MacBook Pro 2011 trackpad and keyboard not working during language selection in recovery mode

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MacBook Pro 2011 trackpad and keyboard not working during language selection in recovery mode

Hello everyone, I have a strange problem on my 2011 MacBook Pro.

I'm trying to restore it because it doesn't start anymore, the problem is that when I turn it on with cmd + R it starts and makes me choose wifi etc, when it comes to the language selection incredibly the trackpad and keyboard don't work, while in the previous screen everything works... I also installed a partition with win 10 and everything works perfectly, does anyone know how to solve this problem? Thank you in advance

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Original Title: trackpad not working

Posted on Oct 9, 2025 4:39 AM

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HWTech

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Oct 9, 2025 1:33 PM in response to andpep10

Try an SMC Reset and a PRAM Reset (hold the PRAM Reset for at least three chimes).....the latter reset is probably the most relevant here, but it never hurts to try the former as well.

Have you tried using a wired USB keyboard & mouse?

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Oct 9, 2025 8:29 AM in response to andpep10

<< I also installed a partition with win 10 and everything works perfectly, does anyone know how to solve this problem? Thank you in advance. >>

did you run ANY windows-specific tool that reference the physical disk, such as fdisk ??

if you did, you likely clobbered the underlying drive formatting information, effectively removing your macOS partition completely.

Use ONLY Boot Camp Assistant, and do not touch any Windows drive utilities. they do not understand that they might be a "guest" Operating System.

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