07-29-2019, 01:52 AM
(This post was last modified: 11-13-2019, 03:14 AM by firenice03.)
Computer is an ASUS GL703V laptop w/ attached keyboard, Linux Lite 4.4
Been wanting to get into Linux for a while now, finally decided to get off my duff and get around to it. A bit of research has made me want to start with Linux Lite. Simple enough, slap the .iso on a spare USB drive, boot from my drive, give the preview a test drive to see if I like it, all's well right? Except, no.
The keyboard doesn't work. At all. I have no idea if it's a numberlock issue, but ZERO of the fixes I found here work so far. Fn plus any key doesn't enable it, in fact Fn+F5 through Fn+F12 just makes the mouse float to the top of the screen. Num Lk, Shift+Num Lk, Fn+Num Lk, Fn+F11+Scroll lock, Ctrl plus any F* key, Fn+Shift+Num Lk. None of the keybinds to turn off numberlock work. Going through Lite Tweaks or Keyboard settings to disable numberlock doesn't work either, as since it's a preview it resets itself every time I reboot my computer. I'm trying to get all issues solved in the preview, not only because that means there's a high chance I'll get the actual thing to work but also because I kinda need my keyboard to sign into my home network so I can connect to the internet to install the thing in the first place.
Does anyone else have any other solutions I can try? I've been here for the past five hours trying to get my keyboard to do anything that isn't float my mouse to the top of the screen, and I'm about to throw in the towel and try another distro.
Been wanting to get into Linux for a while now, finally decided to get off my duff and get around to it. A bit of research has made me want to start with Linux Lite. Simple enough, slap the .iso on a spare USB drive, boot from my drive, give the preview a test drive to see if I like it, all's well right? Except, no.
The keyboard doesn't work. At all. I have no idea if it's a numberlock issue, but ZERO of the fixes I found here work so far. Fn plus any key doesn't enable it, in fact Fn+F5 through Fn+F12 just makes the mouse float to the top of the screen. Num Lk, Shift+Num Lk, Fn+Num Lk, Fn+F11+Scroll lock, Ctrl plus any F* key, Fn+Shift+Num Lk. None of the keybinds to turn off numberlock work. Going through Lite Tweaks or Keyboard settings to disable numberlock doesn't work either, as since it's a preview it resets itself every time I reboot my computer. I'm trying to get all issues solved in the preview, not only because that means there's a high chance I'll get the actual thing to work but also because I kinda need my keyboard to sign into my home network so I can connect to the internet to install the thing in the first place.
Does anyone else have any other solutions I can try? I've been here for the past five hours trying to get my keyboard to do anything that isn't float my mouse to the top of the screen, and I'm about to throw in the towel and try another distro.
