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#475084 - 07/03/08 12:33 PM Re: macbook/macbook pro isight [Re: willwill258]
tayedrumma Offline


Registered: 07/03/08
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If you end up getting this done, i want to see a full write up with pics. My iBook tablet project could definitely use an isight.

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#475085 - 07/09/08 07:25 PM Re: macbook/macbook pro isight [Re: willwill258]
tayedrumma Offline


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question.... could i run the isight on an ibook, given i find one and solder it to an internal usb?

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#475086 - 07/10/08 02:42 PM Re: macbook/macbook pro isight [Re: willwill258]
Alex Dawson Offline


Registered: 02/05/07
Posts: 21
tayedrumma: the iSight's in these models are USB2 (High Speed) and as far as I know, the only way to get USB2 on your ibook would be to disable one of the external ports.

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#475087 - 07/10/08 06:38 PM Re: macbook/macbook pro isight [Re: willwill258]
tayedrumma Offline


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hm... worth it in my opinion... i'll probably pick one up

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#475088 - 07/24/08 03:39 PM Re: macbook/macbook pro isight [Re: willwill258]
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Registered: 07/23/08
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I know this thread is a little old, but I want to know how these projects turned out (the iSight to ToughBook and the iSight to iBook). I'm looking at adding an iSight to my 15" PowerBook (mainly for Delicious Library, fyi). My biggest concern is still retaining both USB ports. I could always buy a hub, but that's not the problem. The PowerBook doesn't supply enough power to my external hard drive, and I have to have two ports for it to work (one for power, the other for data; a hub can't supply both, at least not that I've found).

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#475089 - 07/24/08 11:04 PM Re: macbook/macbook pro isight [Re: willwill258]
Alex Dawson Offline


Registered: 02/05/07
Posts: 21
depending on which revisions of the powerbook you have, there may be an internal bus being used by the bluetooth module.

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#475090 - 07/25/08 01:49 AM iSight and PowerBook Mod [Re: willwill258]
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Registered: 07/23/08
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My model is A1095. If I tapped into the BlueTooth bus, I would no longer be able to use BlueTooth, right? My goal is to try and find a way to keep everything intact. However, I guess I could always get a BlueTooth PC Card. My next concern is the "how-to". I'm a noobie (if it isn't already obvious) to modding, but I'm experienced with messing with the guts of computers in general. Any info or links on how to mount and run the iSight wiring would be great. And then I guess I need to know how to wire to the BlueTooth bus. Thanks!
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#475091 - 07/25/08 03:32 AM Re: macbook/macbook pro isight [Re: willwill258]
Alex Dawson Offline


Registered: 02/05/07
Posts: 21
The bluetooth dongle inside /some/ Apple laptops just connects via USB. I think yours is one of them. If you cut the cable in half, you can mount an internal hub to the cable, and wire the other half of the cable (the bit going to the bluetooth module) into one of the hub ports. Alternatively, you can just buy a small USB dongle.

Knowing "guts of computers in general" only helps a little bit with laptop modding/repair. Things are a LOT smaller and a LOT more fragile.

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#475092 - 07/25/08 02:54 PM Re: macbook/macbook pro isight [Re: willwill258]
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Registered: 07/23/08
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Sounds good. What kind of hub am I looking for (I don't even know what to Google)?

Also, how would I run the iSight cable up through the display?
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#475093 - 07/25/08 03:32 PM Re: macbook/macbook pro isight [Re: willwill258]
Alex Dawson Offline


Registered: 02/05/07
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Originally Posted By: "commandnotapple"
Sounds good. What kind of hub am I looking for (I don't even know what to Google)?

Also, how would I run the iSight cable up through the display?


You're looking for a USB hub..

And you'd run the cable up through the display the same way that all the other cables run smile

Perhaps you should consider very carefully if you're up to this task.

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