XtoF on Nostr: If you know more about old #macosx and #mac than me, please read. I have 2 Mac Mini ...
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?
#retrocomputing
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