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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Hello<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>I have read quite a bit
about the how bitchy eMachines M6805 laptop is. But hey, I got one of that
before I read all those comments. I am trying to install Gentoo on my eMachines
M6805 laptop. I have tried to install from "install-amd64-universal-2004.3-r1.iso",
"install-amd64-minimal-2004.3.iso",<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>and minimal version. I am
giving the booting option pci=noacpi. It boots perfect, but when I get a prompt
I don't have any keyboard working. My laptop keyboard doesnot work. I tried to
connect USB keyboard, but that doesnot work either. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>I am pretty sure the problem
is it is not able to enable the USB ports, and the keyboard hardware for the
laptop is just too new to find drivers during installation.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>I have read on the Gentoo
install instructions that there is an emachines kernel, but non of the versions
that I download ("install-amd64-universal-2004.3-r1.iso",<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>"install-amd64-minimal-2004.3.iso",
and minimal version) have emachines kernel. I was wondering if anyone could
tell me where I could find the Gentoo linux Live CD that has emachines kernel.
Or how can I get the keyboard working during the installation.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Thanks in advance<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Ashok.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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