Ok so I have a Macbook Pro 12,1 and the keyboard/trackpad has been dead for a few months, or so i thought. I installed linux in a seperate partition and when it booted, lo and behold, a working damn keyboard and mouse! Boot camp/windows hadn’t fixed the issue and it still is broken when i go back to MacOS.

Now i have to wonder, is there a way I can get those drivers from linux that make the keyboard function work on MacOS? I’m running linux lite 6.6 (which i guess is a branch of ubuntu) and MacOS Monterey if that helps…

Sticking with ubuntu lol

  • Zeppo@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    7 months ago

    Linux drivers wouldn’t do anything for macOS, but at least you know it works. I would try reinstalling macOS.

    • burgersc12@sh.itjust.worksOPEnglish
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      7 months ago

      I think i tried reinstalling it, but I can’t remember now… That’s kind of what I figured, but I wasn’t sure if this could work, guess its back to wiping it again (if that even works lol)

      • Spyder@lemmy.mlEnglish
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        7 months ago

        Boot into recovery or a different drive like usb key. You could also try safe mode, maybe you installed something that is causing driver conflict.

      • Zeppo@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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        7 months ago

        Probably the best plan. After years of experience with Linux, I used a MacBook for several years and I found that when things are working, it is great and very simple… but if you have to get under the hood, it’s insanely complex and poorly documented, without much help online.

        • burgersc12@sh.itjust.worksOPEnglish
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          7 months ago

          Still didn’t fix it after resetting nvram, wiping and installing new os did not fix it. Guess I’m sticking with linux unless i need something apple (like facetime or smthng) then i’ll boot back into el capitan

          • Zeppo@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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            7 months ago

            Well, the se stupid mf’s. I had good luck with Linux in a MacBook pro but the settings they have to make the trackpad work are pretty special.

  • SatanicNotMessianic@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    7 months ago

    Did you try resetting nvram?

    It doesn’t always work, but it has solved a couple of hardware types of issues that I’ve run into. Plus, it’s really fast to try out, so even if it doesn’t fix anything you’re only talking about losing a few minutes.

    Otherwise, I’d probably try just blowing it all away and then doing a clean install starting with macOS. It might be too long ago to remember right now, but every once in a while, windows sends out an update that breaks bootcam, and that’s what might be affecting you.

  • LanternEverywhere@kbin.social
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    7 months ago

    Your MacOS install might be messed up. Do a full backup (and check that it really is indeed safely and fully backed up), then reinstall the whole OS as new (without transferring anything over from a previous save).