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How did linux fix my macbook trackpad?! (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by burgersc12@sh.itjust.works to c/linuxquestions@lemmy.zip

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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

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[–] SatanicNotMessianic@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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.

[–] burgersc12@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Thought about trying some fixes but i decided to just wipe it, waiting on results now...

Edit: fuck this shit, I've installed linux, i gave up. Gonna make a drive that has osx on it i think..