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#547182 - 12/15/10 01:32 PM Re: Keyboard died [Re: MacBozo]
Acumowchek Blink Registered: 12/29/07 Posts: 1794 Loc: Petaluma, CA	OK, home from lunch. Unplugged USB hub (with power supply), connected only keyboard and mouse to back of MacPro, rebooted, and only the mouse works. It's like there is no power going to the keyboard. Not even the Caps Lock light goes on. I trashed several prefs in hopes that would work. It didn't.
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#547185 - 12/15/10 01:52 PM Re: Keyboard died [Re: Acumowchek]
MacBozo Nut Dood Registered: 04/20/02 Posts: 16605 Loc: Pinellas Park, Florida	Is the mouse plugged into the kb? Maybe the built in kb hub is shot? Which kb is it? Can you try a different USB cable on it? Since the hub is self powered, that rules out the hub draining all the power from the Mac's USB bus. _________________________
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#547189 - 12/15/10 02:14 PM Re: Keyboard died [Re: MacBozo]
Acumowchek Blink Registered: 12/29/07 Posts: 1794 Loc: Petaluma, CA	Sorry about that. Mouse is plugged into back of Cinema Display, not keyboard. The KB is the kind that came with the G5, resting in a clear plastic tray. The other KB was from an old G4 that still works. I should bring my KB to work to see if it's the KB or the Mac. I'm stumped.
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#547193 - 12/15/10 02:33 PM Re: Keyboard died [Re: Acumowchek]
NucleusG4 MasterBlaster Registered: 04/19/02 Posts: 8323 Loc: Miami, Fl.	Here's an idea. Has your computer accidentally paired with a wireless kb elsewhere in the house? _________________________ http://davidbearphotography.com/ ==== It appears that autocorrect has become my worst enema. ---
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#547194 - 12/15/10 02:37 PM Re: Keyboard died [Re: NucleusG4]
NucleusG4 MasterBlaster Registered: 04/19/02 Posts: 8323 Loc: Miami, Fl.	You might also try.. SMC RESET � Shut down the computer. � Unplug the computer's power cord and all peripherals. � Press and hold the power button for 5 seconds. � Release the power button. � Attach the computers power cable. � Press the power button to turn on the computer.
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#547199 - 12/15/10 02:52 PM Re: Keyboard died [Re: NucleusG4]
Acumowchek Blink Registered: 12/29/07 Posts: 1794 Loc: Petaluma, CA	Nope, no wireless keyboards. SMC Reset? You might be on to something. As I was arranging and rearranging wires last night, the KB was working. After several rounds of plugging/unplugging things, it stopped. This will have to wait until I get home. I can hardly wait to find out! Edit: Damn. SMC RESET is for Intel only. I bought a replacement PRAM battery months ago, but never installed it. Could that be part of the problem? Edited by Acumowchek (12/15/10 03:10 PM)
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#547205 - 12/15/10 03:41 PM Re: Keyboard died [Re: Acumowchek]
John Rougeux Here? Registered: 11/06/08 Posts: 5031	Do you have an app called "Mouse Keys"? Google game me some suggestions: 1) Try removing this file: ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.UniversalAccess.plist to the desktop then restart the computer. This preference file stores the keyboard output settings. It will regenerate once the computer is restarted as a new file. 2) Log in as another user to see if it's a problem localized to your user, or it's system-wide. If it's localized you your user, then the fix above may help. If it's system-wide, it's a more serious problem.
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#547206 - 12/15/10 03:48 PM Re: Keyboard died [Re: John Rougeux]
Acumowchek Blink Registered: 12/29/07 Posts: 1794 Loc: Petaluma, CA	Already tried trashing UniversalAccess.plist. Nada. I have Mouse Keys turned off. I don't have another user (my bad) and can't create one without the KB. I CAN log in using Back to my Mac and try to do it remotely. We're havin' some fun now!
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#547211 - 12/15/10 04:10 PM Re: Keyboard died [Re: Acumowchek]
MacBozo Nut Dood Registered: 04/20/02 Posts: 16605 Loc: Pinellas Park, Florida	Isn't there a PMU reset for PPC machines? If you're going in, might as well do the battery. _________________________
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#547215 - 12/15/10 04:32 PM Re: Keyboard died [Re: MacBozo]
trey Custom Title (50 characters max) Registered: 01/02/03 Posts: 5104 Loc: The Wizard's Balcony	Do you have another computer that you could login via a remote desktop session? If you don't have Screen Sharing enabled, you may be out of luck on that one. Try booting into Open Firmware by holding [command]-[option]-O-F at startup. Can you type at that point? If so, type reset-nvram [return] reset-all [return] The computer will reboot at that point, and let us know what happens. If you CAN'T get into Open Firmware by holding the key combo at boot, try holding down the power button from a powered-down state until it goes into Open Firmware and see if you can enter the above commands.
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