Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu and Asus
On 20 April 2012 17:10, Norman Silverstone wrote: > > > > Has anyone any experience or knowledge about the Asus P8H61-M > > motherboard, please. Thank you in advance. > > > > > If you Google 'Ubuntu Asus P8H61-M' you will get some useful results, > > the first being that it's an EFI board so it will probably only work > > with a 64 bit distribution although it doesn't seem very promising > > from that post. Asus themselves have passed it for Ubuntu 10.10. > > > < Snip > > > Surely the running of 64 bit distributions is a function of the CPU not > the motherboard. > > > The issue described relates to (U)EFI, which is the point at which the OS touches the motherboard (to put it simply). In this context I'm just pointing out what has been said about the motherboard you asked about. Michael also makes the point that the CPU is a consideration as well and you would have to make a decision based on what CPUs are compatible with the motherboard and how they're both going to work with the OS. I'd be more inclined to look at a barebones machine than individual parts these days as recent experience has shown me that putting components together is a minefield - the choice of power source equally dictates the capabilities of the components, and if you're at the point where the chassis works, adding the rest of the components gets a lot easier. s/ -- Twitter: @sfgreenwood "TBA are particularly glib" -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu and Asus
> From: nor...@littletank.org > To: ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2012 17:10:43 +0100 > Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu and Asus > > > > > Has anyone any experience or knowledge about the Asus P8H61-M > > motherboard, please. Thank you in advance. > > > > > If you Google 'Ubuntu Asus P8H61-M' you will get some useful results, > > the first being that it's an EFI board so it will probably only work > > with a 64 bit distribution although it doesn't seem very promising > > from that post. Asus themselves have passed it for Ubuntu 10.10. > > > < Snip > > > Surely the running of 64 bit distributions is a function of the CPU not > the motherboard. > > Norman > and the CPU is a motherboard component > > > -- > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu and Asus
> Has anyone any experience or knowledge about the Asus P8H61-M > motherboard, please. Thank you in advance. > > If you Google 'Ubuntu Asus P8H61-M' you will get some useful results, > the first being that it's an EFI board so it will probably only work > with a 64 bit distribution although it doesn't seem very promising > from that post. Asus themselves have passed it for Ubuntu 10.10. > < Snip > Surely the running of 64 bit distributions is a function of the CPU not the motherboard. Norman -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu and Asus
On 20 April 2012 12:12, Norman Silverstone wrote: > Has anyone any experience or knowledge about the Asus P8H61-M > motherboard, please. Thank you in advance. > > Hello - If you Google 'Ubuntu Asus P8H61-M' you will get some useful results, the first being that it's an EFI board so it will probably only work with a 64 bit distribution although it doesn't seem very promising from that post. Asus themselves have passed it for Ubuntu 10.10. If you're putting together a desktop machine it may be better to reverse the process and find a motherboard that will work with Linux, such as in the recommended hardware list here: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RecommendedHardware#Motherboards My desktop has a Gigabyte motherboard although I would have to nip out to the garage to find the exact model and it's run 11.10 64 bit with no problems since October. s/ -- Twitter: @sfgreenwood "Go on Bobby, both barrels" -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu and Asus
Has anyone any experience or knowledge about the Asus P8H61-M motherboard, please. Thank you in advance. Norman -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
