There should have been no reason to purchase a mouse from Apple. Any mouse will do. I have several around the house. I just used one that was in my desk. It was no big deal once I figured out what I needed to do.
- Brad - On Oct 31, 2021, at 14:34, matthew dyer <ilovecountrymusic...@gmail.com> wrote: Hi, I find this an accessibility regression. I went ahead and bought a mouse from apple and connected it to my Mac mini and then did the install. It was a pain. I feel that having a mouse just to get things going is a regression in my book. Matthew > On Oct 31, 2021, at 12:41 PM, Brad Snyder <wb...@swbell.net> wrote: > > By the way, this is not just an issue with macOS Monterey. > The 24 inch M1 iMac I was setting up was running macOS Big Sur. > Not sure when Apple began requiring that a mouse be connected when setting up > or upgrading a Mac, but it was definitely before macOS Monterey. > > - Brad - > > On Oct 31, 2021, at 11:05, Phil Halton <philh...@gmail.com> wrote: > > What kind of mouse are we talking about here? Well any off the rack an > expensive USB mouse do the trick or does it need to be some kind of Apple > Bluetooth mouse? I haven’t used one in so long I don’t know what’s out there > anymore or what would be required here. > > Sent from my IPhone > > >> On Oct 30, 2021, at 7:30 PM, Mike Arrigo <n0...@charter.net> wrote: >> >> I had the same issue with the Big Sur install as well. As you said, there >> is no way around it, I have to keep a mouse around for that purpose. Once >> you get to the install screen you can disconnect it but yes, you will need >> to connect a mouse or track pad to continue. >> >>> On Oct 28, 2021, at 9:38 PM, matthew dyer <ilovecountrymusic...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>> Evening Mac users. I have a Mac mini 2018 and just created a USB installer >>> and was able to boot from it. However, I have found a major bug that I >>> would consider a show stopper if uou want to do a clean install. If you >>> do not have a mouse or trackpad, There is a window that comes up which has >>> a mouse image and a trackpad image that seems to be rotating.. No amount >>> of vo shift space or any other keystroke will make it go away. Has anyone >>> else ran into thisI intend to report this to apple accessibility, but >>> wanted to see if anyone else had this problem and found a work around. I >>> think I have an old track pad around somewhere, but it needs batteries as >>> this is an older one from an older iMac which I no longer have. >>> >>> Thanks. >>> >>> Matthew >>> >>> >>> -- >>> The following information is important for all members of the Mac >>> Visionaries list. >>> >>> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if >>> you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners >>> or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. >>> >>> Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. 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