On Sun, 2007-02-04 at 14:38 +0530, Dinesh Shah wrote: > Hi All, > > Thanks to inputs from the G/LUGers and little search on the web, I > have zeroed on MSI - K8MM-V MoBo. > > Just received the MoBo from the hardware vendor and got it wired. > > I am able to boot Ubuntu 5.10 (AMD-64) Live CD and all critical > components (LAN, VGA, Audio) worked out of the box. SATA is not > detected. In fact, writing this mail from Ubuntu 5.10 Live CD. > > Here is the o/p of 'lspci'. > > 0000:00:00.0 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc.: Unknown device 0204 > 0000:00:00.1 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc.: Unknown device 1204 > 0000:00:00.2 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc.: Unknown device 2204 > 0000:00:00.3 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc.: Unknown device 3204 > 0000:00:00.4 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc.: Unknown device 4204 > 0000:00:00.7 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc.: Unknown device 7204 > 0000:00:01.0 PCI bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8237 PCI bridge [K8T800 > South] > 0000:00:0f.0 IDE interface: VIA Technologies, Inc. VIA VT6420 SATA > RAID Controller (rev 80) > 0000:00:0f.1 IDE interface: VIA Technologies, Inc. > VT82C586A/B/VT82C686/A/B/VT823x/A/C PIPC Bus Master IDE (rev 06) > 0000:00:10.0 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB > 1.1 Controller (rev 81) > 0000:00:10.1 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB > 1.1 Controller (rev 81) > 0000:00:10.2 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB > 1.1 Controller (rev 81) > 0000:00:10.3 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB > 1.1 Controller (rev 81) > 0000:00:10.4 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB 2.0 (rev 86) > 0000:00:11.0 ISA bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8237 ISA bridge [K8T800 > South] > 0000:00:11.5 Multimedia audio controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. > VT8233/A/8235/8237 AC97 Audio Controller (rev 60) > 0000:00:12.0 Ethernet controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT6102 > [Rhine-II] (rev 78) > 0000:00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 NorthBridge > 0000:00:18.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 NorthBridge > 0000:00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 NorthBridge > 0000:00:18.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 NorthBridge > 0000:01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: VIA Technologies, Inc.: > Unknown device 3108 (rev 01) > > Many devices are detected as unknown. > > Now I will hunt and try other distros and see how things work. I will > keep you posted on my progress. Once, I have more details, I will post > it on the Wiki. > > So far, MSI - K8MM-V seems promising and seems the right choice. > > With regards, > -- > --Dinesh Shah :-) >
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