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Re: Weird keyboard problem

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In article <mei79p$pan$1@solani.org>, ErikRS <mac-dane@is.invalid>
wrote:
> Michelle Steiner wrote:
> > 
> > Earlier today, the computer stopped responding to keypresses on my
> > keyboard.  The Bluetooth connection did not break, and the keyboard's
> > battery was 100%.  The only way I was able to fix it was to reboot the
> > computer.
> 
> Hm, I sometimes have this problem with my Microsoft Media PRO 3000 
> keyboard on 10.5 - both on a MacPro 2,66ghz and a MDD 1,25ghz. But I can 
> retain full use again just restarting Finder. So have you tried to just 
> restart Finder using the mouse? - The direct function depends on which 
> system you're using... If I recall right, you can hold down the mousekey 
> on the Finder icon to reveal the menu from 10.7.x...

For what it's worth, in a recent-ish MacFormat magazine someone was
having issues with Bluetooth devices not being recognised when waking a
sleeping Mac. The advised solution was to restart the Bluetooth drivers
using the Terminal command:

   sudo kextunload -b 
      com.apple.iokit.BroadcomBluetoothHostControllerUSBtransport

all as one line, followed by:

   sudo kextload -b 
      com.apple.iokit.BroadcomBluetoothHostControllerUSBtransport



Those could be made clickable via the mouse by making it into an
AppleScript:

   do shell script "sudo kextunload -b 
      com.apple.iokit.BroadcomBluetoothHostControllerUSBtransport"
      with administrator privileges

   do shell script "sudo kextload -b 
      com.apple.iokit.BroadcomBluetoothHostControllerUSBtransport"
      with administrator privileges

saved as an application.

Of course, what the "expert" dimbulb in the magazine forgot is that if
Bluetooth is playing up, then the mouse may not be working (to
double-click the AppleScript application) and / or the keyboard may not
be working (to type the Terminal commands or if needed the
Administrator password).

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Weird keyboard problem Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2015-03-19 20:08 -0700
  Re: Weird keyboard problem Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-03-20 03:34 +0000
    Re: Weird keyboard problem Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-03-20 03:38 +0000
  Re: Weird keyboard problem erilar <drache@chibardun.net.invalid> - 2015-03-20 11:05 -0500
    Re: Weird keyboard problem dorayme <do_ray_me@bigpond.com> - 2015-03-21 07:06 +1100
  Re: Weird keyboard problem ErikRS <mac-dane@is.invalid> - 2015-03-20 23:34 +0100
    Re: Weird keyboard problem Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2015-03-21 13:29 +1200

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