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Can't pair mouse in OSX Lion

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titatom

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I jst got a new bluetooth mouse. It pairs on my sisters computer running Snow Leopar but not on mine running Lion. Thus it is a problem with my computer.

I have tried everyting :

deleted .plist in Library
reset smc
reset pram
reset power
repaired permissions
turned bluetooth on/off


nothing seems to work and my reserch on the internets as hit a dead end. So here I am asking help to the knowledgeable Macrumors community ! 🙂

Anybody got an idea of what i can do ? (except reinstall SL, obviously)


Cheers,

titatom

edit : I also tried all passkey options. When I choose 1234 as a key, it pairs for half a second and they it drops.
"The pairing attempt was unsuccessful. The devices is refusing the pairing attempt. Refer to the manual..."
 
try this

have you up dated to 10.7.1? i know kind of trivial but sometimes updates fix problems (i got 2 things fixed in snow leopard like that before). If you are already at the latest update sorry not sure what else to do :S
 
I have this exact same problem (Razer ProClick). Funny thing is, it WAS working on 10.7.1 (on an Early 2008 MacBook) until the other day - then, boom, no work. I tried deleting it and re-adding it - it sees it, but just won't pair with it.

Well, at least knowing I'm not alone brings SOME solace.

Unless someone comes up with a solution, can anyone recommend a good "small" bluetooth mouse that works well? I'm not a gamer, so 2 buttons and a scroll wheel are fine (and since I have smaller hands, the smaller the mouse the better).
 
Well, I went back to 10.7.0 and it still th esame. I really don't know what to do except go for a refund on the mouse and maybe try another one. Hope Apple makes a fix for this in the future !

@moonchilddave : you must be pretty pi****. A Razor mouse that doesn't pair makes it worse. They are awesome peripherals. Mine is a semi-cheap IOGEAR bluetooth mouse.
 
Same

Just aquired a bluetooth mouse...

Computer detects, but doesn't pair...

Have Lion 10.7.3... tried everything I can remember, but still doesn't pair, and I'm used to use Bluetooth with my Iphone...

Any sugestion?? 🙂
 
VascoSilva said:
Just aquired a bluetooth mouse...

Computer detects, but doesn't pair...

Have Lion 10.7.3... tried everything I can remember, but still doesn't pair, and I'm used to use Bluetooth with my Iphone...

Any sugestion?? 🙂
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Probably too late now, but for anyone finding this, I have found stubborn pairing problems are often solved by completely removing the batteries from the mouse/trackpad for a few minutes.
 
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