diff -urN grub2.org/term/ieee1275/ofconsole.c grub2/term/ieee1275/ofconsole.c
--- grub2.org/term/ieee1275/ofconsole.c	2007-10-01 18:02:39.000000000 +0200
+++ grub2/term/ieee1275/ofconsole.c	2007-10-01 18:06:33.000000000 +0200
@@ -135,43 +135,56 @@
 
   grub_ieee1275_read (stdin_ihandle, &c, 1, &actual);
 
-  if (actual > 0 && c == '\e')
+  if (actual > 0)
     {
-      grub_ieee1275_read (stdin_ihandle, &c, 1, &actual);
-      if (actual <= 0)
-	{
-	  *key = '\e';
-	  return 1;
-	}
+      if (c != '\e')
+      {
+        switch(c)
+        {
+          case 127:
+            /* Backspace */
+            c = '\b';
+            break;
+        }
+      }
+      else
+      {
+        grub_ieee1275_read (stdin_ihandle, &c, 1, &actual);
+        if (actual <= 0)
+	  {
+	    *key = '\e';
+	    return 1;
+	  }
       
-      if (c != 91)
-	return 0;
+        if (c != 91)
+	  return 0;
       
-      grub_ieee1275_read (stdin_ihandle, &c, 1, &actual);
-      if (actual <= 0)
-	return 0;
+        grub_ieee1275_read (stdin_ihandle, &c, 1, &actual);
+        if (actual <= 0)
+	  return 0;
       
-      switch (c)
-	{
-	case 65:
-	  /* Up: Ctrl-p.  */
-	  c = 16; 
-	  break;
-	case 66:
-	  /* Down: Ctrl-n.  */
-	  c = 14;
-	  break;
-	case 67:
-	  /* Right: Ctrl-f.  */
-	  c = 6;
-	  break;
-	case 68:
-	  /* Left: Ctrl-b.  */
-	  c = 2;
-	  break;
-	}
+        switch (c)
+	  {
+	  case 65:
+	    /* Up: Ctrl-p.  */
+	    c = 16; 
+	    break;
+	  case 66:
+	    /* Down: Ctrl-n.  */
+	    c = 14;
+	    break;
+	  case 67:
+	    /* Right: Ctrl-f.  */
+	    c = 6;
+	    break;
+	  case 68:
+	    /* Left: Ctrl-b.  */
+	    c = 2;
+	    break;
+	  }
+      }
     }
-  
+
   *key = c;
   return actual > 0;
 }