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Resolved USB Overdrive Misbehaving
- Thread starter RogerWilco6502
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This is an incompatibility. Does the same thing with my wireless mouse/keyboard from Logitech in Mac OS 9. In fact, I can’t use the hacked Mac mini Mac OS 9 installer directly because they installed usb overdrive to the iso. I had to install Mac OS 9 from OS X with the drag n drop then bless method.
It doesn’t work at all? My mouse doesn’t have a functioning scroll wheel or right click in OS 9 but left click and the keyboard itself works. I really need to just buy the proper Apple keyboard, mouse, and a usb hub.
Well, the mouse is unusable basically. It just jumps to the right of the screen and can't go anywhere else.
@alex_free I found a fix! You need to change the speed setting in USB Overdrive from "System" 
@alex_free I found a fix! You need to change the speed setting in USB Overdrive from "System"
Will definitely try this when I have another mouse to do this. Thanks.
No problem! It worked like a charm and now I will be able to play games like Doom on my iBook with some hope of success 😆
USB Overdrive is bringing my G3 beige to freeze. I can reproduce the random freezes simple with the Extension Manager.
-> Open Extension Manager, then deaktivate and aktivate an Extension fast and several times. I get a Freeze when I do this. Without USB Overdrive I dont get a freeze in this test, and also no freezes on using the System.
This is not your specific Problem, but if you get freezes, control this.
-> Open Extension Manager, then deaktivate and aktivate an Extension fast and several times. I get a Freeze when I do this. Without USB Overdrive I dont get a freeze in this test, and also no freezes on using the System.
This is not your specific Problem, but if you get freezes, control this.
Thanks for the tip!
Maybe this should be turned into a wiki thread of some sort for USB Overdrive problems and fixes?
It worked! System mouse is at slowest possible all the way to the left and usb overdrive is set to Medium 40. Thanks.
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No problem! It was someone over on MacOS9Lives who initially clued me in on the solution, I'm glad it worked for you!
No problem! It was someone over on MacOS9Lives who initially clued me in on the solution, I'm glad it worked for you!
We should play some quake 3 on OS 9 sometime. I can only find 2 servers and they are always empty...
I'd love that. I can't say I'm especially good, but I do like to play.
I'd love that. I can't say I'm especially good, but I do like to play.
We should setup a time, let me know what works for you.
I eventually want to run my own server with all the default maps+custom maps that works on the OS 9 version, just having those 2 servers with 0 players in them at all time is kind of a bummer. I wonder how many Mac OS 9 lives/MacRumor’s PPC forums users would be interested in a scheduled games thread. OS 9 especially is a gaming powerhouse, idc what anyone says.
Ok, I shall do that! I could probably do it sometime next week. I'll PM you with times when I get a better idea.
That would be awesome to run your own server! You should make a post about it on both forums, I'm sure people would join in!
Mac OS 9 is a gaming powerhouse indeed. When I first got my Power Mac a few years back, OS 9 was my main gaming OS!
Ok, I shall do that! I could probably do it sometime next week. I'll PM you with times when I get a better idea.
That would be awesome to run your own server! You should make a post about it on both forums, I'm sure people would join in!
Mac OS 9 is a gaming powerhouse indeed. When I first got my Power Mac a few years back, OS 9 was my main gaming OS!
There’s so many great games, I don’t think people realize how many there really are. Lots of ports, which are extremely impressive since classic Mac OS is nothing like Windows.
Sounds good, I’ll start looking into the server.