Real-time USB status information
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From: Pd on 3 May 2010 06:10 Chris Ridd <chrisridd(a)mac.com> wrote: > USB Prober, which comes with Xcode, should do it. Oh, that's what it's for. I thought it was part of the iVibrate package. -- Pd
From: Woody on 3 May 2010 06:20 Richard Tobin <richard(a)cogsci.ed.ac.uk> wrote: > In article > <1jhwsy8.1jcp79j19xauglN%real-not-anti-spam-address(a)apple-juice.co.uk>, > D.M. Procida <real-not-anti-spam-address(a)apple-juice.co.uk> wrote: > > >I have an Apple Pro Mouse that's playing up; every so often it appears > >to hang for a few seconds. > > > >I don't think the problem is the cable, because no amount of interfering > >with it seems to trigger the behaviour. > > > >Is there a utility that will report in real tim on the state of USB > >devices on the bus? > > I don't know of one, but have you tried plugging it in to a non-Apple > computer? Why a non apple computer? I get plugging it into another machine, but any would do. His mouse is not working, why does he have to be more depressed? -- Woody www.alienrat.com
From: T i m on 3 May 2010 06:21 On Mon, 3 May 2010 11:10:38 +0100, peterd.news(a)gmail.invalid (Pd) wrote: >Chris Ridd <chrisridd(a)mac.com> wrote: > >> USB Prober, which comes with Xcode, should do it. > >Oh, that's what it's for. I thought it was part of the iVibrate package. Good to see you can still take such things so well after your alien abduction experience. T i m
From: T i m on 3 May 2010 06:32 On Mon, 3 May 2010 11:20:29 +0100, usenet(a)alienrat.co.uk (Woody) wrote: >Richard Tobin <richard(a)cogsci.ed.ac.uk> wrote: > >> In article >> <1jhwsy8.1jcp79j19xauglN%real-not-anti-spam-address(a)apple-juice.co.uk>, >> D.M. Procida <real-not-anti-spam-address(a)apple-juice.co.uk> wrote: >> >> >I have an Apple Pro Mouse that's playing up; every so often it appears >> >to hang for a few seconds. >> > >> >I don't think the problem is the cable, because no amount of interfering >> >with it seems to trigger the behaviour. >> > >> >Is there a utility that will report in real tim on the state of USB >> >devices on the bus? >> >> I don't know of one, but have you tried plugging it in to a non-Apple >> computer? > >Why a non apple computer? I get plugging it into another machine, but >any would do. His mouse is not working, why does he have to be more >depressed? ;-) I think the idea was the notifications some people whinge about on Windows that are very handy in such circumstances. I wonder if the same whingy people remove the internal trafficator repeater lights and audible sounders on their cars, after all, they have applied the indicator switch then don't need confirmation that they are working do they? ;-) Cheers, T i m
From: Woody on 3 May 2010 06:41
T i m <news(a)spaced.me.uk> wrote: > On Mon, 3 May 2010 11:20:29 +0100, usenet(a)alienrat.co.uk (Woody) > wrote: > > >Richard Tobin <richard(a)cogsci.ed.ac.uk> wrote: > > > >> In article > >> <1jhwsy8.1jcp79j19xauglN%real-not-anti-spam-address(a)apple-juice.co.uk>, > >> D.M. Procida <real-not-anti-spam-address(a)apple-juice.co.uk> wrote: > >> > >> >I have an Apple Pro Mouse that's playing up; every so often it appears > >> >to hang for a few seconds. > >> > > >> >I don't think the problem is the cable, because no amount of interfering > >> >with it seems to trigger the behaviour. > >> > > >> >Is there a utility that will report in real tim on the state of USB > >> >devices on the bus? > >> > >> I don't know of one, but have you tried plugging it in to a non-Apple > >> computer? > > > >Why a non apple computer? I get plugging it into another machine, but > >any would do. His mouse is not working, why does he have to be more > >depressed? > > ;-) > > I think the idea was the notifications some people whinge about on > Windows that are very handy in such circumstances. dont know about you, but if I get a popup every 5 seconds saying my mouse is still working, that macine is going through the window! > I wonder if the same whingy people remove the internal trafficator > repeater lights and audible sounders on their cars, after all, they > have applied the indicator switch then don't need confirmation that > they are working do they? ;-) They would if they got alerts telling them their car is a bit messy, and would you like the car to tidy it up? -- Woody www.alienrat.com |