My keyboard is still not inputting correct characters, but at least it has started charging now and holding on to that charge which is an improvement from before.
I did an SMC reset and started on the PRAM reset only I don't know what to do after the 'choose english' option
i cant login because when i try typing the keys, my keyboard is typing in a bogus script. i know this because i failed the password 3x, got to the hint menu, and can now see what it is typing. it's typing non-typical characters.
It is probably water damaged. I would like to fix it ((everything seems operational except i'm trying to get the keyboard to input correctly)). i did see a little light physical corrosion around the parts to the right under the trackpad, and up by the battery connector (+/-). nothing else notable.
i'm not complete newbie, taken a macbook (old from 07) apart before to replace a keyboard, but that's about it. i still qualify as a diy newbie.
thank you for reading, hope to get some ideas about the input! (and if anyone suggests brushing clean the corrosion, can I do that if i just take d/c the battery? thank you.)
P.S. Here is an update: I was able to reset the PRAM which I don't know what I should do with. But I opened the internet option, and was able to run thru my keyboard and identify all the keys it was displaying. Here is that list:
Q/q - nothing
W/w - upside down "
E/e - ' (tilted a bit to right)
R/r - % with extra small zero on bottom row
T/t - ^ reversed reversed
Y/y - A with 'e' accent tilted above it
U/u - sideways : in the middle
I/i - ^ carrot
O/o - proper zero, or O with diagonal line thru it
P/p - ?pi
[/{ - "
]/} - apostrophe '
\ /| - >> double, small, closer
both capital and lowercase
A/a = nothing
S/s = I with tilted line (such as e above) above it
D/d - I with an upside down carrot (such as t above) above it
F/f - I with umlaut above it
G/g - ~ only more squashed looking (nasal accent)
H/h - O with tilted line (such as e above) above it
J/j - O with upside down carrot (such as t above) above it
K/k - dark apple
L/l - O with line in opposite direction to h (above)
;/: - U with tilted line (sich as e above) above it
'/" - AE
return worked this time (in safari under PRAM reset) but not on regular keyboard for login
space works
Z/z- nothing
X/x - period?
C/c - C with tail (french)
V/v - diamond in middle
B/b - short horizontal line in middle
N/n - ?looks like umlaut
M/m - A with a ^ carrot on it
,/< - upper - line (like diacritic)
./> - upside down rounded carrot
/ / ?- updside down question mark
keys highlight multiple spaces at once instead of moving the cursor.
the upper keys work 'but a bit funky'
Also types exact same thing if I try 'option-W' then shows same as the "w" key above, or 'option-C' = the french C with a tail on it.
I did an SMC reset and started on the PRAM reset only I don't know what to do after the 'choose english' option
i cant login because when i try typing the keys, my keyboard is typing in a bogus script. i know this because i failed the password 3x, got to the hint menu, and can now see what it is typing. it's typing non-typical characters.
It is probably water damaged. I would like to fix it ((everything seems operational except i'm trying to get the keyboard to input correctly)). i did see a little light physical corrosion around the parts to the right under the trackpad, and up by the battery connector (+/-). nothing else notable.
i'm not complete newbie, taken a macbook (old from 07) apart before to replace a keyboard, but that's about it. i still qualify as a diy newbie.
thank you for reading, hope to get some ideas about the input! (and if anyone suggests brushing clean the corrosion, can I do that if i just take d/c the battery? thank you.)
P.S. Here is an update: I was able to reset the PRAM which I don't know what I should do with. But I opened the internet option, and was able to run thru my keyboard and identify all the keys it was displaying. Here is that list:
Q/q - nothing
W/w - upside down "
E/e - ' (tilted a bit to right)
R/r - % with extra small zero on bottom row
T/t - ^ reversed reversed
Y/y - A with 'e' accent tilted above it
U/u - sideways : in the middle
I/i - ^ carrot
O/o - proper zero, or O with diagonal line thru it
P/p - ?pi
[/{ - "
]/} - apostrophe '
\ /| - >> double, small, closer
both capital and lowercase
A/a = nothing
S/s = I with tilted line (such as e above) above it
D/d - I with an upside down carrot (such as t above) above it
F/f - I with umlaut above it
G/g - ~ only more squashed looking (nasal accent)
H/h - O with tilted line (such as e above) above it
J/j - O with upside down carrot (such as t above) above it
K/k - dark apple
L/l - O with line in opposite direction to h (above)
;/: - U with tilted line (sich as e above) above it
'/" - AE
return worked this time (in safari under PRAM reset) but not on regular keyboard for login
space works
Z/z- nothing
X/x - period?
C/c - C with tail (french)
V/v - diamond in middle
B/b - short horizontal line in middle
N/n - ?looks like umlaut
M/m - A with a ^ carrot on it
,/< - upper - line (like diacritic)
./> - upside down rounded carrot
/ / ?- updside down question mark
keys highlight multiple spaces at once instead of moving the cursor.
the upper keys work 'but a bit funky'
Also types exact same thing if I try 'option-W' then shows same as the "w" key above, or 'option-C' = the french C with a tail on it.
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