Intellitype 6.0 bug

Hello,

I've started experiencing a bug where the Intellitype Pro 6 driver is
continually creating processes (usually 1-2 every half hour). After a
day of this it overrides the OS X maxproc (max number of processes) and
prevents me from running everything else. If I run
$ ps -ax | grep MicrosoftDesktop
i'll see pages of
1391 ?? Z 0:00.00 (MicrosoftDesktop)

I've uninstalled/reinstalled the Intellitype driver, fixed permissions
for the computer, nothing works....

Any ideas?

Thanks,
Ryan

Ryan Quigley <rquigley@gmail.com> wrote:

> If I run
> $ ps -ax | grep MicrosoftDesktop
> i'll see pages of
> 1391 ?? Z 0:00.00 (MicrosoftDesktop)
>
> I've uninstalled/reinstalled the Intellitype driver, fixed permissions
> for the computer, nothing works....


I just tried and got:
Corentin:~ corentin$ ps -ax | grep MicrosoftDesktop
1303 ?? Z 0:00.00 (MicrosoftDesktop)
1654 p3 S+ 0:00.01 grep MicrosoftDesktop

only one process.
I wonder why it behaves differently on your Mac :-\


Corentin


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Ryan Quigley wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I've started experiencing a bug where the Intellitype Pro 6 driver is
> continually creating processes (usually 1-2 every half hour). After a
> day of this it overrides the OS X maxproc (max number of processes) and
> prevents me from running everything else. If I run
> $ ps -ax | grep MicrosoftDesktop
> i'll see pages of
> 1391 ?? Z 0:00.00 (MicrosoftDesktop)
>
> I've uninstalled/reinstalled the Intellitype driver, fixed permissions
> for the computer, nothing works....
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Thanks,
> Ryan

Rob wrote:
> Ryan Quigley wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > I've started experiencing a bug where the Intellitype Pro 6 driver is
> > continually creating processes (usually 1-2 every half hour). After a
> > day of this it overrides the OS X maxproc (max number of processes) and
> > prevents me from running everything else. If I run
> > $ ps -ax | grep MicrosoftDesktop
> > i'll see pages of
> > 1391 ?? Z 0:00.00 (MicrosoftDesktop)
> >
> > I've uninstalled/reinstalled the Intellitype driver, fixed permissions
> > for the computer, nothing works....
> >
> > Any ideas?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Ryan

I am also having problems using my keyboard... If I touch the number
key pad, whatever program I am using freezes... Any ideas?

Ryan Quigley wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I've started experiencing a bug where the Intellitype Pro 6 driver is
> continually creating processes (usually 1-2 every half hour). After a
> day of this it overrides the OS X maxproc (max number of processes) and
> prevents me from running everything else. If I run
> $ ps -ax | grep MicrosoftDesktop
> i'll see pages of
> 1391 ?? Z 0:00.00 (MicrosoftDesktop)
>
> I've uninstalled/reinstalled the Intellitype driver, fixed permissions
> for the computer, nothing works....
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Thanks,
> Ryan

I'm seeing this bug too, so you're not alone

I have the same problem.... using both MS wireless Keyboard and
mouse... AND the mouse kept complaining that the battery is dying
(which is false).

I removed the mouse driver and preference pane, and use a bluetooth
mouse instead...
no more (MicrosoftDesktop) processes on my mac mini...



Ryan Quigley wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I've started experiencing a bug where the Intellitype Pro 6 driver is
> continually creating processes (usually 1-2 every half hour). After a
> day of this it overrides the OS X maxproc (max number of processes) and
> prevents me from running everything else. If I run
> $ ps -ax | grep MicrosoftDesktop
> i'll see pages of
> 1391 ?? Z 0:00.00 (MicrosoftDesktop)
>
> I've uninstalled/reinstalled the Intellitype driver, fixed permissions
> for the computer, nothing works....
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Thanks,
> Ryan

The only thing I can think of is to ensure that the IntelliType device is
plugged into USB Port 1 (the first port). This is apparently significant
for some mouse/keyboard drivers.

Cheers


On 11/11/06 5:49 AM, in article
1163184594.789050.325340@m7g2000cwm.googlegroups.c om,
"tibet.sprague@gmail.com" <tibet.sprague@gmail.com> wrote:

>
> Ryan Quigley wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> I've started experiencing a bug where the Intellitype Pro 6 driver is
>> continually creating processes (usually 1-2 every half hour). After a
>> day of this it overrides the OS X maxproc (max number of processes) and
>> prevents me from running everything else. If I run
>> $ ps -ax | grep MicrosoftDesktop
>> i'll see pages of
>> 1391 ?? Z 0:00.00 (MicrosoftDesktop)
>>
>> I've uninstalled/reinstalled the Intellitype driver, fixed permissions
>> for the computer, nothing works....
>>
>> Any ideas?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Ryan
>
> I'm seeing this bug too, so you're not alone
>

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