Question about Mac Pro first boot

[kepardue]

I've got a new Mac Pro to replace my 2011 iMac workstation. I'm getting a Cinema Display, but it won't be here until tomorrow. Unable to resist, I plugged the thunderbolt cable into the iMac. The display takes over when I press Command F2, but I only see a gray screen with a radial gradient that's lighter in the center of the screen. There's a mouse cursor in the upper left hand corner, but since I haven't paired my bluetooth keyboard or trackpad with it yet, I can't get it to respond. Is this normal? And if not, what would be my next step to troubleshoot?

 

[ssls6]

I've got a new Mac Pro to replace my 2011 iMac workstation. I'm getting a Cinema Display, but it won't be here until tomorrow. Unable to resist, I plugged the thunderbolt cable into the iMac. The display takes over when I press Command F2, but I only see a gray screen with a radial gradient that's lighter in the center of the screen. There's a mouse cursor in the upper left hand corner, but since I haven't paired my bluetooth keyboard or trackpad with it yet, I can't get it to respond. Is this normal? And if not, what would be my next step to troubleshoot?

I thought Command F2 was to turn an iMac into a secondary display for another Mac. If you plug the new monitor in and hit nothing, you should have dual displays.

 

[flowrider]

I thought Command F2 was to turn an iMac into a secondary display for another Mac.

Which is precisely what the OP is trying to do. Why it's not working for him is beyond me. Though I have never done it, both computers need to be awake and the Command F2 sequence needs to done on the iMac's keyboard.

The OP may want to look here:

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3206261?start=45&tstart=0

and here:

http://support.apple.com/kb/ht3924

Lou

 

[kepardue]

I figured it out, thankfully. I had to use a USB keyboard to get past the intro OS X screens to where I could configure the Bluetooth keyboard and trackpad. All is well now.