Wireless keyboard will not boot DVD to repair disk

[John Greer]

Help!

My Startup disk need to be REPAIRed. The Disk Utility app confirmed it:

1. Invalid volume file count
2. Invalid volume directory count
3. The volume SSD256 was found corrupt and needs to be repaired.
4. Error: This disk needs to be repaired. Start up your computer with another disk (such as your Mac OS X installation disc), and then use Disk Utility to repair this disk.

I, however, only have a wireless keyboard.
Other than looking for a friend who can lend me a wired keyboard for an hour, do I have any other options?

 

[GoCubsGo]

There is really nothing you can do to my knowledge. You should always have a wired keyboard laying around, always. Didn't your machine come with one? Color me naive if it did not.

 

[Mr_Brightside_@]

There is really nothing you can do to my knowledge. You should always have a wired keyboard laying around, always. Didn't your machine come with one? Color me naive if it did not.

The current iMacs ship with wireless keyboards by default - you have to manually change to wired if that's what you want.
Yes, OP, that's going to be the only way unfortunately.

 

[Panch0]

I don't have a bootable CD around to try this with, but if you insert the install disc, then go to System Preferences - StartUp Disk, does it allow you to choose the DVD? I know that if you have a second bootable partition it would be there...

 

[Mr_Brightside_@]

I don't have a bootable CD around to try this with, but if you insert the install disc, then go to System Preferences - StartUp Disk, does it allow you to choose the DVD? I know that if you have a second bootable partition it would be there...

This should work, should've thought of that.

 

[Panch0]

By the way, have you tried to use the Option Key during boot on your Wireless keyboard? I know that the old White Wireless keyboards were able to do the option boot...

 

[GoCubsGo]

Ah see, I did not know and never looked at the fact that the new iMacs have wireless keyboards. Either way, somehow I think I'll always have a wired keyboard and mouse laying around.

 

[John Greer]

By the way, have you tried to use the Option Key during boot on your Wireless keyboard? I know that the old White Wireless keyboards were able to do the option boot...

I read that it's not possible, prob because the BlueTooth drives are not active yet...

 

[John Greer]

... go to System Preferences - StartUp Disk, does it allow you to choose the DVD?

PERFECT!
THANK YOU!!
I just changed the start-up to point to the DVD, booted, cleaned up my disk, pointed it back to normal and rebooted. WOW. Too easy!!!
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!!