When you say you installed the camera software does that mean you installed the video chat software or the actual camera driver. The symtomps you describe sound like a driver that is not installed. You might be able to download the driver direct from Toshiba's site. Frank Ventura, MCP
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Marvin Hunkin Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2008 3:55 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [Blind-Computing] WebCam Nightamres Hi. wondering, what i can do. ever since i have had my toshiba a 300 psa g4a laptop. there is a unknown usb device, and not recognizing the web cam and the microphone linked to it. i have installed and uninstalled the camera software for the web cam. and a friend sent me a intel chip set and the file was called infinstal_auto. and then got a word doc, how to edit the registry with the values in the usb in regedit of ForceHCResetOnResume but it did not work, and now still get a error saying the camera failed to open, please start your camera or reboot the computer. and get a unknown usb device. short of getting a sighted friend to back to a external hard disk and doing a system recovery, and not certain if this will fix it, cannot use the camera, which is linked to the microphone. and yes, if i get it sent away to be fixed, 1, over 100 kph away from where i live in Devonport, Tasmania. 2. they said they would pick it up for me, and the service centre is at Launcestan, Tasmania, if there are any aussies here on the list. and then they did not mention a replacement machine for me to use, as could be without my laptop and no internet for a few weeks, and cannot do without it. so, any other ideas, you can suggest to resolve this problem. every time i try to use the skype test call service, and do a test, and try to record, no sound. and when i did try to play around with the microphone and was using a real tech sound card, lost all my sound, and so had to have a sighted friend come and get it back for me which he did. so cannot use skype at the moment. any one else run into these problems with a toshiba machine? cheers Marvin. E-mail: [email protected] MSN: [email protected] Skype: startrekcafe We Are The Borg! You Will Be Assimilated! Resistance Is Futile! Star Trek Voyager Episode 68 Scorpian Part One E-mail: [email protected] MSN: [email protected] Skype: startrekcafe We Are The Borg! You Will Be Assimilated! Resistance Is Futile! Star Trek Voyager Episode 68 Scorpian Part One Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: http://www.jaws-users.com Visit the Blind Computing home page at: http://www.blind-computing.com Address for the list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to [email protected] For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject or body of a blank message to: [email protected] Use the following address in order to contact the management team [email protected] If you wish to join the JAWS Users List send a blank email to the following address: [email protected] No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.176 / Virus Database: 270.10.1/1869 - Release Date: 12/30/2008 12:06 PM Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: http://www.jaws-users.com Visit the Blind Computing home page at: http://www.blind-computing.com Address for the list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to [email protected] For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject or body of a blank message to: [email protected] Use the following address in order to contact the management team [email protected] If you wish to join the JAWS Users List send a blank email to the following address: [email protected]
