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post #1 of 25
1/30/02 at 5:31pm
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<a href="http://www.usboverdrive.com/" target="_blank">USB Overdrive</a>. Beta for OS X due by the end of the month which means by tomorrow. I can't wait until the beta comes out so i can use the extra button on my Logitech mouse. Just wanted to mention it if you didn't see the post at MacNN.
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post #2 of 25
1/31/02 at 10:27am
USB OverDrive rocks! I'm glad that an OS X version is almost here.

I hope it doesn't conlflict with my graphics tablot though...
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post #3 of 25
1/31/02 at 6:38pm
It's out! Go for it.
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post #4 of 25
1/31/02 at 7:21pm
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Thanks for letting us know! I was getting upset.
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post #5 of 25
1/31/02 at 7:36pm
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I can't get the side button to work on my Logitech Wireless Mouseman with USB Overdrive for X. Anyone know why?
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post #6 of 25
1/31/02 at 8:09pm
USB Overdrive is awesome, I'm downloading the OS X version now. It's one of the few shareware apps I've actually paid for.
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post #7 of 25
1/31/02 at 9:57pm
I got to get around to paying for that. To make up for it I'll pay for two where normally I wouldn't have.
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post #8 of 25
1/31/02 at 10:08pm
Uhhhhh....I downloaded it, installed it, set the config, and it doesn't work at all. I followed the directions, don't know what the hell I did wrong.

Does this work for everyone else? I couldn't set anything for the scroll wheel button on my logitech mouse, so I thought it might be that OS X simply doesn't recognize that button, But then I changed around the other buttons on my mouse, and the changes had no effect on function. I guess it's a beta, but shouldn't it at least do something?
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post #9 of 25
1/31/02 at 10:57pm
Yaay! This is wonderful news! My middle button actually does something now.
is it magic or is it inter-net!!
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is it magic or is it inter-net!!
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post #10 of 25
1/31/02 at 11:00pm
[quote]Originally posted by Junkyard Dawg:
<strong>Uhhhhh....I downloaded it, installed it, set the config, and it doesn't work at all. I followed the directions, don't know what the hell I did wrong.

Does this work for everyone else? I couldn't set anything for the scroll wheel button on my logitech mouse, so I thought it might be that OS X simply doesn't recognize that button, But then I changed around the other buttons on my mouse, and the changes had no effect on function. I guess it's a beta, but shouldn't it at least do something?</strong><hr></blockquote>You restarted right?
is it magic or is it inter-net!!
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post #11 of 25
1/31/02 at 11:49pm
Found the problem. I forgot that I had installed Apple USB Mouse Turbo Edition to speed up mouse tracking speed in OS X. That kernal extension wasn't playing well with USB Overdrive. I uninstalled Turbo Mouse and all is well.

Except now the mouse tracking isn't so good. USB Overdrive changes the speed of the cursor, but not the acceleration, so the mouse is "sticky" compared to OS 9. This was the original reason I installed turbo mouse in the first place, because it restored the mouse tracking behavior to the smoother operation of OS 9.

I guess I'll try to get used to the mouse, but if I can't I'll probably ditch USB Overdrive in favor of Turbo Mouse. As much as I like Overdrive, I really hate this sticky cursor in OS X. I think the problem is that the acceleration ramps up too fast in OS X, so for slow movement the cursor barely moves, but move the mouse just a bit faster, and the pointer shoots across the screen. I don't understand why Apple changed it from OS 9, since IMO OS 9's mouse behavior was the best of any OS I've ever used.
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post #12 of 25
2/1/02 at 11:58am
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[quote]Originally posted by Xeo:
<strong>You restarted right?</strong><hr></blockquote>

Is restarting really needed?
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post #13 of 25
2/1/02 at 12:01pm
Well, it can't hurt, can it?
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post #14 of 25
2/1/02 at 12:39pm
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[quote]Originally posted by MacAddict:
<strong>Well, it can't hurt, can it?</strong><hr></blockquote>

Well, I'd rather not restart.
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post #15 of 25
2/1/02 at 1:24pm
[quote]Originally posted by EmAn:
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Is restarting really needed?</strong><hr></blockquote>

IIRC, USB Overdrive installs kernel extensions, which need to be loaded into the operating system to function. Hence the restart.
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post #16 of 25
2/1/02 at 5:37pm
[quote]Well, I'd rather not restart.<hr></blockquote>&lt;RANT&gt;
Oh please! You sound like one of those whiney, insecure-about-their-penis-size-so-they-harp-on-uptimes, little techno-dorks at Ars who think that restarting your computer is the end of the world.
Just restart the damn thing! Is your mac doing life support on someone? Is that why you can't restart?
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The previous rant is not meant directly at you EmAn but merely the attitude that restarting a computer makes your penis shrink.

Back on topic....
Personally, I'm going to wait even though I really want my Intellimouse to be more functional than it is. I'm still very cautious about programs that install anything that I can't see. *sigh* Remember Extensions Manager? Now I fear my freaking computer. Oh well, welcome to troubleshooting hell.
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post #17 of 25
2/1/02 at 7:56pm
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I just restarted and now it works. I should've restarted originally.

[ 02-01-2002: Message edited by: EmAn ]</p>
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post #18 of 25
2/1/02 at 8:16pm
must...resist...posting...rolleyes...emoticon..... ......
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post #19 of 25
2/1/02 at 9:41pm
Wow, someone touched a nerve!

Restarting is a good chance to go for a walk, take a piss, grab a beer, beat off, whatever. It's a good thing, IMO.

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post #20 of 25
2/2/02 at 6:53am
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[quote]Originally posted by Junkyard Dawg:
<strong>Wow, someone touched a nerve!

Restarting is a good chance to go for a walk, take a piss, grab a beer, beat off, whatever. It's a good thing, IMO.

</strong><hr></blockquote>

Yeah, I took a piss while it was restarting and it still wasn't close to being done when I came back. At least for me, OS X hangs at the gray screen with the happy Mac for a long time.
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post #21 of 25
2/3/02 at 9:47am
[quote] Yeah, I took a piss while it was restarting and it still wasn't close to being done when I came back. At least for me, OS X hangs at the gray screen with the happy Mac for a long time.
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post #22 of 25
2/4/02 at 2:05am
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USB Overdrive beta 2 is now out.
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post #23 of 25
2/4/02 at 7:24am
[quote]Originally posted by EmAn:
<strong>USB Overdrive beta 2 is now out.</strong><hr></blockquote>

AN IT FIXES THE MOUSE STICKINESS PROBLEM!!! wh0000tt!!!! That's was a BIG GRIPE for me in X. This is awesome.

Wonder why it took this guy 2 betas in less then a week to fix what no one has been able to do since the PB? Guess that's why M$ bought his shit, this guy rocks.
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post #24 of 25
2/5/02 at 11:59am
Apple should buy USB Overdrive and incorporate it into the Mouse control panel. Problem is that they would probably remove all the cool features. So perhaps it's better that they don't buy it.
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post #25 of 25
2/5/02 at 3:40pm
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[quote]Originally posted by Junkyard Dawg:
<strong>Apple should buy USB Overdrive and incorporate it into the Mouse control panel. Problem is that they would probably remove all the cool features. So perhaps it's better that they don't buy it.</strong><hr></blockquote>

Yeah, definately something they should. Most Mac users with multi button mice use it anyway, so why not have it in the OS?
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