iSight not detected since Mavericks

Sean Quagmire

This one is odd and seems to be quite common. The problem is I have tried everything listed on the apple website and appleforums to try and resolve it.

To summarise what I did:

• Verfied and repaired permisssions
• reset smc
• In terminal used an OSX Daily tip: sudo killall VDCAssistant
• re-installed OS X

Yet still this image appears on Facetime, Photobooth etc.


One I did notice is that iSight is missing from the Utilities folder in Finder. In fact there is no trace of it whatsover on my mac. I believe it is usually kept in a 'USB' folder inside Utilities - Can someone verify that please?

I may be able to go into a TM backup and restore that folder. (I upgraded this MacBook Air from Lion)

Any help appreciated.

Zcott

Does it show at all in System Profiler?

Sean Quagmire

^^I haven't heard of system profiler before what is it?

I also created a new account just to see if it would make a difference and still nothing. This cannot be a hardware issue! iSight worked perfectly on Lion and then stopped working once Maverick was installed

Nemeses

To see System profiler or known as System Information

Click on the Apple Menu -> Hold down Alt - Click on system information

Look for Camera on the left hand side..

Doodah7

I just came across this article on the Macworld site, if the OP still has their original problem, it may help.

http://www.macworld.com/article/2107864/bugs-and-fixes-os-x-10-9-2-and-the-disappearing-camera.html

Sean Quagmire

Thanks for that, he seems to be describing my problem exactly. I will try those tips and see if they work.