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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>A number of users have purchased Chaintech S1689
64-bit mainboards and had difficulty trying to install Ubuntu 64-bit and other
64-bit distributions.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The 32-bit versions install and run OK, but the 64
frezes and shows error messages such as "kernel panic" and problems
with syncing.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Some users report that they have installed Gentoo
Linux with a 2.6.11 or 2.6.12 kernel, But installing Gentoo is a long,
drawn out process which most Ubuntu lovers wouldn't like.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Evedently the problem also exists with other lower
cost mainboards such as Asrock which use the same chipset. It's not a BIOS
matter.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Can you shed any light on this issue with the ULi
chipset?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>PWB</FONT></DIV>
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