Bring Ubuntu To LIFE!...please

[mischa falkenburg]

On 07/08/2012 02:04 PM, Steven Susbauer wrote:
> 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.
>
Which is why I've downloaded 12.04 LTS...