[ALUG] Ubuntu 6.10 server beta works!

[cl at isbd.net]

The saga of my Abit AB9 Pro motherboard continues.

The Ubuntu 6.10 server beta installation CD recognises the CD drive on
the JMicron SATA/PATA interface - hurrah!

However it didn't initially recognise the hard disks on the Intel
ICH8R SATA interface, turning on AHCI in the BIOS fixed this though.
(Strangely the Suse installation recognised the hard disks without
AHCI turned on).

So now I'm installing Ubuntu 6.10 beta, I'll probably upgrade to the
proper 6.10 when it arrives but the beta will allow me to play for a
while at least.

A couple of questions:-

    Is there any peformance penalty using the AHCI BIOS?

    Why doesn't Ubuntu Desktop 6.10 beta work in the same system?

-- 
Chris Green (chris at halon.org.uk)