After some some years not using it, I wanted to use my 1st generation Magic Trackpad again (now having a larger screen where the trackpad scrolling feature would be appreciated).
Im using a Mac Pro 3,1 (Early 2008; with internal Apple bluetooth module, I think Bluetooth 2.0+EDR) with OS 10.11.6.
The trackpad itself is fine and works as it should on a MacBook 13" Retina (Late 2013) with OS 10.12.6 -
but on my Mac Pro the trackpad is not being recognized by the OS as trackpad but rather as a generic mouse.
After successful Bluetooth pairing the Magic Trackpad shows up correctly in the Bluetooth system preferences, even with the correct 1st generation trackpad icon - and is also being listed in the system profiler Bluetooth section as "Apple Wireless Trackpad".
But it doesn't show up in the "Trackpad" system preferences ("Wait for a Bluetooth trackpad to be discovered." - "No trackpad found.") and therefore can't be configured in any way
When it's connecting the Apple Mouse icon is briefly displayed, not the Apple Trackpad icon like before or as on the MacBook.
As "mouse" it's only usable for clicking and moving the mouse cursor, but not for scrolling or any of the 2 to 4 finger gestures, also my preferred "tap to click" or the two-finger secondary click can't be used (or configured) this way.
It has certainly worked on this hardware setup in the past, but with an older system (I don't remember which, probably Lion/Mountain Lion/Mavericks) - something must have changed in El Capitan?
As far as I know with system integrity protection there is no easy way to use a newer external Bluetooth 4.1 adapter, and even if - how to tell the system to use the external and ignore the internal one?
See below also the listings from system profiler.
Thanks for any help...
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Apple System Profiler
Hardware Overview:
Model Name: Mac Pro
Model Identifier: MacPro3,1
Processor Name: Quad-Core Intel Xeon
Processor Speed: 2,8 GHz
Number of Processors: 2
Total Number of Cores: 8
L2 Cache (per Processor): 12 MB
Memory: 32 GB
Bus Speed: 1,6 GHz
Boot ROM Version: MP31.006C.B05
SMC Version (system): 1.25f4
Apple Bluetooth Software Version: 4.4.6f1 17910
Hardware, Features, and Settings:
Name: Mac Pro
Address: 00-1F-5B-7E-A7-6F
Bluetooth Low Energy Supported: No
Handoff Supported: No
Instant Hot Spot Supported: No
Manufacturer: Cambridge Silicon Radio
Transport: USB
Firmware Version: 1965
Bluetooth Power: On
Discoverable: Off
Connectable: Yes
Auto Seek Pointing: On
Remote wake: Off
Vendor ID: 0x05AC
Product ID: 0x8206
HCI Version: 2.0 (0x3)
HCI Revision: 0x7AD
LMP Version: 2.0 (0x3)
LMP Subversion: 0x7AD
Device Type (Major): Computer
Device Type (Complete): Mac Desktop
Composite Class Of Device: 0x380104
Device Class (Major): 0x01
Device Class (Minor): 0x01
Service Class: 0x1C0
Auto Seek Keyboard: On
Devices (Paired, Configured, etc.):
Magic Trackpad:
Address: D8-A2-5E-F5-D6-38
Major Type: Peripheral
Minor Type: Trackpad
Services: Apple Wireless Trackpad
Paired: Yes
Configured: Yes
Connected: Yes
Manufacturer: Apple (0x3, 0x31C)
Class of Device: 0x05 0x25 0x2594
AFH: On
AFH Map: FFFFFFFFFFFF1007F
RSSI: -53
Role: Master
Connection Mode: Sniff Mode
Interval: 11.25 ms
Host Connectable: Yes
EDR Supported: No
eSCO Supported: No
SSP Supported: No
Wireless Keyboard:
Address: 00-1E-52-FB-FD-DA
Major Type: Peripheral
Minor Type: Keyboard
Services: Apple Wireless Keyboard
Paired: Yes
Configured: Yes
Connected: Yes
Manufacturer: Broadcom (0x3, 0x32C)
Battery Level: 84%
Firmware Version: 0x0141
Vendor ID: 0x05AC
Product ID: 0x022D
Class of Device: 0x05 0x10 0x2540
AFH: On
AFH Map: FFFFFFFFFFFF1007F
RSSI: -49
Role: Master
Connection Mode: Sniff Mode
Interval: 11.25 ms
Host Connectable: Yes
EDR Supported: No
eSCO Supported: No
SSP Supported: No
Im using a Mac Pro 3,1 (Early 2008; with internal Apple bluetooth module, I think Bluetooth 2.0+EDR) with OS 10.11.6.
The trackpad itself is fine and works as it should on a MacBook 13" Retina (Late 2013) with OS 10.12.6 -
but on my Mac Pro the trackpad is not being recognized by the OS as trackpad but rather as a generic mouse.
After successful Bluetooth pairing the Magic Trackpad shows up correctly in the Bluetooth system preferences, even with the correct 1st generation trackpad icon - and is also being listed in the system profiler Bluetooth section as "Apple Wireless Trackpad".
But it doesn't show up in the "Trackpad" system preferences ("Wait for a Bluetooth trackpad to be discovered." - "No trackpad found.") and therefore can't be configured in any way
When it's connecting the Apple Mouse icon is briefly displayed, not the Apple Trackpad icon like before or as on the MacBook.
As "mouse" it's only usable for clicking and moving the mouse cursor, but not for scrolling or any of the 2 to 4 finger gestures, also my preferred "tap to click" or the two-finger secondary click can't be used (or configured) this way.
It has certainly worked on this hardware setup in the past, but with an older system (I don't remember which, probably Lion/Mountain Lion/Mavericks) - something must have changed in El Capitan?
As far as I know with system integrity protection there is no easy way to use a newer external Bluetooth 4.1 adapter, and even if - how to tell the system to use the external and ignore the internal one?
See below also the listings from system profiler.
Thanks for any help...
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Apple System Profiler
Hardware Overview:
Model Name: Mac Pro
Model Identifier: MacPro3,1
Processor Name: Quad-Core Intel Xeon
Processor Speed: 2,8 GHz
Number of Processors: 2
Total Number of Cores: 8
L2 Cache (per Processor): 12 MB
Memory: 32 GB
Bus Speed: 1,6 GHz
Boot ROM Version: MP31.006C.B05
SMC Version (system): 1.25f4
Apple Bluetooth Software Version: 4.4.6f1 17910
Hardware, Features, and Settings:
Name: Mac Pro
Address: 00-1F-5B-7E-A7-6F
Bluetooth Low Energy Supported: No
Handoff Supported: No
Instant Hot Spot Supported: No
Manufacturer: Cambridge Silicon Radio
Transport: USB
Firmware Version: 1965
Bluetooth Power: On
Discoverable: Off
Connectable: Yes
Auto Seek Pointing: On
Remote wake: Off
Vendor ID: 0x05AC
Product ID: 0x8206
HCI Version: 2.0 (0x3)
HCI Revision: 0x7AD
LMP Version: 2.0 (0x3)
LMP Subversion: 0x7AD
Device Type (Major): Computer
Device Type (Complete): Mac Desktop
Composite Class Of Device: 0x380104
Device Class (Major): 0x01
Device Class (Minor): 0x01
Service Class: 0x1C0
Auto Seek Keyboard: On
Devices (Paired, Configured, etc.):
Magic Trackpad:
Address: D8-A2-5E-F5-D6-38
Major Type: Peripheral
Minor Type: Trackpad
Services: Apple Wireless Trackpad
Paired: Yes
Configured: Yes
Connected: Yes
Manufacturer: Apple (0x3, 0x31C)
Class of Device: 0x05 0x25 0x2594
AFH: On
AFH Map: FFFFFFFFFFFF1007F
RSSI: -53
Role: Master
Connection Mode: Sniff Mode
Interval: 11.25 ms
Host Connectable: Yes
EDR Supported: No
eSCO Supported: No
SSP Supported: No
Wireless Keyboard:
Address: 00-1E-52-FB-FD-DA
Major Type: Peripheral
Minor Type: Keyboard
Services: Apple Wireless Keyboard
Paired: Yes
Configured: Yes
Connected: Yes
Manufacturer: Broadcom (0x3, 0x32C)
Battery Level: 84%
Firmware Version: 0x0141
Vendor ID: 0x05AC
Product ID: 0x022D
Class of Device: 0x05 0x10 0x2540
AFH: On
AFH Map: FFFFFFFFFFFF1007F
RSSI: -49
Role: Master
Connection Mode: Sniff Mode
Interval: 11.25 ms
Host Connectable: Yes
EDR Supported: No
eSCO Supported: No
SSP Supported: No
