[G4] Mouse in X, No Mouse in 9

[CJ Scaminaci]

Hey,

Since it works in X and not 9 we can almost assume its an extension 
problem of some sort. Since there is no light in the mouse, that means 
the USB bus isn't feeding it any power, or the keyboard in which it's 
plugged into isn't feeding it enough power. Try checking over your USB 
extensions and check all of those. What you may want to try to see if 
it is the keyboard, unplug your mouse and plug it into one of the ports 
on the back of the machine to see if there is a light. Then you know 
it's your keyboard not delivering enough power. Why it works in X is a 
mystery to me.

CJ
On Wednesday, June 11, 2003, at 11:45 PM, ro shriver wrote:

> Hello -
>
> My IMac seems to have developed a peculiar problem.
> The mouse is dead in 9.2.2, but it's fine in X.
> I have a LaCie 120 Gig external firewire drive
> connected to the computer.  I've tried booting into 9
> with the external drive connected and disconnected.
> I've tried to rebuild the desktop, but since the mouse
> is dead, I really can only get so far with that.  I've
> tried starting with extensions off, and still no
> mouse.  I've completely unplugged the machine and
> replugged it in, no change.  I've rebooted from the
> system cd and reinstalled the mouse software, and
> still no change.
> There is no light in the mouse at all and the cursor
> is frozen on the screen.
> If I boot into X, everything is fine.
> Any ideas?  This problem just started tonight,
> computer and mouse have worked fine for a year.
>
> Ro
>
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