Sorry, Clark. I should have been clearer -- I was spoofing myself for overlooking the obvious, not you. I meant to say I'd apparently forgotten that laptops existed.
Thank you again for your comment about which USB port I was using, which apparently led me to a solution for my problem. On Mar 14, 3:10 pm, Clark Martin <[email protected]> wrote: > tonycd wrote: > > Okay, that "what's a laptop?" comment was really really stupid. (Can > > you tell I don't like typing on laptops?) > > What "what's a laptop??" comment. IF you're going to accuse me of > something stupid make sure I DID. I was quite serious. If you don't > want any help then don't ask. > > > > > > > The keyboard is an original Apple blue & white. > > > It is, or at least was, plugged into the built-in USB ports. > > > Per your comment, I just moved the blue keyboard's USB connection to a > > PCI card and restarted. No problems. Swapped it out for the ADB, > > restarted again, and again...no problems. > > > Hope it's all behind me now. > > > Thanks, > > Tony > > > On Mar 14, 2:26 pm, Clark Martin <[email protected]> wrote: > >> tonycd wrote: > >>> Just installed Tiger on a new blank hard drive in a B&W, then > >>> transplanted the drive into another B&W. (Long story. You don't wanna > >>> know.) > >>> The computer booted up perfectly. When the "Initialize Your > >>> Keyboard" (or whatever the window's called) popped up, though, it > >>> "doinked" that it didn't acknowledge the key I struck when instructed > >>> to hit the key to the right of the left-hand Shift key. > >> Did you try hitting any other keys. > > >> Is this USB keyboard a non-Apple keyboard? > > >>> I connected the ADB Mac Extended Keyboard II and its ADB mouse that > >>> this machine will ultimately be using (without disconnecting the other > >>> -- duh!). Same thing. Recognized the error, disconnected the USB > >>> devices, restarted. Same result. > >>> The dialog box always gives the same error message: "You're hitting > >>> the build-in (sic) keyboard. Use your external keyboard." > >>> This edition of Tiger came on CD's. I ordered it from the Internets. > >>> The disks say "CPU Drop-In." I'm not aware of ANY recent-vintage Apple > >>> with a built-in keyboard. What gives? > >> Uhm, every laptop has a built-in keyboard... > > >> For whatever reason it sounds like it thinks you have a laptop, or at > >> least a laptop keyboard. > > >> Are you plugging in the USB keyboard to the built in USB ports? > > -- > Clark Martin > Redwood City, CA, USA > Macintosh / Internet Consulting > > "I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway" --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
