[G5] G5 Bluetooth Mouse Problem.

[Brian Durant]

Since my last posting, I was able to test a Mac Mice BT mouse with my
G5 single, as well. It didn't even function as well as the MacAlly BT
JR mouse. Interestingly, I have also done some searching in Apple's
Knowledge base and found that they haven't addressed the issue since
Panther. Unfortunately, my G5 is packed down and on its way back to
Denmark, but I believe my Open Firmware is at 5225 or 52215. Anyway,
it is far beyond what is stated in the Knowledge Base and I am still
having problems. Could this be one of those cases where Apple's
implementation isn't down pat yet?

I have noticed that since I my last Mac, UMAX S900 Euro clone (OS 9),
Apple seems to be spitting out more disclaimers all of the time for
third party devices that "may or may not work" & "Apple does not
provide support for third party support - this information is provided
as a service and does not imply..." I guess they want us all to use a
one button stone age mouse?

Cheers,

Brian

On 6/30/05, Bill Wisse <wiswp at niue.nu> wrote:
> 
> On Jun 29, 2005, at 9:36, Gary Kimes wrote:
> 
> >> I just got the Bluetooth antenna for my G5 single that should have
> >> shipped with the computer, but that I have had to wait over 2 months
> >> for. So, naturally, I tried my MacAlly Bluetooth Mouse Jr. to see
> >> what
> >> it could do. It seemed to work fine, despite some problems at
> >> startup,
> >> until I stopped using my computer for about 2 hours. When I came
> >> back,
> >> although the mouse activated, nothing I could do would move the
> 
> 
> Yep, I have (had) the same problem. Every time the screensaver came
> on the mouse stopped working
> and you had to assign a BT mouse manually.
> I discovered that when you turn the mouse upside down and press
> slightly it started working again.
> But the other thing was that when my Imac G5 went to sleep , the
> mouse was still sending out signals and hence the mac
> didn't go to sleep.
> I informed my supplier who send me a refund and I'm just using
> Apple's BT mouse again.
> 
> 
> 
> Greetings from
> /bill at 169 west , 19 south.
> Disclaimer: Any errors in spelling, tact, or fact are
> transmission errors
> 
> 
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