Post by @jaypatelani@bsd.network

2026-10-06 08:24 UTC

@JdeBP@mastodonapp.uk @bpl yeah but it works at boot menu. I will try with external USB keyboard and see if it works. Or can get dmesg out of it

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@JdeBP@mastodonapp.uk 2026-10-06 08:53

@jaypatelani@bsd.network An external USB keyboard should work. Everything that I can find indicates that on Thinkpad E14s the keyboard is actually a PS/2 keyboard (sic!). So look at the part of dmesg that scrolled off your screen that deals with PS/2 device enumeration. There's also some bizarre extra PS/2 stuff related to that Elan USB device, but that's to do with your fingerprint reader/trackpad. @bpl #NetBSD #PS2 #USB #ElanTech #HumanInputDevices

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@bpl@snac.bsd.cafe 2026-10-06 08:33

Looks like it should work: https://bsd-hardware.info/?probe=30220e13a3 and https://dmesgd.nycbug.org/dmesgd?do=index&fts=E14. It might be worth running OpenBSD/Fuguita for test if the keyboard issue is only on NetBSD or for any OS. CC: @JdeBP@mastodonapp.uk

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