggestions, testing after each one to see if that is the fix that solves your problem.
(1) Try the relevant suggestion for built-in iSight in Apple's 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. Problems that are "application-specific" indicate trouble with the application rather than your iSight or OS.
(2) If resetting or the other Troubleshooting 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 10.4.10 Combo Update v1.1 (Intel)
• 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.
(3) Some iNtel Mac laptop users have also reported success after unplugging their Macs and leaving the battery out for half-an-hour to overnight. Be sure to disconnect everything including power and peripherals while you battery is removed.
(4) If none of these suggestions help, contact Apple or an Apple-Authorized Service Provider for a professional check.
EZ Jim
PowerBook 1.67 GHz Mac OS X (10.4.10) G5 DP 1.8 External iSight

ISight Issues

Hi. I have a black MacBook which occasionally gives me problems with the iSight camera. Sometimes during the start up procedure, the led next to the camera comes on but the camera itself won't work when I open iChat or any other program using iSight. Rebooting the Mac doesn't resolve the issue, but shutting down completely, waiting a minute or so then starting up again does but eventually the problem comes back.
Does anybody else have this problem and is teir a fix for it?
Thanks for any help.
Jon

Hello, Jon
While you await a response from a MacBook user, 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".
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).
- 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 none of the suggestions you get here help you, I suggest that you take your MacBook to your retailer or Apple-Authorized Service Provider for a professional check.
Jim
PowerBook 167 GHz Mac OS X (10.4.9) G5 DP 1.8 External iSight

ISight issues with new macbook pro Retina ?

Hi all, since I have my new MPB with Retina display I have been having some issues with the isight camera, when it first boots in photobooth of facetime sometimes the screen (from the camera) is all blue or green and with some weird line and then it stabilizes for a while but the image is all grainy and looks cheap. The guy at the apple hotline told me to reset the SMC and it seemed to have improved a bit but it's still not that good !
Any ideas on what could be happening ?
Thank you all

You're welcome - I Googled "Macintosh webcams" and came up with quite a few different units.
Good luck,
Clinton

MBP and iSight issue

My iSight was working fine yesterday, but today it says another application is using it even after rebooting. Any suggestions other than a complete reset? Will I need any of the CDs that came with the MBP to fix it? (Doable, but a bit difficult to get to.)
Thanks!

Hello JennC29
Your problem may be hardware related, but until you get better suggestions from iNtel Mac users, here are some common solutions that help most avoid a visit to their Apple Service Technician.
None of the suggestions is complicated, but the only way to find which one will work for you is to keep trying them until you find the one that fixes your Mac.
(0) Disconnect any unnecessary peripherals while you do your testing to rule out possible conflicts.
(1) Restart your Mac. Sometimes that is all that is required.
(2) If you use VMware Fusion to run Windows on your Mac, consider disconnecting iSight from your Virtual Machine as recommended by user "The.VCI" in this post.
(3) If you use an HP printer/scanner with your Mac, consider the "daemon" suggestions from user "parkersal" in this post.
(4) 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.
(5) 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.
(6) 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 v1.1 (iNtel).
- 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.
(7) 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.
(8) If none of these suggestions help, I suggest that you take your iMac to your Apple-Authorized Service Provider for a professional check.
To help others who may have the same problem, please post back which solution gets yours working again.
Cheers,
EZ Jim
PowerBook 1.67 GHz Mac OS X (10.4.10) G5 DP 1.8 External iSight

Having trouble with 10.4.6 update - ipod and isight issues

Hi everyone.
Got my first mac a few weeks ago, and ran a host of updates all at once, so to be honest, I'm not sure which one is causing the problem.
However, since running the following, my built in isight no longer works, telling me "no camera is attatched or it is being used by another app."
I ran the updates whilst my ipod was connected (via USB), and now my ipod is not being recognised at all, in itunes or on the desktop.
I've tried turning off, unplugging everything, deleting all 3rd party apps, but all to no avail.
My main question is, is this a known problem and will a further update sort it, or do I have to contact apple and send it back?
Thanks for reading this, and thanks in advance for any advice.
Cheers, Ben.
"QuickTime" (7.1)
"iTunes" (6.0.4)
"GarageBand Update" (3.0.2)
"iDVD Update" (6.0.2)
"iPod Updater 2006-03-23" ( )
"iWeb Update" (1.1)
"iMovie HD Combo Update" (6.0.2)
"iPhoto Update" (6.0.3)
"iMac SMC Firmware Update" (1.0)
"Keynote Update" (3.0.1v2)
"Pages Update" (2.0.1v2)
"Mac OS X Update Combined (Intel)" (10.4.6)
"J2SE 5.0 Release 4" (4.0)
"Front Row Update" (1.2.2)
"Apple Keyboard Update" (1.0)
"Security Update 2006-003 (Intel)" (1.0)
"iWeb Update" (1.1.1)

Some sucsess so far.
If I plug the ipod into my hub then it seems to work fine. But both my ipod and an external drive don't work through the other two usb ports. I'm assuming that that must make it a hardware fault, but odd that it should only occur after the update!?
I'm currently backing up everything, but once that's done I will try different devices through different ports.
The isight is the built in one though, and doesn't appear in system profiler. Once I've backed up I might try reinstalling photobooth, imovie and ichat. If that fails I might reinstall os x.
Does this all sound resonable?
And thanks for the help! The speed and quality of the replies have really impressed me.

The dreaded iSight issue

I was getting that issues that everyone was talking about so I decided it was time for a reinstall. Well, after I formated and reinstalled, copied over some files from backup, it still did it. Any ideas?
Was it something I copied over do you think? I copied over all my pictures (I think Photo Booth) is in there...

Another possible solution...
Here!
You may have to add some more information for us all Yarzy, if these two don't fix the problem.
Specifically the quicktime stuff.
Let us all know so that some one can assist you.
Cheers
Ian

External isight issues.

Hello, I recently downloaded the shareware version of Delicious Library and and connected my external isight to use as a barcode scanner. However, Delicious Library does not seem to recognize the device. Any help would be appreciated.
thanks

the_consumer wrote:
Hello, I recently downloaded the shareware version of Delicious Library and and connected my external isight to use as a barcode scanner. However, Delicious Library does not seem to recognize the device. Any help would be appreciated.
thanks
Welcome to Discussions, the_consumer
You can test your external iSight using these suggestions to make sure it works with other apps:
http://www.ralphjohns.co.uk/EZJim/EZJimpage4.html
In the years I have been posting here, some users reported that plug-ins installed by Delicious Library cause conflicts with external iSight. DL works for some, but I do no recall a reliable and universal fix for external iSight users who encounter a problem with this app. If you like, you can see if any of the info from this search of Discussions helps you:
http://tinyurl.com/ylcsfth
If a known fix exists for DL, it should be available from the DL developer or the DL users who post in DL's dedicated forums. Therefore, if your problem is ONLY with DL and you do not get an answer here, search and post here next:
http://www.delicious-monster.com/help.php
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

Built-In iSight Issues

Ever since I installed Mac OS X Lion, my camera hasn't been working. I don't even get the green light when I try and turn it on. Instances where I can't use it? Skype, Photo Booth, FaceTime, and other Apps that need a camera.

Hi,
The Apple Trouble Shooting an iSight article says check all apps then check the same in another Mac User Account then the System Profiler.
IF it is not in the System Profiler (Under USB) then the SMC/PMU reset is the only step they speak about.
Having said that some people have found that doing A Safe Boot and then restarting the computer seems to help.
After that it will be a trip to the Repair Man.
7:36 PM Saturday; July 16, 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( 10.6.8)
 Mac OS X (10.6.7),
"Limit the Logs to the Bits above Binary Images."  No, Seriously

ISight Issues on OSX

I've recently been having problems with iSight on my MBP Late 2008 15" unibody. (OSX 10.6.5) What I've tried:
- Done PRAM/SMC resets multiple times.
- Tried multiple iSight apps including Skype, Photo Booth and iMovie - all report that I do not have a camera connected.
- System Profiler shows that the Built-In iSight camera is connected via USB
- Created and tried new account, also says no camera connected.
- iSight+Skype works on Windows 7 via Boot Camp
Any suggestions? Thanks.

yectep wrote:
I've recently been having problems with iSight on my MBP Late 2008 15" unibody. (OSX 10.6.5) What I've tried:
- Done PRAM/SMC resets multiple times.
- Tried multiple iSight apps including Skype, Photo Booth and iMovie - all report that I do not have a camera connected.
- System Profiler shows that the Built-In iSight camera is connected via USB
- Created and tried new account, also says no camera connected.
- iSight+Skype works on Windows 7 via Boot Camp
Any suggestions? Thanks.
You have done excellent troubleshooting, yectep
It seems you have done everything suggested by http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2090
Your post leads me to believe that software problems are the underlying cause of your symptoms. The 10.6.5 Combo Update might correct this problem. If you do not already have an update method you trust, here is the process I use:
• Backup your Mac and turn off Time Machine
• Disconnect peripherals and restart Mac
• Use Disk Utility to repair permissions
• Download and install http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1324
• Repair permissions again immediately following the restart that finishes the update.
• Test iSight again with http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2090
(• Turn Time Machine on again when you are satisfied that all us well.)
*If the problem continues after properly applying the Combo Update*, use your Snow Leopard install DVD to reinstall OS X. Then test iSight again.
Please let us know how it goes. If your problem continues, when you post back tell us if your iSight ever worked correctly and whether you have verified that any third-party AV updates you use with OS X (Flip4Mac, etc.) have been updated to the versions compatibile with 10.6.5.
Mac Pro Quad Core (Early 2009) 2.93Ghz Mac OS X (10.6.5); MacBook Pro (13 inch, Mid 2009) 2.26GHz (10.6.5)
LED Cinema Display; G4 PowerBook 1.67GHz (10.4.11); iBookSE 366MHz (10.3.9); External iSight; iPod4touch4.2.1

Need help with 24" ACD USB/Speaker/iSight Issue

My 24" Apple Cinema Display is about six months out of warranty.
I've tried both my 15" i5 MBP and my MacBook Air with the same result: The USB ports at the back are dead, I get no sound from the monitor speaker (it still routes sound through the laptop speakers, such as they are) and the iSight appears dead as well.
I've tried restarting the computers and monitor; no result. I have not tried resetting the PRAM, etc., as I would imagine the same problem would not exist on two systems simultaneously.
Would anyone be able to give me an idea of the problem without my carting it to the Genius Bar first?
Since the display works normally otherwise - the marvelous display itself is unaffected - I have to assume that the problem lies either in the USB cable or connection, or in some sort of internal USB/Speaker/iSight bus. If anyone knows how the current crop of ACDs is constructed, or if you've taken yours apart, I'd be pleased to hear from you.
Thanks for your time!

Jim Moore PhD wrote:
...idea of the problem without my carting it to the Genius Bar first? ...
Anything here help you? http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2400
If not, your Genius Bar ideas is likely the next step.
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

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