Keyboard Not Working! PLEASE HELP!!

[ryanprgti]

Hi

I accidently deleted a system folder called KeyBoard Layouts that contains the file AppleKeyBoardLayouts.bundle. This is located at /System/Library/Keyboard Layouts/AppleKeyboardLayouts.bundle. After google searching my way through the web I tried several things. This is what i have done.


1. The folder KeyBoard Layouts is acctually inside my trash can but when I right click the folder to restore the contents it asks me for the password... and guess what?... I can't !@#$ write my password because my keyboard does not work.

2. I was able to located the file AppleKeyboardlayouts.bundle in the web and downloaded it but again when i try an copy it inside the system folders it asks me to authenticate with my password.

3. I tried reformatting the whole computer and installing a clean install but again it asks me for my password to proceed with the install.

4. I have a backup using Time Machine but when I try and copy the file or use Migration Assistance it asks me for the password and again i'm stuck.

Please help me with this.... I'm Going CRAZY!!😱😱😱😱
Any help will be greatly appreciated....

 

[alust2013]

I am sorry, that is just unfortunate, and quite ironic. Check out this site, it should help linky. It's about how to get the onscreen keyboard.

 

[LPZ]

Hi

I accidently deleted a system folder called KeyBoard Layouts that contains the file AppleKeyBoardLayouts.bundle. This is located at /System/Library/Keyboard Layouts/AppleKeyboardLayouts.bundle. After google searching my way through the web I tried several things. This is what i have done.


1. The folder KeyBoard Layouts is acctually inside my trash can but when I right click the folder to restore the contents it asks me for the password... and guess what?... I can't !@#$ write my password because my keyboard does not work.

2. I was able to located the file AppleKeyboardlayouts.bundle in the web and downloaded it but again when i try an copy it inside the system folders it asks me to authenticate with my password.

3. I tried reformatting the whole computer and installing a clean install but again it asks me for my password to proceed with the install.

4. I have a backup using Time Machine but when I try and copy the file or use Migration Assistance it asks me for the password and again i'm stuck.

Please help me with this.... I'm Going CRAZY!!😱😱😱😱
Any help will be greatly appreciated....

Can you temporarily change permissions on /System/Library so that you can restore the file without having to authenticate?

 

[ryanprgti]

I am sorry, that is just unfortunate, and quite ironic. Check out this site, it should help linky. It's about how to get the onscreen keyboard.

Tks for the reply... I tried the keyboard viewer option but it did not work. I guess they share the same files?

 

[ryanprgti]

Can you temporarily change permissions on /System/Library so that you can restore the file without having to authenticate?

I tried but it asked for the password to change the permissions... Tks

 

[alust2013]

Try booting from the OS installation disk and restoring from time machine, provided that time machine hasn't backed it up without the file

 

[ryanprgti]

Try booting from the OS installation disk and restoring from time machine, provided that time machine hasn't backed it up without the file

How do i boot from cd without having keyboard funcionality? By os installation disk you mean Snow Leopard install disk or the original installation disk that came with the 24" intel imac

 

[LPZ]

I tried but it asked for the password to change the permissions... Tks

Of course it did. Sorry about that.

I wonder if you'd have a keyboard if you booted in Single User mode? If you did, and if the folder you need is still in your Trash, then the fix would be easy.

 

[mooblie]

Sort it out with remote screen sharing from another Mac?

 

[LPZ]

Sort it out with remote screen sharing from another Mac?

Maybe, but he'd need to enable screen sharing in Preferences --> Sharing. And if that preference pane is locked, he'd need to type ...

Worth a look/try.

 

[ryanprgti]

Maybe, but he'd need to enable screen sharing in Preferences --> Sharing. And if that preference pane is locked, he'd need to type ...

Worth a look/try.

I already tried remote screen sharing and was able to connect to the computer but the keyboard still does not work. 😱

 

[LPZ]

I already tried remote screen sharing and was able to connect to the computer but the keyboard still does not work. 😱

Yeah, I guess I expected that, since presumably the keypresses made remotely still have to be processed locally.

Have you tried booting in Single User mode to see if your keyboard works there?

 

[xraydoc]

Archive and Install from your OS X install discs.

Pop the DVD in the machine and reboot with the C key held down on the keyboard.

 

[ryanprgti]

Archive and Install from your OS X install discs.

Pop the DVD in the machine and reboot with the C key held down on the keyboard.

Thanks so much!!! This worked!! I thought it was not going to work but it did!!! 🙂
Tks to everybody that replied to this thread!! Greatly Appreicated!!