(09-23-2020, 05:10 AM)KC9UDX Wrote: Are you sure they're random? Or are they just wrong?Sorry I thought I signed up for email notification on this thread and hadn't received any, so I didn't see your response until I looked.
Are you running Manjaro? I've had Manjaro select the wrong keyboard layout a few times. It's just a matter of setting it right and rebooting a few times.
Ok, maybe not random but wrong. Yes, I was assured it was a new PBP and I did not try to change the OS. I was just starting up to test that everything was working. So stock Manjaro, ANSI layout. The first screen on set up is selecting the keyboard layout for the system. The arrow keys do not seem to work at all, so I am unable to select a keyboard layout.
(09-23-2020, 08:10 AM)wdt Wrote: Random is QUITE different than wrongYes sorry it was wrong not random. (PS the touchpad seems to work fine.)
Plug in a usb kbd, is it correct? If not, does it give same wrong display as laptop kbd?
>I can’t select ANSI or ISO keyboard.
Err, it is fixed to the hardware that you have, hopefully the same as warranty exchange
To change, you have to change top cover (which contains kbd)
@Luke suggested on Twitter it might the wrong firmware loaded on the keyboard. So I plugged in a USB keyboard. It functioned properly, and I was able to get through the Manjaro setup. Unfortunately the PBP freezes and becomes unresponsive when I try to log in. So I have not been able to get to update the firmware.
I did finally pull out the serial console cable I purchased and I have figured out how to use it. I was able to log in over it. Now I need to figure out how to set up wifi from the command line, so I can download some firmware.
I have tried Manjaro KDE on an SD card and it has all the same issues. Wrong characters and freezing after log in. I may try something else down the road and I will post here if it makes a difference.
