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Hello, everyone. I would like to build a small computer for my wife's business and I was planning on using linux, ubuntu 12.04 lts or ubuntu 14.04 lts. I have serached the Internet but I couldn't find the info anywhere else. This is my question.
Could you tell me your experience using the j1800 and j1900 mother boards and linux (ubuntu)?
I am concerned that these mother boards could be kind of locked to only installing windows 8. Is that true? Those of you having any of them, did you have any difficulties installing ubuntu or any ubuntu based distribution? I'd like to install zorin 6 based on ubuntu 12.04 until zorin 9 (ubuntu 14.04) is released.
The problem is I'm kind of a noob in linux (user since 2012) and I don't/can't wanna start fiddling with BIOS updates. I remember reading a user who updated the bios on his gigabyte j1800 to F3, and he didn't recommend gigabyte J1800 for linux.
Is there any J1800 or J1900 mother board where ubuntu can be install directly? (J1800 is preferred).
I was considering MSI J1800I, Asus J1800I-C. Any more suggestions?
All experiences are most welcome. I hope it works out of the box.
Thank you very much.
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You won't have any luck with Ubuntu 12.04. libva too old, gpu drivers too old, no hw acceleration. Kernel too old, no hd audio.
Not sure what "zorin" does differently this time (most likely a fancy wallpaper), which is not relevant for a htpc installation. Use a minimal 14.04 with all updates.
First decide what functions / features you expect from a system. Then decide for the hardware. Don't waste your money on crap.
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2014-05-28, 20:32
(This post was last modified: 2014-05-28, 20:33 by Mark142.)
I installed Ubuntu 14.04 no problem on the j1800 but can't find a use for it at the moment. So reverted back to openelec. You have to upgrade the bios. But it installed fine. I'm UK based and the as rock Q1900 is not a available hence why I went with the j1800
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2014-05-29, 11:44
(This post was last modified: 2014-05-29, 11:55 by ckrles01.)
I read the whole thread, but since I wasn't totally sure about compatibility I wanned to ask you. The point is that only gigabyte states (in red fonts) Linux support on its website. That was my doubt. So, which j1800 or J1900 board would you recommend? Asrock, msi, gigabyte, biostar, asus? Perhaps biostar and msi would be the cheapest.
Could you recommend me one arranging them in order of preference?
Thank you very much.
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Are you using buntu 14.04lts 64bits or 32bits?