Ball/Buttons Ineffective?

I just tried to unlock my Curve and couldn't get past trying to get the screen to light up. I took out my battery and replaced it several times and the phone will load up the home screen and then go blank. The phone doesn't turn off, but I can't get any of the buttons nor the ball to bring up the home screen. I tried plugging it into the wall with the charger and the home screen comes up, but I am still unable to get any of the buttons or ball to do anything. After about 6 seconds, the light powers back down and the only way I have seen to get it up at all is plugging the phone in and out with the charger.
Anybody know how I can solve this annoying problem?

Has the device gotten wet or been in a moist environment? Keys and trackball not work working are often the symptoms of moisture damage. Look at the small 1/8th inch white sticker on the housing of the device when you remove the battery.
1. If any post helps you please click the below the post(s) that helped you.
2. Please resolve your thread by marking the post "Solution?" which solved it for you!
3. Install free BlackBerry Protect today for backups of contacts and data.
4. Guide to Unlocking your BlackBerry & Unlock Codes
Join our BBM Channels (Beta)
BlackBerry Support Forums Channel
PIN: C0001B7B4 Display/Scan Bar Code
Knowledge Base Updates
PIN: C0005A9AA Display/Scan Bar Code

Similar Messages

Left Serial Track ball button doesn't aleways work in Firefox and T-bird, but works well in IE8 and other programs on this computer

Sys=WinXP SP3, ASUS MB, Athelon X2 6000 CPU, 4 (3) gb mem.
Intac Systems mouse trak track ball. This device works fine
with all the other programs on my computer. In T-bird or Firefox
the left mouse button often doesn't work for minutes at a time
then works for a few seconds, then stops again. The right button
works all the time, even when the left has stopped, as does the
ball to move the cursor. Have reloaded the Microsoft serial
mouse drivers and tested the mouse and all is OK.

The "Use custom settings for history" selection allows to see the current history and cookie settings, but selecting this doesn't make any changes to history and cookie settings.
Firefox shows "Use custom settings for history" as an indication that at least one of the history and cookie settings is not the default to make you aware that changes were made.
If all History settings are default then the custom settings are hidden and you see "Firefox will: (Never) Remember History".
"Never Remember History" means that Private Browsing is active and "Always use private browsing mode" gets a checkmark.
You need to remove the checkmark on "Always use private browsing mode" to leave Private Browsing mode or chose the "Remember History" setting.
*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Private+Browsing

Mighty Mouse track ball button

I have been using Snow Leopard for a while and one of the things that I like the most is that I can choose what I want to see in my screen when I move my cursor to the lower right or left corner.
I have it set up as to SHOW ALL WINDOWS if I move my cursor to the lower right corner, well after I moved to LION that is no loger an option, instead of showing all windows open all it shows are the open windows open of the same application only, How can I set it up the way it was before, is there like a script or something.
also can it be set up so when I click the tracking ball on my Might Mouse to show ALL windows and not just the program windows?

I've read all the posting about this..in recent months I've been cleaning the track ball 6,7,8,9....times every day. I had planned to buy a wireless Mighty Mouse but not now, it'd be cheaper to sit in front of my Mac bashing my testicles with a mallet for the same effect. Apple, this is an utter design disaster. Like Joachim says, why not a mouse we can open and clean easily, or a larger, more robust track ball mechanism? I'm off to but a mouse by anyone but Apple...
G5 i-Mac Mac OS X (10.4.9)

More settings to Mighty Mouse's ball button?

Hi!
I use to have a wireless mouse by Logitech. Unfortunately, due to a "dropping it down the stairs from 4th floor last time I moved from an appartment" incident, it is no more.
I used to have my scrolling button configured to make the ever so useful "command-W" action. Is there a way to configure my brand spankin' new Mighty Mouse to do that?
Thanks!
MacBook(white) Mac OS X (10.4.8) it shall be put to good use, e.g. rule the world, etc.

My wireless Mighty Mouse works properly with my Mac Mini.
I tried another one with Mac Pro, but the situation is same.
But a wired Migthy Mouse works properly with Mac Pro.
So I'm sure there are some other problems...

MD04 Beach Ball button to simulate MRP Run

Hi All,
Does anyone knows the setting to display the Simulate MRP Run button on the application bar of MD04. Does it require change to the current authorization object in PFCG or is it changed by configuration.
Thanks

Go first T.Code MD04 than enter material and plant and press enter
Now, go in menu click Environment Menu then Click Own Favrites and click Maintain
you will have new screen click on create button than U can put below data in Stock/Reuirements list screen.
Navigation No.     1
T. Code              MD02
Text in Menu      MRP Run
Icon                   ICON_TIME_INA
and others would be same as default.
100% working.....

I want to program my mighty mouse ball click button

How can I set up my Mighty Mouse ball button to open a URL in a new tab. I don't know how to write an Applescript to do this, or is there another way. Apple didn't make this an option in the system preferences.
Thanks for any help,
Jeff

Jeffrey Hughes1 wrote:
How can I set up my Mighty Mouse ball button to open a URL in a new tab. I don't know how to write an Applescript to do this, or is there another way. Apple didn't make this an option in the system preferences.
Thanks for any help,
Jeff
Welcome to the Apple boards:
Since there are millions of possibilities, and everyone wants a button to do their favorite action, you should learn to write or modify an apple script and customize your mouse yourself. It's educational and fun.
If you select "Other" for the button action, you will be in the script folder, which is where Apple wants you to be. If you look, you will see thousands of actions you can assign to your button.
If you open one of these scripts manually (they are in the system library folder) and read it you will see how easy it is to modify or create one.
All you are looking for is to assign the key combination "Apple-T" to the button, correct?
You can also create a script with Automator which is even simpler. And just as much fun.
Message was edited by: nerowolfe

Bouncing Ball Just Suddenly Stops Mid Bounce

I have a application where each time you click the add ball button a new randomly colored ball is added to the jpanel. It works fine except that the balls suddenly stop at the same spot. I want them to continue to bounce for a longer period of time instead of like 8 bounces. It was going around withoutstopping prior to my getting the add new ball part working. I cannot seem to figure out what I did wrong. Also curious if anyone new of a tip as to how to get the balls to disappear once a button is clicked or their cycle runs out. Below is my code:
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import java.awt.geom.*;
import java.util.*;
import javax.swing.*;
public class BounceBall{
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        JFrame frame = new BounceFrame();
        frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOS E);
        frame.setVisible(true);
class BounceFrame extends JFrame {
    private BallCanvas canvas;
    public static final int WIDTH = 450;
    public static final int HEIGHT = 350;
    public BounceFrame() {
        setSize(WIDTH, HEIGHT);
        setTitle("BounceThread");
        Container contentPane = getContentPane();
        canvas = new BallCanvas();
        contentPane.add(canvas, BorderLayout.CENTER);
        JPanel buttonPanel = new JPanel();
        addButton(buttonPanel, "Add Ball",
                new ActionListener() {
            public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent evt) {
                addBall();
        addButton(buttonPanel, "Exit",
                new ActionListener() {
            public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent evt) {
                System.exit(0);
class BallThread extends Thread {
    private BouncingBall b;
    public BallThread(BouncingBall aBall) { b = aBall; }
    public void run() {
        try {
            for (int i = 1; i <= 1000; i++) {
                b.move();
                sleep(5);
        } catch (InterruptedException exception) {
class BallCanvas extends JPanel {
    private ArrayList balls = new ArrayList();
    public void add(BouncingBall b) {
        balls.add(b);
    public void paintComponent(Graphics g) {
        super.paintComponent(g);
        Graphics2D g2 = (Graphics2D)g;
        for (int i = 0; i < balls.size(); i++) {
            BouncingBall b = (BouncingBall)balls.get(i);
            b.draw(g2);
class BouncingBall {
    private Component canvas;
    private static final int XSIZE = 15;
    private static final int YSIZE = 15;
    private int x = 0;
    private int y = 0;
    private int dx = 2;
    private int dy = 2;
    public BouncingBall(Component c) { canvas = c; }
    Color color = getColor();
    public void draw(Graphics2D g2) {
        g2.setColor(color);
        g2.fillOval(x,y,30,30);   // adds color to circle
        g2.drawOval(x,y,30,30);   // draws circle
    public void move() {
        x += dx;
        y += dy;
        if (x < 0) {
            x = 0;
            dx = -dx;
        if (x + XSIZE >= canvas.getWidth()) {
            x = canvas.getWidth() - XSIZE;
            dx = -dx;
        if (y < 0) {
            y = 0;
            dy = -dy;
        if (y + YSIZE >= canvas.getHeight()) {
            y = canvas.getHeight() - YSIZE;
            dy = -dy;
        canvas.repaint();
    private Color getColor() {
        int rval = (int)Math.floor(Math.random() * 256);
        int gval = (int)Math.floor(Math.random() * 256);
        int bval = (int)Math.floor(Math.random() * 256);
        return new Color(rval, gval, bval);
    }Edited by: wnymetsfan on Dec 2, 2007 2:01 PM

wnymetsfan wrote:
Actually it is comiliable as I ran it numerous times today asI tried to fix it. No, it does not compile. Besides the obvious error:
frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOS E);, a large part of the BounceFrame class seems to be missing: I don't see a addButton(...) anywhere.
I posted here since it says new to java which I am. I also have posted here before with questions relatedto swing and 2D elements like graphs and no one else had an issue. It's not prohibited to post it here, but in the 2d forums, there are more people who know what they're talking about when it comes to 2D animations.
Thanks for the links to the other forums I will post there. Sorry to bother you guys as I was not aware that New to Java meant only if it doesn't involves things like swing and 2DIt's not a bother: I merely said it for you to get help sooner.

Mouse scroll ball doesn't launch Dashboard any more

I have my scroll ball button on my mouse set in System Preferences to start Dashboard. In the last day it has quit working. Anyone have any ideas what I can do to get it working again? It still works for scrolling and when I press it it starts a menu that launches:
Start in Spotlight
Start in Google
Look up in Dictionary
Cut
Copy
Paste etc...
Thanks,
Roger

Yes tried both killall Finder and killall Dock to no avail.
I just got off the phone with AppleCare they're sending a new one. Dang, I really wanted this one to last a long time!
Regards,
Roger

Why does the mouse button let go whenever I stop moving?

Any time that I try to drag something I run into this problem. I can start to drag, but if I ever stop moving the mouse, even if I'm still holding the button down, FCP just unclicks the mouse button automatically. Why could this possibly be?

What are all 4 Mighty Mouse buttons mapped to? Starting with left, then right, then scroll ball button, then side buttons. I only ask because it could be possible you are activating a different button when you stop, and the mouse switches to THAT function, thereby letting go of the left click function.

Can (mighty) mouse buttons work w/Lion?

My wired USB Apple Mouse (aka Mighty Mouse) worked fine with 10.5.8 - Sys Pref / Mouse let me assign functions to the left, right, top/scroll, and side buttons. I just upgraded to 10.6.8 and immediately to 10.7.5 Lion, and although the Sys Pref / Mouse window provides similar settings to 10.5.8, three of the five functions don't work.
The Left button is ok, and the Scroll ball (on top) scrolls ok. But the Right button acts just like the Left button, and the Top ball/button push and the Side buttons push don't do anything at all. Thankfully, there are no bizarre problems like the cursor leaping around, and I can hit Control - Left (Primary) button and get the Right (Secondary) button action.
I like my old Mighty Mouse and hope I don't have to get a newer / aftermarket one. Any help will be appreciated.

Sorry for the duplicate post, I am on two different threads concerning this problem. I had contact with Apple Support through the complimentary support for purchasing Lion. They took note that the wired mighty mouse worked with my Macbook air running Lion 10.7.4, that my Wacom pen and tablet could be programmed to right click on my Macpro running 10.7.5 from the App store but seemed stuck on the requirement for a clean install even though I related clean installs from this discussion forum have not worked.
Out of curiousity I tried the USB Overdrive shareware:
http://www.senlick.com/html/01.01.html
My wired USB mighty mouse now works with Lion as it did with Snow Leopard, again to me this points to the release of Lion on the app store.
I am going to write the Apple support case handler again and let her know, I have not heard back from them since November 1, hopefully they are working on the problem.
Dave

Mighty Mouse: How do you program what buttons 3 and 4 do? NM

intel imac Mac OS X (10.4.9)

If you have a Mighty Mouse, use the pop-up menus to choose the action you want for each of the buttons. The scroll ball can also function as a button. To set a button to open an application, choose Other and select an application in the dialog that appears. Choose Button 3 (for the scroll-ball button) or Button 4 (for the side buttons) to use your mouse with a video game, CAD program, or other application that works with a multibutton mouse. Choose Off if you want a button to be inactive.

Do you have any idea about iTunes major conflict?

I used to use itunes from early 2000. Since a year I use Windows 7/ ultimate 32bit and I see that most of the menus of itunes are not working properly.
In particular, File,Edit.... Help doesn't appear on the screen. Search button you can't write and search is dead. In the ipod menu to sychronize (I have iphone, ipad , ipods) I see the shape of button (for example) Sync Now but not the letters. The small ball buttons on the top which appear Music,Videos, contacts and so forth I see the button but not the letters. So I use it by memorizing the buttons, I don't use the main menu and the search as well.
I contacted Apple support of itunes store, they advised me to download service pack for windows, unistall all apple related programms, in a certain order I reboot the machine and then I downloaded the newest version which installed succefully but the problem remained the same.
They told me kindly to contact Apple experts but I live in Norway now I don;t have American land line or cell phone so communication in fact with Apple is not possible at the time.
Please if you know help me ...

I used to use itunes from early 2000. Since a year I use Windows 7/ ultimate 32bit and I see that most of the menus of itunes are not working properly.
In particular, File,Edit.... Help doesn't appear on the screen. Search button you can't write and search is dead. In the ipod menu to sychronize (I have iphone, ipad , ipods) I see the shape of button (for example) Sync Now but not the letters. The small ball buttons on the top which appear Music,Videos, contacts and so forth I see the button but not the letters. So I use it by memorizing the buttons, I don't use the main menu and the search as well.
I contacted Apple support of itunes store, they advised me to download service pack for windows, unistall all apple related programms, in a certain order I reboot the machine and then I downloaded the newest version which installed succefully but the problem remained the same.
They told me kindly to contact Apple experts but I live in Norway now I don;t have American land line or cell phone so communication in fact with Apple is not possible at the time.
Please if you know help me ...

IPod connected, however, it does not function properly

The iPod I have is the 60gb. I have had problems with my iPod previously since the 2006-3-23 update but fixed it.
-Delete all files manually from iPod
-Uninstall iTunes, iPod, and all applications associated with the programs within the installation
-Delete files manually within the specified drives
-Reset iPod
-Reinstall everything
Upon fixing my iPod, the updater 2006-1-10 was running without my knowing and I happened to disconnect it and now, it fails to interface properly with my Laptop. The iPod itself works. The menus function and I can still reset it.
The problem I have is that upon connecting my iPod to my computer, my computer slows down and when clicking on 'My Computer,' and clicking on my iPod icon, it freezes and the iPod itself is inaccessible. Whenever I click on the icon, the 'busy' icon appears then the whole window freezes forcing me to Ctrl Alt Del, as that is the only way to exit out of the window.
I have tried erasing all the files from my computer several times and reinstalling along with system restores but to no avail. The contents within the iPod itself are simply inaccessible by PC and the Updater 2006-1-10 fails to recognize my iPod and simply freezes. Resetting iPod via Hold button + Menu + Select button/Menu + Play Button = ineffective as well.
Any suggestions?

I think the solution is fairly simple:
First, turn off MobileMe.
If you have any iCal events on your iPhone or iPad, enter them into iCal on your Mac.
If you have duplicate calendars on iCal, delete them (be sure to check that you're deleting the right one (click on each copy of the category - e.g., Home, Work, etc. - to make sure that you don't delete the main one you're going to use to sync later). If, say, some events appear in one "Work" calendar and not in the main "Work" calendar, then enter those events into the main "Work" calendar. It's easy to figure this out. Just turn off each "Work" calendar and you'll see which events disappear. If no events disappear when you deselect a calendar, you're safe to delete that calendar.
Once you have all your events entered on each calendar category, sync your iPhone or iPad with iTunes. Be sure to check "Calendars" under "Replace all information on this iPhone" under the "Info" tab.
The sync should put one copy of each calendar on the iPhone and all your events will appear (only one of each).
I haven't tried to use MobileMe to sync iCal events to other devices. All my problems seemed to start when I tried to sync with MobileMe. I think it's useless.

Why won't Adobe Reader X let me save PDFs?

This all started fairly recently, like within the last few weeks.
If I hit save when I am in Adobe Reader X, it does nothing.
Scenario 1: Online
If I view the docuemnt within my browser, then click on the icon at the bottom that says Save, nothing happens.
Scenario 2: Offline
If I view a document i have on my hard drive, I can view it fine, but if I highlight something, then save, it says "where do you want to save it" and "are you sure you want to overwrite?" and then nothing happens. If I then attempt to close it, it will say "Do you want to save it?" then the other two questions and then nothing happens. I have to "Revert" then close if I want to close the document.
Per a previous thread that semed to be abruptly cut short on exactly the same topic, i tried their solutions as well:
Right clicking on a link to a file online, and saving works just fine.
However there was no response from the original asker after those steps, and that didn't help me.
Any thoughts?

I've seen the same behavior - floating toolbar save button or main toolbar save button ineffective even though enabled. Win 7, 64 bit + Firefox. Very frustrating when trying to save local copies of financial statements, etc. I did find a workaround that hasn't failed me yet: with a problem document open in the viewer:
Try to save (Ctrl+Shift+S OR floating toolbar OR main toolbar). If it fails ...
Click print (tried both floating or main toolbar, assumbe Ctrl+Shift+P would work too)
When the print dialog window appears, cancel
Try save again.
Works now!
Adobe?

Does "location service" ever let go?

When I leave the "location services" turned on, the usage meter and standby meter always record the exact same amount of time, even if the phone is just sitting there doing absolutely nothing and should be in standby. It takes turning off location services and doing a reboot to get the usage meter to report only the time it's actually in use.
As far as I can tell, this it the only service or app that causes this problem. Strangely enough, it doesn't seem to affect battery life much.
Has anyone else noticed this?
Other specs, in case anyone cares:
-iPhone 3G 16gb White
-model: MB499LL
-version: 2.0.1 (5B108)
-Serial # starts 88827xxxxxx
-Brightness: 50%
-Bluetooth: off unless needed
-Push: on - only pushing Mobile/Me calendar and contacts, which change only once or twice per day
-Fetch: on - 30min - fetching 3 email accounts
-GPS/location: off unless needed
-3g: On all of the time
-Wi-Fi: On all of the time, at use mostly at home

What are all 4 Mighty Mouse buttons mapped to? Starting with left, then right, then scroll ball button, then side buttons. I only ask because it could be possible you are activating a different button when you stop, and the mouse switches to THAT function, thereby letting go of the left click function.

Ball/Buttons Ineffective?

Similar Messages

Maybe you are looking for