Re: give us a clue
> Somebody gave me a Toshiba satellite laptop with the identifying number
> C50-A-19T
> I think this is what is called a Dynabook.
> Installed bookworm on it twice the last time with the iso with the freeware.
"freeware"? As in proprietary software that is gratis?
> This did not automagically cause the trackpad and keyboard to work.
> I could only proceed through the installation with a USB mouse and keyboard.
> A laptop might be handy if anybody got the keyboard and trackpad to work.
> and could indicate what to do.
I can't find any very detailed account of someone installing GNU/Linux on
such a machine, but the few matching entries in
https://linux-hardware.org/ suggest that there's noting special about
that model's keyboard or touchpad and it should "just work".
Does the keyboard/touchpad work at all (e.g. while using another OS
or in the BIOS's setup)?
Assuming it does, I'd recommend looking in the `dmesg` output to see if
there's some hint. Or maybe try some other install media (e.g. a newer
version of Debian, an older version of Debian, or switch between the
i386 and the amd64 ports)?
Stefan
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