Try the shareware program USB overdrive (available for OS 8.x-9.x and OS X. I use it with a Belkin optical multi button mouse, and it works great.
> From: B Yen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > "A.Tuazon" wrote: > >> I just bought a Logitech Optical USB wheel mouse for my PM7300. I have a >> generic USB card installed on this machine and I'm running 9.1. Now, I >> installed the most current drivers from Logitech for this particular mouse >> and all seemed to work great up until yesterday. When I booted into the >> system all seemed well then I noticed that the mouse did not light up. I >> unplugged it and plugged it back in and it started to work again. I >> restarted just to see what would happen and this time it lit up but I lost >> function of the wheel and right button. I unplugged it and plugged it back >> in and it started to work great again (all buttons and wheel worked just >> fine). I know the USB card is working fine since I can download pictures >> from a digital camera just fine in either port. Does anyone know why the >> mouse has started to act weird when it was fully functional on every boot >> before yesterday? I also removed and re-installed the software/drivers >> several times. Thanks in advance. >> >> -- > > �Yeah, tell me about it. > > I have an 8500/120 (G4/400 upgrade), Orangelink USB/FW card (NEC chip). I was > using a Logitech wheel mouse & loaded the driver. On bootup, Mouseware > (Logitech's control panel for optical mouse) shows only the left button > "recognized". After unplugging & plugging USB cable, the other buttons are > "recognized". Other people have had the same problem (see Appendix). Some > went over to USB Overdrive. > > I actually got my Logitech mouse to "recognize" all the buttons under 9.1. I > trashed the Mouseware & Mouse preferences. However, when I went to 9.2.2..the > same old problem resurfaced. Trashing the preferences of Mouseware & Mouse > didn't work. Funny thing, on random bootups, all the buttons & wheel were > "recognized". I've given up. About the only thing to do is switch over to > another driver : USB Overdrive. > > Since I use the Logitech MX500 (8 buttons including: back, forward, up scroll, > down scroll, application switcher), I have to stick with Logitech's driver. > So, I'm stuck > -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:pci-powermacs@;mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:pci-powermacs-off@;mail.maclaunch.com> For digest mode, email: <mailto:pci-powermacs-digest@;mail.maclaunch.com> Subscription questions: <mailto:listmom@;lowendmac.com> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
