[X4U] Apple Bluetooth Mice not connecting properly to 15" AlBook

[Brett Conlon]

Hmmmm, tried looking for the Bluetooth installer on the OSX Install disc, 
no luck.Were you referring to a specific Bluetooth installer disc? I can 
only see Firmware updates on the Apple site so thought I'd try and 
download the 1.1 update and run that, then run the 1.2 updater again. 
After trying to run the 1.1 updater and rebooting I no longer have the 
Bluetooth preference showing at all, though it is there in the System 
folder- even tried replacing it from another System build I have. When I 
try to run any of the Bluetooth core services apps (from System Folder) it 
says I don't have the hardware module... so either it was on its way out 
and I gave it a helping hand over the cliff or the firmware updates failed 
and have rendered it useless.

On a 15" AlBook, is this a separate attached chip/board or is it part of 
the motherboard? Anyone have any suggestions on how to wake it/fix it? 
It's still under warranty but letting daddy's little helper go to the shop 
for a while is rather undesirable at this time of the year!

Coj




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Re: [X4U] Apple Bluetooth Mice not connecting properly to 15" AlBook






You might try to reinstall the Mouse software on the CD or from Apple 
online.


On Dec 4, 2006, at 6:09 PM, Brett Conlon wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> At work I use an Apple Bluetooth Mouse and Keyboard connected to my 
> 15"
> AlBook running 10.4.6. It has been working great for me for quite some
> time. But in trying to connect a second spare Apple Bluetooth mouse at
> home all I get is the ability to click but the cursor won't move. I
> thought that perhaps I was getting some sort of freaky interference at
> home so I went back to work and I tried connecting it there but no 
> luck. I
> even tried a few other Bluetooth mice kicking around and all have 
> the same
> reaction - no movement but clicks OK. The mouse I was originally using
> fine at work still worked properly though.
>
> I then mistakenly used the Bluetooth Explorer app from the Developer
> installer to completely empty my Bluetooth connection history list
> (including the current connections) and now I can't get any mice to 
> work
> properly after connecting - just clicking works. The setup assistant
> reports that pairing with each of the mice I tested went OK. 
> Connecting
> the Apple Bluetooth keyboard again went smoothly so the issue is 
> just with
> mice.
>
> I also tried deleting the com.apple.bluetooth.Plist file and 
> rebooted....
> no luck. Full shutdown and zapping of PRAM has had no effect.
>
> The easy suggestion is to upgrade to 10.4.8 and see if that helps 
> but I've
> been hesitant to go to 10.4.8 yet.
>
> Your suggestions are most appreciated!
>
> Cheers,
>
> Coj