MacBook Pro Special Report: iSight not functioning properly -- fix
Several readers have reported that their MacBook Pros' built-in iSights are not working properly, displaying a 'green screen' whenever Photo Booth or iChat AV attempts to access the iSight.
One reader writes:
"My iSight isn't working. In iChat, I just get a blank (black) window where the video preview should be. In Photo Booth, I just get a green screen. The light beside the camera comes on, but no picture. The mic seems to be OK."
Apple addresses this issue in a Knowledge Base article (#302679) -- but the stated fix is to "update to Mac OS X 10.4.3" -- obviously not an option for Intel-based Macs, which ship with Mac OS X 10.4.4 or 10.4.5.
Some users have suggested that re-applying the Mac OS X for Intel 10.4.5 updater may resolve the issue, though the fix isn't consistent.
Try PMU reset A PMU reset may solve an issue where users receive an error message indicating that the iSight is "in use by another application" even though all other applications are quit and the iSight status indicator light is off, try performing a PMU reset via the following instructions:
- If the computer is on, turn it off.
- Disconnect the AC Adapter and remove the computer's battery.
- Press and hold down the power button for 5 seconds and then release the button.
- Reconnect the battery and AC Adapter.
- Press the Power button to restart the compute
Index:
- 30" Cinema Display distortion
- Airline, auto power adapter problems
- Audio distortion/poor sound quality
- Apple addressing issues with new revisions?
- Battery Exchange Program
- Battery problems: Shuts off when not connected to power, more
- Built-in Display distortion
- Clock speed of ATI X1600 card -- some units apparently underclocked
- Cooling solutions
- Dead-on-arrival units
- Display slightly bent, not latching properly -- solutions
- Downgraded SuperDrive relative to PowerBook G4
- ExpressCard issues
- FireWire 800 cards for ExpressCard/34 slot on the way
- High-pitched whining noises: Eliminating; Apple acknowledges
- iSight not functioning properly -- fix
- Kernel panics caused by AirPort drivers; Not sleeping properly, still "on" with lid closed
- Kernel panics upon waking up (Inability to wake from sleep)
- Lack of alternative power adapters
- LEAP Networks; cannot connect to
- Loss of speaker capabilities
- Missing components
- Not sleeping properly, still "on" with lid closed
- Notes from service manual
- Poor general network performance
- Printer issues: Not recognized, more
- Problems sharing the Internet connection
- Release notes
- Repeated system freezes or sudden restarts -- checking for bad RAM
- Replaced logic boards have no software serial numbers
- Slow networking performance with VLANs; VOIP phones
- Wireless connectivity issues
