Powerbook G4 17" PPC 2003 model with new Apple Keyboard

So, I just purchased the new Apple Keyboard. I like it. The instructions say to install the latest keyboard software update. Wouldn't the normal built in software update pull in any updates I needed, or, is this the case of having to do it manually. I thought 10.4.11 had the keyboard stuff in it anyway.

The 10.4.11 update should include the keyboard update; on earlier versions of Tiger the keyboard update would appear when you run software update.
The best way to tell is to see if the new function keys are working (Brightness F1, F2, Exposé etc..

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Upon powering up my Rev. A MBP, I hold down the OPTION key on the new Apple Keyboard to select my startup disk. Strangely, the startup went straight into the default startup disk that I have chosen previously. I didn't get to selection stage.
I tried with the old/white Apple Keyboard and my MBP keyboard and startup disk selector is A-Okay.
I hooked up the new keyboard to my new Mac mini and did the same thing and no problem.
Haven't tried with the rest of the startup keys like C or X yet with the MBP. Wonder is this a software bug between the MBP and keyboard.
Anyone with similar experience?

Actually, startup keys sequences do work with the Apple Wireless Keyboard (the old white one). I know because I have been using it that way with my Macs, PPC and Intel ones.
I tried Command-V, Command-S, Option, T, C and Shift on the new keyboard with my Rev. A MBP and it goes go straight into the Apple logo.
Swapped back to the old Apple Keyboard with my MBP and tried the keys above and no problems whatever so.
Hooked up the new Apple Keyboard to my new Mac mini and did the same keys without problems.
So, my conclusion is there something between the new keyboard and Rev. A MBP. Maybe someone with similar setup should try wha I did and see if they face the same issues.

How do I change operating system with new Apple keyboard?

I have a 6 year old IMac. I received a new Apple keyword. Now when I start up and press the option key I am no longer given the option to choose between Apple(Snow-Leopard) and Window (XP) partition.
I was given instructions about going into Systems Preference-Start-up disc to choose Windows and restarting. That works. To get back to Macintosh I need to do something similar in Windows.
Any other suggestions?
Thanks

Try rEFIt http://refit.sourceforge.net/ as a Boot-Manager/-Menu.
Stefan

I want to update iCloud account with new apple id but don't know password for old apple id. Plus can no longer receive email at old apple id. How can I delete the current iCloud account on my iPhone if the previously stated conditions exist?

I want to update iCloud account with new apple id but don't know password for old apple id. Plus can no longer receive email at old apple id. How can I delete the current iCloud account on my iPhone if the previously stated conditions exist?

If the old ID is yours, and if it is an earlier version of your current ID, go to https://appleid.apple.com, click Manage my Apple ID and sign in with your current iCloud ID. Click edit next to the primary email account, change it back to your old email address and save the change. Then edit the name of the account to change it back to your old email address. You can now use your current password to turn off Find My iDevice, even though it prompts you for the password for your old account ID. Then save any photo stream photos that you wish to keep to your camera roll. When finished go to Settings>iCloud, tap Delete Account and choose Delete from My iDevice when prompted (your iCloud data will still be in iCloud). Next, go back to https://appleid.apple.com and change your primary email address and iCloud ID name back to the way it was. Now you can go to Settings>iCloud and sign in with your current iCloud ID and password.

HT1848 MY wife has an Iphone 4 and I have a 5. To date we haev used one apple is/account to manage music purchases. Recently we bought a Mac and created a new apple account for her. How do I synched her phone with new apple account?

MY wife has an Iphone 4 and I have a 5. To date we have used one apple account to manage music purchases/library. I updated ny phone to the new OS version and all her texting is showing up on my phone. I understand if i create an apple account for her I will not see her texts. Recently we bought a Mac and created a new apple account for her. How do I synched her phone with new apple account and get access to the music library under my account on the new MAC laptop before I update her phone to the new OS?
Going forward if I purchase music under my apple id and want her to have it on her device, how can I acheive that?

You can continue to share an Apple ID for purchases.
Sign her in to her new account here:
Settings > iCloud > Delete Account (Keep on Phone if you want to transfer contacts, calendars, etc...) then sign in with her new ID
Settings > Messages > Send & Receive > Apple ID > Sign out then in with new
Settings > FaceTime > Apple ID > Sign out then in with new
Use the same Apple ID here:
Settings > iTunes & App Stores > Apple ID

I have just upgraded to Windows 8 and my scyning and upgrading my phone with new apple software fails, Itunes looses connection with the device (phone), cant backup the phone or download new software, is this an issues with Windows 8?

I have just upgraded to Windows 8 and my scyning and upgrading my phone with new apple software fails, Itunes looses connection with the device (phone), cant backup the phone or download new software, is this an issues with Windows

Hi, stig2013.
I would recommend the steps in the article below. See the section labeled Verify that the Apple Mobile Device USB Driver is installed > For Windows Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 8 > Update the Apple Mobile Device Driver.
iOS: Device not recognized in iTunes for Windows
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1538
If you are receiving an error message, find the exact error number that you recieved in the article below and process the steps.
iTunes: Specific update-and-restore error messages and advanced troubleshooting
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3694
This error occurs when the device unexpectedly loses its USB connection with iTunes. This can occur if you manually disconnect the device during the restore process. You can resolve this issue by using USB troubleshooting, using a different Dock Connector or Lightning Connector to USB cable, trying another USB port, restoring on another computer, or by eliminating conflicts from third-party security software.
Cheers,
Jason H.

HT1311 How can I get updates for apps with new Apple ID

How can I get updates for apps with new Apple ID. I have apps that I got for free, and some that I have purchased. I had to create a new Apple ID because I don't have a credit card now.

Apps will always be tied to the ID in which they were purchased or downloaded under. You can not change this unless you buy or download the free app using the new ID.

Using New Apple Keyboard with Tiger

Hey all,
So I recently got one of the new Apple Keyboards
(http://store.apple.com/us/product/MB869LL/A?fnode=MTY1NDA1Mg&mco=Nzk3NjM4NQ) for me to use with my Macbook, which is connected to an external display. However, the one problem I've been having is that it seems like the function keys are mapped differently between Leopard/SL and Tiger, so that when I press F12, which should be volume up according to my keyboard, Dashboard appears instead, which is what happens on my Tiger Macbook's actual keyboard. Now this would be fine and dandy as long as F5 corresponded to volume up as well, as it does originally, but f5 now refreshes my internet page. Is there any way to correct this? Thanks.

Check if reassigning keys in preferences > keyboard > keyboard shortcuts does anything
Not sure if this helps:
[DoubleCommand|http://doublecommand.sourceforge.net> is software for Mac OS X (a kernel extension) that lets you remap keys. Has a preset variety of key modifier remappings, specifically for adapting PC keyboards to Mac users.

New Apple Keyboard with MacBook Pro

Hi - I got the new Apple keyboard today and in spite of other users opinion - I like it very much. It is small and very silent. I had a good feeling for the touch from the start. I love the new keys for multimedia, especially those for iTunes.
Only complaint I have: the keys for Dashboard and Exposé dont seem to work at all. Similar experiences or advice?
Thanks...

I just got my MBP yesterday and immediately found Expose to be an issue with the keyboard. I did some hunting and here's the solution:
this is easy. Go to the Keyboard/Mouse setup and uncheck "Use F1-F12 for Software features". That makes the F-keys F-keys again. If you want to control brightness and volume again then press "fn" plus the corresponding f-key.
Unfortunately, you can't customize it between the 2 modes so I went withusing hot corners.

My 2006 Imac running 10.4.11 is not working well with my new apple keyboard

just bought a new apple keyboard - wired full keyboard - The Funtion keys will not respond as marked.
for example, the f12 key, marked Volume up, brings up my dashboard.
The only function keys that I can change are f1 and f2.
In the keyboard shortcut of Preference, there is not even a listing for volume.
And no, I am not going to update my OS beyond 10.4.11
Help

It's a USB keyboard it should be fine. I have a similar model that works on 10.5.
If it doesn't work you can almost certainly return it (local sales laws apply, so check those).
You could also go to an Apple Store (or any other PC store) & ask them if it could work & ask if it doesn't work can it be returned?
You can search Ebay or Amazon etc for a keyboard that says it supports 10.4, however since that OS is also 10 years old not many manufactures are willing to test an ancient OS that not many people use anymore.
Another option is to find a second hand keyboard from the same era of Mac. Frankly that would be 'icky if it has been used.
Alternately you could try fixing or cleaning yours, but these things don't last forever.
Keyboards & mice generally work.

New Apple Keyboard Problems

I am not able to use the Dashboard and Exposé buttons on the new Apple Keyboard. I cannot assign them in the preferences nor were they set up initially. I have installed the latest keyboard update (Version 1.1) but it still does not work.
My Setup: An ACD 20" is attached to the PowerBook. The lid is closed.

Alright! I finally got my NEW aluminum keyboard from my local Apple Store (I made sure to call in before going... not that it's a journey to get there, but don't want to waste time if they don't have it) and just installed it with my PowerMac G4 Dual FW 800 model.
I'm typing on it right now instead of my PowerBook.
ALL functions are working for me. What I did was to install the keyboard FIRST by plugging it in to the computer's USB port.
Then I went to Apple's download/support site to get the keyboard update software 1.1...
http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/apple/firmware_hardware/keyboardsoftwareup date11.html
...and then restarted my PowerMac. Voila! (It didn't work. It was connected to a USB 2.0 PCI card, so I unplugged it from there to the built-in USB 1.1 port on the PowerMac and then it worked. I put it back to the USB 2.0 card's ports and it worked after that).
F1 and F2 don't work for brightness and contrast modes because I am now using an Envision 17" LCD dual monitor setup (my 17" Studio Display is being used by an older PowerMac G4 533 MHz). I think if it was an Apple LCD display--Studio (plastic) or Cinema (aluminum) versions--it would recognize it. The F3 for Expose and F4 for Dashboard work fine. I haven't tried the DVD player controls for F7 through F9. F10 through F12 work great for sound, even if I have non-Apple external speakers. (Makes me wonder about the monitor controls). Eject key works too. And the REAL eject key, not the F12 hold key down to eject.
So, I'm sorry that you're all having problems. I'd connect it to my PowerBook, but because I'm a very meticulous and exacting person, I don't want to disconnect anything because I have it setup where the wires are hidden and it's all perfect right now.
But as I said in an earlier posting, when I went down to my Apple Store and tried the new keyboards out that were connected to the NEW iMacs, those keyboard functions didn't work!! Irony, huh?
Mine purrs like a Leopard... aha!!
(I love the quiet sound and less exacting pressure needed to type as opposed to my previous black Apple Pro Keyboard. I would never have bought this new flat aluminum keyboard if it didn't match my Envision silver monitors).
By the way, I have a Mighty Mouse (wired version) connected to it too. And yes, the aluminum keyboard I bought was the wired version as well.
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$49 well spent!! I don't like the wireless version. Looks kind of odd shaped with the extra space on top (for the batteries). They didn't have those in stock anyway.
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Also, I haven't touched anything in System Preferences. Everything worked after FIRST, connect the keyboard, SECOND, install the software update, THIRD, restart (had to unplug it from PCI USB 2.0 slot to USB 1.1 native port, and then back to USB 2.0 port), and after login, all worked without a hitch.
I don't even want to fool around with system prefs now, since maybe that's what causes the problem (no proof there from me) when you try and tweak or customize your settings.

New Apple Keyboard not compatible??

I was looking to purchase a new Apple Keyboard (wired) for a G4 Powerbook but the system requirements say the machine must have OS 10.5 or higher. Is this true? The Apple Keyboard with Numeric Keypad only requires 10.4.
I wouldn't have thought that a keyboard would not be compatible with a G4.
Marion

You can go to the System Preferences --> Keyboard and Mouse and check "Use F1, F2 etc keys..." and F7 and F8 will work.
But I don't know where the function key is on those new keyboards.

New Apple Keyboard requires 10.5.6?

I'm posting this here in the hope that someone has a new iMac with the new Apple Keyboard (sans numeric keypad) and another Mac running 10.4.11, and can try an experiment.
The new Apple Keyboard, sans number pad, is a great idea that I've been waiting for for almost 20 years. However, when I recommended it to a client (with a PowerBook G4 running 10.4.11), he came back and pointed out that it requires "Mac OS X v10.5.6 or later". Huh? It's just a keyboard, with a USB cable. Of course, it has the new set of F keys on the top row, but so do the Apple Keyboard with Numeric Keypad, which requires 10.4.1 (? - that's what the Apple Store page says, though I suspect it's a typo for 10.4.10) and the Apple Wireless Keyboard, which requires 10.4.10.
If someone could try the new Apple Keyboard with a Mac running 10.4.11 and see if and how it works, I'd very much like to hear the results. As I suspect would many others.

HI, I have the new keyboard and am still using Tiger (10.4.11). I found the function keys don't work as expected--the volume keys wouldn't work at all. I called Apple Care and they told me the new keyboards were designed for 10.5. For the volume keys I got something called "sizzlingkeysforiTunes" which works, although it opens iTunes. I was able to map a key for application windows, which is F13 on an extended one.
I was happy to be rid of the number pad since I use a pen tablet, but found I really really miss the home, end and pg up/pgdn keys. I use them constantly in Photoshop, and the command/control equivalents aren't working in Photoshop. I don't know if they'll work in Leopard, though.
So, I'm not so happy with it, but I like the size and lack of number pad.
J

New apple keyboard 2007 likes to fast-forward by itself

I recently set up my PowerBook as a desktop computer with external monitor, keyboard and mouse, while always leaving the PowerBook shut. My keyboard is the new thin apple keyboard and it seems to work fine after installing the update except that some times iTunes will just start fast forwarding through 4 or 5 songs before finally stopping, This usually happens when I'm not even sitting at the computer, so there is no input into the mouse or keyboard. It seems to be fairly random. Any suggestions?

Thanks for your replies. Ok, so the transport keys can control iTunes, even if it isn't the active application? That's what I've always wanted to do.
And the 2nd working USB port sounds great. It's always frustrated me that I couldn't plug my 1GB USB Flash Drive directly into the keyboard. Now I can do it without fiddling around on the back of the iMac.
You said Expose uses the F3 key, but Expose typically has 3 different functions: All Windows, All Applications and Desktop. How do you these 3 things with the new Apple Keyboard?

New Apple Keyboard on 24" Imac (intel)

Dear appler's,
I just got my new apple keyboard (the ultra fin alum one) It's a great keyboard. But I got problems with the installation. The special key's like the media controllers don't work.
I downloaded and installed the software update (http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/apple/firmware_hardware/keyboardsoftwareup date11.html)
I have a 24" iMac (the last white one)
My preferences screen still look's the same it's normal?
P.S. Why no software with the keyboard? I had to go and do a search on google to get the software.

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If you two experience these problems please let me know. Still no reaction from apple.

Powerbook G4 17" PPC 2003 model with new Apple Keyboard

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