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  • Paladin of the Pegasos
    Paladin of the Pegasos
    Yasu
    Posts: 1724 from 2012/3/22
    From: Stockholm, Sweden
    I'm trying to install 3.3 on my G5 (that got 3.2 installed), but no matter if I press C or Alt I can't get to the boot menu. I'm using a standard USB PC keyboard.

    What am I doing wrong?
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  • »18.09.13 - 22:36
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  • Paladin of the Pegasos
    Paladin of the Pegasos
    Yasu
    Posts: 1724 from 2012/3/22
    From: Stockholm, Sweden
    OK scratch that. I got it to install :-)

    Apparently, the G5 doesn't like it when I have my keyboard attached through a hub when booting. By removing the keyboard from the hub and put it directly into one of the USB slots solved the problem. I'm writing on my G5 with 3.3 right now :-)
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  • »18.09.13 - 23:17
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  • MorphOS Developer
    cyfm
    Posts: 537 from 2003/4/11
    From: Germany
    I have some USB Logitech (generic PC wireless) keyboards as well that refuse to work with my Apple hardware on early startup. No chance to use the Alt key to switch into graphics boot menu with them.
  • »19.09.13 - 09:12
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  • Priest of the Order of the Butterfly
    Priest of the Order of the Butterfly
    bash64
    Posts: 958 from 2010/10/28
    From: USA
    I found that plugging into the back usb port failed at times so I got out a small usb playstation keyboard and plugged it into the front just for pressing the C key on boot and that fixed the issue.
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  • »19.09.13 - 18:25
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  • Yokemate of Keyboards
    Yokemate of Keyboards
    Jim
    Posts: 4977 from 2009/1/28
    From: Delaware, USA
    I have had the same experience Frank mentioned, so I reverted to using Apple keyboards.
    Of course, once you are booted into MorphOS virtually any USB keyboard works fine.
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  • »20.09.13 - 21:45
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