Yet another trackpad problem

[brettls]

Hi

My first post and I'm already asking for help!

My trackpad pad stops working every once in a while; the cursor doesn't respond at all it just sits there (no erratic cursor movement etc.) USB mouse works fine and a restart fixes the problem.

I fitted a new superdrive a while ago, so suspect the problem might be physical - bad connection or something?? But my question is, if it's a bad connection, how does a restart fix it?

I have done a clean install but no good - the trackpad froze when I was choosing a language at the install stage!!

Any thoughts much appreciated.

Cheers from London, Brett l-s

Powerbook G4 1.5GH
OSX 10.5.6
1.25GB RAM

 

[#1 Rhapsody]

I have a similar problem with my iBook G3. It will suddenly get jumpy, then stop, then work fine.

 

[ora]

There used to be an option in system preferences to suppress the trackpad input when you were typing to stop you brushing it with your hand. Perhaps a slightly stuck key or something is cutting off the trackpad input.

It seems its not an option any more on my machine but have a look, prob in System Preferences>Keyboard and mouse