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Written by XtoF on 2024-11-30 at 21:21

If you know more about old #macosx and #mac than me, please read.

I have 2 Mac Mini G4 that I cannot boot on the DVD provided with the machines

I can enter multi-boot by pressing ALT after the chime. Then I see my DVD listed as boot device. But I cannot select them as no button of the mouse has any effect. I can move the pointer though. I cannot use the keyboard for anything else than ENTER that will boot the HDD and SPACE that refreshes. So I cannot enter OpenFirmware.

Could it be because I am using USB PC keyboard and mouse?

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Written by XtoF on 2024-11-30 at 23:59

I finally managed to boot into OS/9 (this was my primary intent): I had to try every keyboard in my possession and one of them solved the problems I had before OSX was loaded.

Thanks to @paulrickards and everyone who gave me a hand 🙂

Now I have to try every mouse in my possession as I have no longer any pointer once in OS/9 😅

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