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Unibody MBP ignores ALL input when in full-screen applications !

mgpg89

mgpg89

macrumors 6502a
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Aug 31, 2008
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Belgium
Alright, first some set-up information:

2.8GHZ / 4GB RAM unibody MBP
hooked up to 20" ACD in clamshell mode (closed lid)
apple BT keyboard and mighty mouse

the apps i've had this happen in, are: ableton live (full-screen mode) and awaken (with full-screen wake) so i assume this is limited to full-screen apps only.

this doesn't always happen but when it does, it happens at a random time (what i mean: sometimes it happens after 5 minutes in full-screen mode, sometimes after an hour of two)

my system continues to run just fine, the only problem is, it just ignores any input. the BT mouse and keyboard just become unresponsive, even though they are paired and running.
when i open the lid and use the track pad, this is being ignored as well (doesn't even show the cursor)

then, when i take the MBP out of my self-constructed 'dock' and open it, i can see a cursor, but it's still unresponsive. it doesn't matter where i click, there's just no reaction.

just to be clear on the symptoms: my system does not freeze! the track i was working on in ableton just keeps on playing and everything works accordingly, my input is just no longer accepted.

does anyone know what this problem is exactly and how to solve it?
it's rreeaallyy annoying.
 
now it's happening more frequently. it has already happen 3 times today and it's driving me crazy. i feel like throwing this piece of crap out the window.
 
i'm not going to consider that yet ...
i've worked too hard to get my system set up the exact way i want it ...
 
mgpg89 said:
i'm not going to consider that yet ...
i've worked too hard to get my system set up the exact way i want it ...
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Also i am assuming your applecare phone support is out of date so you can't call ask what they think (or go the apple shop).

Sorry if i am stating the obvious but it does not seem any body in the forum knows the answer for your dilemma, so maybe an apple software specialist had some experience!
 
u49aa2 said:
Also i am assuming your applecare phone support is out of date so you can't call ask what they think (or go the apple shop).

Sorry if i am stating the obvious but it does not seem any body in the forum knows the answer for your dilemma, so maybe an apple software specialist had some experience!
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i'll try applecare and hope they won't ask if i have a subscription or not :D (it worked before)
 
u49aa2 said:
Oh assumed you have already tried that. See..i periodically do disk/permission repair and run onyx. Just following the common say "attack before some body attack you" :D

anyway, keep us posted if it works (fingers crossed)
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alright, following your example from now on and install onyx atm :)
 
sorry to state the obvious again, but make sure in your system preferences that the display settings are correct, for example, letting your system know which monitor is the primary monitor as sometimes when applications run in full screen they only run on the primary monitor, I learned this when I played a game on my mac for the first time.
Also, check in each apps system prefs, I had big problems with my mac running the keynote on my macbooks screen and giving me prompts on the OHP, in keynote's settings there was a config to swap the screens.
Hope this helps
 
harry20larry said:
sorry to state the obvious again, but make sure in your system preferences that the display settings are correct, for example, letting your system know which monitor is the primary monitor as sometimes when applications run in full screen they only run on the primary monitor, I learned this when I played a game on my mac for the first time.
Also, check in each apps system prefs, I had big problems with my mac running the keynote on my macbooks screen and giving me prompts on the OHP, in keynote's settings there was a config to swap the screens.
Hope this helps
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How do I configure a primary monitor?
And if I take the MBP out of my dock and run it on its own screen, do I need to change these settings again?
 
macs and displays are very good to my experience as they don't use vga, they use propietry jacks which allow them to remember settings. The way I change which display is primary is go into display settings, then click on arrangement (at the top), then drag the white bar bar from one screen to the other, which ever screen it on it is considered as the primary display.
Hope this helps
 
harry20larry said:
macs and displays are very good to my experience as they don't use vga, they use propietry jacks which allow them to remember settings. The way I change which display is primary is go into display settings, then click on arrangement (at the top), then drag the white bar bar from one screen to the other, which ever screen it on it is considered as the primary display.
Hope this helps
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But when I use my 20" ACD, I use my MBP in clamshell mode with a closed lid, so I only use one display at a time ... so my Mac shouldn't have a problem recnogizing the primary display as I only have one at a time, right?
 
KK, what I would do is experiment:
1. Open your MBP screen with the display attached, run one of your apps in full screen, which screen does it appear on
2. Repeat 1 but drag the window to the opposite screen, now do full screen
3. Change the primary display (as described above), repeat 1 and 2, any changes
4. Repeat again with closed

If you could do the app that you've been have problems with, then iPhoto, this is an apple app so it should work (key combo is command + alt + F)
 
harry20larry said:
KK, what I would do is experiment:
1. Open your MBP screen with the display attached, run one of your apps in full screen, which screen does it appear on
2. Repeat 1 but drag the window to the opposite screen, now do full screen
3. Change the primary display (as described above), repeat 1 and 2, any changes
4. Repeat again with closed

If you could do the app that you've been have problems with, then iPhoto, this is an apple app so it should work (key combo is command + alt + F)
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I'll try that when I get the problem again, but for now, repairing my permissions seem to have solved it.
 
alright, back.

seems like repairing my permissions didn't solve it
the display can't be an issue either cause it happens on my MBP with an open lid as well

any other clues?
 
could it have anything to do with having set a firmware password on my mbp internal HD?
 
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