Notebooks & Netbooks

[silvertabbies]

I have an Acer Aspire 5553 running Windows 7 and have set it to dual boot with Linux
The keyboard works fine in Windows but I have tried several Linux variations:

Ubuntu 14.04 both 32 bit and 64 bit
Ubuntu 12.04.03
Xubuntu 14.04
and Linux Mint 17 Cinammon

and unable to use my internal keyboard.

Only because Ubuntu 14.04 has onscreen keyboard could I continue the installation but I tried all the others on a pen drive.

I am not sure what to do next or abandon thoughts of Linux. My BIOS has no setting for keyboard. I cannot update drivers as this is only done via windows updates so already done.

I have tried the setting the keyboard in Linux to English UK which is what I want.

I have tried the language support setting in Linux keyboard input to INBUS and then NONE and neither worked.

It is pointless I think trying a USB keyboard because it is not practical for me to use with a laptop.

I might add I succesfully installed first time Ubuntu on my older Acer laptop

Any help appreciated.

[silvertabbies]

I've just noticed a similar problem with the same model and they got it working by updating the BIOS.

I did not know you could do that - I assume from an Acer site?    So I will try that tomorrow.