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I just installed Elementary OS Luna alongside Windows 7 on my custom rig via a CD. When my PC boots from the HDD, it enters GNU GRUB version 1.99-21ubuntu3.10 and asks what OS I’d like to enter. I can’t scroll through the grub with the arrow keys. I can't even hit enter to boot from the top entry. I've tried multiple keyboards with no luck. Any suggestions?
Yes, it's a USB keyboard. The BIOS boot options I have are as follows: Floppy, LS120, Hard Disk, CDROM, ZIP, USB-FDD, USB-ZIP, and legacy LAN. It's also worth mentioning that I'm unable to scroll with the arrow keys in the F12 boot menu either, nor have I ever been able to.
You might be in a difficult situation. What happens when you reboot - does it just sit at the grub boot menu, or does it proceed to boot ?. If so, which operating system does it boot to by default.
there should be a option to enable usb legacy, keyboard, of some sort in bios setup. Sometimes pluging the keyboard either in one of the top or bottom usb slot will get things working.
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Can't Boot From Scroll Through GNU GRUB?
