Wireless keyboard stopped working, flashing green light (not batt. related)

Bummer. I spoke too soon. After using my keyboard successfully for 6 hours, the problems returned. I give up. I'm using my old wired keyboard and mouse. If we don't get a fix soon I'm returning the new keyboard for the wired version.

Greg:

When you loose your keyboard, and you have hooked up you wired one go to your system profiler click on blue tooth and check out what it says. I think it will say not information available. I thing that the computer is loosing its recognition of its bluetooth hardware.

Hi, I started having trouble today. My white Apple bluetooth keyboard will now not work or pair with my computer. I get a flashing green light when I turn the keyboard on but the computer will not put in the list when you choose keyboards in bluetooth setup assistant. It will however show it if you choose all devices instead. I can't pair it from there however. This happened overnight, didn't install anything or even turn my computer off and it didn't sleep. not sure what to do now, tried what's been suggested here, except buying a new one which I'm not keen on doing as the new wireless keyboards have no number pad.

I think when the new aluminium Apple Wireless Keyboard batteries die, it corrupts the Bluetooth preference file. My batteries ran out, I changed them, but could not pair – the pairing pass key dialogue did not even come up!

BUT the keyboard worked at login, when I had to input my password, but once my user desktop appeared, it stopped working. I assume the root level OS (ie before user loging) uses a different preference file of something.

I deleted the bluetooth plist thing, restarted, fixed permissions, etc, and it worked!
How I discovered this, was that I noticed that I could not access the Bluetooth preference file, in the Bluetooth pulldown menu – I got the spinning rainbow disk!

Apple needs to get this sorted. The bluetooth preference file need to be robust enough to deal with a run down battery.

PS Tried the Airport interference thing, but that had not effect!
Aplle nee

HI
Same thing for me. New batteries lasted 2 weeks?!
Well I fixed the blinking/unpaired problem by deleting the keyboard name in the bluetooth pref panel.
(This can be done without the keyboard- use your mouse to highlight the name and edit menu to cut/delete. Close pref. Re-pair.)

This is just one way. Logout or restart are always a good first bet, deleting the pref.list file could work too.

Hope this helps.

Hi the new beat-

Greetings and welcome to the Apple boards.

Is the Bluetooth built-in to the Mac? Do you have anything else BT that is working with this Mac?

Luck-

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i have the exact same problem with the flashing light. also, my bluetooth finds the keyboard, but refuses to pair with it. have you have any luck resolving this?

Hi
I have tried that many times to no avail. Finally talked with Apple support, they will send a new keyboard, hopefully it will work.

Regards

Yup ,same here.

Flashing light & no worky.


thanks apple!

Add me to the list, new batteries, wont pair, MacBook Pro only sees it when you search for "All Devices".

I've tried this 3 or 4 times, doesn't work for me at all.

Same problem here. New MacBook Pro 2.2, can't reconnect wireless keyboard. Computer discovers the keyboard but won't pair with it.

Same here,
I've an old iMac (G5) and since the update my only keyboard is not recognized anymore. Now I've to buy a temporary crappy usb keyboard until apple fixes this mess.
great...

I can't believe Apple hasn't addressed this yet, very disappointing! I am still hesitant to do an archive and install to see if it fixes the problem.

So I fixed my Apple keyboard problem tonight!!








...by buying a new wired Apple keyboard.