A strange mouse problem. I am using a G4 MDD 1.42, 4 GB ram,OS 10.4.11. Standard Apple Keyboard and for the last 5 years I have been using a Kensington 4 button mouse with the Kensington latest MouseWorks with no problems, all in all a very stable setup. All my system software is up to date including Safari 4.04.
About a month ago I decided to try a 4 button Logitech mouse that I had laying around. My wife had used it on her iBook before switching to a Kensington mouse, and it exhibited no problems. I like the additional features that the Logitech mouse offered. About two weeks into using the Logitech mouse it it started to act strangely, like freezing the system, and sometimes just being unresponsive, so after two weeks I removed it and all of the Logitech software and drivers using the Logitech uninstaller. I went back to my Kensington mouse and all was well again for about another two weeks. Then today the Kensington mouse started to behave the same way that the Logitech mouse had been acting. I first noticed the strange behavior while using Filemaker. Text boxes would not open, if I clicked on an object the mouse would not release it. In finder when I tried to click on anything nothing would happen. I couldn't pull down menus or access the dock. I ran Applejack, repaired permissions, booted in safe mode and reset the PRAM. The next time I booted the mouse would not work at all. The dock would not pop up when I put the cursor on it, I could not select any items in the top menu bar. I then unplugged the Kensington mouse and tried the original Apple mouse that came with the computer and all was fine. I have now removed the Kensington software and I am using the Apple mouse. I ran DiskWarrior, repaired permissions and so far so good but I sure miss the four button mouse. While trying to troubleshoot the Logitech problem I tried plugging the keyboard into another jack. I disconnected all the cables and the power cable from the computer and let it sit for an hour. I used the CUDA button to reset the system. Has anyone else experienced these problems on their Mac? I can't believe that two mice that were in working order just decided to die and maybe I might have a bigger problem waiting to happen. I hope not. Thanks, Nick -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
