iSight driver issues

ben oven1 wrote:
Hi,

when i open photobooth, it shows a no camera icon. I have a built in isight.

Can anyone help me with this? im assuming it is a diver issue. The computer is completely up to date.

Thanks

Don't worry about Mac drivers for for your built-in iSight. Everything necessary is installed with OS X by the installer.

For any iSight problems, first try restarting the Mac. If the problems persist, try all relevant suggestions from:

  http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2090

If your iSight problem still occurs in more than one app and more than one user account, the reset suggested there often restores proper function of inbuilt iSight.



However, if your built-in iSight still does not work after carefully following all the suggestions in the "How to Troubleshoot iSight" article, and if iSight does not show as a USB hardware device in your Mac's System Profiler utility, yours is most likely a hardware problem. In that case, contact Apple or an Apple-Authorized Service Provider for service.




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

One more thing I noticed, ben ....

If your posted system info is correct that you are using Mac OS X (10.6.2), unless you have compelling reason for not doing so, you should update to the latest version of OS X.

If you do not already have a favorite update method, here is what I do:

 • Restart Mac

 • Use Disk Utility to repair permissions

 • Download and apply the latest Combo Update, currently http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1048

 • Repair permissions again immediately after the restart that completes the update.

The Combo Updates are so reliable that this is now the only method I now use to update Mac OS.




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