[Gllug] Installing Linux on a Mac Mini - boot sequence
John Winters
john at sinodun.org.uk
Sun Sep 6 10:45:12 UTC 2009
Peter Corlett wrote:
[snip]
> Works just fine for me on this MacBook Pro. "Option" refers to the key
> now marked "Alt". I presume it was renamed because there are more
> users who are familiar with PCs than with pre-OSX Macs.
>
> If it's not working, check that you're actually pressing Alt, and not
> that you're pressing the Windows/Apple key because you've swapped them
> in software - and maybe also the keycaps - to suit other machines you
> use.
One of my first hurdles was that my Mac Mini simply didn't recognise me
pressing Alt on a vanilla Logitech USB keyboard. I had to get an actual
Apple keyboard before I started to make progress.
John
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