My Dell Mini Forum

moonpod · **Card Reader not working -** 05-23-2009, 12:08 AM

I tried searching and couldn't find the answer. My cardreader on the mini 9 doesn't work. Or at least I can't seem to find the memorystick on my desktop when I pop it in.

In terms of details, I also admit I cheated and bought a mini 9 preloaded with OS X so....for all I know the cardreader DOESN'T work, but...assuming it's a software/driver glitch.... HELP!

Atom 1.6, OS 10.5.7

meklort · 05-23-2009, 12:17 AM

Memory sticks are not supported, only SD / SDHC cards are supported, and even those are flaky.

moonpod · 05-23-2009, 12:27 AM

Well that explains a thing or two. While I've got you....when I go into my system preferences and I click keyboard/mouse, the trackpad adjustment menus don't show up. It's like the thing doesn't realize I have a trackpad. ideas?

moonpod · 05-23-2009, 12:28 AM

like on my regular macbook theres a trackpad button on the sys preferences. Not on my mini...

meklort · 05-23-2009, 12:32 AM

That's because the default drivers report the trackpad as a mouse, and at the same time, the trackpad is being run in relative mode, or the mouse emulation mode.

You can install the drivers I'm working on if you want more features / options.

moonpod · 05-23-2009, 12:37 AM

Oh yeah? The stuff in that touchpad driver forum? It didn't seem to do anything when I did that.....

meklort · 05-23-2009, 12:51 AM

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Originally Posted by moonpod

Oh yeah? The stuff in that touchpad driver forum? It didn't seem to do anything when I did that.....

Yeah, and it does do stuff.

rakmini · 05-23-2009, 01:22 AM

@moonpod: meklort's driver does indeed 'do stuff'.... in System Preferences look at the bottom of the window under Other for a trackpad icon.

moonpod · 05-23-2009, 01:27 AM

hmm not there. I mustve done it wrong. Will try again.

rakmini · 05-23-2009, 01:30 AM

try the installer: http://www.mydellmini.com/forum/mac-...installer.html

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meklort Guru Posts: 1,350 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Colorado, USA	05-23-2009, 12:17 AM Memory sticks are not supported, only SD / SDHC cards are supported, and even those are flaky. Dell Mini 9 \| Mac OS X 10.6.5 \| 2 GB RAM \| 32 GB Buffalo SSD \| BIOS A05 Dell Mini 10v \| Mac OS X 10.6.5 \| 1 GB RAM \| 160 GB HDD \| BIOS A06 My Blog \| NetbookInstaller code repository \| NetbookInstaller Website \| Want a Lockerz.com invite? message me.

moonpod Junior Member Posts: 12 Join Date: May 2009	05-23-2009, 12:27 AM Well that explains a thing or two. While I've got you....when I go into my system preferences and I click keyboard/mouse, the trackpad adjustment menus don't show up. It's like the thing doesn't realize I have a trackpad. ideas?

moonpod Junior Member Posts: 12 Join Date: May 2009	05-23-2009, 12:28 AM like on my regular macbook theres a trackpad button on the sys preferences. Not on my mini...

moonpod Junior Member Posts: 12 Join Date: May 2009	05-23-2009, 12:37 AM Oh yeah? The stuff in that touchpad driver forum? It didn't seem to do anything when I did that.....

rakmini Member Posts: 49 Join Date: May 2009	05-23-2009, 01:22 AM @moonpod: meklort's driver does indeed 'do stuff'.... in System Preferences look at the bottom of the window under Other for a trackpad icon. mini 9 \| osx 10.5.8 \| 2gb ram \| 16gb runcore ssd \| wifi \| bt \| wwan \| 0.3mp webcam \| NBI 8.3(RC4) \| http://labsix.net/mini9

moonpod Junior Member Posts: 12 Join Date: May 2009	05-23-2009, 01:27 AM hmm not there. I mustve done it wrong. Will try again.

rakmini Member Posts: 49 Join Date: May 2009	05-23-2009, 01:30 AM try the installer: http://www.mydellmini.com/forum/mac-...installer.html mini 9 \| osx 10.5.8 \| 2gb ram \| 16gb runcore ssd \| wifi \| bt \| wwan \| 0.3mp webcam \| NBI 8.3(RC4) \| http://labsix.net/mini9