Magic trackpad setup problem

[Grant]

Trying to set up a magic trackpad with my older mbp
it is running snow leopard (10.6.9)

it is paired under bluetooth preferences, however, when i enter system preferences > trackpad > set up bluetooth trackpad, i am faced with this:





despite the "no trackpad found" error, the cursor works fine (moving about), but i am trying to enable click to select (tap on the trackpad) as opposed to physically pressing the left / right corner of the trackpad which in turn pushes the buttons within it's feet.

what am i doing wrong here ?

 

[creeper]

Still running Snow Leopard? Any reason why?

 

[jman]

Still running Snow Leopard? Any reason why?

+1
get Mavericks, much better anyway. It'll probably solve your problem too

 

[GreGorGy]

Still running Snow Leopard? Any reason why?

Not all h/w capable of SL can do ML maybe?

 

[bwana]

Not all h/w capable of SL can do ML maybe?

Yeah - my Intel Core Duo mini won't run anything newer than 10.6.

 

[GreGorGy]

Yeah - my Intel Core Duo mini won't run anything newer than 10.6.

Wait a mo - which mini is that? I am pretty sure I have the same one - circa 2008 - that runs Lion.

 

[bwana]

Wait a mo - which mini is that? I am pretty sure I have the same one - circa 2008 - that runs Lion.

It's one of the first of the Intel Minis c.2006 - MA206LL/A. It's a Core Duo - not a Core 2 Duo

FWIW - I'm pretty sure OsX 10.6 only went up to 10.6.8

 

[GreGorGy]

It's one of the first of the Intel Minis c.2006 - MA206LL/A.

I'll check my model number later. Those things are gold. I got one of the G4 minis as well. Still works, still a piece of magic.

 

[$m@Rt@$$]

Trying to set up a magic trackpad with my older mbp
it is running snow leopard (10.6.9)

it is paired under bluetooth preferences, however, when i enter system preferences > trackpad > set up bluetooth trackpad, i am faced with this:


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despite the "no trackpad found" error, the cursor works fine (moving about), but i am trying to enable click to select (tap on the trackpad) as opposed to physically pressing the left / right corner of the trackpad which in turn pushes the buttons within it's feet.

what am i doing wrong here ?

Try with magicprefs.

http://magicprefs.com

 

[bwana]

I'll check my model number later. Those things are gold. I got one of the G4 minis as well. Still works, still a piece of magic.

I bought it as a backup but it's been my media server virtually since day one. Sure, it's getting a bit long in the tooth but it's been doing it's thing for nearly 8 years now so I really have no cause to complain.

 

[GreGorGy]

Grant

Why is that thing even showing up? Does it recognise the built-in trackpad?

What does Bluetooth preference show? Maybe forget in bluetooth prefs then reconnect.

 

[GreGorGy]

I bought it as a backup but it's been my media server virtually since day one. Sure, it's getting a bit long in the tooth but it's been doing it's thing for nearly 8 years now so I really have no cause to complain.

~VIN,Mac mini (Mid 2007)
1.83 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo


So the solos don't pass Snow Leopard. Did it ship with Leopard or Tiger?

 

[Grant]

Still running Snow Leopard? Any reason why?

on that particular machine (4yrs old) snow leopard flies like a bat out of hell - mavericks - meh !
(faster than this higher spec mbp)

on this one (8 months old) , mavericks is happy, but snow leopard is snappier.

quite frankly, i find maverick "cumbersome" for reasons unbeknown to me

 

[Grant]

+1
get Mavericks, much better anyway. It'll probably solve your problem too

i upgraded that particular mbp from snow leopard to mavericks - downgraded back to snow leopard again (in fact, there is a thread somewhere here about the exercise)

 

[Grant]

Grant

Why is that thing even showing up? Does it recognise the built-in trackpad?

What does Bluetooth preference show? Maybe forget in bluetooth prefs then reconnect.

what you saw there was system preferences > trackpad > add bluetooth trackpad.
the pic below is system preferences > bluetooth.

no problem with the built in trackpad at all.
paired the magic trackpad & one is able to use either built in, or magic trackpad at any time.



(lordy bee - look at that, an old nokia still on that machines bluetooth list )

 

[bwana]

~VIN,Mac mini (Mid 2007)
1.83 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo


So the solos don't pass Snow Leopard. Did it ship with Leopard or Tiger?

No, they're 32 bit.

Tiger

 

[Grant]

oh well, problem solved.

a friend came around, she thought it was "pretty".
told her "help yourself"



i am much quicker using the built in track pad, so good riddance to the thing

now, where is that magic mouse