[ale] The latest from Gigabyte Tech Support

[Scott Castaline]

On 01/24/2011 06:09 PM, Jim Kinney wrote:
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> On Mon, Jan 24, 2011 at 5:12 PM, Scott Castaline <skotchman at gmail.com 
> <mailto:skotchman at gmail.com>> wrote:
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>     If all drives are able to be detected when cdrom drive or the
>     model # of
>     the drive is configured to the first boot device it should not be an
>     issue booting Unless there maybe issue with the controller on the
>     board.
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> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> That is a cause for CUSTOMER SUPPORT (but you already know that).
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>     As for Linux support we are unable to offer any since it's Open
>     Source.
>
>     Maybe someone is getting graft money for not supporting OSS and only a
>     certain CLOSED SOURCED OS!!!!
>
>     Ok went a little overboard, but for one who does not have $$$ to flush
>     down the toilet like some companies for hardware that doesn't work
>     right.
>
> Get a live CD of any type and try. Get several and try.
Done that with various spins of Fedora 13, 14 and 12. No boot. My plans 
are to burn Ubuntu as well as a few Linux based rescue CDs and try those.