ISight microphone is g.o.n.e....calling EZ Jim!

Hey
My iSight on my Powermac G5 (2 with the same problem) internal microphone is stopped working. It will not let me choose it's built in microphone in my system settings under the "line in" option in iSight preferences or in the "Sound" preferences.
I have re-installed iChat SW + Combo 10.4.2 update + changed FW cable + tried it on 2 different rev. iSight webcams, with no luck.
The microphone in the iSight will not work - the video is fine!
I also have a Powerbook and there is NO problem in using my 2 iSights internal microphone on that machine.

Hello Øyvind
Welcome to Apple Discussions.
Sorry, but I do not believe that I understand what you are asking. Please give the answers to each of the following for as many units of each as apply:
(0) Do you have 2 iSights?
(1) Do you have 2 G5 Macs?
(2) Are both G5 Macs Dual 2.5s?
(3) Do you have one PowerBook?
(4) What processor is in your PowerBook?
(5) What is the speed or your PowerBook's processor?
(6) Does your iSight work properly on your PowerBook?
(7) Does your iSight NOT work properly on your G5s?
(8) What software are you running on each Mac when you encounter problems? (List
](8.a) EACH app that shows the problem and
](8.b) ALL apps that you have open at the same time you are running the problem app.)
(9) What software are you running on the Mac that has NO problem? (List
](9.a) EACH app that shows the problem and
](9.b) ALL apps that you have open at the same time you are running the problem app.)
(10) What OS are you running on EACH of your Macs?
(11) For EACH Mac that is connected to the internet, describe the location and explain the connection method and devices?
(12) Do you do Mac OS X maintenance on EACH of your Macs?
(13) When you reinstalled the 10.4.2 Combo Updater, did you follow procedures as described in How I Update My Mac OS X?
(14) When you reinstalled iChat SW, did you do it using the Tiger Installer Disk, or did you use the method Ryan describes in his How do I reinstall iChatAV 3.x? FAQ?
(15) Do you have iSight plugged in when you try to set your "Sound" preferences? You plug iSight in first to see it in your System "Sound" preferences.
(16) There are NO iSight preferences. You must mean your System Preferences. iSight is not an item in the "line in" option. Do you see iSight in your "Sound" preferences in addition to "Line In"? Do your "Sound" preferences look like mine? If so, you need to select iSight, not "Line In" to use iSight's mic as your sound input source.
Try these suggestions. If they do not get it working, try asking this question in different words when you post back the answers to the above questions. We will try to provide more specific suggestions based on your specific information and restated question(s).
<small>EZ Jim</small>

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