Problems Booting YDL From a Firewire Drive

[mckeeir]

Is it a USB keyboard? Okay this may sound stupid and may not work but i 
have had a problem like that before and unplugging it and plugging back 
in actually worked...or try another USB port
Sometimes USB mice and keyboards act starnge like that

Ken Tompkins wrote:

> Here is my setup and what I have done:
>
> 1. Installed the latest YDL on a 60gig drive.
> 2. Removed drive from main computer and installed in firewire case.
> 3. The result is that -- on bootup -- the text menu allowing me to select
> Linux or OSX does not appear.
> 4. No problem. Boot holding down the Option key.
> 5. YDL/firewire drive DOES appear on the screen.
> 6. When selected, the text boot message does appear.
> 7. Here's the problem -- keyboard doesn't work! I can't boot YDL.
>
> This is on a PowerPC (Silver Doors), dual 800mhz computer.
>
> Am I not going to be able to use this setup -- YDL on a firewire drive?
> Is the only solution putting the YDL drive into the PowerPC Mac and
> getting rid of the firewire arrangement? If so, can I add a third
> drive to the Mac?
>
> kt