Q: mavericks jumping mouse
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Jun 3, 2014 9:58 PMby WillDub,Okay, Tried the shut everything down, unplug, plug in and restart - nada. Ffvrt.
This is ridiculous. Really, though, before posting this, I did everything I could find in the forums and online. I've cleaned this and that, entered expert Terminal code, ran all the fixsoft suggested by all the genuine gurus and freeps alike.
I'm not new to Mac. Had one dropped on my desk in '84.
Never had anything so frustrating as the cursor and pages jumping around and going flippin psycho! (And i've waited for 5 hours for video to render on an 840AV - thatt's frustrating).
I'm running the iMac 27" i7 with a fri&%ing Magic Mouse (my corded mouse has a screwed ball/wheel so its out to lunch).
When I grab something (text box, image etc) in Indesign, it takes off on me - boom! off to the left and zoomed out to a postage stamp. In Filemaker, I click once to advance to the next record - say #3021 and bam! I'm back at #822 - and they fly past in the numerical indicated, like a freain time maching winding back. It crops up everywhere. Is Jobs haunting my system?
The same thing was happening on the computer that this one replaced - yes I nursed along a 21" original steel case iMac, running 10.6.8What up Apple? Why no response to the "bug report" submissions?
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Jun 3, 2014 10:09 PMby WillDub,Happened(s) with both computers with both the wired and Magic.
Just installed CS6 (had in on the shelf for a while but really couldn't install it on the older box - which I'm told by the guy at the Apple retailer *stupid kid, I have t-shirts older than you* is now considered to be a VINTAGE model!) and no way at all, will InDegin CS6 launch past the startup screen.
Am thinkiing of requesting that everyone who reads this send me a little cash so I can chuck the computer out the window and retire early -
Jun 3, 2014 10:53 PMby Linc Davis,There are several possible causes for this issue. Please take each of the following steps that you haven't already tried until it's resolved. Some may not apply in your case.
1. Follow the instructions in this support article, and also this one, if applicable. A damaged or defective AC adapter could be the cause, even if it's the right kind.
2. Press down all four corners of the trackpad at once and release. If there's any effect, it's likely to be temporary, and in that case the unit must be serviced or replaced.
3. Open the Bluetooth preference pane in System Preferences and delete all pointing devices other than the trackpad, if applicable. Disconnect any USB pointing devices. By a "pointing device," I mean a peripheral that moves the cursor, such as a trackpad, mouse, trackball, or graphics tablet. A plain keyboard is not a pointing device.
4. Start up in safe mode and test, preferably without launching any third-party applications. If you don't have the problem in safe mode, but it comes back when you restart as usual, stop here and post your results. Do the same if you can't start in safe mode. If there was no difference in safe mode, go on to the next step.
5. Reset the System Management Controller.
6. If you're using a Bluetooth trackpad, investigate potential sources of interference, including USB 3 devices.
7. A swollen battery in a portable computer can impinge on the trackpad from below and cause erratic behavior. If you have trouble clicking the trackpad, this is likely the reason. The battery must be replaced without delay.
8. There's a report that a (possibly defective) Thunderbolt Ethernet adapter can cause the built-in trackpad of a MacBook to behave erratically. If you're using such an adapter, disconnect it and test.
9. There's also a of erratic cursor movements caused by an external display that was connected but not turned on.
10. If none of the above applies, or if you have another reason to think that your computer is being remotely controlled, remove it from the network by turning off Wi-Fi (or your Wi-Fi access point), disconnecting from a Bluetooth network link, and unplugging the Ethernet cable or USB modem, whichever is applicable. If the cursor movements stop at once, you should suspect an intrusion.
11. Make a "Genius" appointment at an Apple Store to have the machine and/or external trackpad tested.
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Jun 4, 2014 7:19 AMby WillDub,Hey Linc,
Thanks, but most of this is re: MacBooks.
Anything that is not MacBook specific, I have tried.
Is it possible that this is something unresloved between Apple and Adobe? (Some conflicting code or something that causes everything to go crazy).
This never happened with any of the previous-previous computers (840AV, Performa 6400, Stawberry iMac, Blue G3, Grey G4...) and never happened before Creative Suite...
There are times when I have to undo, zoom out, zoom in and try again 5 or 6 times while I'm trying to move one lousy block of text in indd, or move a path in pshop... Its just nuts.
