Aquel wrote:
Alright so I did try to reset the PRam but image is grey like on my previous screenshot.
@EZ Jim: the iSight is detected by the system and I didn't install anything related to iSight.
SMC reset doesn't work either this time (as I said, it worked once).
I cannot believe it's a hardware issue. The webcam works nearly except that the picture is grey !
iSight intégrée :
Identifiant du produit : 0x8502
Identifiant du fournisseur : 0x05ac (Apple Inc.)
Version : 2.19
Numéro de série : 8T8CL0G112CY3L00
Vitesse : Jusqu’à 480 Mb/s
Fabricant : Apple Inc.
Identifiant de l’emplacement : 0x24400000
Courant disponible (mA) : 500
Courant requis (mA) : 500
I do not understand !!
I understand that you have tried all relevant suggestions (except taking it to an Apple Service Provider) from:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2090
(0) You do not specifically say that you have tested in more than one user account. If you have not done so, test iSight from another user account now. If you need help creating another account to use for the test, see:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=Mac/10.5/en/8235.html
It is possible that your iSight might work correctly in a different user account.
After carefully following all these suggestions, if your iSight still does not work properly in any
Apple application you test in any user account, your guess that you have a
software conflict may be correct. Here is how I would try to find and fix a software problem that is effecting iSight performance with app Apple apps.
(1) If you use:
third-party (non-Apple) hardware that requires software installation (mouse, keyboard, A/V interface, etc.,)
or software (including Microsoft Office or Exchange, Parallels, VMWare, VirtualBox, plugins such as Perian, Flip4Mac, etc.,) check their support sites to see if any of them have known-issues with the
Mac OS X 10.5.6 your info shows that you are now using.
Perhaps you merely need to update the software or drivers in order for your third-party system components to be compatible with 10.5.6. Uninstall any that are currently known to be incompatible with your system.
(2) If your system has no third-party components, or at least none that require updating for OS X 10.5.6, applying the latest Combo Update using the method below may help you without need to reinstall Leopard in its entirety.
Use Disk Utility to repair permissions. Then download and install the Mac OS X 10.5.8 Combo Update:
http://support.apple.com/kb/DL866
Immediately after the restart that completes the update, repair permisssions
again. Then test whether your problem persists.
Properly applying relevant Combo Updates is so reliable for me that this is the only way I now update any of my Macs' OS X system software.
(3) If nothing else you try works,
backup your Mac unless you have a current backup and then reinstall Leopard. Be sure to repair permissions before
and after installing.
Once you have reinstalled Mac OS, use the process in (2) above to return to the latest version of Leopard in one update step.
Do not reinstall any third-party apps until you have tested your iSight's function. When iSight is working properly again, you can reinstall your third-party apps again,
Install only one third party app at a time, and test it thoroughly before installing another so you can tell if one of them causes problems with your system.
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
