On Tue, 6 Sep 2005, Valeriy E. Ushakov wrote:

> On Mon, Sep 05, 2005 at 23:32:18 -0400, Michael Wileman wrote:
>>
>> The only reason I have to do this is because I cannot find a way to
>> activate the "boot" button in hpcboot without the touchscreen. It's
>> possible to tab through the other selections using just the keyboard,
>> but the "boot" itself requires pressing the screen.
>>
>> Is there a trick that allows you to use the keyboard for that? Then I
>> could go directly to hpcboot after a hard start without restoring or
>> going through the screen calibration.
>
> hpcboot from current should be operatable without touchscreen.
>
>    http://mail-index.netbsd.org/port-hpcsh/2004/02/28/0001.html

Uwe,

I downloaded hpcboot from the daily snapshot, and it is identical to 
the one I was using. Reading the URL above, I knew about moving within 
the tabs using tab, and using the arrows to switch tabs. However, I 
still cannot see how to activate the "boot" button.

Usually, when I hard reset it is to change the settings from wd boot 
to nfs boot. Otherwise, I just shutdown -r with no need to go back to 
wince. Once into the first tab to change that setting, I don't see how 
to get back.

OK, played around a bit, and found it.

Tab through all the settings in the tab until back at the tab label. 
Then hit shift tab, which puts you on the cancel button. Then use the 
left arrow to get back to boot, and hit space to boot.

I tried shift-tab, but within the tab, and it just moves you backward 
through the selections. Going backward also bypasses the tab label, so 
you could never get back to the cancel button by just continuing to 
hit shift-tab. You must forward tab to the label, then shift tab.

Thanks for the link. Now I can do what I wanted.

Holding down the left-shift is also an excellent tip. Now I can do the 
very quick relaunch I wanted. The only way it could be better is if I 
could figure out how to skip the calibration screen in an autorun. 
It's just one press of esc to dismiss that, though, so no big deal.

Mike