On Fri, Aug 23, 2024 at 5:28 PM Andrew M.A. Cater <amaca...@einval.com> wrote:
> On Fri, Aug 23, 2024 at 11:06:44PM +0530, Nilesh Patra wrote: > > Quoting Nicolas George: > > > lina (12024-08-22): > > > > however, the internal keyboard does not work > > > Sorry to ear it. Did it been laid off? Is it eligible for unemployment > > > benefits? > > > > > > More seriously, start by explaining your problem with more accuracy > than > > > “does not work”. > > > > Hi Lina, > > It would be helpful for everyone to know a few more details. > > This is an Intel Mac. If it has a touchbar, does the touchbar still work? > [Signs of life] > First, thanks very much for your reply, I did not come back to check for the last two days, sorry for the late reply. Below are point to point responses. The touchbar does not work. > > Did you install only Debian or does the machine still have MacOS on it as > well. > [Can you boot another operating system to check] > I kept the Mac OS, the internal keyboard works fine with Mac OS. > > At what point does the internal keyboard stop working? Does it not work > from the outset? > It does not work starting from booting the system, it works before select which system to boot, namely when I pressed the Option key it allows me to go to the Mac OS. > > Which boot medium did you use to install Debian? Where - which link - did > you download it from? > [There is a boot medium marked for Mac but this is for one specific model > of *old* Mac that has problems with disk layout. That should not be used - > use the amd64 .iso] > I downloaded the latest, stable version, amd64 DVD version, > > I note that the external keyboard that you plug in has a dvorak layout: I > assume that you have a Mac that does not have a dvorak layout built in. > If you install a us layout or a country-specific layout does that make a > difference? > In both Mac OS and external-keyboard, the dvorak layout works well. > > I notice that you also messaged debian-devel and said that you would come > back to debian-user: it would be very helpful for problem-solving if you > could reply to the questions above. Reply to this email set to the > debian-user list. > I was dodging a little bit as the first response I got, I was not comfortable to engage the reply. I am here now, and hope to fix the problem as I NEED this laptop to work with Linux. Thanks very much for the help, best, lina > > > What drives such a hostile and uncalled-for reply? > > Please do note that you're required to behave properly on Debian Mailing > lists. > > > > https://www.debian.org/code_of_conduct > > Hold that thought :) > > > > If you look closely the follow-up emails have atleast some information. > > > > > Regards, > > > > Seriously? > > > > Nilesh > > Debian Developer (Uploading) > > With every good wish, as ever, > > Andrew Cater > (amaca...@debian.org) >
