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Hi,
see if this can help : https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/how-to-install-os-x-without-mouse.1877784/
---> Use the Tab key to highlight the button you need to "click", then press the Space bar.
see if this can help : https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/how-to-install-os-x-without-mouse.1877784/
---> Use the Tab key to highlight the button you need to "click", then press the Space bar.
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I can navigate with tab till this point!!when i arrive here can only select the drive!!
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Well i dont know if this is the cause
Select the drive
Press the space bar
Use the Tab key to highlight the button "Install"
Press the space bar
Press the space bar
Use the Tab key to highlight the button "Install"
Press the space bar
I completely understand what you are saying but on my MacBook Pro that doesnt do any action the drive just keeps highlighted
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Any other ideias please i tried a lot and i am pretty desperate right now!!
I dont think its the case!! If that was like that i couldnt navigate on the os and before i formatted i used the os for two days without the left click !!! At that time i would use the alt key 5 times to alternate between keyboard and mouse
I agree completely, I also don't think it's the case. But, it may be the keyboard.
(Sorry, I couldn't resist... Anyway, You have to try the keyboard tips again. Do them as they were presented by bruno09. There's no reason those keyboard hints should not work, assuming the keyboard is working properly.
And, you could always connect a USB keyboard, and try again from a keyboard that you are sure is working.
That being said, I did try it. I booted to a El Cap USB installer, and got all the way to selecting the drive. But, could not go beyond that point. I tried lots of different keys and key combinations. Tried this several times, and can't install from the keyboard.
@Bruno09 - the Space, then tab to highlight, then space: nothing at all happens, the Install button never highlights. Nothing happens, and the install doesn't magically start - unless I use a mouse to click on the Install button. I can't do it from the keyboard - frustrating!
Perhaps it is a bug in the ElCap installer (?)
Well yeah i tried again, with Yosemite and Mavericks installers!! I also tried a USB keyboard!! But its still the same!! I'm getting pretty frustated