kb stuck in discover mode in login screen

[BeyondMountains]

I have a password set for the only account on my mac pro.

My keyboard's batteries died before I turned on the machine.

I replaced the batteries and now its stuck in discovery mode and i cant type in my password in order to log in. and i dont have a usb keyboard.

has anyone else experienced this problem. what can i do? other than go out and buy a usb kb


its the crappy apple wireless kb..mouse is detected

 

[irishgrizzly]

NAFAIK, I had this problem and now have a USB keyboard.

 

[forester54]

you will need a usb keyboard to establish the new connection