Only newer EyeTV products require an activation key.
El gato eyetv 200 activation key#
They can be found in the following locations:ĭon't erase these files unless you have a back up of your activation key - it will be lost by removing these files.
You should also try to erase the four EyeTV Preference files, starting with com.elgato. Then, erase EyeTV Helper from your hard drive. Then, start the Activity Monitor (located in Applications/Utilities), and find EyeTV Helper. Do a search for that program (hard drive/Library/Application Support/EyeTV). You can also remove and reinstall a small program called EyeTV Helper, which is involved in detecting EyeTV on the FireWire/USB bus. If you're using a FireWire/USB hub, make sure that it's self-powered by an AC adaptor. This will ensure that EyeTV is getting enough power over the FireWire/USB. If you're using a portable, then also try it while plugged into a wall outlet, instead of using battery power. There might be a fault with the FireWire/USB connection, or some sort of conflict with another device. Try EyeTV on all of your other FireWire/USB ports, with another FireWire/USB cable, and try it with other FireWire/USB devices detached. Some EyeTV's use FireWire, while others are USB/USB 2.0 only. Try to Repair Disk Permissions using the Disk Utility (in the Applications/Utilities folder). Here is an exhaustive lists of tests and changes that usually get EyeTV working for users.
I'd like you to try the following steps, using EyeTV 2.1, not EyeTV 2.2 (which may have some issues). I have tried their various troubleshooting steps:
El gato eyetv 200 software#
although I get a green light on the box, the software does not recognize it, and I get a "no signal" error.Īnd although the tech support guys at Elgato are very responsive, it seems that this issue is going nowhere. At least every other time I go to use it, I have connection issues. The EyeTV200 is written up everywhere as being a great product, but I have yet to find that to be true.