raid517 Posted February 21, 2006 Share Posted February 21, 2006 Hi I followed the install guide using the VMWARE/Linux method and all went well. However when I boot OS X 10.4.3 My mouse and keyboard fail to respond and I get a message in OSX at the login screen saying that my keyboard wasn't recognised and that in order for me to proceed i should click a configuration utility. Of couse I can't do this as my mouse isn't recognised either. I tried with both a PS2 and a USB keyboard - but I still always get the same error message. Do I need an original apple keyboard and mouse, or is there something else I can do? Oddly Darwin does recognise my keyboard (or at least it recognises the USB one I tried after my PS2 one failed) but once in graphical mode it is no longer working). If it helps my system details are as follows: System Manufacturer NVIDIA System Model AWRDACPI System Type X86-based PC Processor x86 Family 15 Model 15 Stepping 0 AuthenticAMD ~2411 Mhz BIOS Version/Date Phoenix Technologies, LTD 6.00 PG, 07/09/2005 SMBIOS Version 2.2 Boot Device \Device\HarddiskVolume1 Locale United Kingdom Hardware Abstraction Layer Version = "5.1.2600.2180 ( Time Zone GMT Standard Time Total Physical Memory 512.00 MB Available Physical Memory 179.31 MB Total Virtual Memory 2.00 GB Available Virtual Memory 1.96 GB Page File Space 1.22 GB Page File C:\pagefile.sys Basically it's an AMD 3800+ system with an Neo Platinum Nforce 3 chipset, 512MB memory, Creative Audigy 2 soundcard (although it does have on board sound too) and an ATI X800 video card. So has anyone got any clues if it is possible to overcome this? If it was Linux, or any other flavour of BSD I could do some hacking of config files on the CLI - but I don't know how to do this in OS X. Also I don't know if it is significant, but it wouldn't boot with the -s switch, but it did boot OK with the -x switch (still no keyboard/mouse though). Can anyone tell me what these switches are and what they do? Is it possible to ujse other switches and is it possible to use these switches in any kind of combination? Lastly when using the -s switch the instructions state that at the following CLI/promt I should type /etc/rc What does this do? It seems to take a long ttime to not do very much and then hangs at trying to find a cupsys/printer port. Also I have to remove all of my connected USB devices before I can get it to boot at all. GJ Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/9533-no-keyboard-or-mouse/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
raid517 Posted February 21, 2006 Author Share Posted February 21, 2006 So how about if I bought an official Mac keyboard and mouse? Would this be likely to be any more successful? GJ Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/9533-no-keyboard-or-mouse/#findComment-59549 Share on other sites More sharing options...
raid517 Posted February 21, 2006 Author Share Posted February 21, 2006 Erm... is there some kind of rule around here that says that nobody should talk to n00bs? I don't want to seem impatient - but I have an action about to close on eBay tomorrow for a Mac Pro keyboard and mouse - and I would like to know if possible before I throw my money away if it is likely to prove worthwhile? I did look on the hardware compatibility database and it said that the Mac keyboard and mouse were likely to be the best bet - but having said that I am curious if it is as much a case of it being platform dependant as it does the specific choice of keyboard and mouse? Also (on the off chance that someone does answer) I would still like to know what the -s and -x switches do? And since my system only boots with the -x switch, is there a way to add this permanently to the bootloader so that I don't need to type it every time the computer starts? If there are all terribly n00bish questions - and you think I should search to find the answer, then I'm sorry. However I did search and read the WIKI but I was still unable to find an answer. Any help would therefore be very much appreciated. GJ Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/9533-no-keyboard-or-mouse/#findComment-59663 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kejkz Posted February 21, 2006 Share Posted February 21, 2006 Make shure mouse and keyboard are pluged in ps/2 port (both of them), avoid usb. Save your money for something better and be patient, we are occupied with 10.4.4. and 10.4.5. install. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/9533-no-keyboard-or-mouse/#findComment-59782 Share on other sites More sharing options...
gt500 Posted February 21, 2006 Share Posted February 21, 2006 Have you tried deleting AppleTPMACPI.kext and AppleFPMem.kext , then reboot your machine ? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/9533-no-keyboard-or-mouse/#findComment-59789 Share on other sites More sharing options...
raid517 Posted February 21, 2006 Author Share Posted February 21, 2006 No I haven't. I'm a total OS X noob - although I an not really a BSD or Linux n00b. I 'solved' it anyway by going to my local hardware store and buying a mouse that was listed as being 100% OS X compatable. This in turn allowed me to configure my keyboard. However unfortunately OS X on this system runs like a complete dog. In fact I think it probably runs better in VMWARE. (Although in VMWARE it runs like it does in PearPC which is pretty damn slow...) Is this normal for a first time post/install and is there anything I particularly need to do to improve performance? Also another thing I found was that I can only view my 19" display at 1024x768 and that the screen image is also very squashed (there is a dark band about 2 inches wide on the top and bottom of my screen) or put another way the OSX desktop does not fill my whole screen. I assume that this is because there are no drivers for my (ATI X800 pro) video card? I wonder if this is why it performs so badly too? I guess ultimately if push comes to shove I could consider building a much more compatable system. But I won't be doing that for at least a few months as i need to make sure that I can save enough cash and that it will be worthwile if I do. Really I just want to learn about OS X to improve my understanding of the OS. I already know quite a lot about Windows and Linux/BSD - so really this would just be a way of filling in the gaps in my knowledge. GJ Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/9533-no-keyboard-or-mouse/#findComment-59928 Share on other sites More sharing options...
raid517 Posted February 21, 2006 Author Share Posted February 21, 2006 No one? Nothing? Oh well, thanks guys... GJ Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/9533-no-keyboard-or-mouse/#findComment-60103 Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackentangled Posted February 22, 2006 Share Posted February 22, 2006 GJ, everything you need to know about 10.4.3 can be found here http://wiki.osx86project.org/wiki/index.ph...allation_Guides -- discussions for 10.4.3 has come to pass and everyone is concentrating in 10.4.4 so please bear for the moment and help yourself with the wiki. (tip: it's all there) Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/9533-no-keyboard-or-mouse/#findComment-60461 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kikos Posted February 22, 2006 Share Posted February 22, 2006 What is it about your system that is slow? Slow keyboard/mouse response? Slow video? Slow opening apps? Slow running apps? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/9533-no-keyboard-or-mouse/#findComment-60478 Share on other sites More sharing options...
raid517 Posted February 22, 2006 Author Share Posted February 22, 2006 Slow everything.... I think I need IDE/DMA drivers and Video drivers. I guess to an extent that folks are right. I will just have tto spend some time reading around and see what other people with similar experiences did. Really I think the best solution though is probably to just build a dedicated platform that requires as little additional configuration as possible and that mirrors (although which can hopefully out perform) the official Apple platform. I probably won't be doing that (due to money restrictions) until the end of the year though. If you guys do have any links to helpful tips and advice on the Nforce 3 (socket 939) chip sets though - even if it is just of general interests, this would still be very helpful. (In fact it would be cool to just have a single forum section for Nforce chipsets and maybe another one for Intel chipsets). Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/9533-no-keyboard-or-mouse/#findComment-60493 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kikos Posted February 22, 2006 Share Posted February 22, 2006 Slow everything.... I think I need IDE/DMA drivers and Video drivers. Your video card should be fine. The problem might be the IDE/DMA drivers as you suggest. Check out the threads about ATI cards to see if there's info that might help your performance. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/9533-no-keyboard-or-mouse/#findComment-60500 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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