Mike Skoviak
February 4, 2005, 21:27:41
Hi there,
I'm using a single Firewire camera (DFK 31F03) on a Windows XP SP1 system (P4, 3.0 GHz). The only real item of note regarding the computer is that it contains 2 Firewire cards.
The problems is this. Assume that:
1.) Both firewire cards are installed properly
2.) I plugged the camera into firewire card #2
3.) I installed drivers for the camera (TISDCam_31470.sys)
4.) Everything looks great. Image, devices, etc.
5.) Restart computer.
Now, once the computer restarts:
1.) Windows XP begins boot.
2.) Boot process gets to point where background is black, and Windows XP logo is first displayed. I believe this is where it begins searching for devices.
3.) It sits at this screen indefinitely.
4.) At my leisure, I can unplug the camera, and as soon as I plug it in again -BOOM - the boot process moves to final load and login screen.
5.) If I check my devices and such, everything still looks A-OK.
A couple of notes regarding this:
1.) The behavior happens about 9 times out of 10 after a computer restart. Once in a while, the whole thing will work normally, with no need to uplug and then plug the camera back in.
2.) There is a Windows XP bug (Article ID 830987) that describes possible errors when booting 2 IEEE 1394 devices, but I disabled and removed Firewire card #1, and the behavior remained the same.
3.) The supposed fix for the bug mentioned in #2 above is included with Windows XP SP2, but I am loathe to install it.
4.) I've installed and reinstalled stuff (cards, drivers, etc) a few times (just in case) and the problem is always the same.
So what I'm wondering is:
1.) Ever seen this before?
2.) Do you believe it to be a problem with 2 IEEE devices in one computer?
3.) Any suggestions at all? I've been trying everything I can think of with no resolution. HELP!!!
Thanks.
Mike
I'm using a single Firewire camera (DFK 31F03) on a Windows XP SP1 system (P4, 3.0 GHz). The only real item of note regarding the computer is that it contains 2 Firewire cards.
The problems is this. Assume that:
1.) Both firewire cards are installed properly
2.) I plugged the camera into firewire card #2
3.) I installed drivers for the camera (TISDCam_31470.sys)
4.) Everything looks great. Image, devices, etc.
5.) Restart computer.
Now, once the computer restarts:
1.) Windows XP begins boot.
2.) Boot process gets to point where background is black, and Windows XP logo is first displayed. I believe this is where it begins searching for devices.
3.) It sits at this screen indefinitely.
4.) At my leisure, I can unplug the camera, and as soon as I plug it in again -BOOM - the boot process moves to final load and login screen.
5.) If I check my devices and such, everything still looks A-OK.
A couple of notes regarding this:
1.) The behavior happens about 9 times out of 10 after a computer restart. Once in a while, the whole thing will work normally, with no need to uplug and then plug the camera back in.
2.) There is a Windows XP bug (Article ID 830987) that describes possible errors when booting 2 IEEE 1394 devices, but I disabled and removed Firewire card #1, and the behavior remained the same.
3.) The supposed fix for the bug mentioned in #2 above is included with Windows XP SP2, but I am loathe to install it.
4.) I've installed and reinstalled stuff (cards, drivers, etc) a few times (just in case) and the problem is always the same.
So what I'm wondering is:
1.) Ever seen this before?
2.) Do you believe it to be a problem with 2 IEEE devices in one computer?
3.) Any suggestions at all? I've been trying everything I can think of with no resolution. HELP!!!
Thanks.
Mike