How to get Sonix webcams working. tried and tested on Microsoft lifecam vx6000

[Blue1980]

Finally i got it working using Sonix SN9C202 driver.
All you need to do is:

Download “SN9C202 (Phase out)” from Sonix - http://www.sonix.com.tw/sonix/family.do?f=3

Install it. 

Download patched version from http://www.mediafire.com/?dojzzi4itz0 and put extracted file into /Library/QuickTime/ folder. 

It should work with Amsn, QuickTime and Skype. If you want to use it with iChat you’ll have to buy iUSBCam.

 

Sonix driver should work with these webcams (combinations of bridge+sensor):
 
SN9C201+MI0360 WebCam
SN9C202+MI0360 WebCam
SN9C201+HV7131R WebCam
Dino-Lite Plus
SN9C202+HV7131R WebCam
SN9C201+OV7660 WebCam
SN9C202+OV7660 WebCam
SN9C201+MI1300 WebCam
SN9C202+MI1300 WebCam
SN9C201+MI1310 WebCam
SN9C202+MI1310 WebCam
SN9C201+MI1320 WebCam
SN9C202+MI1320 WebCam
SN9C201+OV9650 WebCam (this one is used in Microsoft LifeCam VX-6000)
SN9C202+OV9650 WebCam
SN9C201+OV9655 WebCam
SN9C202+OV9655 WebCam
SN9C201+SOI968 WebCam
SN9C202+SOI968 WebCam
SN9C201+CX1332 WebCam
SN9C201+SK53BEB WebCam
SN9C202+SK53BEB WebCam
SN9C202+ICM107B WebCam

Other webcams howto: 
 
This is what i did for Microsoft LifeCam VX-6000:

To make it work first you’ll have to findout which combination of bridge and sensor is used in your webcam. Maybe this will help you - http://webcam-osx.sourceforge.net/cameras/index.php

Then get your webcam’s vendor and product ID by clicking on Apple logo on menubar -> About This Mac -> More Info… -> USB.

Find your webcam on the list, click on it and you’ll see Product ID and Vendor ID.

Run Calculator from Applications folder and select Programmer from the View menu.

Click the Hex button on calculator and enter your Vendor ID value without “0x”. That’s 0c45 for me. It’ll show as c45 only.

Click the Dec button. It will give convert Vendor ID from Hex to Dec. Make a note of this number. In my case it’s 3141.

Click C button and repeat last two steps for Product ID. My Product ID in Hex was 0×62bf and in Dec it’s 25279.
You can quit Calculator and System Profiler.

Assuming you have already installed Sonix driver open /Library/QuickTime/Sonix SN9C201 WebCam.component/Contents/Info.plist in Property List Editor. As root or else you won’t be able to save it.

Expand SN9Cxxxx and find your bridge+sensor combination in one of Items. In my case it was Item 14 because it’s “name” value contains “SN9C201+OV9650″

Now you’ll need to replace Product ID and Vendor ID values of this Item with the one you converted fom Hex to Dec. That’s Product ID 244 and Vendor ID 1118 for Microsoft LifeCam VX-6000.

 

This same trick might work on other webcams using the driver for their individual controller.