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Re: Warning: Magic Mouse on Snow Leopard

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Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> writes:

> In article <do_ray_me-202EDB.11555024122013@news.albasani.net>,
>  dorayme <do_ray_me@bigpond.com> wrote:
> 
> > In article <231220131054487236%jimsgibson@gmail.com>,
> >  Jim Gibson <jimsgibson@gmail.com> wrote:
> > 
> > > In article <52b52314$0$10286$c3e8da3$9b4ff22a@news.astraweb.com>, JF
> > > Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> wrote:
> > > 
> > > > To do the install, I booted from the original Snow Leopard install DVD.
> > > > 
> > > > Magic Mouse does not work.  Had to plug in one of the many
> > > > Mighty Mouse I have in a bag (none of which had the ball
> > > > working, but still work as a basic mouse) to get to the menus
> > > > to choose the disk util.
> > > > 
> > > > So, just a word of warning if you are ever in a situation
> > > > where you need to boot off the SL DVD, you need a wired mouse.
> > > 
> > > Over this past weekend I installed Snow Leopard on a Mac Pro (1,1) from
> > > the original disk and had no problem using the Magic Mouse.
> > 
> > The only issue that is a little bothersome with this mouse that I have 
> > found is that when I turn it off (rarely), I seem to need to restart 
> > the OS for the cursor to come back, turning it back on does not do it. 
> > There are perhaps other ways to accomplish this from Sys Prefs but 
> > have not explored this.
> 
> I've been using Magic Mouse with Snow Leopard for years, and never had 
> that problem. After turning the mouse off and on (mostly just when 
> changing the batteries) I have to click it a few times and it will 
> reconnect.

Yes, that's the trick.  Click the Magic Mouse after changing batteries.

(You can also reconnect from System Prefs/Mouse if you have that open,
but clicking the mouse is easier.)

Don't know why that's necessary.  One doesn't have to type on an Apple
wireless keyboard to make it reconnect after the batteries are
changed, so does one have to "click" the Magic Trackpad in that
situation for it to reconnect.  Maybe they managed to avoid the
mouse's issue when they created the keyboard and trackpad....

Martin

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Warning: Magic Mouse on Snow Leopard JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2013-12-21 00:11 -0500
  Re: Warning: Magic Mouse on Snow Leopard bob <rcp27g@gmail.com> - 2013-12-21 16:19 +0000
    Re: Warning: Magic Mouse on Snow Leopard JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2013-12-21 15:16 -0500
      Re: Warning: Magic Mouse on Snow Leopard Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2013-12-22 10:10 +1300
        Re: Warning: Magic Mouse on Snow Leopard Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2013-12-22 11:14 +1300
  Re: Warning: Magic Mouse on Snow Leopard Jim Gibson <jimsgibson@gmail.com> - 2013-12-23 10:54 -0800
    Re: Warning: Magic Mouse on Snow Leopard dorayme <do_ray_me@bigpond.com> - 2013-12-24 11:55 +1100
      Re: Warning: Magic Mouse on Snow Leopard Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> - 2013-12-23 20:36 -0500
        Re: Warning: Magic Mouse on Snow Leopard Martin Frost me at invalid stanford daht edu <nospam@stanford.edu.invalid> - 2013-12-23 18:54 -0800
          Re: Warning: Magic Mouse on Snow Leopard dorayme <do_ray_me@bigpond.com> - 2014-01-14 15:12 +1100
            Re: Warning: Magic Mouse on Snow Leopard dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2014-01-14 17:47 +1300
              Re: Warning: Magic Mouse on Snow Leopard dorayme <do_ray_me@bigpond.com> - 2014-01-14 17:09 +1100
                Re: Warning: Magic Mouse on Snow Leopard dorayme <do_ray_me@bigpond.com> - 2014-01-14 18:30 +1100
                Re: Warning: Magic Mouse on Snow Leopard erilar <drache@chibardun.net.invalid> - 2014-01-14 11:35 -0600
                Re: Warning: Magic Mouse on Snow Leopard dorayme <do_ray_me@bigpond.com> - 2014-01-15 07:31 +1100
            Re: Warning: Magic Mouse on Snow Leopard Kevin McMurtrie <mcmurtrie@pixelmemory.us> - 2014-01-13 22:21 -0800
              Re: Warning: Magic Mouse on Snow Leopard dorayme <do_ray_me@bigpond.com> - 2014-01-14 18:27 +1100
              Re: Warning: Magic Mouse on Snow Leopard erilar <drache@chibardun.net.invalid> - 2014-01-14 11:32 -0600
              Re: Warning: Magic Mouse on Snow Leopard Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-01-15 17:18 +0000
            Re: Warning: Magic Mouse on Snow Leopard erilar <drache@chibardun.net.invalid> - 2014-01-14 11:31 -0600
        Re: Warning: Magic Mouse on Snow Leopard dorayme <do_ray_me@bigpond.com> - 2013-12-24 14:04 +1100
          Re: Warning: Magic Mouse on Snow Leopard Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> - 2013-12-24 00:48 -0500
            Re: Warning: Magic Mouse on Snow Leopard Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2013-12-24 19:07 +1300
            Re: Warning: Magic Mouse on Snow Leopard dorayme <do_ray_me@bigpond.com> - 2013-12-24 18:53 +1100

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