tried to flash my spc880 think i mucked it up help anyone

[chesty]

:oyea decided to give it ago myself and think i messed it up used wcrmac unsure what i have done, but i think the stage where you click to save current may have not worked , now the webcam doesnt seem to be recognised as a webcam at all by wcrmac or windows . i cant find an option to load into wcrmac the file to make the cam know what it is ie return it to 880 or make it a 900.

sorry for long winded post only way i cud describe it, wish i had left it as a 880 pics werent great but at least i could get some any advice greatly accepted if this cam can be saved or is it dead.

cheers guys.

[malc-c]

Does the WCRmac software detect the camera at all ?

If so then you should still be able to load either an original binary back into the camera or upload the 900 firmware. This will only on XP for a 880 camera. IF you have installed the WCRmac on Vista or W7 then it won't detect the camera unless it's flashed to a 900

[smudgeball]

Hi

Got an 880 binary backup sitting here IF you need it ?

Neil

[mrmoo]

Silly question, but have you installed both 880 and 900 drivers?

[chesty]

WCRmac doesnt detect camera at all

[mrmoo]

But does Windows? When you plug it in, is it an unknown device?

[chesty]

yes as an unknown device

[mrmoo]

Then you haven't installed the correct drivers and WCRmac won't see anything.

[chesty]

had the drivers installed before i used wcrmac as i had been using cam unflashed and it did see cam when i first tried to flash it

[mrmoo]

Yeah but at that point it was an 880, it's not any more. The fact it's an unknown device says its functioning but needs drivers. I'll bet you flashed it a 900 and need to install the specific 900 drivers. It'll then reappear.

[chesty]

i will try again but i think i have made the cam nothing neither a 880 or a 900

[malc-c]

Try downloading the drivers as follows:

Go to the Philips website to download the SPC900NC/00 camera application:

http://download.p4c.philips.com/files/s/spc900nc_00/spc900nc_00_dw7_eng.exe

For Vista 64-bit, use this link and file:

http://download.p4c.philips.com/files/s/spc900nc_00/spc900nc_00_dwv_eng.exe

Right-click on the “Unknown device” entry.

Select “Update Driver Software”. Now you will tell Windows 7 just where to find the drivers.

Click on “Browse my computer for driver software”.

Then click on “Pick from a List”, then Next.

The driver is under Sound, video and game controllers. Highlight it and click Next.

Find and select Philips CE CSI on the left list and Philips SPC 900NC PC Camera on the right list. Click Next.

Another warning message comes up. Click Yes.

The drivers will be installed.

Finally a window will come up confirming that the drivers for the Philips Camera are installed on your PC. Click Close.

DEVICE MANAGER will now show the camera under Sound, video and game controllers.

Close the DEVICE MANAGER window.

Open up Sharpcap or any other web cam software and test

[mrmoo]

I suspect he's following the flashing guide so still in XP, use these.

http://download.p4c.philips.com/files/s/spc900nc_00/spc900nc_00_dxp_eng.zip

[malc-c]

Yeah... sorry should of added the XP driver too. Whilst that example is for W7 the driver location under sound and video devices should still be the same

[chesty]

i am on xp but tring to find similar

[chesty]

right i installed the driver it opens up philips etc little pic of cam in taskbar plug in cam and xp says found new device i then go to install from specific location but dont know where to go from there

sorry for being a pain guys

[chesty]

right i thought i had cracked it i got as far as then i get a box pop up the device cannot start (code 10)

[malc-c]

Follow my instructions in post #10

You have to manually install the driver, which is located under Audio, Video and game controlers

[chesty]

when i go control panel/add new hardware it is in list with ! on it click next and it says this device cannot start (code 10). i believe i have removed the program or whatever it is inside the cam with the wcrmac program and now there is no way of getting it back in or getting the 900 in

[malc-c]

So if you open up device manager, select the device and then choose to update the driver, then manually browse through to the sound, video and game controllers is the device shown under that heading ?

[mrmoo]

Code 10 is a generic fault code, used when windows hasn't a clue. Usually when you don't have a driver or the wrong one. The fact that it is asking for a driver as an unknown device is good. If it was flash wiped it would just be doa. Maybe you could try it in a newer OS, Windows 7 and see if it loads a generic driver?

[chesty]

plugged it into mvista pc this morn and got this i am so cunfused

[malc-c]

And if you run wxastro or similar on your vista machine does the camera work ?

[chesty]

i dont believe it downloaded sharpcap and it works

[chesty]

need to get it to work on my xp lappy though