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I would guess most people have a SATA drive with such a new computer. The trick to it is then to avoid the PATA CDROM for installation (though the BIOS can boot off it). Utilising USB sticks, you can do the following:
 * Install Ubuntu from USB as per [https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/FromUSBStick]
 * Boot off the PATA CDROM and copy a KNOPPIX installation to USB stick. KNOPPIX will utilise kernel etc from the CDROM and then resume booting from USB stick.
Either of these methods has worked for me just fine.
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 * PCI/ATA controller card. I'm using a CMD649U chipset based card. Although I can't seem to boot off the CD, isolinux brings up an error.  * PCI/ATA controller card. I'm using a CMD649U chipset based card, although I can't seem to boot off the CD as isolinux brings up an error.

We want to be sure that Ubuntu is fully compatible with the new Intel Core 2 Duo Processors.

This is a page to track bugs and discussions related to supporting this.

Problems

Installer Freezes on Not Finding IDE CD/DVD-ROM Drive

I believe this is caused due to the Intel P965 chipset has no more integrated IDE channel, thus the motherboard usually has an additional chip onboard for an IDE channel. In the current Gigabyte (I got one of them) and ASUS (think they have it too) this is a JMicron JMB363. Until very recently the kernel had a bug inside that made it unable to access the IDE/PATA channel. So If you have and IDE drive or HDD left you will not be able to use it.

I would guess most people have a SATA drive with such a new computer. The trick to it is then to avoid the PATA CDROM for installation (though the BIOS can boot off it). Utilising USB sticks, you can do the following:

Either of these methods has worked for me just fine.

More Info

Hardware Affected

  • GIGABYTE GA-965P-DQ6 P965 775 (Motherboard), bsodmike (06-09-2006)
  • GIGABYTE GA-965P-DS4 P965 775 (Motherboard)
  • GIGABYTE GA-965P-DS3 P965 775 (Motherboard)
  • GIGABYTE GA-965P-S3 P965 775 (Motherboard)
  • MSI MS-7235 P965 Neo Series (Motherboard)
  • ASUS P5B P965 Series (Motherboard)
  • ASUS P5W DH Deluxe (Motherboard)
  • Intel BLKDP965LTCK (Motherboard)
  • ABIT AB9 Series (Motherboard)

  • Please add more Ubuntu Users

Fixed in Dapper Status/Notes

Not Yet

Fixed in Edgy Status/Notes

I tried Kubuntu Knot 2 tonight with no luck. It got to the start screen, and hit install and it freezes to a blank screen with a blinking cursor at the top left of the screen.

Work-Arounds

  • Connect IDE drive to SATA controller using a converter
  • USB enclosure for ATA drives
  • Network(PXE) installation
    • -- this requires another computer -- Many of the P965 mobos apparently use some Realtek Ethernet cards that aren't supported by the installer
      • workaround: get another PCI Ethernet card to install from
      • potential workaround (not tested): local network install
  • PCI/ATA controller card. I'm using a CMD649U chipset based card, although I can't seem to boot off the CD as isolinux brings up an error.

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