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3rd party keyboard not recognized at startup
What must I do to enable recognition of my logi keyboard at startup.
macOS fails to recognize logi "MX MCHNCL M" * keyboard at startup.
I must enter login credentials via Mac Magic Keyboard.
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MacAlly keyboard model xkeyhub will not bring up the boot picker on iMac
I have a MacAlly keyboard model xkeyhub that I use with a 2011 iMac. I want to be able to bring up the boot picker by simply holding down the Option key at startup. For some reason the boot picker ...
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Are there keyboardless options to enter macOS Recovery Mode? (possible broken by bad Windows EFI purge)
I acquired a 2009 iMac that had a Windows partition which was apparently erased during formatting to be sold. The computer now tries to boot, via EFI, the missing Windows partition as default. I can ...
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Mac Studio stopped recognising Apple wired keyboard
last week my Mac Studio suddenly stopped recognising my wired Apple keyboard. This happens after a reboot or when it was shut down - at first, it was enough to unplug it once and then it was ...
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Boot Camp can't detect my macOS volume
Recently, I installed Windows 8.1 Pro on my MacBook Air (Early 2015, 13 inch).
Windows 8.1 worked fine for 2-3 days, but the drivers for trackpad and keyboard started to behave erratically and ...
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I can't boot up disk options when I startup my Mac
I recently installed Asahi Linux, and for a few months now I've had no issue with it. Now, however, my computer decided to boot me up into Asahi Linux when I started charging it after it died. Usually,...
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How to use a specific keyboard layout upon boot?
I've installed DosDude's patches to get Catalina running on my Mac Pro 4,1.
However, I'm a Dvorak typist, and now I find I'm booting Catalina in "Canadian English" layout instead of Dvorak. ...
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Keyboard and Trackpad Only working in Boot Device Selection and MacOS
The keyboard and trackpad for my Mac Book Pro 13" Retina Early 2015 (MacBookPro13,1) will only work in boot device selection (Holding down option on boot), MacOS (Running 10.14.6), Recovery, and ...
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MacBook Pro does not start anymore, only Trackpad responds
I used my MacBook Pro (Late 2017) in the recent days, but suddenly it had an unexpected shutdown and the screen went dark. What I saw before the immediate shutdown was a notification, but I wasn’t ...
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How can I use rEFInd boot manager without an enter key?
I have a MacBook Air (11-inch, Late 2010) (it’s old I know) and I have installed rEFInd on an USB. The thing is, my return key does not work, so rEFInd is basically useless. Is there any way rEFInd ...
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Mac Mini 2018 (w/T2) Ignores Cmd-R, Option, and anything else on reboot
I have a 2018-era Mac Mini (Macmini8,1) running Catalina 10.15.7.
I am unable to get the system to recognize any commands I hold down during system reset. I have tried both my existing wireless ...
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New macOS install stuck on loading screen, but works in safe mode
First a bit of history:
I had installed Bootcamp on my MacBook and to give it more space, I had deleted macOS recovery and system partitions from Easus Partition Manager on Windows. But because of ...
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Can I boot my mac without pressing the power key?
Back in the day you could start a Macintosh using the power key on the keyboard (like the Apple Extended 2 has one in the top right).
These days we have many (more) input options like: Power, USB, ...
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2009 MacBook Pro does not respond to the Option/Command keys on boot up
I want to flash my 4.1 to 5.1. I then want to turn off SIP. No matter what I do, different keyboards tried, different USB ports, nothing I do will let me boot off a USB drive, or into OS recovery or ...
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Can't boot up mac stuck in 'No Bootable Device error' Mac Book Pro Late 2011
I have a MacBook Pro 13-Inch Late 2011 (MacbookPro 8,1) with Bootcamp installed.I have been using Mac OS High Sierra and Windows 10. Once When I boot into Windows 10, an error shows up 'No Bootable ...
