Ubuntu spark install stuck on langauge selection'

[mattekoo]

Installiting Ubuntu 9.x on SPARC, installation starts fine, then it gets to where you "choose langauge" at the bottom, there is choice to use tab to move the cursor around, space bar to select - this is not working My setup is I am consoling from my IBM laptop using hyperterm (I tried putty with the same effect). I tried shift+tab, Alt+tab, tried the arrow keys to no avail. I'd appreciate some one giving me an idea what I need to do to move forward. Here is where I'm stuck...

ÚÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ [!!] Choose language ÃÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿
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³ Please choose the language used for the installation process. This ³
³ language will be the default language for the final system. ³
³ ³
³ Choose a language: ³
³ ³
³ C - No localization ³
³ Basque - Euskara ± ³
³ Catalan - Catal
³ Danish - Dansk ± ³
³ Dutch - Nederlands ± ³
³ English - English ³
³ Finnish - Suomi ± ³
³ French - Franais ± ³
³ Galician - Galego ± ³
³ German - Deutsch ± ³
³ Indonesian - Bahasa Indonesia ± ³
³ Irish - Gaeilge ± ³
³ Italian - Italiano ± ³
³ Northern Sami - S megillii ± ³
³ Norwegian Bokmaal - Norsk bokml ± ³
<Tab> moves between items; <Space> selects; <Enter> activates buttons

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This is a Text install for SPARC....thanks.