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    two -not so newbie- tech questions

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by tokaone, Jul 5, 2007.

  1. tokaone

    tokaone Notebook Guru

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    - how can I check what have caused a MBP to crash (software/hardware)?

    - is it possible to do an automatic driver download in osX? i have a logitech mouse but i m not sure what driver to install..

    thanks
     
    tokaone, Jul 5, 2007
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  2. cashmonee

    cashmonee Notebook Virtuoso NBR Reviewer

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    In the System Profiler under Software there is an entry for logs. That will have the logs for your crashes.

    Go here for your Logitech driver. Just choose your model.
     
    cashmonee, Jul 5, 2007
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  3. tokaone

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    In the System Profiler under Software there is an entry for logs. That will have the logs for your crashes.

    -- THANKS. is it under panic_log or error.log ?

    Go here for your Logitech driver. Just choose your model.

    -- mine is the M-BJ58, I can t find it anywhere on that page (model, nor picture)..
     
    tokaone, Jul 5, 2007
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  4. Xander

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    As far as I know, you do not need a driver for the mouse in OSX. Just plug it in, should work.
     
    Xander, Jul 5, 2007
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  5. tokaone

    tokaone Notebook Guru

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    yes but i feel the movement of my mouse isn t so fluid, like it used to be on my old G3... so I thought a driver might help. or is it the mouse..
     
    tokaone, Jul 5, 2007
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    I've noticed that my main mouse, and others for that matter just dont feel as good as they do in xp. they dont move as fast or accurate. my Logi V450 is probably the one that works best, but its still WAY better in XP.

    i doubt a driver would fix that, it'll just let you utilize the options the mouse has.
     
    aphexacid, Jul 5, 2007
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  7. cashmonee

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    You may try the Logitech Control Center. That might help fix the movement more to your liking.
     
    cashmonee, Jul 5, 2007
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  8. tokaone

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    Logitech Control Center only lets me control the clicks and the wheel, but not the pointer..
     
    tokaone, Jul 5, 2007
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  9. FidyYuan

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    You could always use mousezoom to make your mouse move faster. XD
     
    FidyYuan, Jul 6, 2007
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