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Jacka

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From: Paris

Registered: 2014-07-02

Posts: 28

[SOLVED] How to disable my keyboard ?

Hello folks !

Here is the situation : I have an old laptop which built-in keyboard is pretty messed up and doesn't work any more. For that reason, I use a Bluetooth keyboard instead. I'm fine with it. :-)
My issue is this : despite most of the keys being broken, few of the activate randomly and press themselves. This makes my laptop to lag and behave poorly. Until now, it was acceptable for only the numpad-4 key was such an anarchist. But now the key "enter" has joined the fight, an I want to exterminate this rebellion.

I don't want to spend money on fixing my keyboard, so I want to disable it, blocking any signal coming from the built-in keys and only use my Bluetooth keyboard. I guess I have to mess with d-bus, but I have no idea how.
I come before thee seeking the knowledge to destroy my enemies. Please grant me this power.

Cheers !

Last edited by Jacka (2016-07-20 17:16:38)

madpierre

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Registered: 2016-05-27

Posts: 188

Re: [SOLVED] How to disable my keyboard ?

Just a thought: Ensure that RAM failure isn't the source of the problem.

Awebb

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Registered: 2010-05-06

Posts: 6,603

Re: [SOLVED] How to disable my keyboard ?

Open the laptop, unplug the keyboard, close the laptop.

mich41

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Registered: 2012-06-22

Posts: 796

Re: [SOLVED] How to disable my keyboard ?

echo 'blacklist atkbd' >/etc/modprobe.d/kill-atkbd.conf

You may need to regenerate initramfs if it contains this module. And reboot, of course.

Jacka

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From: Paris

Registered: 2014-07-02

Posts: 28

Re: [SOLVED] How to disable my keyboard ?

Just a thought: Ensure that RAM failure isn't the source of the problem.

How can i check ?

Open the laptop, unplug the keyboard, close the laptop.

I'm afraid that, like many people, I don't like the idea of opening my laptop. My question was about a software approach, not hardware

echo 'blacklist atkbd' >/etc/modprobe.d/kill-atkbd.conf

You may need to regenerate initramfs if it contains this module. And reboot, of course.

That seems to work for now.... Thanks a lot ! I will post updates here if my problem resurrects.

Thank you all for your help,
Cheers !