Need to turn wireless keyboard on and off again - weird characters

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Need to turn wireless keyboard on and off again - weird characters

Since Monterey update to mac mini m1 my wireless logitech keyboard needs to be turned off and turned back on again to work properly (usually after start up). Cmd + V usually prints a square root symbol to the screen as an example. When I updated the wife's macbook pro, Monterey wanted me to help it identify (the built in) keyboard, which was weird. Does Monterey have issues with keyboards, and if so, is there a fix?

Mac mini, macOS 12.0

Posted on Nov 17, 2021 8:27 AM

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Tom Gewecke

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Nov 22, 2021 7:35 AM in response to lektrikpuke

lektrikpuke wrote: So I guess this is something that I'll just have to live with till (hopefully) the next update. Again, this appears to be Monterey related.

I have not seen anyone else mention this problem. Have you checked with Logitech support to see if other users of that keyboard are reporting it?

You can let Apple know via

http://www.apple.com/feedback

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lektrikpuke Author

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Nov 19, 2021 5:37 AM in response to Tom Gewecke

Option a - selects all, option c - copies, option v - paste - hmmm, the keys are swapped. Just turned the keyboard off and on, and they're swapped to the way they should be. To show it's not the mapping:

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Nov 17, 2021 10:01 AM in response to lektrikpuke

Are you using Bluetooth or a dongle to connect? I had problems with a dongle using my Logi M570 Trackball mouse, it would not go back or forward with the buttons in Safari but that is a thing about Safari, then the track ball would not work in drag and drop. I turned to a USB Logitech mouse. No problems. There have been problems listed with Monterey in bluetooth as well, mostly headphones and such won't stay connected.

As for keyboards I use a USB Macally and it will not work well with a USB Hub. Another problem with Monterey, it does not play well with some hubs. I had to rearrange the USB to use one on the back of my Late 2014 Mac mini. Hope this helps.

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Tom Gewecke

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Nov 17, 2021 11:37 AM in response to lektrikpuke

lektrikpuke wrote:

Cmd + V usually prints a square root symbol to the screen as an example.

The usual way to do that is Option V. √. Have you played with any modifier key settings that might have made Cmd function as Option?

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lektrikpuke Author

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Nov 18, 2021 5:31 AM in response to Tom Gewecke

Keyboard is bluetooth (K780) and Mac mini m1 knows it's a logitech keyboard (although it can't seem to find it). Batteries 100%. Reset keyboard commands/shortcuts to default just in case something was corrupted. No joy.

I also use a M570 Trackball (trackballs rule!!!) via usb, but that's plugged directly into one of the usb ports in the Mac mini. The square root symbol was just an example, most of the letters when combined with command look like foreign letters (or math symbols). Command a - å. Command c - ç. Command u - ¨ (no idea if those chars will display in post).

Again, if I turn the keyboard off and then back on, the keyboard works correctly.

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Tom Gewecke

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Nov 18, 2021 6:37 AM in response to lektrikpuke

lektrikpuke wrote:

Command a - å. Command c - ç. Command u - ¨

That is exactly what is supposed to happen when you use Option with those keys. So what DOES get produced when you do Option v, Option a, Option c, and Option u?

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Zalimoha

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Jan 6, 2022 5:14 AM in response to lektrikpuke

I also have problems with my own keyboard and trackpad. what's more, problems with HDMI video. The screen goes out for a second, flickers. that with disabled sleep that with enabled. I tried everything I can, the result is zero. Both with expensive adapters and with cables of different lengths. I'm sure it's not about what Apple offers through support, but about Apple itself. I am extremely disappointed

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lektrikpuke Author

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Nov 22, 2021 7:28 AM in response to lektrikpuke

So I guess this is something that I'll just have to live with till (hopefully) the next update. Again, this appears to be Monterey related.

=(

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Jan 6, 2022 1:51 AM in response to Tom Gewecke

Same issue, the Off & On again fixed it. Not sure if I'll have to do that again ... as I've just found this thread when I realised it was an issue :)

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