Linux installation and configuration guides for laptops and notebooks made by eMachines. Reports about running other Unix systems e.g. BSD, Solaris are welcome, too. And don't miss the resources section at the bottom, containing links to drivers, community portals, HOWTOs and FAQs. Do you have written an installation report yourself? Please submit a new entry.

eMachines eSlate 450k(http://www.soloact.com/eslatelinux.html)	Novell/SuSE 8.1
eMachines M2105(http://www.natetech.com/index.php?p=143)	Fedora Core 2
eMachines M2350(http://www.smallvue.com/EmachinesM2350.html)	Novell/SuSE 9.3
eMachines M5305(http://home.nc.rr.com/mitchel/Linux-on-the-eMachines-M5305.html)	RedHat 9.0, Fedora Core 1
eMachines M5309(http://www.student.missouristate.edu/h/Hammond1/index.html)	Debian
eMachines M5312(http://users.zoominternet.net/~wally001/M5312.html)	Mandriva (Mandrake) 9.2
eMachines M5312	Linux
eMachines M680x (aka Medion Ram 2010, VooDoo Envy M:860, Arima W730-K8 DTR, Targa Visionary 811, AccessMicro AI-730, ACI Alevia, Gateway 7405GX)	Linux
eMachines M6805(http://greg.primate.net/m6805/)	Debian
eMachines M6805(http://skreak.com/m6805/)	Gentoo
eMachines M6805/6807 (aka Arima W720-K8)	Debian, Gentoo
eMachines M6805/6807(http://www.muru.com/linux/amd64/)	Linux
eMachines M6807	Fedora Core 1
eMachines M6809(http://www.geocities.com/jlparker001@sbcglobal.net/M6809.html)	Fedora Core 5
eMachines W4605(http://abbottdavid.com/index9.html)	Linux

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Resources

• Laptop Manufacturers: Linux Status Survey
• manufacturer site: eMachines
• Linux Mobile Guide - Installing, Maintaining and Tuning of Linux on Mobile Computers
• How to do-it-yourself eMachines laptop and notebook upgrading, repairing and modding(http://repair4laptop.org/disassembly_emachines.html).
• vendors which sell pre-installed Linux laptops, notebooks, PDAs or mobile phones

Original Equipment Manufacturer - OEM

If you are looking for drivers, software and service manuals for laptops and notebooks you may sometimes find similar models branded under a different name. Especially the FCC-ID can be helpful to detect the original manufacturer.

• OEM relations between manufacturers
• FCC ID: unknown
• Some eMachines series are also sold under the brand Arima.