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barefly

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Registered: 2014-08-16

Posts: 59

Arch on Acer Aspire AS5560-SB653: Keyboard not working

I just got this new laptop and am trying to get Arch installed, but I am immediately running into the issue where Arch isn't detecting the keyboard properly. I cannot input any commands, or even select the type of installation I want. I'm guessing this has something to do with a module that isn't being loaded in the live usb environment. The problem is I don't know what module this is or how to set it to load in the live usb environment.

I have a separate live usb of Lubuntu that I tested on the laptop, and it loads the keyboard just fine. How would I find out what module is loading that allows the keyboard to work? I could also use some general FYI's about how this laptop does with Arch. Any help will be appreciated.

archlenovo

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Registered: 2014-01-25

Posts: 13

Re: Arch on Acer Aspire AS5560-SB653: Keyboard not working

Here is a suggestion:

Boot up the laptop with an external USB keyboard plugged in.

As soon as you get to the very first boot menu of Arch, press 'e' to edit the kernel line (boot parameters). This way you can change some module parameters and, hopefully, have your laptop keyboard recognized once the kernel boots up.

For example, in an old laptop I was able to revive a non-working keyboard with:

i8042.nopnp=1 i8042.dumbkbd=1

See modinfo i8042 for more info and other possible parameters. I hope this helps!

Last edited by archlenovo (2015-05-11 20:50:38)

barefly

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Registered: 2014-08-16

Posts: 59

Re: Arch on Acer Aspire AS5560-SB653: Keyboard not working

Here is a suggestion:

Boot up the laptop with an external USB keyboard plugged in.

As soon as you get to the very first boot menu of Arch, press 'e' to edit the kernel line (boot parameters). This way you can change some module parameters and, hopefully, have your laptop keyboard recognized once the kernel boots up.

For example, in an old laptop I was able to revive a non-working keyboard with:

i8042.nopnp=1 i8042.dumbkbd=1

See modinfo i8042 for more info and other possible parameters. I hope this helps!

Thanks! I'll give this a shot when I troubleshoot my new laptop the next time.

I also need to spend some time looking over what module in lubuntu is allowing the keyboard to run without a hitch.

If I have any success I'll be sure to post it.