Re: Failure To Recognize DV Camera

If the camera, cable and host controller are all working, the only thing
that I can think of is that you have a bad physical port on the computer.
While I have never had a Firewire port go bad I have had USB ports have
internal connection problems where if I moved the connector just so, a
connection was made but if I released the connector the connection would be
lost.

Have you tried any other Firewire device in the port? That is your next
step to determine cause. Check around for some device that you can insert to
see if it works. I use Firewire external hard drives for storing my video
files from my laptops so maybe you can find one to test.


"Harry Williams" <dramat@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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And the saga continues. I have a new working Firewire cable and I know the
Sony DVC is operating as I connected it to another PC and the device was
recognized. When I connected the Sony to the IEEE 1394 port on my PC (Dell
XPS 210) it was not recognized. The device does not appear under Imaging
Devices in Device Manager. Under the heading IEEE 1394 Bus Host Controller
is shown Texas Instrument OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller with NO
Yellow warning icon. Device Manager says it is working correctly. (I am
now running WinXP Media Edition SP3 but same thing occurred under SP2.)
Advice, please.

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"LVTravel" <noone@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Hope you get it working. Let us know what you find out and if you still
can't get it working write back and we will all try to help..


"Harry Williams" <dramat@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Thank you for all the good info and links. I'll check everything out and
let you know. BTW, I just updated from SP2 to SP3 and the PC still
doesn't recognize the DV camera.

Interestingly enough, I recently connected my Sony DV camera through an
IEEE 1394 device on another PC (running SP2) and everything worked very
well. I'm now 8000 miles away from that PC and the cable I used so I'll
have to do the whole troubleshooting process. Anyway, thanks again.

Harry

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"Graham Hughes" <graham.hughes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Never trust anything a brand new cable can be faulty as can a 10 year
old one which worked yesterday.

You must test all the components with ones you can see working in front
of your eyes, so beg/steal/borrow a cam/pc and cable.

Again, Device manager will tell you if the firewire port is error free
in connection etc, but not error free physically.

http://www.myvideoproblems.com/ProblemPages/CannotCapture.htm

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Graham Hughes
MVP Digital Media
www.myvideoproblems.com


"Harry Williams" <dramat@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Yes to all you said. There is no error indicator under the IEEE 1394
Bus host controller. Device manager says device is working properly.
Cable is brand new (Belkin).

-------------------------...A cynic does not read bitter lessons from
the past; he is prematurely disappointed in the future...

"LVTravel" <noone@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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"King Harry" <bitterbrush@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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For a reason unknown to me, I am unable to import digital video from
my Sony
DCR-PC9. I connect to my PC from The camera via a Firewire
(IEEE1394), 6 pin
to 4 pin. I am using WinXpMedia Edition. Keep getting on-screen
message that
the input device cannot be found. Any ideas?

Thanks
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Lets look at the obvious first. Camera turned on and in playback
mode? Absolutely sure the cable is good and plugged in all the way?
Can you see the Firewire card/adaptor in Device manager under "IEEE
1394 Bus host controllers" without any error indication (yellow !)?













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