[MacTUG] New Apple keyboard bootup keys not working on mini

[Ian Turner]

http://www.macfixit.com/article.php?story=20071113074656308&query=keyboard+startup

Using your Apple Remote as a "startup key"

Having trouble getting your computer to hear signals from your Aluminum 
keyboard during the boot process? Here's a curious hint from a reader 
about restoring one bit of functionality by using your Apple Remote instead:

     I recently purchased an Apple Aluminum wired keyboard to use with 
my Intel iMac. It failed to launch my Bootcamp partition of Windows XP 
by using the option key on boot. It would boot into OSX 10.5 as though I 
hadn't held the option key down as the iMac was booting. After several 
attempts with the same result I called Apple. I was told that the 
Keyboard update was suppose to address that issue but that it hadn't. 
Apple sent me another keyboard but it was no different. After searching 
the Apple Discussions board it seems to be a common issue.

     There is a workaround, however. It seems that if the Menu key is 
held down on the Apple remote during the boot process it will act as 
though the option key was held down. Apple obviously needs to issue a 
fix but in the mean time your readers may want to know about using the 
Apple remote to select the Bootcamp partition or any other alternate 
partition on their hard drive.


Glenn Anderson wrote:
> It appears that the new Apple keyboard doesn't work quite right on 
> bootup when using keys such as T - target and C - to boot from CD.
> 
> The CPU was a Mac mini (intel) and with the new Apple keyboard, it would 
> not boot into disk target mode, nor would it boot off the CD.
> Replaced the keyboard with a old (white) Apple one, and everything 
> worked as expected.
> 
> Anyone experience the same sort of thing? Ideas on how to get the new 
> keyboard to properly work in this regard?
> 
> Glenn Anderson
> Client Services, IST
> University of Waterloo
> Waterloo, On
> 519-888-4567 x33327
> anderson at uwaterloo.ca
> 
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