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#1
March 22nd, 2008, 10:26 PM
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| Logitech QuickCam Chat not working. Hi, I just tried hooking up my webcam to my PowerPC G4, and I did hook it to the back, and it didn't work because apparently it's not compatible. So I downloaded Macam and installed it, and I opened the Macam to view the webcam, and it shows me for a few seconds then says "Status: USB communication problem". It also will show in VideoViewer, but it won't connect to Adobe Flash Player 9 [via stickam.com.] This is what is says in the system profile: Camera: Version: 0.00 Bus Power (mA): 500 Speed: Up to 12 Mb/sec Manufacturer: Product ID: 0x092c Vendor ID: 0x046d Help?  |
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#2
March 22nd, 2008, 10:56 PM
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| Can you find the model # of the camera?
__________________ Power to Burn. At speeds of up to 733MHz, The most powerful Mac in history burns CDs, burns DVDs, and burns Pentiums - apple website, oct 4, 1999. advertisement for the powermac g4 |
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#3
March 22nd, 2008, 11:00 PM
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| V-UAP14 is what it says next to M/N on the tag. |
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March 22nd, 2008, 11:01 PM
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| P/N is 861193-1000. |
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#5
March 22nd, 2008, 11:09 PM
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| It looks like it's using USB 1.0, which only allows speeds upto 12 mb/s. I'm guessing that the camera is bottlenecking on that speed, causing your connection problem. If you have a USB 2.0 port, try that (a USB hub could also cause a slow down). Otherwise, you'll need to get a USB 2.0 card to install in your PowerMac. It could also be that the camera is just a USB 1.0 device, and I am completely wrong.
__________________ Power to Burn. At speeds of up to 733MHz, The most powerful Mac in history burns CDs, burns DVDs, and burns Pentiums - apple website, oct 4, 1999. advertisement for the powermac g4 |
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#6
March 22nd, 2008, 11:18 PM
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| I think you're right about the USB thing. It looks like the G4 only has USB 1.1s. :[ I'll try getting a card. Thanks. :] |
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#7
March 22nd, 2008, 11:22 PM
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| Well, actually: System Requirements: * Pentium II 500, Celeron, Athlon processor or higher * Microsoft Windows 98SE, 2000, Me or XP * Available USB 1.1 or USB 2.0 port * Windows compatible soundcard and speakers * CD-ROM drive * 200 MB free hard drive space * 64 MB RAM minimum It says it needs at least 1.1 in the description. So shouldn't it work? :/ |
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#8
March 22nd, 2008, 11:33 PM
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| It should work, but then again, the drivers included with the camera are not the drivers that you are using. You could try using the demo of these drivers: http://www.ioxperts.com/products/webcamx.html which may/not have better support for your camera. Maccam's website says you can lower the frame rate/quality of the camera, which may help with your signal getting through. They also list these general troubleshooting steps: Quote:
If you happen to have a camcorder with firewire/iLink, you can hook it up, and OS X will use it as a webcam without any third-party drivers (generally).
__________________ Power to Burn. At speeds of up to 733MHz, The most powerful Mac in history burns CDs, burns DVDs, and burns Pentiums - apple website, oct 4, 1999. advertisement for the powermac g4 |
