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TLDR version:
Apple Magic Trackpad 2 Lagging when connected using bluetooth, but it smooth as butter when connecting via the USB lighting cable directly.
What could be wrong and how to fix it ?
Long version:
I started used Apple Magic Trackpad for a long time (pretty much as long as I started using MacOS since 2013);
Originally with the Magic Trackpad (1st gen) with my first Hackintosh desktop on 2015, and then replaced it with Magic Trackpad (2nd Gen) since 2018.
Never had any problem with the 1st gen;
For 2nd gen, I didn't noticed any lagging issue until recently year(probably some time around 2021, it wasn't too obvious at first).
I started do some research online, found out the following discussion.
Here are couple links of who reported the problem(I believe most of them are not "hackintosh" user)
Magic Trackpad 2 Lag when on bluetooth (fine plugged in)
Magic Trackpad 2 - delay/lag with starting input?
Mac Bluetooth Keyboard/Mouse Lag Fixed By Disabling IPv6?
From the discussion, I can rule out couple causes:
* The bluetooth card shouldn't be a problem. (I had using the BCM4360CD since 2017, it used for both 1st/2nd gen TrackPad before)
* It should have nothing to do with IPv6 (I tried it , no differences noticed).
* The bluetooth signal isn't a problem (I checked RSSI: -47 which fall into "Excellent" category)
So here are my reasonable guess on where the issue could be:
* MacOS messed things up (bluetooth/wireless related); admittedly, their software quality have gone downhill in recently years;
* My 2nd gen TrackPad is somehow defected that need be replaced (I will test more with it on my real Macbook laptops to double check)
* Usb Mapping could be the cause ? consider the Internal bluetooth is go through the USB port ; I knew since 11.5 or something, we all have to do the Customized USB-Mapping, it kind align with the time when I noticed the lagging.
I thought I had an almost perfect hackintosh, until this issue started to hunting me. (Everything else works perfect fine, thank you for the help from OpenCore community along with this forum).
So, if you have similar problem, or better yet, you know how to fix it, I would really appreciated.
Happy New Year !
- Asus Prime Z490-A
- i9-10850K + NZXT Kraken X73 AIO 360 Cooler
- Rx 580 MK2
- 64G (3600 G.Skill RAM)
- 1TB S11 Pro NVME SSD (boot drive)
- 1TB Sandisk SATA SSD (Data)
- BCM4360CS2 Wireless Card (Work OBO) + M2.Adapter [Really cheap combination] (was using BCM4360CD)
- OC 0.7.6 (Full EFI can be find here)
- MacOS 12.1
TLDR version:
Apple Magic Trackpad 2 Lagging when connected using bluetooth, but it smooth as butter when connecting via the USB lighting cable directly.
What could be wrong and how to fix it ?
Long version:
I started used Apple Magic Trackpad for a long time (pretty much as long as I started using MacOS since 2013);
Originally with the Magic Trackpad (1st gen) with my first Hackintosh desktop on 2015, and then replaced it with Magic Trackpad (2nd Gen) since 2018.
Never had any problem with the 1st gen;
For 2nd gen, I didn't noticed any lagging issue until recently year(probably some time around 2021, it wasn't too obvious at first).
I started do some research online, found out the following discussion.
Here are couple links of who reported the problem(I believe most of them are not "hackintosh" user)
Magic Trackpad 2 Lag when on bluetooth (fine plugged in)
Magic Trackpad 2 - delay/lag with starting input?
Mac Bluetooth Keyboard/Mouse Lag Fixed By Disabling IPv6?
From the discussion, I can rule out couple causes:
* The bluetooth card shouldn't be a problem. (I had using the BCM4360CD since 2017, it used for both 1st/2nd gen TrackPad before)
* It should have nothing to do with IPv6 (I tried it , no differences noticed).
* The bluetooth signal isn't a problem (I checked RSSI: -47 which fall into "Excellent" category)
So here are my reasonable guess on where the issue could be:
* MacOS messed things up (bluetooth/wireless related); admittedly, their software quality have gone downhill in recently years;
* My 2nd gen TrackPad is somehow defected that need be replaced (I will test more with it on my real Macbook laptops to double check)
* Usb Mapping could be the cause ? consider the Internal bluetooth is go through the USB port ; I knew since 11.5 or something, we all have to do the Customized USB-Mapping, it kind align with the time when I noticed the lagging.
I thought I had an almost perfect hackintosh, until this issue started to hunting me. (Everything else works perfect fine, thank you for the help from OpenCore community along with this forum).
So, if you have similar problem, or better yet, you know how to fix it, I would really appreciated.
Happy New Year !
