[plug] linux on an imac

[Tomasz Grzegurzko]

On 8/21/06, Gavin Chester <sales at ecosolutions.com.au> wrote:
> On Mon, 2006-08-21 at 14:05 +0800, Tomasz Grzegurzko wrote:
> > Almost sounds like keyboard commands are not reaching your Mac..
> > If you press option key you should get a list of potential start up devices.
> >
> > If you can't get OF, nothing, I'd test the keyboard / connectors..
> >
> > Tomasz
> >
>
> I was beginning to consider that option :-O
>
> I have the original imac keyboard & mouse to hand.  Couple of things: 1/
> would _any_ USB 104-key keyboard and USB 2-button mouse work to try as
> an alternative?; and, 2/ could I be mucking up the keyboard function by
> plugging a 2-button USB mouse into it in place of the sill one-button
> thingy?
>
> The keyboard seems active in other respects.  I can turn the imac on/off
> with the keyboard and the status LED comes on under the 'capslock' key.
>
> This is beginning to p!$$ me off.  Thanks for all your help, guys.
>
> Gavin.
>
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I don't have the original kb/mouse with my set, only a used a generic
keyboard (ie. pc104) from work (a HP USB keyboard if that matters) and
a standard scroll mouse (usb) three button. Both work fine. I have mac
os on there and they just work (as you'd expect), but I can't get past
the bootloaders in Linux installation as I've previously described.

So yes go ahead and try other USB keyboard if you've got 'em, I'm
waiting on mine from the supplier still =) What effects non-apple
hardware has on the bios I can't be sure of but I can't imagine it
would be fatal at all (read: should be a-okay).

Tomasz