Hi Cara, Yes, I know that the Apple Remote can be used to select an optional boot device, but I wanted someone who has a KVM switch setup (e.g. Marshall), to make sure that the sequence of key presses from the remote gets interpreted correctly. But your summary that confirmed that you could use the right/left directional ring to choose the OS was very helpful in confirming my speculation (in a followup archive post, in response to David's question) that this was the way to choose the OS with the remote.
Going back in time again <smile> there was another post that detailed expanded uses for the Apple Remote, including running apps on your Windows installation, and controlling VLC through the use of third party software. You can read this post from the December mailing list archives for this list at: http://www.mail-archive.com/discuss%40macvisionaries.com/msg24480.html or you can go to the wikipedia entry for the Apple remote: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Remote The list post summarized the details that I thought were of special interest to this list at the time. Cheers, Esther On June 25, 2008, at 07:25AM, Cara Quinn wrote: > I also just posted a link on this a couple of weeks back. > >http://gnuhaus.com/iblog/archives/000200.html > >The site shows a whole host of options that the remote works with, and >yes, choosing an OS at startup is one of them. The menu key on the >remote would act like the option key press. So holding that would >bring up the appropriate selection area and then using the right / >left directional ring, followed by a short press of select, would >choose the OS. > > HTH and have a great day!… > >Smiles, > >Cara :) > > >On Jun 25, 2008, at 7:36 AM, Esther wrote: > >> Hi Marshall and Scott, >> >> Can you use the Apple Remote (with an Intel Mac) to select the boot >> volume if using the Option key does not work with the Belkin KVM >> switch? This came up on the list last year; here's the post in the >> searchable Mail Archives: >> >> http://www.mail-archive.com/discuss%40macvisionaries.com/msg24440.html >> >>> From Safari you can use Control-N to step through to the next post in >> the thread (and Control-P will step back to the previous post in the >> thread), so you can read through the subsequent messages. If you >> use Control-P twice, you'll see my speculated answer to David's >> question about whether you can also choose a boot volume with the >> Apple Remote. Other browsers that support shortcut keys to navigate >> the Mail archive posts may use the Alt key in place of the Control key >> (Alt-N to go to the next post in a thread and Alt-P to go to a >> previous >> post). >> >> Cheers, >> >> Esther >> >> On June 25, 2008, at 03:48AM, Marshall F. Scott wrote: >>> Scott, >>> I've used Belkin KVM switches and everything seems to work with two >>> exceptions. The first is the reversed key problem you mentioned. >>> The >>> second is that you cannot use the Option key to select the boot >>> volume. I'm not sure if this also applies to the "C" key to boot >>> from >>> the CD. >>> HTMS >>> Marshall >>> >>> >>> On Jun 25, 2008, at 5:56 AM, Scott Howell wrote: >>> >>>> Folks, I'm wanting to purchase a KVM switch. What I'm looking for is >>>> one that will allow me to use my Mac keyboard with my iMac and my >>>> employer's windows laptop. I know many will accommodate both Macs >>>> and PCs, but I was not sure about the functionality with the >>>> keyboard. I don't care if the windows key and alt key are reversed >>>> for example, but I want all the other keys to function normally. >>>> So, if anyone has any advice on which KVM will do the job or knows >>>> whether the keyboard is mapped correctly, I'd appreciate it. >>>> >>>> tnx >>>> Scott Howell >>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> > >--- >View my Online Portfolio at: >http://www.onemodelplace.com/CaraQuinn > > >
