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I just purchased a new Gateway M6843 and it's working *almost* perfectly. The only thing I can't get working is the onboard keyboard.

 

The trackpad worked great, even after installation but to complete installation and to use it, I need to plug in an external keyboard. The computer has no PS2 ports on it, so the KB I used was a USB one. After installing, it boots up to the "No Keyboard" screen. Plug a USB keyboard in and it's good to go.

 

I've tried a few different solutions from attempting (poorly) to modify ApplePS2Controller to loading and re-loading ApplePS2Keyboard. I will note that ApplePS2Keyboard isn't loaded during boot, probably because there are no PS2 ports on the laptop -- just USB.

 

Any ideas on how to get this functional? I've seen a few posts of people modifying the original ApplePS2Controller to get things rolling, but what do you suggest I do?

 

Thanks.

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I've tried just about every fix, hack, file, option I could find from re-writing ApplePS2Keyboard to probe it correctly, to ACPIP2Nub, to hacked ApplePS2Controllers, AppleACPIPlatforms, -f -legacy, cpus=1, you name it -- nothing works on this Gateway M6843 to get the internal PS2 keyboard to work.

 

ApplePS2Keyboard: probe failed

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God, I'd have a similar problem with my Gateway ML6732 laptop. Recognizes the trackpad. I installed and did first boot using a borrowed USB keyboard, but I'd rather get the internal keyboard working. I've tried several supposed fixes (put this in your Extensions folder, fix permissions, sacrifice a live chicken to the dark gods and pray that it works! - you know the drill), and nothing seems to make the internal keyboard work. Searching turns up nothing useful. Anybody have a solution? (Using 10.5.4)

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