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Q: Yosemite Trackpad

Morning all,

 

I've read all the other threads about Trackpad problems with Yosemite on this thread, to no avail, so I'm submitting the question again in the hope of any further suggestions.

 

I 'upgraded' to Yosemite and all sorts of things went wrong. SizeUp crashes all the time and doesn't know what half a monitor is; TextExpander locks up every time I use a snippet that moves the cursor; Stay doesn't remember configurations for some windows, but it does for others; and I randomly can't use the keyboard at all sometimes.

 

This, however, is not the point of this question. The point of this question is that, since the switch to Yosemite, my Trackpad has taken a mental leave of absence. In Mavericks, when I plugged my MacBook Pro in at my desk (where I have two Thunderbolt displays and a Kinesis Advantage keyboard that I connect by USB), I just needed to press the button on the Trackpad and it would connect within seconds. Initially, this also worked in Yosemite, although took a lot longer (30-60 seconds).

 

Then, it started trying to pair to my colleague's computer instead (she is, wisely, still on Mavericks). I had to re-pair the Trackpad manually each time I returned to my desk (sometimes - but not always - this would be after the computer went to sleep). This was annoying for both of us, but at least it worked. I reproduced this behaviour dozens of times - each time, despite the Trackpad being paired to my computer, it would try to pair with hers instead. She tried pairing and unpairing, to no avail. I switched to a different (brand new) Trackpad, which worked for a while, but which then started doing exactly the same thing. Now I have two of them on my desk, both of which try to pair with her computer, neither of which can even be seen in my computer. Yes, I've turned Bluetooth, the Trackpads, and my computer off and on again numerous times.

 

What's going on? I now can't pair either Trackpad to my computer, meaning I have to use the Trackpad on my MacBook Pro, which is a nuisance, as I usually have my Trackpad positioned in the middle of my keyboard.

 

Please help - thanks!

 

Chris

Posted on Nov 12, 2014 2:24 AM

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Q: Yosemite Trackpad

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  • by iS0krates,

    iS0krates iS0krates Nov 13, 2014 3:12 AM in response to iS0krates
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    Nov 13, 2014 3:12 AM in response to iS0krates

    Update: restarting my computer sometimes fixes this, but only until my computer goes to sleep. This is immensely frustrating - I spent 45 minutes trying to get it to work yesterday, and am about to spend an indeterminate amount of time today doing likewise.

  • by iS0krates,

    iS0krates iS0krates Nov 18, 2014 3:25 AM in response to iS0krates
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    Nov 18, 2014 3:25 AM in response to iS0krates

    Anybody? I've upgraded to OSX 10.10.1 and am having the same problem still!

  • by gufona,

    gufona gufona Nov 19, 2014 8:34 AM in response to iS0krates
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    Nov 19, 2014 8:34 AM in response to iS0krates

    I have a MacBook Pro 15" SSD that is having a randomly occurring trackpad and keyboard freeze. I have to hard restart using the power button (which sometimes requires up to 30seconds time lapse between pressing button and turn off). The issues started after Yosemite update. It is unrelated to which software I am using (can be scrolling down on Safari or working on document in MS Word, or reading email). Sometimes, but only sometimes I see a clocked part of one page/screen on a difference spaces screen (for example as email address highlighted on mail on Desktop Space 1, will show up overlapping on Word Document on Desktop Space 2).

    Any help?

  • by iS0krates,

    iS0krates iS0krates Nov 20, 2014 6:47 AM in response to gufona
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    Nov 20, 2014 6:47 AM in response to gufona

    This is a different issue. I'd recommend starting a new thread, because this one is about not being able to pair a Trackpad.

  • by Webaholik,

    Webaholik Webaholik Nov 25, 2014 11:22 AM in response to iS0krates
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    Nov 25, 2014 11:22 AM in response to iS0krates

    I've had issues reconnecting my bluetooth keyboard & trackpad since upgrading to Yosimite.

    I run this script via custom Automator Application:

    1) Search for (Spotlight search) and run Automator

    2) Click "New Document" at bottom

    3) Choose "Application" for new file type

    4) Click on "Utilities" from list

    5) Double-Click "Run AppleScript"

    6) Replace (* Your script goes here *) with:

     

    do shell script "kextunload -b com.apple.iokit.BroadcomBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport; kextload -b com.apple.iokit.BroadcomBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport" with administrator privileges

    7) Press play to test (will prompt for password)

    8) File->Save to desktop or where ever


    Run the automator app whenever bluetooth devices won't connect