07-31-2009, 02:27 AM
graylocks wrote:
[quote=GGD]
You could also try to boot into Open Firmware (cmd-option-O-F) and see if you can type from the keyboard when you get the prompt, that would also tell you if the hardware is working.
just tried this. no go. so does this mean the keyboard has suddenly died?
Well, Open Firmware is before anything is loaded from the hard drive, so if typing isn't working there, it does sounds like it might be hardware.
But in order to even get to Open Firmware those 4 keys have to be working on the keyboard, so exactly what happened? Did you get to Open Firmware, but typing didn't work (or just some keys work), or you never even got there.
Sounds like at least some keys work, like the Shift key got you to Safe Boot.
Does using the USB keyboard work to get you into Open Firmware and to type there? (I'm not totally sure if that should work or not under normal conditions)