Linux / Ubuntu Friendly Harware

[Rashkae]

Markus Hitter wrote:
> Am 16.04.2007 um 12:14 schrieb Brian Fahrlander:
> 
>> Linux is usually pretty happy on all
>> legitimate hardware.
> 
> Intel x965 chipset based motherboards (Intel DG965SS here) are  
> limited to feisty and up. Almost no way to boot them with a kernel  
> earlier than 2.6.18. Even with a 2.6.20 kernel, parallel ATA drives  
> still can boot but aren't recognized later, last time I checked. SATA  
> is to be preferred anyways, though.
> 

I was able to install Edgy on a G965 with Pata CD-rom and SATA hard 
drives no problem..  I know from hard experience what you say is true, 
but it appears Ubuntu backported the necessary patches to their 2.6.17 
kernel.