> Somebody gave me a Toshiba satellite laptop with the identifying number > C50-A-19T > I think this is what is called a Dynabook. > Installed bookworm on it twice the last time with the iso with the freeware.
"freeware"? As in proprietary software that is gratis? > This did not automagically cause the trackpad and keyboard to work. > I could only proceed through the installation with a USB mouse and keyboard. > A laptop might be handy if anybody got the keyboard and trackpad to work. > and could indicate what to do. I can't find any very detailed account of someone installing GNU/Linux on such a machine, but the few matching entries in https://linux-hardware.org/ suggest that there's noting special about that model's keyboard or touchpad and it should "just work". Does the keyboard/touchpad work at all (e.g. while using another OS or in the BIOS's setup)? Assuming it does, I'd recommend looking in the `dmesg` output to see if there's some hint. Or maybe try some other install media (e.g. a newer version of Debian, an older version of Debian, or switch between the i386 and the amd64 ports)? Stefan
