I am trying to log into my MacBook. Unfortunately the keyboard is typing in symbols therefore causing issues with my password. I’ve tried to re-start, but I still have to log in no matter what. I realize I need to access system preferences in order to fix the keyboard, but I can’t unless I log in correctly. Please help!
MacBook – Can’t log into Mac due to symbols appearing instead of letters
macbook pro
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My trackpad (MBP Early 2015) was working, but there was no haptic feedback, or any indication that force touch was working. Other functions (trackpad, single tap, scrolling, etc.) were working. Here's what my settings looked like:
For me, it was fixed somehow by an SMC reset with the charger disconnected, while powered on. Basically, I pressed Control + Shift + Option + Power button. The system instantly shut down without warning. Force touch and haptic feedback were back when the system turned on.
Do I recommend this? No. It's an unclean shutdown. Did it work? Yes it did.
This is the kind of task I'd give to Onyx (freeware). Get the version appropriate to your system.
Run the entirety of the Maintenance tab - Structure [which it will ask to do on launch) then Permissions & Scripts. Be a little more circumspect with Rebuilding, but all options are 'safe' to run.
Reboot afterwards.
If it is still misbehaving, next check would be for rogue 3rd party kexts. How can I identify 3rd party kernel extensions in macOS? will help with that.
Best Answer
You can fix the keyboard without logging in using these methods:
If you have a guest account, you can log in there and change the keyboard there.
Boot into recovery mode (cmd + R) and you should be able to change the keyboard from there.
Safe boot by holding shift as your computer restarts, and it should reset the keyboard (probably? I'm not sure about this).