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0xd3lta

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Registered: 2026-09-23

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systemd-boot disallows input but stops boot timer when docked

Hello everyone! Hope your weeks are going well.

I'm running the most up-to-date version (yes, I did check) of the kernel and systemd on a Lenovo ThinkPad P16s Gen 4 on which I dual-boot Windows 11. I'm plugged into an Anker Prime TB5 Docking Station. I'm running into an issue where, upon booting into systemd-boot, keyboard input from either my external keyboard - a Keychron Q6 Ultra - or the laptop's internal keyboard will lead to the boot timer stopping and the input not being registered - not an 'e' to edit the command line, a 'w' for selecting my Windows boot device, not an 'enter' to boot from whatever was selected. This has been an issue for a few months now, so it doesn't seem to have been affected by any updates to systemd or the kernel. If I unplug the dock completely, I'm able to use the laptop keyboard to navigate and select a boot device, but I'd really prefer to not have to do that every time I want to switch boot devices. I'll put my systemd-boot configuration, dmesg output, bootctl output, and lspci output here, and, of course, please do let me know if there's anything else I can provide. Thank you so much for your time! I really appreciate it!
/boot/loader/loader.conf

default @saved
timeout 3
#console-mode keep

bootctl output
dmesg output
sudo lspci -vv output

Last edited by 0xd3lta (2026-09-23 13:38:43)