This IS the Avid L2: Re: [Avid-L2] mouse weirdness

Monday, May 13, 2013

Re: [Avid-L2] mouse weirdness

For what it's worth, I've seen this happen on a Mac Pro with random USB
ports. They will just stop working for no apparent reason. Happened to me
on a system where I had a dongle - all of a sudden, the Avid application
prompted me that my software license was not active (never was, always used
dongle) and it would save and shut down. I ran the dongle scan and it found
nothing. I moved the dongle to another USB port, and it came back. Then I
moved my keyboard/mouse to the old dongle USB port, and that was dead. Or
so it seemed. Rebooted the computer, still seemingly nothing on that USB
port. I typed a bunch into the keyboard and nothing seemed to happen at the
login screen. Then as if by magic, it started working, and all of a sudden,
all of the letters I had typed blasted through in that instant. So it
wasn't that the port was dead, it was that something (hardware, OS, ?) was
holding off communication on that port, buffering it. I haven't seen it
since and am still weirded out by it.

On Mon, May 13, 2013 at 4:00 PM, Lou Wirth <loutv@mindspring.com> wrote:

> Local account. Have two data arrays and 3-5 firewire drives using rear
> and front ports.
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> Lou Wirth Productions
> 500Tamal Plaza, Suite 522
> Corte Madera, CA 94925
> www.louwirth.com
> 415-924-9411p
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> On May 13, 2013, at 12:36 PM, Jay Mahavier <jay_mahavier@earthlink.net>
> wrote:
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> > is this an Open Directory account? Or a local account? Do you have a
> huge amount of storage attached with a lot of data one it? I'm noticed that
> on systems that have a lot of storage attached, like a huge local array or
> connected to a SAN, that after a crash or something that it can be a while
> before I can use the keyboard and mouse after a reboot. And I just have to
> give it time and then things go back to normal. If the system is a Open
> Directory account you may need to shut down and restart the server running
> as the OD master.
> >
> > Jay
> >
> > On May 13, 2013, at 11:25 AM, Lou Wirth wrote:
> >
> > > Sorry for being cryptic. It happens on start up. I don't even get to
> open apps. Resetting pram seems to fix but this should not be happening. Im
> on OS10.8.2. Same thing with any usb mouse or wireless mouse. Its not a
> hardware issue with keyboard or mouse as far as I can tell.
> > > I would suspect bluetooth but keyboard is hardwired.
> > >
> > > Good idea on the mouse plugged into keyboard so I will switch that out
> and see what happens next time.
> > >
> > > thanks
> > > Lou
> > > Lou Wirth Productions
> > > 500Tamal Plaza, Suite 522
> > > Corte Madera, CA 94925
> > > www.louwirth.com
> > > 415-924-9411p
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On May 13, 2013, at 8:59 AM, electropura212 <electropura212@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > >
> > >> Lou,
> > >>
> > >> You left out a lot of variables...
> > >>
> > >> Does this only happen in Avid?
> > >>
> > >> If it happens in all apps, including Finder (assuming this is Mac,
> since
> > >> you mentioned PRAM), have you tried another mouse? Another USB port?
> Is
> > >> it a wireless mouse? If yes...Bluetooth interference? Battery level?
> > >>
> > >> I was having issues with a wireless Apple Magic Mouse, and it ended up
> > >> being Bluetooth interference in my workplace. Switching to a non
> Bluetooth
> > >> wireless mouse solved it.
> > >>
> > >> If its a wired mouse..do you have any other USB devices connected?
> > >>
> > >> BTW, a bad mouse plugged into the keyboard could cause the keyboard
> not to
> > >> work, and vice versa...
> > >>
> > >> Can you try another keyboard?
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> On Monday, May 13, 2013, Lou Wirth wrote:
> > >>
> > >>> **
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>> Anybody have this happen. Last week, I came in and started up
> system, and
> > >>> out of nowhere, my mouse and keyboard could not function other than
> I could
> > >>> move the cursor around the screen. But clicking an any keyboard
> buttons
> > >>> were useless. I did a lot of trouble shooting and eventually reset
> PRAM.
> > >>> That seemed to do the trick. Now I come in on Monday morning after 3
> down
> > >>> days, and same thing. No mouse or keyboard function. Resetting PRAM
> now
> > >>> hoping it works but I am worried something bigger is going on. Any
> ideas?
> > >>>
> > >>> thanks
> > >>>
> > >>> Lou
> > >>> Lou Wirth Productions
> > >>> 500Tamal Plaza, Suite 522
> > >>> Corte Madera, CA 94925
> > >>> www.louwirth.com
> > >>> 415-924-9411p
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>
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> > >>
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