grub doesn't detect wireless keyboard

mohtasham1983 · 03-07-2006, 04:29 PM

I have installed Fc4 recently on my machine and it is the default OS in grub.
I cannot switch to windows,because my wireless keyboard is not detected in grub and Fc4 autmatically starts.
Is there anything which I can change in /etc/gurub.conf?

pljvaldez · 03-07-2006, 05:29 PM

Chances are neither does your bios. Try entering the BIOS with your keyboard.

If that doesn't work, then connect a PS2 keyboard and see if there is a setting in the BIOS that will allow you to use USB keyboards.

If no setting exists, try a USB-->PS2 converter for your wireless keyboard.

If that doesn't work, you're SOL...

mohtasham1983 · 03-08-2006, 11:40 AM

Is there any way to disable gurub at boot and use windows boot menu instead? Because in windows boot menu keyboard can be detected.

pljvaldez · 03-08-2006, 03:07 PM

Yes but it's kind of involved. http://jaeger.morpheus.net/linux/ntldr.php

Basically, you have to:
1) reinstall grub to the root partition of your linux install, edit config files as required
2) restore the windows master boot record
3) Edit boot.ini to allow it to chainload grub from the other partition

Although you still might not have use of your keyboard if grub is actually the problem...

arunvk · 03-09-2006, 01:57 AM

boot to windows and restore the mbr with 'fdisk \mbr'

but ofcourse i guess ur problem is not able to boot into windows.