Ah the fun of trying to install Windows 11 on a laptop designed 100% exclusively for Linux, with little to no thought put into Windows support.
LOOKS A LOT LIKE THE PROBLEMS PEOPLE USED TO HAVE INSTALLING LINUX ON WINDOWS LAPTOPS HUH
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Keyboard just does not work, neither do the (provided, at least) audio device drivers.
This is entirely a non-issue, as this is a Linux device. Whether or not Windows can be installed easily or runs well is utterly irrelevant. It's just a fun exercise for myself.
As my deep love for HP-UX demonstrates, I really love pain.
@thomholwerda that;s kind of awesome heh
Anyway, I'll let the lovely folks at @starlabssystems know, and perhaps they can help me get Windows working properly. Again, whether or not Windows works well on it is immaterial and has zero effect on my feelings about the laptop.
...in fact, I kind of like it more because of it. Call it schadenfreude for decades of the reverse being the norm.
@thomholwerda
Hey Thom! We've looked into this, and there's a bug in the 26.08 firmware that's causing the keyboard issue. You'll need to update the firmware first.
For the audio, head into the firmware settings and change Audio ID (right at the top of the menu) to Legacy.
Hope that gets everything working! Let us know how you get on :)
@starlabssystems I didn't know! I thought 26.08 was the latest version. I'll update right away.
Thanks! 😄
@starlabssystems The audio issue is indeed fixed by that change!
However, I updated the firmware to 26.10, but the keyboard still doesn't work in Windows. Is there something else I need to do after the firmware update?
@thomholwerda
And if you disabled copilot, it's back!
https://techhub.social/@hosford42/117601728385633301