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Name: Goddard11
Date: April 4, 2005 at 00:35:10 Pacific
Subject: Bluetooth Mouse and Keyboard (OSX)
OS: OSX latest version
CPU/Ram: dual 1.8 G5 gig of ram
Comment:

I was trying to get rid of mouse acceleration on my Mac when i found this on the internet http://www.idyll.org/~n8gray/code/ Then i installed the hacked file... and now My wireless mouse and keyboard arent connecting to my comp... I try re connecting with Bluetooth preferences and it still doesnt work! is there a way i can restore my OSX system files without reinstalling my OS? How do I get rid of what that program did?

(Im VERY new to mac any help would be great)


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Response Number 1
Name: DrGordon_Freeman
Date: April 4, 2005 at 04:56:14 Pacific
Reply: (edit)

first of all you didnt read tha instructions to the hack
correctly. The hack only applies to a usb mouse, not a
bluetooth mouse, so theres the problem.
If you read the instrustions it tells you that the intall
script will make a backup of your existing
IOHIDFamily.kext in:
/System/Library/Extensions/
IOHIDFamily.kext.backup

So If you hate the hacked version you can get the old one
back with:
sudo rm -rf /System/Library/Extensions/
IOHIDFamily.kext
sudo mv /System/Library/Extensions/
IOHIDFamily.kext.backup \
/System/Library/Extensions/IOHIDFamily.kext
sudo rm -f /System/Library/Extensions.* # These
are cache files
# Now reboot

If this dont work and im not sure if it will then you will
need to reinstall your OS.


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Response Number 2
Name: Goddard11
Date: April 4, 2005 at 17:16:41 Pacific
Reply: (edit)

Is that in Script Editor? how do I enter those commands?
YES i am stupid I didnt follow the directions and I dont
understand macs.


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Response Number 3
Name: DrGordon_Freeman
Date: April 5, 2005 at 03:17:19 Pacific
Reply: (edit)

press shirt-command(apple key)-G, and type in the file
extention.


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