On 8 May 2026 at 20:11, Tobias Feldmann via users wrote: Date sent: Fri, 8 May 2026 20:11:06 +0200 To: Community support for Fedora users <[email protected]> Subject: Use keyboard via Thunderbolt in the boot process / enter LUKS password Send reply to: Community support for Fedora users <[email protected]> From: Tobias Feldmann via users <[email protected]> Copies to: Tobias Feldmann <[email protected]>
> Hey list, > > I just switched over to Fedora 44 (from Arch) and I’ve found just one > problem that I can’t solve on my own: > > My keyboard is connected to a Thunderbolt dock (Lenovo 40AN). I’m using > a ThinkPad T14 Gen 3 (Intel), and it seems I can’t adjust the > Thunderbolt security level in the UEFI. The dock isn’t authorized during > the boot process, when I have to enter the LUKS password, according to > this page: > https://www.guyrutenberg.com/2026/03/04/usb-keyboard-not-working-in-dracut-when-connected-via-thunderbolt-dock/ > > Connecting the keyboard directly to USB is a workaround, but it would be > nicer if it just worked right away. > > Does anyone here have a tip for me? Have you tried unplugging the Thunderbolt device? Had an issue with some machines long ago that would not see the USB keyboard after boot. On those, unplugging and replugging had the USB keyboard show up and work. Sometimes it required plugging into a different USB port. Never used a Thunderbolt device, so may no do anything. Good Luck. > > Thanks and cheers, Tobi > -- > :wq > > -- > _______________________________________________ > users mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > Fedora Code of Conduct: > https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ > List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines > List Archives: > https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected] > Do not reply to spam, report it: > https://forge.fedoraproject.org/infra/tickets/issues/new +------------------------------------------------------------+ Michael D. Setzer II - Computer Science Instructor (Retired) mailto:[email protected] mailto:[email protected] mailto:[email protected] Guam - Where America's Day Begins G4L Disk Imaging Project maintainer http://sourceforge.net/projects/g4l/ +------------------------------------------------------------+ -- _______________________________________________ users mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected] Do not reply to spam, report it: https://forge.fedoraproject.org/infra/tickets/issues/new
