Logitech: OS X’s Achilles heel?
I am the (currently not so proud) owner of a Logitech 250 USB headset that gives my patience a run for its money. Whenever I revive my Mac Book Pro (first generation core duo) and plug the USB headset into one of the USB ports, OS X grinds to a halt.
I’m not the only one who faces this problem. I can attest to the experience in that support discussion: it doesn’t matter in which USB port I plug the headset, or even if it is linked through my cinema display’s USB hub. The only thing I can add is that this happens when my mac book has been asleep.
Last time I complained on this blog about a thing that bugged me on OS X, it got resolved pretty quickly, so here’s hoping for us Logitech 250 owners!
December 27th, 2007 at 1:56 am
[...] It’s somewhat “encouraging” that Martijn seems to have the exact same problem that I have. At least it’s not just me. Whenever I plugin in my Logitech USB headset it’s very(!!) likely that I have to restart my machine right after. It just freezes OSX. I could not reproduce this on my a Powerbook G4 and it seems also be OK on newer machines with Leopard. But with my current machine running Tiger it’s a PITA. [...]
April 21st, 2008 at 5:54 pm
I have another Logitech USB headset, it says A-374A… it used to wor up until now. I even used it before with the same OS, so it went to sleep and there u go… next restart and Leopard 10.5.2 won’t even recognize it anymore…
May 13th, 2008 at 12:49 pm
Logitech used to be a good name for keyboards and trackballs in the Mac world. Judging from their apparent total lack of interest in providing OS X drivers for their webcams, I’d suggest steering clear of all their products — who knows how long they’ll be supported?
May 13th, 2008 at 12:59 pm
[...] a previous post, which happens to be high on Google’s search results when looking for OS X drivers and [...]