On Wed, Dec 26, 2012 at 11:05 AM, Dotan Cohen <dotanco...@gmail.com> wrote:
*buntu does not come with the tools necessary to compile software. So that's what is special about Ubuntu... I don't use it, so "lack of tools" is a foreign concept to me. I am sure the necessary stuff can be installed though. The Gigabyte GA-H77M-D3H board comes with a "Atheros GbE LAN chip > (10/100/1000 Mbit)": > http://il.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=4143#sp > > There is no mention of which driver it needs, and I strongly suspect > that the 1000 Mbit part requires nonconventional drivers Or maybe just experimental, see http://lxr.linux.no/#linux+v3.7.1/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/Kconfig#L16 Like Nadav, I don't buy much HW but I have never had a problem with anything. My process is, I get a spec from a vendor, look it up, including the components (e.g., NIC, video card, etc.), and then check whether everything is supported. if you ask Ivory or KSP for 2/3 options chances are you will find a MoBo that will work out of the box. Since there is no "certified with Ubintu sticker" the research is yours to do. You know, I suppose, what kernel version your distro uses. They may modify the kernel (RH do, after all) but they are not likely to throw out a working driver. Get the sources (see LXR above) and/or Google and you will likely find what you seek. -- Oleg Goldshmidt | p...@goldshmidt.org
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