I had the same issue with the Big Sur install as well. As you said, there is no way around it, I have to keep a mouse around for that purpose. Once you get to the install screen you can disconnect it but yes, you will need to connect a mouse or track pad to continue.
> On Oct 28, 2021, at 9:38 PM, matthew dyer <ilovecountrymusic...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > Evening Mac users. I have a Mac mini 2018 and just created a USB installer > and was able to boot from it. However, I have found a major bug that I would > consider a show stopper if uou want to do a clean install. If you do not > have a mouse or trackpad, There is a window that comes up which has a mouse > image and a trackpad image that seems to be rotating.. No amount of vo shift > space or any other keystroke will make it go away. Has anyone else ran into > thisI intend to report this to apple accessibility, but wanted to see if > anyone else had this problem and found a work around. I think I have an old > track pad around somewhere, but it needs batteries as this is an older one > from an older iMac which I no longer have. > > Thanks. > > Matthew > > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries > list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: > mk...@ucla.edu and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at > caraqu...@caraquinn.com > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/BB15D1E9-104C-4CBF-A8BF-577673FE793B%40gmail.com. -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: mk...@ucla.edu and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/57B5256C-A1F0-450A-A454-A63BAD913A5B%40charter.net.