Does 10.5.8 disable eject keys on keyboards for eMac CD trays?
After installing 10.5.8 delta (and after an Erase and Install, installing 10.5.8 Combo), the eject key on by keyboard and the Command-E keys do NOT open the CD Tray. An hour before the delta installation, the keys worked normally.
I tried my eMac's original plastic USB keyboard and an aluminum USB keyboard: same result.
After the delta install and the Erase and Install, the keys functioned normally, but adding the Combo install reverted to the malfunction.
Oddly, my Menu Bar no longer has an Eject icon. It's as if the software no longer recognized the presence of a CD-ROM drive, although System Profiler continues to record the drive's presence.
I have run Repair Permissions, with all errors repaired, but the malfunction persists.
Incidentally, even after the 10.5.8 installations, I can open the drive by holding down the mouse while restarting the eMac, so the optical drive seems to operate well from a mechanical point of view.
Any suggestions?
I tried my eMac's original plastic USB keyboard and an aluminum USB keyboard: same result.
After the delta install and the Erase and Install, the keys functioned normally, but adding the Combo install reverted to the malfunction.
Oddly, my Menu Bar no longer has an Eject icon. It's as if the software no longer recognized the presence of a CD-ROM drive, although System Profiler continues to record the drive's presence.
I have run Repair Permissions, with all errors repaired, but the malfunction persists.
Incidentally, even after the 10.5.8 installations, I can open the drive by holding down the mouse while restarting the eMac, so the optical drive seems to operate well from a mechanical point of view.
Any suggestions?
eMac G4 1GHz, Mac OS X (10.5.8)
