Hi Cheryl, I sort of solved the problem, and thanks for the pointer to the checkboxes in sysprefs, bluetooth, advanced. I wasn't aware of those. So yes, I did fix the problem, but really differently. I gave up on logging in. I restarted from the recovery partition, wiped the macintosh hd partition, installed os10 from there, updated it, and was back where I was. However, this time, I encrypted my disk, so that I would get my login prompt way before any bluetooth stuff would pop up. As it is now, the mini asks for my credentials 1 second after boot up starts, because that's the way filevault handles encryption for the whole disk. After you enter them, it boots straight to the desktop and there's no further authentication windows. So now, I was already logged in, but I did still get the dialog asking for a trackpad or mouse. These are gone now, thanks to your explanation. But I was impatient to get going with it yesterday I'm afraid, but again, I learned something. Thanks for your response.
Paul. On Dec 28, 2012, at 12:35 AM, Cheryl Homiak <cahom...@gmail.com> wrote: > Did you solve this yet? I can tell you how to keep it from happening in the > future if you are able to log in. > Go into System Preferences > Bluetooth. In Advanced are two checkboxes: one > opens bluetooth setup assistant if no keybopard is detected; the other opens > it if no mouse or trackpad is detected. You probably only need the second one > but you can decide that. > > As for logging in, if you haven't solved that, when bluetooth setup assistant > pops up, try one of the following (these aren't necessarily in a herarchical > order): > command-tab instad of doing cmd-q > vo-f2 twice to see if you get a window chooser though I think maybe not. > vo-f2 twice in the window that says "authentication has no windows) > turning voiceover on and off in that "authentication has no windows" area. > Or just log in with both a keyboard and mouse attached and you shouldn't get > that window at all. Then you can fix the problem in System Preferences as > described above. > Hth. > > > -- > Cheryl > > May the words of my mouth > and the meditation of my heart > be acceptable to You, Lord, > my rock and my Redeemer. > (Psalm 19:14 HCSB) > > > > On Dec 27, 2012, at 11:30 AM, Paul Erkens <paul.erk...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Dear listers, >> After laying my hands on mac mini, I'm running into some problems. I went >> through the initial setup assistant, chose my language, filled in my Apple >> ID, etc etc. Everything went just fine. I turned off bluetooth because I'm >> not going to need a mouse or a trackpad. All was fine and I shut down the >> mini. >> >> A few hours later I came back and booted. VoiceOver support comes when I hit >> command f5, but I can change that later on, so that VO comes on even at log >> on. But what happens now is, that I boot, and then try to click my user name >> and enter my password, but at that time, a dialog pops up, saying the mini >> is looking for a keyboard or mouse via bluetooth. I have a usb keyboard >> though, and no mouse. This dialog states that I can get rid of it, i.e. stop >> the mini from looking for a mouse or trackpad, simply by hitting command q. >> Hit command q if you don't have a trackpad or wireless mouse it says. But >> when I do that, I am not returned to the dialog where I can enter my >> username and password for log on. Instead, I land in a window where it says: >> authentication has no windows. From here, I can indeed turn on or off >> voiceover, but there is no way to enter my log on account info to go on. I >> tried vo f1 twice, but it dings at me, instead of telling me how many apps >> are open. Maybe, you can only use vo f1 f1 from the desktop, or from one of >> its children I suppose. >> >> So what do I do now? Can I still log in? Is there any way to get around this >> issue, or did I just screw up the device, and do I need to completely >> reinstall it using a usb key with mountain lion on it? That is no problem at >> all, but it takes time I'd rather use for more productive things than >> reinstalling a new device. Did any of you exprerience this situation? How >> did you all get around this problem? Was it stupidity not to get a wireless >> mouse or magic pad? >> >> Kind regards, >> Paul. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
