Nov 04, '04 08:39:00AM • Contributed by: Anonymous
Of course, all my other USB peripherals worked (scanners, USB drives). It was just that the USB chargers demand a lot of power, and they just weren't getting enough. I have been assuming this was a problem between USB 1.1 and the newer USB 2.0 ports on my new PowerBook. I was just getting prepared to put up with this.
However, I just discovered that if I simply launch System Preferences, the charger now works. This isn't a true hint, as I don't know why this is working. However, after trying every possible combination of variables over the last year, this is the only thing does the trick. Any comments that would explain this 'fix' would be appreciated, but if there are other road warriors out there that use USB chargers, give this a try.
[robg adds: I can't test this one, but if you can, please post your experiences...]
