I'm looking to build a new computer and I want to use Ubuntu as my OS. I found thi motherboard I am happy, with but when looking through the specifics of the board they state the following:
"Due to different Linux support condition provided by chipset vendors, please download Linux driver from chipset vendors' website or 3rd party website."
So my questions is: Can anyone tell me if Ubuntu will work on this board?
The Scott Deagan and FangQ posts at https://communities.intel.com/thread/19133 indicate it will install automatically, but you may need to reconfigure for best performance. However, the CPU you select, since that generation of Intel CPUs also include the GPU, will determine the exact driver to select at http://www.intel.com/support/graphics/sb/cs-010512.htm
To enable SNA, you have to modify or create /etc/X11/xorg.conf to add the following:
Section "Device"
Identifier "Card0"
Driver "intel"
Option "AccelMethod" "sna"
EndSection
After doing this, reboot. You can check SNA is running by opening up a terminal and entering:
grep -i sna /var/log/Xorg.0.log
If there is output from the above command, then SNA is running.
The best way to know is to try it on a live cd or usb key. If the live version works good, once installed, it will work better.
