You're right, I don't know that the used keyboards are functional except that they light up when first plugged in. The number key stays on when I put it on but not the scroll or caps keys.

I don't have any friends with Macs, so I will have to give Pacifist a try.

Thank you for the info.

Rita




Originally Posted By: artie505
> I have two empty keyboard layout folders.

My Early 2009 White MacBook/2.0GHz Core 2 Duo/OS X 10.5.7 shows this:

/Library/Keyboard Layouts is empty

/System/Library/Keyboard Layouts/AppleKeyboardLayouts.bundle

Google hits indicate that the absence of AKL.b is your problem and that copying it from another Mac will restore keyboard functionality to your Mac, but I can't vouch for the bundle's compatibility between all Macs and OS X versions, so you'll have to experiment. (OS X will ask you to verify with your password before it allows you to install the bundle.)

Alternatively, you can use Pacifist to extract the bundle from your install disc and install it.

Hope this helps. smile

PS: How do you even know that the $1.00 thrift shop keyboard you're about to buy is actually functional?

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