[ubuntu-za] ASUS Motherboard

[Bill Cairns]

On Mon, 2007-05-21 at 08:57 +0200, Morgan Collett wrote:
> Bill Cairns wrote:
> > I will have to take it back to get the right motherboard. The question is, will I have to re-install Feist again? If I do have to do a re-install, I obviously do not want to spend a lot of time getting Ubuntu the way I want it.
> 
> It's likely that Feisty will work fine on a new motherboard. However
> some components like on-board sound or video might change from one model
> or type to another. More and more hardware detection now happens on the
> running system, but some of it still only happens when you install.
> 
> What this means is, some things might need to be reconfigured - but go
> ahead and I'm sure you can get help here to fix anything that stops working.
> 
> Cheers
> Morgan
> -- 
> Morgan Collett

Thanks Morgan,

Actually it appears that the problem is not (yet) the chipset but
relates to the fact that Intel has changed the CD/DVD interface.
Suddenly the old IDE interface is being simulated by a SATA interface
and seems not to work under some conditions. Not much of a problem
except for those of us who are trying to generate 965 images for Windows
XP.

But I have decided to stay where I am. I have Vista running in a dual
boot scenario for those mind dead situations when I need some Windows. I
just need to persuade work or Microsoft or someone to give me Office
200x for the occasional occasions when I need it. (Unfortunately there
are still times when Open Office fails on MS Office documents).

Thanks again,

Bill