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I have run into kind of a serious problem with my isight on my new macbook. This is the second machine now that ive had problems with, the first had a random shutdown case.
Sometimes, when i boot up on battery, the isight light goes on. it turns on before the leopard login screen loads, when its blue. then the background comes on (Time machine backdrop), and the login box appears.
Once logged in, i can open photobooth, and see nothing being displayed in the camera window. the light is still on. after a reboot, same issue persists. it takes the power being shut off completely to get it to not do it again.
A note, the machine usually sits for a period of hours in the OFF position, and when i boot it up, on battery only, this arises.
I will include screenshots from my iphone to confirm. The isight is unusable and it looks undetected when the isight light is on at bootup.
my system profile will not be a snapshot of when it was not working, as i have gotten it to turn off, so the problem isnt present during the snapshot.
just wondering what you all though, if it could just be software related. I can usually get it to do it when the computer has been sitting OFF for a 3-4hr period.
Sounds like a gremlin....Apple has a problem reported that ive submitted, just wondering all your your thought
Sometimes, when i boot up on battery, the isight light goes on. it turns on before the leopard login screen loads, when its blue. then the background comes on (Time machine backdrop), and the login box appears.
Once logged in, i can open photobooth, and see nothing being displayed in the camera window. the light is still on. after a reboot, same issue persists. it takes the power being shut off completely to get it to not do it again.
A note, the machine usually sits for a period of hours in the OFF position, and when i boot it up, on battery only, this arises.
I will include screenshots from my iphone to confirm. The isight is unusable and it looks undetected when the isight light is on at bootup.
my system profile will not be a snapshot of when it was not working, as i have gotten it to turn off, so the problem isnt present during the snapshot.
just wondering what you all though, if it could just be software related. I can usually get it to do it when the computer has been sitting OFF for a 3-4hr period.
Sounds like a gremlin....Apple has a problem reported that ive submitted, just wondering all your your thought