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Q: External iSight Microphone will not work with Mountain Lion

I recently bought a 2008 MAC PRO and it came with Snow Leopard. I bought a brand new external iSight, and before my mac was running Mountain Lion

 

I plugged in the iSight and the camera was working, but then my iSight microphone wasn't picking up any sound, so I was guessing i would need to update my

 

OS to Mountain Lion. Now that I have Mountain Lion installed, my iSight Mic still won't pick up any sound, I tried different firewire ports front and back. The

 

updates for iSight are pretty outdated. So, I'm about fed up with this problem and will buy a microphone if this problem can't be fixed.

iSight, OS X Mountain Lion

Posted on Aug 15, 2012 10:45 PM

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Q: External iSight Microphone will not work with Mountain Lion

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  • by CMCSK,

    CMCSK CMCSK Aug 17, 2012 12:33 AM in response to Xboxrrod
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    Aug 17, 2012 12:33 AM in response to Xboxrrod

    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2090 and try the suggestions mentioned on EZJim's Website as well.

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

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  • by EZ Jim,

    EZ Jim EZ Jim Aug 17, 2012 11:46 AM in response to Xboxrrod
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    Aug 17, 2012 11:46 AM in response to Xboxrrod

    My old (Apple has not offered new external iSights for several years) external Firewire iSight's microphones works perfectly on my Mountain Lion Macs. 

     

    I tested with both Photo Booth & QuickTime video recordings.  No problem in either app or either Mac. 

     

    Check your iSight's connecting cable or FW400-800 adapter.  Also check application and System Preferences... > Sound > Input configuration and volume settings.

     

    If the problem continues, repair your boot drive  using Mountain Lion recovery.  If iSight's mic still does not work, contact Apple or an Apple-Authorized Service Provider for service on your external iSight. 

     

    BTW. you might find a separate USB mic like this one or a new, compatible, USB external webcam with its own mic a simpler or lower cost alternative.  Several compatible webcams are discussed in http://www.mac-compatible-web-cam.com

     

     

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  • by Be Casual,

    Be Casual Be Casual Feb 28, 2013 3:53 PM in response to EZ Jim
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    Feb 28, 2013 3:53 PM in response to EZ Jim

    EZ Jim -

     

    Did you migrate and prefs or other files to get Mountain Lion to recognize the microphone when using an external iSight camera?

     

    I have just installed a fresh copy of Mountain Lion and I get nothing in regards to the system seeing the iSight as an input device.

     

    My iSight works flawlessly on Snow Leopard.

     

    Any additional information is appreciated.

  • by CMCSK,

    CMCSK CMCSK Feb 28, 2013 6:45 PM in response to Be Casual
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    Feb 28, 2013 6:45 PM in response to Be Casual

    Be Casual wrote:

     

    EZ Jim -

     

     

     

    I have just installed a fresh copy of Mountain Lion and I get nothing in regards to the system seeing the iSight as an input device.

     

     

    Did you try the rest of EZ's solution?

    If the problem continues, repair your boot drive  using Mountain Lion recovery.

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

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  • by EZ Jim,

    EZ Jim EZ Jim Mar 1, 2013 7:13 AM in response to Be Casual
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    Mar 1, 2013 7:13 AM in response to Be Casual

    Be Casual wrote: EZ Jim - Did you migrate and prefs or other files ...

     

    No.  I merely upgraded the OSs on my Snow Leopard Macs (Mac Pro and two MBPs) to Lion when OS X 10.7 was released.  When OS X 10.8 was released, I upgraded again.  I didn't migrate anything for either upgrade.  External iSights worked properly in all three OS X versions.

     

     

    Be Casual wrote: ... I have just installed a fresh copy of Mountain Lion and I get nothing in regards to the system seeing the iSight as an input device.

     

    My iSight works flawlessly on Snow Leopard.

     

    Any additional information is appreciated.

     

    Whenever I upgrade (i.e., 10.6 to 10.7, 10.8, etc.) Mac OS X, I always restart the Mac and repair permissions before I begin the upgrade.  I repair permissions again immediately following the system restart that completes the upgrade.

     

    Whenever I update (i.e., 10.8.1 to 10.8.2, etc.) Mac OS X, I always restart the Mac and repair permissions before I begin the update process.  I only download and install the Combo update version.  I repair permissions again immediately following the system restart that completes the Combo update.

     

    (1) If you did not use this method, you can try installing the latest Combo (currently http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1581) using the method that works for me.  If your trouble persists, try using my upgrade method to reinstall Mountain Lion.

     

    (2) If the trouble persists, consider all relevant suggestions from http://www.ralphjohns.co.uk/EZJim/EZJimpage4.html (including Apple's http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2090).

     

     

     

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