[cosmo1221]

hey i just bought a dual mode digital camera from my frend and i am having difficulties installing it. wen i install it, it says this device cannot start or sumtimes wen i try to install it, it dusnt install at all and says its missing the right hardware. i have tried a few different drivers but none have helped so could some1 please find sumfing 4 me or please help me.

[linskyjack]

What camera? That would help.

[cosmo1221]

i said that it was a dual mode digital camera

[buck52]

what make and model number?

what OS are you using?

[cosmo1221]

im using windows xp and the make and model of the camera is that its just called a dual mode camera which comes up wen i plug it in the computer because on the actual camera it dusnt say anything. i think the make might be 'sonix'. im not sure.
what do u meen by model number because on the camera it dusnt say anything.

[linskyjack]

It is very difficult to diagnose a problem when we don't know who made the camera, what kind of drivers it requires etc.

[buck52]

Does your "frend" have a clue who made the camera or possibly still have the install cd that would have come with it?

If XP does not recognize the camera and show it as a removeable drive in Explorer when you plug it in, then with out knowing who made the camera, as in the manufacturer , you are most likely going to be out of luck

buck

[cosmo1221]

well it is called a dual mode camera so i need a driver that can be used for a dual mode camera and i think the manufactor might be Sonix. i have installed the camera on my computer but it says this device can not start and it dusnt work. the camera didnt come with an install disk i dont think.

[kiwiguy]

Without the actual model number its not really possible to be much help, as each model will have its own specific firmware. Google shows that Sonix make many models of camera of "dual mode" purpose.

The "dual mode" is not actually a model, it just means its a dual purpose webcam or digicam.

[cosmo1221]

yes well when i plug the camera in the computer it comes up with usb dual mode camera and on the camera it dusnt say anything except for digital camera. maybe i should try windows update?

[kiwiguy]

I don't think Windows update will be much help.

Without the basic info of a model number we cannot even be sure its compatable with XP. Ask your friend where it was purchased, what info came with it?

[acraftylady]

Would it happen to be Sipix ? If not that then maybe this one ? There were lots of dual mode cheapies on google and e-bay so find the model and then you can get better help with drivers.

[kiwiguy]

Sonix only make the electronic chipsets that were used by many low-end camera makers as I see it.

Windows is probably reporting the chipset it sees, while the poster requires the drivers to implement the actual camera maker interface to that chipset.

I would guess it could be any of hundreds of actual possibilities, if each maker applied their own firmware?

[cosmo1221]

Alrite well on the camera it does not have any stickers or it does not say anything about what kind of camera it is. but wen i plug it into the computer it says usb dual mode camera so cud some1 plz just find a driver for any kind of dual mode camera because maybe any kind of dual mode camera driver may work.

[kiwiguy]

http://www.google.co.nz/search?sourc...a%22+driver+xp

14,400 pages to go through. But presumably you used Google before coming here?

Enjoy.

There is no way we can give you any greater help, if it was me I would have opened the camera up by now to see if a maker was identifiable on the inside.

Afterall we don't even know if its ever going to be compatable with XP.