At 6:14 PM -0700 3/28/2012, Andrew Liu Anderson wrote:
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eMac G-4 w/OS 10.4.11
Please always put config details at the TOP of your message. That
way we have a context to work from. Burrying the information at the
bottom of the message, or in the middle, just means that we have to
go back to the top to re-read what you wrote...
I have a couple of USB Pee-Sea mice that I like to use.
make/model? Details count!
The left button works like a regular MacMouse. The right button
brings up contextual menus like Control+Click. This is handy.
Normal default operation for a mouse.
I have notice though, that some brands of Pee-Sea mice (USB) will
work fine for a few seconds, then freeze the computer so severely
that the only way to get things working again is to force restart
the computer. (Must change the mouse first) This also happens with
the same mice on G-4 Sawtooth, G-4 Quicksilver and G-4 iBook, all
running OS 10.4.11.
Sounds like a driver issue. Many vendors provide awful software for
their peripherals. It could also be a problem with dueling drivers.
Check your system.log for error messages.
When you say the system freezes - do you mean that the mouse cursor
stops moving and all menus become unresponsive to the mouse and to
the keyboard? If you unplug the mouse then plug it back in, is
functionality restored? If you plug in a different mouse? What else
is plugged into that USB bus? Definately check the system.log for
errors -- USB devices rarely cause problems without being noisy.
Try the mouse without whatever software you installed.
Then try a real driver, such as USB Overdrive. SteerMouse and
MouseZoom are also quite useful.
- Dan.
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