USB Bluetooth dongle for G4 compatible with new wireless devices?
Could someone tell me if I could anticipate a problem in trying to get a new Apple wireless keyboard and Magic Trackpad to work with Power Mac G4s (Sawtooth, Gig-E) by way of either of the 2 IOGear devices shown on the following page: http://eshop.macsales.com/search/USB+Bluetooth+dongle I don't know if it's matter of compatible Bluetooth specs (which I can't find written anywhere for the keyboard, and the question seems to occur to me only when I'm NOT on the new Mac mini to look it up there) or if it's just no go with anything pre-Snow Leopard. By the way, I didn't get the new wireless stuff FOR the G4s, of course, and a trackpad isn't going to turn Leopard into Lion, but it would be sweet if they would also function - basically - with the old workhorses. For sure. Thank you. Sean -- 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 g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Bluetooth
I have a working bluetooth dongle which no longer works. I shut down my G4 mac running OS 10.5.8 and now my apple blue tooth key board does not work. I have tried restarting, shutting down and unplugging to know avail. Any ideas what might fix it. Like I said it was working fine. P.S. I'm a long time Mac user Norm -- 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 g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: Bluetooth
On Oct 1, 2010, at 6:05 PM, Norm Rowe wrote: I have a working bluetooth dongle which no longer works. I shut down my G4 mac running OS 10.5.8 and now my apple blue tooth key board does not work. I have tried restarting, shutting down and unplugging to know avail. Any ideas what might fix it. Like I said it was working fine. 1) Check the batteries in the keyboard 2) re-pair the keyboard with the bluetooth 3) check it on another mac If it's a USB bluetooth dongle, it's entirely possible that it just up and died. They're pretty cheap, here s one for $3 from Amazon http://www.amazon.com/Bluetooth-USB-Micro-Adapter-Dongle/dp/B001EBE1LI -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- 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 g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: But Mini, I don't HAVE a Bluetooth Mouse!
Hiya Yersinia ~ On May 10, 2010, at 2:47 PM, ===( )8 wrote: although I have no idea how Bluetooth prefs got turned on in the Mini in the first place): The radiation from the sun messes everything up eventually - including our genes and our OS's. Could be just an OS degradation of some kind. Although your description of activities might have done something too. Sometimes there's no explanation except that computers do strange things. Fortunately with the Macs, most of the time they're fine. Anne Keller Smith Down to Earth Web Design Intel iMac 2.4gHz Core 2 Duo 1GB RAM, 250GB Hard Drive, OS 10.5.5 Intel iMac 2.66gHz Core 2 Duo 2GB RAM, 264GB Hard Drive, OS 10.5.6 G4 Quicksilver 733mHz Tower 896 MB RAM, 40 GB hard drive, OS 10.4.11 mailto:earth...@ptd.net http://www.downtoearthweb.com -- 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 g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: But Mini, I don't HAVE a Bluetooth Mouse!
Kris Tilford writes, And why haven't you updated to 10.4.11? My Quicksilver 867 DOES run 10.4.11. I bought the Mini SPECIFICALLY because it had 10.4.2 on it and included 10.4.2 system CDs, ON PURPOSE BECAUSE I WANTED IT to be my Sims Mac! 10.4.3 and up FRICKIN BOLLOXES The Sims Create-a-Sim, Wardrobe and Pet Adoption graphics, OK? It was buy the Mini with 10.4.2 or DOWNGRADE THE QUICKSILVER (which came with 10.4.7 on it, then I updated it to 10.4.8, 10.4.9; I skipped the 10.4.10 update but went to 10.4.11) -- because playing Sims on it with that graphics bolloxing had been DRIVING ME INSANE, and it's a royal pain in the butt to be rebooting from the Tiger drive just to make a new sim, or going back and forth to the iBook to do the same thing! Yes, that's the original Sims, not the newer Sims 2 or Sims 3 games -- I don't like the new versions (got to try Sims 2 at a friend's house, didn't like it and don't like what I saw of Sims 3 either). And for the zillionth time -- I DON'T WANT TO give up the old stuff, I ENJOY IT, remember? I apologize to newer G-Listers for blowing up like this, but there's been this thing going on for years around here because I run older Macs and older OS's and do not want to upgrade because the older Macs/OS's do what *I* want to do with my computers. Yeah I was an OS 9 diehard too and got kicked to OS X at all when I got the aforementioned 867 Quicksilver. That said, time to move on here: And what's the delay? Safe boot holding the Shift key. Go to System PreferencesNetworkBluetooth and turn it off (or even delete it using the - button IF you have no bluetooth devices you're using now). The delay was I couldn't remember if shift key + power button IS actually how to safe boot (I've never had to actually DO it that I recall; safe booting is something I've only heard OF -- my Macs rarely give me trouble), and I didn't know how to turn off the Bluetooth once I got there, and I got sleepy/had to go to bed shortly after writing last night, so didn't catch the confirmation and instructions until this morning. But now I'm awake, got it, and I just tried it. Well, I tried a safe boot, anyway: and I got exactly the same thing I was upset about yesterday -- the Bluetooth dialog box whining at me for a bluetooth mouse, with the cursor frozen in the top left of the screen. I did it twice, same thing happened. Now I'm wondering if I should try an archive-reinstall...but to me that seems kind of drastic. Is there anything less drastic I can try? Thanks, ~Yersinia. -- 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 g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: But Mini, I don't HAVE a Bluetooth Mouse!
Hey Yersinia, I'm wondering if you ran a software update right before this happened??? If so they always bring up those blue tooth updates and I always delete them and what ever I do not use or need... If something does slip through I open up the HD and go to applications folder and delete anything in there I do not use or need... If you can change the settings for software updates to never check for them and do it manually do it??? You may have to do a clean and reinstall (make sure you save any files to a USB storage device or even an iPod if you have one), when it's done do your software updates manually even if you have to go to Apples website to find the right OS update in their archives (but I think you said your CD is 10.4.2 and that is what you are using?) if not and you can't run the latest OS 10.4.11, find the one you need in the archives from Apple's website... I'm thinking if you didn't run any software updates maybe someone else did and didn't tell you??? I always delete stuff out of my machine that I do not use because it frees it up and runs a little faster... There is a program out there too and it's free monolingual 1.3.9 to delete all the languages out that you don't use, when you run this program it takes a very long time to run so it removes a whole lot of languages (I never realized there were that many)... Sometimes it's just easier to do a clean and reinstall instead of spending hrs or days trying to fix it... -Original Message- From: ===( )8 yersi...@verizon.net Sent: May 10, 2010 10:04 AM To: g3-5-list@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: But Mini, I don't HAVE a Bluetooth Mouse! Kris Tilford writes, And why haven't you updated to 10.4.11? My Quicksilver 867 DOES run 10.4.11. I bought the Mini SPECIFICALLY because it had 10.4.2 on it and included 10.4.2 system CDs, ON PURPOSE BECAUSE I WANTED IT to be my Sims Mac! 10.4.3 and up FRICKIN BOLLOXES The Sims Create-a-Sim, Wardrobe and Pet Adoption graphics, OK? It was buy the Mini with 10.4.2 or DOWNGRADE THE QUICKSILVER (which came with 10.4.7 on it, then I updated it to 10.4.8, 10.4.9; I skipped the 10.4.10 update but went to 10.4.11) -- because playing Sims on it with that graphics bolloxing had been DRIVING ME INSANE, and it's a royal pain in the butt to be rebooting from the Tiger drive just to make a new sim, or going back and forth to the iBook to do the same thing! Yes, that's the original Sims, not the newer Sims 2 or Sims 3 games -- I don't like the new versions (got to try Sims 2 at a friend's house, didn't like it and don't like what I saw of Sims 3 either). And for the zillionth time -- I DON'T WANT TO give up the old stuff, I ENJOY IT, remember? I apologize to newer G-Listers for blowing up like this, but there's been this thing going on for years around here because I run older Macs and older OS's and do not want to upgrade because the older Macs/OS's do what *I* want to do with my computers. Yeah I was an OS 9 diehard too and got kicked to OS X at all when I got the aforementioned 867 Quicksilver. Thanks, ~Yersinia. Scars only tell us where we have been, they do not have to dictate where we are going... -- 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 g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: But Mini, I don't HAVE a Bluetooth Mouse!
Okay update -- all seems to be good now. Was having problems with safe booting (three times total, holding shift and power to boot up gave me that same Bluetooth nonsense with the stuck cursor), and I had forgotten about OPTION-restart. I should also mention, on account of the stuck cursor, I reseated the Mini's connections to the KVM switch. Dunno if it helped, but at least I thought of it and did it. A Google search leading to a PDF manual for my Mini reminded me of Option-Restart, so I did that, and THEN held down shift while restarting, and THEN my Mini booted in Safe Mode (it told me it was in safe mode and asked me to log in, which it didn't do before, so apparently those prior attempts to boot in safe mode were totally malfunctional). In any case, now that I was in, yes, I went to System Prefs, found Bluetooth and shut it all the hell down. I honestly have no idea how it got turned on in the first place! Just did a normal restart (from the Mini's Apple menu) and all's well with that too. Guess I can put my Mini's system CDs away now. ;-) Thank you! ~Yersinia. -- 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 g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: But Mini, I don't HAVE a Bluetooth Mouse!
Richard Gerome writes, I'm wondering if you ran a software update right before this happened??? [snip] Nope, I'm keeping this machine totally UN-updated! ;-) LOL Thank goodness it's fixed now. But thank you for writing. ~Yersinia. -- 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 g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: But Mini, I don't HAVE a Bluetooth Mouse!
Richard Gerome writes, I'm wondering if you ran a software update right before this happened??? [snip] Nope, I'm keeping this machine totally UN-updated! ;-) LOL Thank goodness it's fixed now. But thank you for writing. ~Yersinia. -- 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 g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: But Mini, I don't HAVE a Bluetooth Mouse!
On 5/10/10 10:04 AM, ===( )8 wrote: Okay update -- all seems to be good now. Was having problems with safe booting (three times total, holding shift and power to boot up gave me that same Bluetooth nonsense with the stuck cursor), and I had forgotten about OPTION-restart. I should also mention, on account of the stuck cursor, I reseated the Mini's connections to the KVM switch. Dunno if it helped, but at least I thought of it and did it. A Google search leading to a PDF manual for my Mini reminded me of Option-Restart, so I did that, and THEN held down shift while restarting, and THEN my Mini booted in Safe Mode (it told me it was in safe mode and asked me to log in, which it didn't do before, so apparently those prior attempts to boot in safe mode were totally malfunctional). It might well have been a problem with the KVM switch. That would account for the stuck cursor (no mouse connection), the failure to safe boot (no keyboard connection) and possibly the bogus bluetooth mouse (maybe, because it didn't see a wired mouse and figured you had a bluetooth mouse). -- Clark Martin Redwood City, CA, USA Macintosh / Internet Consulting I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway -- 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 g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: But Mini, I don't HAVE a Bluetooth Mouse!
Clark Martin writes, It might well have been a problem with the KVM switch. That would account for the stuck cursor (no mouse connection), the failure to safe boot (no keyboard connection) and possibly the bogus bluetooth mouse (maybe, because it didn't see a wired mouse and figured you had a bluetooth mouse). Oh wow! Yeah, the KVM acting momentarily wonky DOES sound like a possible explanation. Oh wait, how's THIS (although I have no idea how Bluetooth prefs got turned on in the Mini in the first place): Yup, yesterday I WAS messing around with wiring back there-- my new wireless router (another used D-Link 2.4 GHz) had died, and, since all that stuff (router/ethernet hub when router is dead, DSL modem, printer's Farallon ethernet thingie and the KVM box) lives in a major nest of wires, maybe it's possible some things got a little tugged on/loosened by mistake when I had to remove the dead router and hook everything back up to the ethernet hub (till I can get another router...sigh). Still though, that was late morning/early afternoon, and all was well throughout the day and evening going back and forth between the Mini to Sim and the Quicksilver to do stuff online, until late last night. For a reason I can't recall anymore, I had shut down my Sims game, gone to the Quicksilver to do something else for a bit, and decided I'd let the game reboot while I was taking my shower -- only to discover on going back to the Mini to reboot the game, I got that Bluetooth stuff! I think I'm getting too old for this.. ~Yersinia. -- 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 g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: But Mini, I don't HAVE a Bluetooth Mouse!
On 5/10/10 11:47 AM, ===( )8 wrote: Clark Martin writes, It might well have been a problem with the KVM switch. That would account for the stuck cursor (no mouse connection), the failure to safe boot (no keyboard connection) and possibly the bogus bluetooth mouse (maybe, because it didn't see a wired mouse and figured you had a bluetooth mouse). Oh wow! Yeah, the KVM acting momentarily wonky DOES sound like a possible explanation. Oh wait, how's THIS (although I have no idea how Bluetooth prefs got turned on in the Mini in the first place): My reasoning for the Bluetooth (thin, I know) is that I believe new Macs will automatically look for a Bluetooth mouse and keyboard if wired versions aren't connected at first start up. Now why it would decide to do this on an existing, operating system, I have no idea. -- Clark Martin Redwood City, CA, USA Macintosh / Internet Consulting I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway -- 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 g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
But Mini, I don't HAVE a Bluetooth Mouse!
Hiya Listers, Can anyone tell me why my G4 1.5 GHz Mini (OS X Tiger 10.4.2, deliberately!) thinks I have a Bluetooth Mouse and insists I produce it? I had to restart my Mini because it locked up when I plugged my USB external HD into it (something I've done successfully before), but along with the desktop coming up, the Bluetooth Setup Assistant is trying unsuccessfully to find a Bluetooth mouse. All I have is optical mice which (up until a few minutes ago with the Mini here) worked fine. My present mouse is a Logitech optical 2 button scroll wheel mouse which I've been using and it's still working fine on my Quicksilver 867 (through the KVM) which I'm using right now to write this post. Anyway: Where's this Bluetooth stuff coming from? I don't own any Bluetooth peripherals of any kind, much less ever tried to set that up on my Mini. It's whining the following: Pairing with your Bluetooth mouse When your mouse is found, it will be paired with your computer. If your mouse is not found, make sure it is discoverable. If you are using an Apple Wireless Mouse, slide the cover on the bottom of the mouse to expose the LED. For a non-Apple mouse, see the documentation that came with the mouse. Need to know what to do to be able to start up the Mini and NOT get this. Never had this happen before... Thanks in advance, ~Yersinia. -- 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 g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: But Mini, I don't HAVE a Bluetooth Mouse!
===( )8 wrote: Hiya Listers, Can anyone tell me why my G4 1.5 GHz Mini (OS X Tiger 10.4.2, deliberately!) thinks I have a Bluetooth Mouse and insists I produce it? I had to restart my Mini because it locked up when I plugged my USB external HDT Try going into the bluetooth prefs and turn off blue tooth. -- 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 g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: But Mini, I don't HAVE a Bluetooth Mouse!
Charles Lenington writes, Try going into the bluetooth prefs and turn off blue tooth. No can do. :-( I can't do ANYTHING with the Mini the way it is now. The cursor arrow is STUCK in the upper left side of the screen while the little gear in the dialog box screaming for a Bluetooth mouse spins and keeps telling me no mice have been found... Jack Countryman writes, Why is Bluetooth turned on, if you do not use any Bluetooth peripherals? Dunno. I never touched it that I can recall. Like I said, I've never had this happen, never seen it before. What happens if you safe boot and turn Bluetooth off, then reboot normally? How do you shut off Bluetooth from a safe boot? Safe boot = boot while holding the shift key, right? Or is there some sort of Bluetooth preference/history file from some othertime when someone (maybe someone other than you?) had such a device around your computer when Bluetooth was turned on? 1. No idea. I bought my Mini from someone on the LEM Swap list, but I did my own install of the OS using the 10.4.2 system CD which was included. 2. Not that I'm aware of, but maybe. My boyfriend always has his work laptop (ouch, a Windoze box) with him when he comes over, and he has this little wireless card-sorta-thing for Verizon wireless Internet access which he uses for work (is this a Bluetooth device possibly?), but that stuff is always in the living room and the Mini is in the bedroom.other than that little wireless card-sorta-thing for his Verizon wireless account, at the moment I have no idea what else he's got that might be Bluetooth. Well, I'll be happy to try a safe mode boot (confirm please, shift-power button?) and turn off Bluetooth that way if you can tell me how. Thanks, ~Yersinia. -- 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 g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: But Mini, I don't HAVE a Bluetooth Mouse!
On May 9, 2010, at 10:56 PM, ===( )8 wrote: Charles Lenington writes, Try going into the bluetooth prefs and turn off blue tooth. No can do. :-( I can't do ANYTHING with the Mini the way it is now. The cursor arrow is STUCK in the upper left side of the screen while the little gear in the dialog box screaming for a Bluetooth mouse spins and keeps telling me no mice have been found... Jack Countryman writes, Why is Bluetooth turned on, if you do not use any Bluetooth peripherals? Dunno. I never touched it that I can recall. Like I said, I've never had this happen, never seen it before. What happens if you safe boot and turn Bluetooth off, then reboot normally? How do you shut off Bluetooth from a safe boot? Safe boot = boot while holding the shift key, right? Or is there some sort of Bluetooth preference/history file from some othertime when someone (maybe someone other than you?) had such a device around your computer when Bluetooth was turned on? 1. No idea. I bought my Mini from someone on the LEM Swap list, but I did my own install of the OS using the 10.4.2 system CD which was included. And why haven't you updated to 10.4.11? Well, I'll be happy to try a safe mode boot (confirm please, shift- power button?) and turn off Bluetooth that way if you can tell me how. And what's the delay? Safe boot holding the Shift key. Go to System PreferencesNetworkBluetooth and turn it off (or even delete it using the - button IF you have no bluetooth devices you're using now). -- 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 g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: Bluetooth card compatibility?
On Nov 6, 2009, at 9:55 PM, Jeffrey Engle wrote: On Nov 6, 2009, at 6:50 PM, Bill Connelly wrote: On Nov 6, 2009, at 2:29 PM, Jeffrey Engle wrote: Just curious if this bluetooth card that I took out of my MDD dual 1.25 (fw800) will work in my G5 early 2005? Jeff Is it a PCI card¿ Does the early G5 and MDD have the same PCI slots? of does the early G5 have PCI-X? maybe both¿? Maybe Mactracker could answer your question ... or the manufacturer's specs on the Bliuetooth PCI card ... No, it's not a PCI card... it's actually the small bluetooth module that was meant as an optional add-on from apple. Jeff Does it even fit on the MB? if it does it may well work; on the other hand, Bluetooth USB dongles (which will all work, regardless of brand or specifications from the mfr.) are really cheap. -- Bruce Johnson Wherever you go, there you are B. Banzai, PhD --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Bluetooth
I want to purchase a wireless Apple keyboard but they use Bluetooth. My G4 PPC does not have this. Can bluetooth be added and at what cost? Norm --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, 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 g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: Bluetooth
On Apr 9, 2009, at 10:44 AM, norm46 wrote: I want to purchase a wireless Apple keyboard but they use Bluetooth. My G4 PPC does not have this. Can bluetooth be added and at what cost? Any USB bluetooth dongle can be used (it's a very standard standard), and they cost ~$10-$20. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, 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 g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
eMac Bluetooth blues
Recently added bluetooth to my 800mhz eMac via a Belkin usb plugin and wireless apple keyboard and mighty mouse. If I allow the machine to sleep, i lose my bluetooth connections. The only way things seem to work is if I shut down and go through a complete restart. Then all is well. When bluetooth was first installed the preference dialogue did not provide for either the keyboard or mouse to waken the unit from sleep. The option was grayed out. Is there a way to get back the sleep option which was my standard way of operating with the previous wired board and mouse? --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, 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 g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: eMac Bluetooth blues
I think with older machines, the external bluetooth adapters work with limited success. I also had this problem with a G4 tower, and it also caused kernel panics. I think I had an iogear one, though. There was another bluetooth module I found that worked a lot better; I don't remember what it is offhand, since my current iMac has built-in bluetooth. All I remember was that it was oblong and red; like a capsule. maybe someone else knows what I'm talking about. I think it just depends on the bluetooth module itself. If the eMac you have has the plugin for an internal Apple one, I would try to get one on eBay, if it does support that it should work a lot better. -Cyrus On Mar 17, 2009, at 6:50 AM, Bill Arnold wrote: Recently added bluetooth to my 800mhz eMac via a Belkin usb plugin and wireless apple keyboard and mighty mouse. If I allow the machine to sleep, i lose my bluetooth connections. The only way things seem to work is if I shut down and go through a complete restart. Then all is well. When bluetooth was first installed the preference dialogue did not provide for either the keyboard or mouse to waken the unit from sleep. The option was grayed out. Is there a way to get back the sleep option which was my standard way of operating with the previous wired board and mouse? --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, 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 g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: Internal Bluetooth Board
On 11/6/08 10:13 AM, Simon Royal of [EMAIL PROTECTED] sent Dana I have a USB bluetooth in my other Mac and I have not noticed any speed difference between that and the internal that was in the iMac. My only reason for questioning was because I have the internal card sitting here and it would save a USB port. Simon Hi Simon, Agreed. And, admittedly, making a stand-alone unit self-sufficient re; any wireless opportunity is outright cool. Were the cards a little more common-place, or frankly, STILL offered by the manufacturer (*ahem*), then perhaps the prices one sees for the cards (IF you see one available) would not be so sinfully exorbitant. Just my 2¢ worth. Mac on, colleague! -Dana --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, 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 g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
