Firewire problem at DVinfo.net

Dale Guthormsen · January 27th, 2010, 08:18 PM

Good evening,

For some reason of late neither of my computers beep on when I plug in the fire wire to capture. I have tested my computer and it will read both of my canons I tested. Just says no device connected.

I dug out my old digital 8 camcorder from the dark ages and will not read it either.

Any ideas out there among you ???

Thanks,

Dale Guthormsen

Jo Ouwejan · January 28th, 2010, 02:45 AM

Dale,

You might have a fired FW . . . This may (does not happen always) have happened, when you plug in in hot. It happened to me once. Since then I always follow the advice to turn off the PC as well as the camcorder, when connecting or disconnecting.
It could be the FW of the cam or the FW of your PC that fried. Or it could only be the cable that's gone bad.
Find out which it is, by trying a different cable or another pc. I understand, that you already tried another cam and as this did not show an improvement, go try the other two possibilities.

Jo

Jeff Harper · January 28th, 2010, 09:59 AM

If you have other firewire devices plugged in, disconnect them, see if that helps Dale.

Steven Feinstein · February 2nd, 2010, 10:28 PM

What type of computer and OS are you trying to connect to?

I run into the same issues using iMac running SnowLeopard 10.6.2

Dale Guthormsen · February 5th, 2010, 01:09 PM

Thanks everyone,

I did have a fire wire issue, solved it but stil had issues.

Unquestionably the firewire port is nonfunctional in my new camera. I have two jobs in the next few weeks that require two hd cameras, will shoot 60 i and down load through the canon, then off to sony for a fix!! Bit frustrating!

I may have inadvertantly hot plugged, a practice I avoid as a rule.

thanks,

dale

Jo Ouwejan · February 5th, 2010, 04:21 PM

Join the club . . . not to be proud of a membership, by the way.

January 27th, 2010, 08:18 PM	#1
Dale Guthormsen Inner Circle Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Saskatchewan Posts: 3,048	Firewire problem Good evening, For some reason of late neither of my computers beep on when I plug in the fire wire to capture. I have tested my computer and it will read both of my canons I tested. Just says no device connected. I dug out my old digital 8 camcorder from the dark ages and will not read it either. Any ideas out there among you ??? Thanks, Dale Guthormsen __________________ DATS ALL FOLKS Dale W. Guthormsen

February 5th, 2010, 01:09 PM	#5
Dale Guthormsen Inner Circle Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Saskatchewan Posts: 3,048	Thanks everyone, I did have a fire wire issue, solved it but stil had issues. Unquestionably the firewire port is nonfunctional in my new camera. I have two jobs in the next few weeks that require two hd cameras, will shoot 60 i and down load through the canon, then off to sony for a fix!! Bit frustrating! I may have inadvertantly hot plugged, a practice I avoid as a rule. thanks, dale __________________ DATS ALL FOLKS Dale W. Guthormsen

January 28th, 2010, 02:45 AM	#2
Jo Ouwejan Major Player Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Veenendaal, Holland Posts: 225	Dale, You might have a fired FW . . . This may (does not happen always) have happened, when you plug in in hot. It happened to me once. Since then I always follow the advice to turn off the PC as well as the camcorder, when connecting or disconnecting. It could be the FW of the cam or the FW of your PC that fried. Or it could only be the cable that's gone bad. Find out which it is, by trying a different cable or another pc. I understand, that you already tried another cam and as this did not show an improvement, go try the other two possibilities. Jo

January 28th, 2010, 09:59 AM	#3
Jeff Harper Inner Circle Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 8,425	If you have other firewire devices plugged in, disconnect them, see if that helps Dale.

February 2nd, 2010, 10:28 PM	#4
Steven Feinstein New Boot Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 17	What type of computer and OS are you trying to connect to? I run into the same issues using iMac running SnowLeopard 10.6.2

February 5th, 2010, 04:21 PM	#6
Jo Ouwejan Major Player Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Veenendaal, Holland Posts: 225	Join the club . . . not to be proud of a membership, by the way.