Bo Atkinson Posted November 16, 2019 Share Posted November 16, 2019 My 2012 MacPro/ Sierra/ 3d Connexion moves the mouse cursor only, despite reinstalling the driver 3 times. I saw no option to uninstall connexion. (I've ignored this important tool for over a year due to other work than 3d). Any insight would be welcome as I have time for 3d, (finally). The main problem is the absence of 3D Connexion in the device check list of SysPrefs/Security/Privacy Jaakko and Justin Montoya 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike_Concentric Posted November 16, 2019 Share Posted November 16, 2019 I've had this problem before; try unplugging then replugging the USB. I hope that helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bo Atkinson Posted November 17, 2019 Author Share Posted November 17, 2019 (edited) Yes that seemed to fix a similar glitch, some years ago, but not today. Thanks and here are some details: High Sierra 10.13.6 ~ Sys Prefs: What? “No Device Found” Is my SpaceNavigator too old for recognition? Copy-Pasted from Sys Prefs About this Mac: SpaceNavigator: Product ID: 0xc626 Vendor ID: 0x046d (Logitech Inc.) Version: 4.04 Speed: Up to 1.5 Mb/sec Manufacturer: 3Dconnexion Location ID: 0x5d100000 / 1 Current Available (mA): 500 Current Required (mA): 100 Extra Operating Current (mA): 0 My guess is this is an example of “upgrading-out-of-control” where there are too many devices, too many PC OS issues, too many product vintages, and so the old adage: “if it ain’t broke, don’t upgrade” (until you decide to buy every product all at the same vintage, all from one vendor who will keep it going, 😉 (Thus we would trash the world ecologically because electronics waste is actually not recycle -able, ask your junk dealer.) Edited November 17, 2019 by Bo Atkinson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bo Atkinson Posted November 24, 2019 Author Share Posted November 24, 2019 I finally discovered an unexpected shifting nature of the contents of the Sierra/ Sys Prefs/ Accessibility dialog-windows... The latest 3Dconnexion installer has changed significantly since buying the device years ago and USB newer device-installation alters the Sierra/ Sys Prefs/ Accessibility dialog-windows, until the user finds the hidden sub menus, but I did not screen-shot all of these, while experimenting every few days anew. Today, after installing a separate device, a curious new part of the Sierra/ Sys Prefs/ Accessibility dialog-windows did reveal check boxes for both my other-device-installer and the previous-connexion-installer, so that finally and suddenly both are now functioning correctly. Cheers for that. However this is a lesson that the Sys Pref dialog windows actually change appearance only for the initial device-installation process, and not at other later efforts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AHTOH Posted December 1, 2019 Share Posted December 1, 2019 Hi Bo. I had have this with my Space Navigator and appears like it is a hardware problem. As soon as I replaced it with a new one problem had gone. Bad news. Sorry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bo Atkinson Posted December 6, 2019 Author Share Posted December 6, 2019 Thanks Ahtoh, but I should simplify my words now: I finally got it to work with endless clicking in OSX Prefs, the pref options gave further options over time, as I probed (??) Also I mounted it on a wooden board to allow more speed and range control. Navigation is back to normal! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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