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MacBook Pro internal keyboard disabled. How to re-enable?
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<blockquote data-quote="pete321" data-source="post: 1414922" data-attributes="member: 257282"><p>I bought a used 2.16 gHz core duo MBP that the previous owner said had keyboard problems ("a few keys don't work"). He explained, "A while back I paid to have an Apple technician take a look at it. He said that the keys were bad and suggested that he disable the keyboard entirely, but stated it could be re-enabled; I assume he somehow shut it off. No liquid was ever spilled on it."</p><p></p><p>Before I can try any suggested fixes, I need to figure out how to re-enable it. </p><p>Using an external USB keyboard, I tried the following:</p><p>sudo kextload /System/Library/Extensions/AppleUSBTopCase.kext/Contents/PlugIns/AppleUSBTCKeyb oard.kext/</p><p>This did not re-enable the keyboard.</p><p></p><p>If I can't manage to fix it, how do I disable it again?</p><p>BTW, the internal touchpad works fine.</p><p></p><p>Thanks for any help.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pete321, post: 1414922, member: 257282"] I bought a used 2.16 gHz core duo MBP that the previous owner said had keyboard problems ("a few keys don't work"). He explained, "A while back I paid to have an Apple technician take a look at it. He said that the keys were bad and suggested that he disable the keyboard entirely, but stated it could be re-enabled; I assume he somehow shut it off. No liquid was ever spilled on it." Before I can try any suggested fixes, I need to figure out how to re-enable it. Using an external USB keyboard, I tried the following: sudo kextload /System/Library/Extensions/AppleUSBTopCase.kext/Contents/PlugIns/AppleUSBTCKeyb oard.kext/ This did not re-enable the keyboard. If I can't manage to fix it, how do I disable it again? BTW, the internal touchpad works fine. Thanks for any help. [/QUOTE]
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