Is there any way I can get a Vivicam-30 to load on to Mas OS 9 or X machines?

January 12, 2005 2:11 AM

Is there any way I can get a Vivicam-30 to load on to Mas OS 9 or X machines? Read the history of my attempts to do so over here. Ta very much!
posted by Wolof to computers & internet (3 comments total)

Does it appear in Apple System Profiler? (Apple menu > About This Mac > More Info)
posted by cillit bang at 4:30 AM on January 12, 2005

Are you running OS X 10.3.7 and the latest version of iPhoto/Image Capture? Every new version supports a dozen new cameras/USB devices.

As for the OS 9 version, did you actually boot into OS 9, or just use Classic? That sketchy beta driver says it works through Classic but that's the kind of claim I'd tend not to believe since Classic has less direct hardware access than a "real" OS 9 boot.
posted by bcwinters at 9:33 AM on January 12, 2005

It appears in the system profiler as "digital camera", product ID is given as 4097 ($1001). (Whatever that means.)

I used a machine running OS 9 only for attempting to get the driver to work. Elsewhere, I'm running 10.3.

Every new version supports a dozen new cameras/USB devices.

I feel the problem may be that the camera is too old rather than too new. All thanks, however.
posted by Wolof at 1:47 PM on January 12, 2005