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Mac OS Monterey versus Kensington trackball

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Rick Womer
Tue, Jan 11, 2022 9:48 PM

A few days ago I sat down at my Mac Mini to look up some old photos in Lightroom.

To my surprise, they weren’t in the catalog. They weren’t in the appropriate folder on the desktop, either.

Sniffing around, I found that scores of other photos had vanished, too, from both my computer and my Time Machine backup. However, they were present in my Backblaze backup.

Suspecting a Lightroom malfunction, I tried to upgrade it; but a LR upgrade required an OS upgrade (from Mojave). The only choice Apple provided was Monterey. So, I backed up everything and let the installation run overnight.

The next morning (yesterday), the installation was finished. However, my Kensington trackball wouldn’t work. After three long calls to the Kensington help line, it still doesn’t work: the cursor moves around, but clicks do nothing.

I’m using an old mouse now, but I would much rather use the trackball.

Any suggestions?

Rick

A few days ago I sat down at my Mac Mini to look up some old photos in Lightroom. To my surprise, they weren’t in the catalog. They weren’t in the appropriate folder on the desktop, either. Sniffing around, I found that scores of other photos had vanished, too, from both my computer and my Time Machine backup. However, they were present in my Backblaze backup. Suspecting a Lightroom malfunction, I tried to upgrade it; but a LR upgrade required an OS upgrade (from Mojave). The only choice Apple provided was Monterey. So, I backed up everything and let the installation run overnight. The next morning (yesterday), the installation was finished. However, my Kensington trackball wouldn’t work. After three long calls to the Kensington help line, it still doesn’t work: the cursor moves around, but clicks do nothing. I’m using an old mouse now, but I would much rather use the trackball. Any suggestions? Rick
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Nolan Hinshaw
Wed, Jan 12, 2022 12:29 AM

On Jan 11, 2022, at 13:48, Rick Womer rickpics14@gmail.com wrote:

[post-OS update woes noted]

I’m using an old mouse now, but I would much rather use the trackball.

Any suggestions?

Click with the mouse and scroll/pan with the trackball until the ball driver issue is gefixed?

I had a similar issue with my new M1 Airbook running 12.1 - it's incompatible (as yet) with the Epson scanner software that goes with my Workforce all-in-one; it's a good thing that the G3 iBook and the Mark I Macbook still work and have functional scanner software for the device.

"Wait til the nun signs Shelley."

On Jan 11, 2022, at 13:48, Rick Womer <rickpics14@gmail.com> wrote: [post-OS update woes noted] > I’m using an old mouse now, but I would much rather use the trackball. > > Any suggestions? Click with the mouse and scroll/pan with the trackball until the ball driver issue is gefixed? I had a similar issue with my new M1 Airbook running 12.1 - it's incompatible (as yet) with the Epson scanner software that goes with my Workforce all-in-one; it's a good thing that the G3 iBook and the Mark I Macbook still work and have functional scanner software for the device. -- "Wait til the nun signs Shelley."