Bluetooth mouse & keyboard login problem
When I boot my G4 PowerBook running tiger 10.4.3 I can't type my user name or password - neither my Apple bluetooth mouse or keyboard function.
I have to login using the PowerBook's mouse and keyboard - then once the login is complete my bluetooth mouse and keyboard work fine.
Bluetooth software is Apple ver 1.6.6f22
Firmware is 2.1241
Battery's are new in both devices and I've deleted and re-added the mouse and keyboard.
Thanks in advance -
I've got a similar problem, there are a few others on the message board too.
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I'd say it's rather obvious that this is an interference problem:
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http://lync2010tips.blogspot.com - [email protected] - If this post has been useful please click the green arrow to the left or click 'Propose as answer'Thanks Jeff, that's what I suspected as I couldn't find reference to it in the setup guide.
Do you think the chap who wrote this blog was just lucky that his Bluetooth mouse and keyboard worked? http://janzoetemelk.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/unboxing-group-series-500.html
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Can anyone recommend a Bluetooth Mouse & keyboard?
Hi Guys,
I've finally installed Bluetoothand AirPort into my Mac Mini & was wondering if anyone could recommend a mouse & keyboard they're happy with? I'm put off by the hefty price tag on the Apple products!
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Paul"One thing is for sure! Do not buy the Apple bluetooth keyboard!"
I couldn't disagree more. I have two Apple BT keyboards which I use with my 17 inch PowerBook, G4 Mac Mini and CoreDuo Mini. The keyboards work perfectly every time.
I even spilled beer into my first BT keyboard back in November, 2003. After submerging the whole unit in the bathtub, flushing it out with distilled water and allowing it to dry thoroughly for two days, the keyboard fired up immediately and it's been working perfectly ever since. How's that for a testimonial!
Bluetooth mice are another matter. I've had too many disconnections and failed pairings with my Apple BT mouse and my MS Intellimouse BT. Of the two, the Apple mouse works better but not by much. Reading through these forums it seems no third party Bluetooth mouse works more reliably than Apple's. Sporadic disconnections seems the Devil's bargain for BT mice on the Mac.
PowerBook 17 1.33 Mac OS X (10.4.6)
PowerBook 17 1.33 -
Mouse & keyboard input problem.
Hello there.
I have recently started using a Mac Mini for music live performance.
I am using programs like Ableton Live & Apple's MainStage.
I am experiencing problems with the input coming from the mouse and keyboard. After startup everything works perfectly fine. I am using Apple's Magic Mouse and Apple's wireless bluetooth keyboard now, but I have also experienced the same with a simple cheap usb mouse.
Let me explain, what happens:
From time to time, the input coming from both the keyboard and the mouse stops. The keyboards is not responding at all. The mouse can move the coursor around, but the buttons are not responding. When I for example move the coursor on an icon in the dock, the name does not pop up, as it would do normally.
From that point my rescue is a restart (hard one) or a screen sharing login from another mac on the network to do a normal restart.
Is anyone experiencing something similar? Any tips to help me out?We are running Ableton Live for running backtracks.
Here is the part of the log. There is more log about the system startup, if needed.
18/06/14 16:27:54,000
kernel[0]
Sandbox: ntpd(375) deny file-read-data /private/var/run/resolv.conf
18/06/14 16:27:54,000
kernel[0]
Sandbox: ntpd(375) deny file-read-data /private/var/run/resolv.conf
18/06/14 16:33:05,371
WindowServer[103]
Warning: Program "Live" posted a mouse-down, blocking hardware events, but did no further mouse activity
18/06/14 16:35:17,000
kernel[0]
[AppleMultitouchDevice::willTerminate] entered
18/06/14 16:35:17,000
kernel[0]
[AppleMultitouchDevice::stop] entered
18/06/14 16:35:17,000
kernel[0]
[0xffffff8018afd600][free]()
18/06/14 16:35:17,804
loginwindow[68]
Preferred Localizations total: 1 contents ( English )
18/06/14 16:35:24,412
WindowServer[103]
Warning: Program "Live" posted a mouse-down, blocking hardware events, but did no further mouse activity
18/06/14 16:35:24,428
WindowServer[103]
Warning: Program "Live" posted a mouse-down, blocking hardware events, but did no further mouse activity
18/06/14 16:35:59,916
digest-service[514]
label: default
18/06/14 16:35:59,916
digest-service[514]
dbname: od:/Local/Default
18/06/14 16:35:59,916
digest-service[514]
mkey_file: /var/db/krb5kdc/m-key
18/06/14 16:35:59,916
digest-service[514]
acl_file: /var/db/krb5kdc/kadmind.acl
18/06/14 16:35:59,917
digest-service[514]
digest-request: uid=0
18/06/14 16:35:59,918
digest-service[514]
digest-request: netr probe 0
18/06/14 16:35:59,919
digest-service[514]
digest-request: init request
18/06/14 16:35:59,922
digest-service[514]
digest-request: init return domain: DUNES-MAC-MINI server: DUNES-MAC-MINI indomain was: <NULL>
18/06/14 16:36:00,010
digest-service[514]
digest-request: uid=0
18/06/14 16:36:00,010
digest-service[514]
digest-request: init request
18/06/14 16:36:00,013
digest-service[514]
digest-request: init return domain: DUNES-MAC-MINI server: DUNES-MAC-MINI indomain was: <NULL>
18/06/14 16:36:00,175
digest-service[514]
digest-request: uid=0
18/06/14 16:36:00,175
digest-service[514]
digest-request: init request
18/06/14 16:36:00,178
digest-service[514]
digest-request: init return domain: DUNES-MAC-MINI server: DUNES-MAC-MINI indomain was: <NULL>
18/06/14 16:36:00,204
digest-service[514]
digest-request: uid=0
18/06/14 16:36:00,204
digest-service[514]
digest-request: init request
18/06/14 16:36:00,207
digest-service[514]
digest-request: init return domain: DUNES-MAC-MINI server: DUNES-MAC-MINI indomain was: <NULL>
18/06/14 16:36:00,210
digest-service[514]
digest-request: uid=0
18/06/14 16:36:00,212
digest-service[514]
digest-request: od failed with 2 proto=ntlmv2
18/06/14 16:36:00,212
digest-service[514]
digest-request: user=\GUEST
18/06/14 16:36:00,215
digest-service[514]
digest-request: kdc failed with -1765328234 proto=unknown
18/06/14 16:36:00,215
digest-service[514]
digest-request guest: ok user=DUNES-MAC-MINI\GUEST proto=ntlmv2 flags: NEG_KEYEX, ENC_128, NEG_VERSION, NEG_TARGET_INFO, NEG_NTLM2, NEG_NTLM, NEG_TARGET, NEG_UNICODE
18/06/14 16:36:01,567
kdc[72]
Got a canonicalize request for a LKDC realm from 192.168.1.101:51637
18/06/14 16:36:01,567
kdc[72]
LKDC referral to the real LKDC realm name
18/06/14 16:36:01,570
kdc[72]
BUG in libdispatch client: kevent[EVFILT_READ] delete: "Bad file descriptor" - 0x9
18/06/14 16:36:01,698
kdc[72]
AS-REQ dune@LKDC:SHA1.D06C7456A2943F6790428F4FC70E766BF0D80FB1 from 192.168.1.101:51638 for krbtgt/LKDC:SHA1.D06C7456A2943F6790428F4FC70E766BF0D80FB1@LKDC:SHA1.D06C7456A29 43F6790428F4FC70E766BF0D80FB1
18/06/14 16:36:01,702
kdc[72]
AS-REQ dune@LKDC:SHA1.D06C7456A2943F6790428F4FC70E766BF0D80FB1 from 192.168.1.101:51638 for krbtgt/LKDC:SHA1.D06C7456A2943F6790428F4FC70E766BF0D80FB1@LKDC:SHA1.D06C7456A29 43F6790428F4FC70E766BF0D80FB1
18/06/14 16:36:01,703
kdc[72]
Need to use PA-ENC-TIMESTAMP/PA-PK-AS-REQ
18/06/14 16:36:01,713
kdc[72]
AS-REQ dune@LKDC:SHA1.D06C7456A2943F6790428F4FC70E766BF0D80FB1 from 192.168.1.101:51639 for krbtgt/LKDC:SHA1.D06C7456A2943F6790428F4FC70E766BF0D80FB1@LKDC:SHA1.D06C7456A29 43F6790428F4FC70E766BF0D80FB1
18/06/14 16:36:01,717
kdc[72]
AS-REQ dune@LKDC:SHA1.D06C7456A2943F6790428F4FC70E766BF0D80FB1 from 192.168.1.101:51639 for krbtgt/LKDC:SHA1.D06C7456A2943F6790428F4FC70E766BF0D80FB1@LKDC:SHA1.D06C7456A29 43F6790428F4FC70E766BF0D80FB1
18/06/14 16:36:01,718
kdc[72]
Client sent patypes: ENC-TS
18/06/14 16:36:01,718
kdc[72]
ENC-TS pre-authentication succeeded -- dune@LKDC:SHA1.D06C7456A2943F6790428F4FC70E766BF0D80FB1
18/06/14 16:36:01,719
kdc[72]
Client supported enctypes: aes256-cts-hmac-sha1-96, aes128-cts-hmac-sha1-96, des3-cbc-sha1, arcfour-hmac-md5, using aes256-cts-hmac-sha1-96/aes256-cts-hmac-sha1-96
18/06/14 16:36:01,719
kdc[72]
Requested flags: canonicalize
18/06/14 16:36:01,867
kdc[72]
TGS-REQ dune@LKDC:SHA1.D06C7456A2943F6790428F4FC70E766BF0D80FB1 from 192.168.1.101:51640 for vnc/LKDC:SHA1.D06C7456A2943F6790428F4FC70E766BF0D80FB1@LKDC:SHA1.D06C7456A2943F 6790428F4FC70E766BF0D80FB1 [canonicalize]
18/06/14 16:36:01,887
screensharingd[516]
Authentication: SUCCEEDED :: User Name: dune :: Viewer Address: 192.168.1.101 :: Type: Kerberos
18/06/14 16:36:27,000
kernel[0]
Sandbox: ntpd(375) deny file-read-data /private/var/run/resolv.conf
18/06/14 16:36:27,000
kernel[0]
Sandbox: ntpd(375) deny file-read-data /private/var/run/resolv.conf
18/06/14 16:36:29,000
kernel[0]
[BNBMouseDevice::init][80.14] init is complete
18/06/14 16:36:29,000
kernel[0]
[BNBMouseDevice::handleStart][80.14] returning 1
18/06/14 16:36:29,000
kernel[0]
[AppleMultitouchHIDEventDriver::start] entered
18/06/14 16:36:29,883
loginwindow[68]
Preferred Localizations total: 1 contents (
English
18/06/14 16:36:30,000
kernel[0]
[AppleMultitouchDevice::start] entered
18/06/14 16:37:08,196
WindowServer[103]
Warning: Program "Live" posted a mouse-down, blocking hardware events, but did no further mouse activity
18/06/14 16:37:18,214
Console[524]
setPresentationOptions called with NSApplicationPresentationFullScreen when there is no visible fullscreen window; this call will be ignored.
18/06/14 16:39:41,000
kernel[0]
process ScreensharingAge[517] caught causing excessive wakeups. EXC_RESOURCE supressed due to audio playback
18/06/14 16:39:59,731
com.apple.IconServicesAgent[249]
main Failed to composit image for binding VariantBinding [0x3b1] flags: 0x8 binding: FileInfoBinding [0x2bb] - extension: log, UTI: com.apple.log, fileType: ????.
18/06/14 16:39:59,732
quicklookd[521]
Warning: Cache image returned by the server has size range covering all valid image sizes. Binding: VariantBinding [0x403] flags: 0x8 binding: FileInfoBinding [0x303] - extension: log, UTI: com.apple.log, fileType: ???? request size:48 scale: 1
18/06/14 16:41:13,236
MainStage[448]
NIAUCocoaApplicationEvents: unregistration (0x3bdf2ca0)
18/06/14 16:41:15,842
WindowServer[103]
_CGXSetWindowBackgroundBlurRadius: Invalid window 0xffffffff
18/06/14 16:41:15,849
WindowServer[103]
_CGXSetWindowBackgroundBlurRadius: Invalid window 0xffffffff
18/06/14 16:41:27,386
com.apple.SecurityServer[15]
Session 100017 created
18/06/14 16:41:27,403
com.apple.SecurityServer[15]
Killing auth hosts
18/06/14 16:41:27,403
com.apple.SecurityServer[15]
Session 100016 destroyed
18/06/14 16:41:27,544
com.apple.IconServicesAgent[249]
main Failed to composit image for binding VariantBinding [0x3b3] flags: 0x8 binding: FileInfoBinding [0x4b3] - extension: caf, UTI: com.apple.coreaudio-format, fileType: ????.
18/06/14 16:41:27,544
quicklookd[521]
Warning: Cache image returned by the server has size range covering all valid image sizes. Binding: VariantBinding [0x803] flags: 0x8 binding: FileInfoBinding [0x703] - extension: caf, UTI: com.apple.coreaudio-format, fileType: ???? request size:16 scale: 1
18/06/14 16:41:28,451
Console[547]
setPresentationOptions called with NSApplicationPresentationFullScreen when there is no visible fullscreen window; this call will be ignored.
18/06/14 16:41:41,991
Console[547]
Marker - 18 Jun 2014 16:41:41
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Console[547]
Marker - 18 Jun 2014 16:41:44
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com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[174]
(com.apple.PackageKit.InstallStatus) Throttling respawn: Will start in 9 seconds
18/06/14 16:42:05,689
WindowServer[103]
CGXGetConnectionProperty: Invalid connection 49155
18/06/14 16:42:05,690
WindowServer[103]
CGXGetConnectionProperty: Invalid connection 49155
18/06/14 16:42:05,690
WindowServer[103]
CGXGetConnectionProperty: Invalid connection 49155
18/06/14 16:42:05,690
WindowServer[103]
CGXGetConnectionProperty: Invalid connection 49155
18/06/14 16:42:05,690
WindowServer[103]
CGXGetConnectionProperty: Invalid connection 49155
18/06/14 16:42:05,705
com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[174]
(com.apple.universalaccessAuthWarn[280]) Exited: Killed: 9
18/06/14 16:42:05,705
com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[174]
(com.apple.AirPlayUIAgent[316]) Exited: Killed: 9
18/06/14 16:42:05,707
com.apple.launchd[1]
(com.apple.ShareKitHelper[255]) Exited: Killed: 9
18/06/14 16:42:05,709
com.apple.launchd[1]
(com.apple.internetaccounts[246]) Exited: Killed: 9
18/06/14 16:42:05,722
com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[174]
([0x0-0x1b01b].com.apple.AppleSpell[305]) Exited: Killed: 9
18/06/14 16:42:05,723
com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[174]
(com.apple.gamed[215]) Exited: Killed: 9
18/06/14 16:42:15,741
loginwindow[68]
ERROR | -[ApplicationManager quitPrivateProcesses] | Private process did not quit
18/06/14 16:42:15,773
sessionlogoutd[560]
sessionlogoutd Launched
18/06/14 16:42:15,779
sessionlogoutd[560]
DEAD_PROCESS: 68 console
18/06/14 16:42:15,807
airportd[90]
_doAutoJoin: Already associated to “DuneLive2014”. Bailing on auto-join.
18/06/14 16:42:15,812
shutdown[561]
reboot by _softwareupdate:
18/06/14 16:42:15,813
shutdown[561]
SHUTDOWN_TIME: 1403102535 812435 -
Hi,
I new to the world of macs but so far i'm loving it. There only one problem though, my keyboard and mouse are very jittery almost like its short of signal
To my knowledge the apple mouse and keyboard have a 10 meter range no obsticles but mine are only half a meter away from my computer. i have to almost put my mouse on top of my g5 to make it smooth out.
there isn't much around to interfere with it, i have a wireless network but i think WiFi uses a different frequency range than bluetooth
Please help as this is really annoying when typing and a long row of the same letter appears(keyboard acts like its stuck)I believe that I know how to fix this problem. I had the same thing with the Toshiba Encore.
Found a guy on youtube that explained it, but I must have forgot to save the link.
Go to "Control Panel" --> "System and Security" --> "System"
Then select "Device Manager," That will open a new window with all your stuff.
Now expand "Network adapters"
You should see "Broadcom 802.11abgn Wireless SDIO Adapter." Click that and select the "Advanced" tab.
Now look for "Bluetooth Collaboration"
It will probably be set to "Auto." Select "Disable"
Now your bluetooth hardware will work! -
JComboBox fails to popup list - mouse/keyboard coordinate problem?
Have discovered the following phenomenon:
my JComboBox is placed in a hierarchy of panels, the top of which
is packaged via sun.beans.ole.Packager as ActiveX. THe ActiveX'ed
bean is used in an MFC application, which uses the plugin as VM.
The JComboBox failed to popup its selection list when the user
clicked on the popup button or used the appropriate key combination.
I found out, that if the application is resized/moved so that the JComboBox
is not in the upper left quarter of the screen, then it can display its popup list
without problem. Have not investigated on whether the "upper left" corner
also means "including popup bounds", but it seems like it.
Happens only in the plugin, not within regular Java application.
Anyone out there with a similar problem? Or better, a solution?
Have cross-posted to the Plugin group.
And, of course, I am desperate for a solution! (Project release date lurking...)
SylviaNubz,
actually I'm still using a standard wired apple keyboard, wt the magic mouse, because the wire goes under my desk, and I was actually considering getting a trackpad. Still since my Yosemite upgrade, I'm having problem after problem, so I'm not sure I will even stay wt Mac. Honestly I've examined any and all solutions, in that support article, but none of them were relevant to my problem.
I did check & repair my Yosemite Disk Permissions using Disk Utility, and although it found only a few things wrong, and none were related to my keyboard, or mouse (most were for my HP printer), repairs seemed to rectify the problem. -
KVM/MOUSE/KEYBOARD/LAPTOP PROBLEM
Ok, just plugged in my KVM switch. I am using a PS2 p&p keyboars and a Microsoft tracker ball USB mouse that i have connected with a USB to PS2 adapter.
It all works fine when using the shortcuts, swapping between laptop and computer. But when it comes to moving the mouse on my other computer or using the keyboard i get no response at all.
I am at my wits end, after using the Live help and Phoning the company itself running a up a phone bill, they have not resolved the issue.
This is my final hope before chucking the annoying thing out my window.
PuppiieI have a similar problem with a mouse that almost works. My model no is PS2KVM2 Linksys 2-Port KVM Switch. the mouse is a Microsoft Wheel Mouse Optical. It will move the cursor and click, but won't scroll with the wheel. Nor does my laptop recognize that I have a USB mouse plugged in (and disable the touch pad). If I plug the mouse directly into the laptop it works fine. There is no PS2 port on the laptop, but I have to use a PS2 adapter to plug into the KVM switch.
Also, it used to work before I had my laptop restaged and works on my other laptop. Both laptops are Dell D630s runing Windows XP SP2. I have downloaded the Microsoft Mouse driver but that didn't help. Is there a driver for the KVM switch? -
New Mouse Keyboard Assistant Problem
I bought a Steelseries Ikari mouse. It is mac compatible, and works on my macbook. When I plugged it into my iMac the keyboard assistant came up (it recognized the mouse as a keyboard). On my macbook I just clicked the red cross and carried on using it. On the iMac I absentmindedly clicked "continue" and now the mouse doesn't do anything at all. I followed some other instructions and deleted the com.apple.keyboardtype.plist in /library/preferences but the mouse still does precisely nothing. What do I need to do to get it back working again? It still works fine on my macbook, my other imac 24" aluminium in the office (same as my home computer) and my linux and windows systems. Just not on this imac running 10.5.whatever.
Thanks.Yeah I did that. Waiting for a response.
I have some updates. The mouse is still dead when connected to the iMac. It powers up and its lights come on, and system profiler recognizes it and correctly describes it. I zapped PRAM and trashed the keyboard preferences and changed user but it still refuses to move the cursor. The Macbook is on 10.5.8 - same as this imac and it has no problems whatsoever.
I am wondering if there is another plist somewhere that tracks USB devices or keyboard settings? I'd love some advice, I hate twiddling my thumbs waiting when I'm sure there's a fix to be found somewhere... -
I have a powerbook G4, running Tiger, with latest install 10.4.6. I am locked out of the computer, and need a solution. (I have also posted this question on the "Using Mac OS X tiger and Powerbook G4 forums).
My young son randomly typed a few keys while I was using MS powerpoint, and the keyboard stopped working properly. (this occurred the day after installing the latest OS X update). The number keys work OK, however, the letter keys on the left of the keyboard didn't do anything, and the ones on the right would result in numbers being displayed (e.g. in MS Word, powerpoint). everything else seemed to be working OK. I restarted the computer in the hopes that it would solve the problem, but on reaching the login screen the same problem persists, and since I cannot type in a password correctly (doh!), it's now impossible to even login.
How can I login, and solve the keyboard problem. It seems to me that the manner in which the problem occurred, seems more software related (?).
Thanks in advance.
RobOk - solved the problem - num lock (F6) was turned on (never noticed it before, or knew of its function). doh!
Rob
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