Posting this for anyone who hits the exact same wall on a brand-new DGX Spark (Blackwell Founders Edition, recovery image 1.105.17). Took two units and several hours to fully untangle. Symptoms Valid recovery USB (official tar.gz + create_recovery_drive script) Boots to the blue welcome scree…

Hi, which specific keyboard did you use that was unresponsive with the recovery image?

Sorry for the delay responding. Standard Apple Keyboard wireless keyboard but connected with USB C

Hi @Doctordolittle , have you complete the setup phase yet? If not, have you tried setting it up over the network?

We have not been able to reproduce the issue with an Apple Magic Keyboard. Could you share the specific model number?

Hello again, sorry for the late response. I figured out what was wrong. It was a specific brand of mouse that was not responding during the setup phase. I initially used a gaming mouse, which failed, but when I switched to a generic mouse, it worked fine during setup.

I am using an older mac magic keyboard with lightning connector not more modern USB

I’m having the same issue with the keyboard not being recognized or usable in the recovery image. It’s a standard Cherry keyboard, specifically a Cherry Stream 3.0, with a USB-A to USB-C adapter. I also tried two different USB-C hubs. Neither an ESC nor an Enter press is recognized; however, pluggin…

[SOLVED + DOC BUG + HARDWARE NUANCE] DGX Spark Recovery: “Press ENTER to continue” does nothing – Apple Magic Keyboard invisible + only USB-C ports +

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Doctordolittle December 23, 2025, 11:34pm 5

Hello there, sorry for responding to this. was not sure where to post the question. I recently got DGX spark. I have multi port dongle to USBC, i used to connect both keyboard and mouse. i can see mouse and keyboard on screen both but it is not registering on dgx spark. how to fix this?

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[SOLVED + DOC BUG + HARDWARE NUANCE] DGX Spark Recovery: “Press ENTER to continue” does nothing – Apple Magic Keyboard invisible + only USB-C ports +

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