Apple wireless keyboard

[Bobby2012]

Hi.
I just got my apple wireless keyboard and is working with a bluetooth dongle.
I restarted my computer.
So here is when the problem began. I have two operating systems on my computer. Lion and Ubuntu. When I tried to select one the
keyboard did not work so I could not choose an OS. Also I could not access the Bios (Basically the apple keyboard does not work until I am booted into Lion).
I used my old USB keyboard to select the OS and once I booted into Lion the wireless keyboard worked.
Is there a way that the apple wireless keyboard will respond when I boot so that I can select an operating system and also access the Bios.
Thanks a lot.

 

[codf4ther]

unlikely

Bluetooth hardware is initialized by the OS. To get Grub or Chameleon or Chimera to support a keyboard like yours, they'd need to include drivers for every possible bluetooth dongle/board. Your best bet would be to try one of the Logitech keyboards with an RF receiver. From what I know that's initialized as soon as it gets power on boot and should be usable.

 

[Bobby2012]

I see ...

I was using a Logitec with RF before.I just started using the apple wireless keyboard and the trackpad.
I looked around and found that some BT dongles can use the wireless keyboard in the Bios.
I am wondering if there are any suggestions or if I can configure things somehow.
For now I am using the Logitec for boot and then switching to the apple stuff afterwords.

 

[itwas]

I was using a Logitec with RF before.I just started using the apple wireless keyboard and the trackpad.
I looked around and found that some BT dongles can use the wireless keyboard in the Bios.
I am wondering if there are any suggestions or if I can configure things somehow.
For now I am using the Logitec for boot and then switching to the apple stuff afterwords.

what mainboard and what chipset of the bluetooth dongle are you using

 

[djdubz]

Get a real apple branded bluetooth adapter fixes sleep also

http://wyattmcbain.wordpress.com/20...ssues-with-an-apple-branded-bluetooth-module/

 

[MacTester57]

Hi

You could make one of these: http://www.dr-lex.be/hardware/sillyhacks.html#minikey

it's basically only the keys that you need for bios and OS selection that plugs in all the time.

Julian

Just crazy!

Is there any possibility to "inject" the Apple Bluetooth driver into chimera?

 

[chrisjohnharden]

I used a apple bluetooth keyboard with my old desktop hackintosh, I just bought a targus usb bluetooth dongle and it worked with both bios and bootloader.

 

[Eetfunk]

I used a apple bluetooth keyboard with my old desktop hackintosh, I just bought a targus usb bluetooth dongle and it worked with both bios and bootloader.

You don't happen to know the model number do you?

 

[chrisjohnharden]

You don't happen to know the model number do you?

Yeah, its model ACB74AU. Its a bluetooth 2.0 model and it works perfectly in bios.

 

[apexonephoto]

I have the D-Link DBT-120, it is very old, but it works flawlessly in BIOS with the Apple wireless keyboard.