Bring Ubuntu To LIFE!...please

[Steven Susbauer]

On 07/08/2012 03:39 AM, mischa falkenburg wrote:
> Sorry for the misunderstanding...
>
> The boot process is fine. In GRUB I have the choice for either OS.
>
> The question is, in order for Ubuntu to work, ie. get online, it 
> "needs to know" - just like Windows did - that there is new hardware.
>
> Should I just use the Recovery/Rescue option in GRUB to do this, or 
> something else?

It does not "need to know" like Windows, it can automatically figure it 
out. In Linux, with a few exceptions for proprietary drivers, supported 
hardware works. If it is supported by your kernel, the kernel should 
detect and use it.

What version of kernel are you running? If it really is 10.04 and kernel 
2.6.32, you should know that the kernel was released in December 2009. 
I'm assuming your new motherboard is probably far newer than December 
2009, therefore you might need to look at using an updated kernel or 
Ubuntu release to have the drivers for your new hardware.